Q136082: Artist: Centers of Borderless Balloon Text are White

Article: Q136082
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 29-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
- Microsoft Fine Artist for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
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SUMMARY
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If a comic balloon without a border is put on top of a colored object or
background, the centers of enclosed letters in the text of the balloon appear
white.

For example, if a borderless balloon containing the word "WINDOWS" (without the
quotation marks) is placed over a colored object or background, the center of
the letter 'O' is white.

Because Fine Artist uses only capital letters, this behavior occurs only with the
following enclosed letters:

  A B D O P Q R

RESOLUTION
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To resolve the problem, change the comic balloon style to a style that has a
border. To select a different style, do the following:

1. In the Painting Studio document, click the Comic Balloon.

2. Click the Balloon Style button in the bottom of the dialog box.

3. Choose any style but the Blank style.

4. Click OK.

After following these steps, text in comic balloons should display and print
correctly from Fine Artist.

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

Additional query words: kbhowto 1.00 1.10 1.10a amac kids mskids artist maggie max writer mczee mac text words shape bubbles thought print solid empty filled kbmm multimedia multi-media multi media

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbFineArtist100 kbFineArtist110 kbFineArtist110a kbFineArtist110Mac kbFineArtist110aMac kbFineArtist100Mac
Version           : MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a

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