# white lines in vector graphics export
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 19, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442 "2021-11-19T22:20:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Aakash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aakash)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/1 "2021-11-19T22:20:45Z")
Dear Paraview community,
I use Paraview 5.9.1. I’m encountering issues while exporting the svg plots from paraview into ms word.
The plots are fine in paraview window but in word I see unwanted very thin whitish slant lines as in the image uploaded from word.
I tried using online tools to clean svg which works but a very tedious activity.
Please help me resolve the problem 🙂 
Below is the svg file which if loaded in word would show thin slant lines. I believe it has got something to do with shape-rendering=“crispEdges”
Thanks with best regards,
Aakash
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/2 "2021-11-22T09:15:55Z")
There are parameters in the SVG exporter:
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### Author:  [@Aakash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aakash)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/3 "2021-11-22T13:28:45Z")
Dear Mr. Mathieu Westphalm,
Thank you for your reply. I tried adjusting those parameters but havn’t been able to arrive at the best settings to overcome my issue. Do you have suggstions, please !
With best regards,
Aakash
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/4 "2021-11-22T13:29:45Z")
What is the problem with the .svg ? I do not see anything wrong there.
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### Author:  [@Aakash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aakash)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/5 "2021-11-22T13:33:49Z")
Actually, you are right. When I tried to load the svg in other image viewer, the thin lines don’t show up. Not sure why ms word shows those thin white lines.
Ideally the option shape-rendering=crispEdges should have taken care to not show up the polygon edges, however, ms word still shows them in the form of ultra thin white lines.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/6 "2021-11-23T09:24:33Z")
please include a screenshot of MSWord
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### Author:  [@Aakash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aakash)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/7 "2021-11-23T22:54:15Z")
Hi Mr. Mathieu,
The screeshot from word is right here.
With kind regards,
Aakash
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### Author:  [@WhosYourData](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/WhosYourData)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/8 "2021-11-23T23:42:26Z")
I’ve seen Word do this with SVGs for another modelling package called ABAQUS - it might be a Word issue. It drives me bananas. You might be able to convert SVG to the Windows format EMF, which in my experience is the most bulletproof format for high-res Word figures…
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/9 "2021-11-24T10:13:31Z")
Yes, this is probably not a paraview issue.
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### Author:  [@Aakash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aakash)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/10 "2021-11-24T12:59:19Z")
Thank you Mr. MIlan, I will do so 🙂
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### Author:  [@Sciencegeek](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Sciencegeek)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/11 "2021-11-25T00:58:25Z")
You could just take a screenshot in Paraview in Jpeg format, then you should have no problems with Word, Excel, or any other Windows applications.
Bob
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### Author:  [@Aakash](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Aakash)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/white-lines-in-vector-graphics-export/8442/12 "2021-11-25T23:51:26Z")
Yes, possible, however I specifically wished to take svg due to their better appearance.
Thank you for the suggestion 🙂