If you copy a collection of drawing objects to the clipboard and paste them on a page as a picture, some of the lines may appear to
be missing or partially drawn. When you print the page or
publish it as a Web page, the lines appear correctly.
If you change the zoom percentage, the missing lines reappear. They
generally appear when the zoom percentage is 75% or higher (the exact
percentage depends on the resolution settings of your display.)
Lines, boxes, circles, and so forth are self-contained Publisher metafile
drawing objects, whether they are separate or grouped objects. They contain
all the necessary information to be displayed correctly on your screen (including consistent measurement units, so that all objects appear in the
same relative size).
When you paste this type of object as a picture, Publisher converts it to
a single metafile drawing object. This new metafile object has different
measurement units. It also contains information about both the lines that
make up the object and the areas between the lines. Thus, the empty space behind the lines are displayed, rather than the lines.
When you change the zoom percentage, Publisher interprets more of the
measurement units, resulting in more of the lines being displayed.
Microsoft welcomes suggestions or comments about changes in functionality
and product design.
To paste a group of Publisher objects as a picture, follow these steps:
- Select one or more objects on your page.
- On the Edit menu, click Cut.
- On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
- In the As list, click Picture.
To paste a group of Publisher objects as a picture in Microsoft Draw 98,
follow these steps:
- Select one or more objects on your page.
- On the Edit menu, click Cut.
- On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click New Drawing.
- On the Edit menu, click Paste.