WD: Macword Graphic Frames Shorter When Displayed in Winword

ID: Q122685

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

If you convert a Word for the Macintosh document that contains a graphic to Word for Windows format, the graphic image may appear slightly shorter in Word for Windows, both on the screen and when you print it.

CAUSE

There is a difference in screen resolution between the Macintosh and the Windows environment. The difference in graphics size between the two platforms is usually about 3 points.

WORKAROUND

Resize the graphic in Word for Windows.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: smaller decreased decreases height

Keywords : kbgraphic kbinterop kbprint winword macword word6
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0
Platform : MACINTOSH
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