WD2000: Gradient Fill Color Prints Outside Grouped Drawing Objects Pasted into Word

When you print a Word document containing a grouped drawing object with a gradient fill color pasted from Microsoft PowerPoint to a PostScript printer, Word may print the gradient fill color outside of the grouped drawing objects.

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods appropriate for your situation:

Method 1: Paste the Object as a Different Type

When you paste the grouped drawing object in Word, paste the object as either MS Office Drawing Object or Picture (GIF) using the following steps:

1. After you have copied the grouped object in PowerPoint, switch to Microsoft Word.
2. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
3. In the Paste Special dialog box, click to select either MS Office Drawing Object or Picture (GIF) and click OK.

Method 2: Print to a Non-PostScript Printer

To prevent this problem from occurring when you print the document, print to a PCL-type printer.

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