When you import a document from Windows into one of the Office 98 Macintosh Edition programs listed at the beginning of this article, you may notice the following problems with graphics:

•	A 24-bit image is displayed as an 8-bit image.
•	Symbols in Windows OLE objects are converted incorrectly.
•	Accented characters in pasted pictures are converted incorrectly.
•	The pictures contain missing or broken lines or details.

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This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

•	You created the document in a Microsoft Windows version of Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, or Microsoft Excel. -and-
•	The document contains Enhanced Metafile (EMF) graphics or Windows Metafile (WMF) graphics.

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An updated metafile filter is available that corrects these problems. The Word 98 Updated Metafile Filter is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

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For additional information about problems that you may have with graphicsimported from Windows, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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