Q170944: WD97: Page Border Art Has a White Background

Article: Q170944
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbgraphic kbusage kbdta winword word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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Some page borders are displayed with a white background. This behavior occurs
(and may present a problem) if you have the "Blue background, white text" option
selected. (On the Tools menu, click Options, and click the General tab.)

CAUSE
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Some border art has a white background, and other art has a transparent
background.

WORKAROUND
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There is no way to modify or edit the page border art. To change the background
color back to the standard white background with black text, do the following
steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. Click the General tab.

3. Click to clear the "Blue background, white text" check box.

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

MORE INFORMATION
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The transparency or non-transparency of the border art has to do with the way
the border art was created. Some border art has a white background (in the
actual metafile) instead of a transparent one. Not all of the borders have a
white background. Border art images with non-white backgrounds include the
following:

  Balloons (bunch of balloons not the hot air balloon)
  Pine trees (non stylistic)
  Heart (big red one)
  Sun
  Red cube
  The bio-hazard circle (yellow and black)

To insert page border art, follow these steps:

1. On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading.

2. Click the Page Border tab, and click to select the art you want in the Art
  drop-down list.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  

  Q157098 WD97: General Information About Page Borders in Word 97

Additional query words: 8.0

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Keywords          : kbgraphic kbusage kbdta winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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