FP2000: Shaded Boxes on Graphics Included in Themes

ID: Q240160


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2000


SYMPTOMS

When you apply a theme to a web, some video drivers display shaded boxes over text in the graphics included in the theme when previewed in a browser.

Current drivers known to cause this problem include:

STB Velocity 4400


RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, do the following.

  1. Change your video driver to Standard VGA by doing the following (applicable on Windows 98):


    1. Right-click a blank space on the desktop.


    2. On the shortcut menu, click Properties.


    3. Click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.


    4. Click the Adapter tab, and then click Change.


    5. In the Update Device Driver Wizard, click Next.


    6. Click the Display a list of drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want button, and click Next.


    7. Click the Show all Hardware button.


    8. Select Standard Display Types, and then select the Standard VGA driver.


    9. Click Next and then click Finish.


  2. In Microsoft FrontPage, open a web that has a theme.


  3. On the Format menu, click Theme.


  4. In the Themes window, select no theme and then click Apply.


  5. On the File menu, click Save.


  6. Reapply the theme by doing the following:


    1. On the Format menu, click Theme.


    2. In the Themes window, select your original theme, and then click Apply.


  7. On the File menu, click Save.




NOTE: Even though this issue no longer appears in the browser, it may still be present on the Preview tab in FrontPage.


MORE INFORMATION

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.


For information about how to contact STB, click the appropriate article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z


Additional query words: front page

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: November 4, 1999
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