WD97: Graphic Colors Display Incorrectly in Word, Internet Explorer 5

ID: Q217258

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 to view a document or Web page created in Word, and the document or Web page contains a graphic, the graphic's colors may not be displayed correctly.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if you are running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and your screen is set to display 256 colors.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, change your screen settings to a higher color setting, for example, True Color (24 bit).

To change the number of colors your monitor displays:

On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

Double-click Display.

On the Settings tab, in Colors, click the number of colors that you want your monitor to display.

NOTE: Your monitor and display adapter determine the maximum number of colors that can appear on your monitor.

STATUS

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

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta kbwdinternet wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb