I am using ArcGIS Desktop 10.0
I created some customised symbols for my map which ArcGIS Desktop did not have. To do this I used BMP files and imported the symbols.
They look good on the map but do not appear well in the legends when I export the map into any format e.g JPEG.
They either do not appear or appear very light.
What can cause this?
Best Answer
The symptoms that you describe seem to be those of Bug NIM003653 which is discussed in Knowledge Base Article 30753 (Picture symbol legend patches, inserted images, and objects fail to draw when exported to PDF, EPS, AI, and SVG).
See that Technical Article for full details but the key information is:
Further information can be found in the ArcGIS Discussion Forums where an Esri staff member says:
It will be interesting to see whether this is an issue with ArcGIS Pro when that is released with ArcGIS 10.3 for Desktop.