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WD6X: Graphic Pattern Lost When Edited in Word for Macintosh

Article ID: 118933

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q118933

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word, when you double-click a picture to edit it in the Picture Editor, the picture's pattern is lost, reverting to a solid fill.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when you edit a picture created in a separate program, using patterns that Picture Editor in Word does not support. Word attempts to match the picture's pattern with its own internal listing of supported patterns. If no match is found, the picture reverts to a solid fill.

WORKAROUND

If your picture loses its pattern by editing it, click Undo Picture on the Edit menu.

To make changes to the picture, copy and paste it into the originating graphic program. When you have edited the graphic, copy and paste it back into your Word document.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word versions 6.0 and 6.0.1 for the Macintosh. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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