WD97: Page Border Art Has a White Background

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Some page borders are displayed with a white background. This behavior occurs (and may present a problem) if you have the "Blue background, white text" (on the General tab under Tools Options) option selected in Microsoft Word 97.

CAUSE

Some border art has a white background while other art has a transparent background.

WORKAROUND

There is no way to modify or edit the page border art. However, you can follow these steps to change the background color back to the standard white background with black text:

1. On the Tool menu, click Options.

2. Click the General tab.

3. Click to clear (remove the check mark from) the "Blue backgrounds, white text" check box.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The transparency or non-transparency of the border art has to do with the way the border art was created. Some border art has a white background (in the actual metafile) instead of a transparent one. Not all of the borders have a white background. Border art images with non-white backgrounds include the following:

   Balloons (bunch of balloons not the hot air balloon)

   Pine trees (non stylistic)

   Heart (big red one)

   Sun

   Red cube

   The bio-hazard circle (yellow and black).

1. On the Format menu, click Borders And Shading.

2. Click the Page Border tab and click to select the desired art in the Art drop-down.

   ARTICLE-ID: Q157098
   TITLE     :WD97: General Information About Page Borders in Word 97