XL2000: Shadows on Drawing Objects may not Appear Correctly

• Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you create a drawing object in Microsoft Excel, if you apply a shadow to the drawing object, the shadow may appear differently than in earlier versions of Excel.

CAUSE

This will occur if all the following conditions are true:

• The drawing object was created in Excel 2000.
  
  -and-
  
  
• The drawing object is not filled (it is transparent).
  
  -and-
  
  
• The workbook containing the drawing object has not been saved, or has been saved in the Excel 2000 format, closed and reopened.

WORKAROUND

If you create a drawing object in Excel and it needs to have a solid shadow, you must apply a fill to the drawing object. Use the following steps to do this:

1. Select the drawing object.



2. On the Format menu, click AutoShape.



3. Click the Colors and Lines tab.



4. In the Fill list in the Color section, click a color, or click Fill Effects and select a fill effect.



5. Click OK.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

In Excel, drawing objects that you create can be filled or unfilled. Filled objects are opaque; unfilled objects are transparent and you can see cells or other objects through them.

In Excel 2000, when you create a drawing object, such as a rectangle, and then apply a shadow to the object, the shadow may not appear solid, but as a line. This will occur if the drawing object is not filled (it is transparent).

Shadows applied to drawing objects should appear correctly if any of the following conditions are true:

• The drawing object was created in an earlier version of Excel.
  
  -or-
  
  
• The drawing object is filled.
  
  -or-
  
  
• The workbook that contains the drawing object is not saved in the Excel 2000 format.

Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords : kbualink97 xlloadsave xldraw
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug