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XL98: Shadows and 3-D Effects Fail to Print Across Page Breaks

Article ID: 181565

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q181565

SYMPTOMS

When you print or view a worksheet in print preview in Microsoft Excel 98, shadows and 3-D effects that are attached to drawing objects or AutoShapes in the worksheet may not be printed completely.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if a shadow or 3-D effect extends across a page break in the worksheet. In Microsoft Excel 98, shadows and 3-D effects are printed on the same page with the drawing object or AutoShape to which they are attached. These shadows and 3-D effects are printed only on the page or pages that contain the object or AutoShape; they are printed up to the page break for the page that contains the object or AutoShape.

If the drawing object extends across a page break, its shadow or 3-D effect is printed correctly only in the pages occupied by the drawing object.

WORKAROUND

To ensure that shadows and 3-D effects attached to drawing objects and AutoShapes are printed completely, make sure that shadows and 3-D effects do not extend across page breaks.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Excel 98, you can attach a shadow to a drawing object or an AutoShape. To do so, follow these steps:

Select the drawing object or AutoShape.
On the Drawing toolbar, click the Shadow tool.
On the shortcut menu that appears, click a shadow style or click No Shadow to remove the existing shadow.

You can also click Shadow Settings to display or hide the Shadow Settings toolbar.

To attach a 3-D effect to a drawing object, follow these steps:

Select the drawing object or AutoShape.
On the Drawing toolbar, click the 3-D tool.
On the shortcut menu, click a 3-D effect or click No 3-D to remove the existing 3-D effect.

You can also click 3-D Settings to display or hide the 3-D Settings toolbar.

Shadows and 3-D effects are mutually exclusive; you cannot apply both to the same drawing object or AutoShape.

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