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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#3333CC" vlink="#666699"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Anita,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Looks like this is a known bug:</span> <span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://support.esri.com/es/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/17336">http://support.esri.com/es/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/17336</a> I am not aware if Esri has a solution yet. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>-Aparna<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> gis-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:gis-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nash, Anita<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 24, 2012 1:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> gis-l@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br><b>Subject:</b> gis-l: Data frame background set to none but is not transparent in export<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have multiple data frames on one page, some are overlapping. In Arc map, the backgrounds are transparent and I can see the underlying data frames, but when I export to pdf, gif, jpg, and/or mdf, the backgrounds are white and not transparent. I have the data frame background color set to none. Any suggestions on exporting to a format that will support the transparent backgrounds or any adjustments I should make? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Anita Nash <br>Environmental Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>2600 Blair Stone Rd., MS 3565 <br>Tallahassee, FL 32399 <br><a href="mailto:Janis.Jones@dep.state.fl.us"><span style='color:blue'>Anita.Nash@dep.state.fl.us</span></a><br>O: 850-245-8545<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>C: 850-566-8301</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Please take a few minutes to share your comments on the service you received from the department by clicking on this link <a href="http://survey.dep.state.fl.us/?refemail=Anita.Nash@dep.state.fl.us" target="_blank">DEP Customer Survey</a>.</span></em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>