WordArt: Even Height Button Doesn't Work With Curved Shapes

ID: Q140493

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft WordArt for Windows 95, versions 2.51, 3.0
Microsoft WordArt, version 2.0
Microsoft WordArt for the Macintosh, version 2.0
Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95, version 3.0
Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh, version 4.0
Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Office for Windows, versions 4.2, 4.2a, 4.2c
Microsoft Office for the Macintosh, versions 4.2, 4.2.1

SYMPTOMS

If you create a WordArt object that uses one of the following shapes, clicking the Even Height (Ee) button won't change the height of the character:

Arch Up (Curve)
Arch Down (Curve)
Circle (Curve)
Button (Curve)

In other circumstances, clicking the Even Height button causes every character to be stretched and moved to be the same height and have the same baseline.

RESOLUTION

If you want to use this special effect, use the following WordArt shapes instead of the ones listed above:

Arch Up (Pour)
Arch Down (Pour)
Circle (Pour)
Button (Pour)

The Even Height button does work correctly with these shapes.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 3.0 pub95 pub3 w_mspub w_powerpt powerpt powerpnt office m_powerpt 4.0 7.0 letters space crossprod

Keywords : kbole kbtool kbui kbdta
Version : :2.0,2.0a,2.51,3.0; MACINTOSH:4.0,4.2,4.2.1; WINDOWS:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c,4.2,4.2a,4.2c,7.0; Win95:7.0
Platform : MACINTOSH Win95 WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb