CG3: Office 97 ClipArt Not Available

• Microsoft Clip Gallery, version 3.0
• Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to insert clipart from a program such as Microsoft WordPad or Microsoft Word 97, clipart is not available.

CAUSE

Clipart may not be available for either of the following reasons:

   Microsoft Office 97 was installed with the Run From CD option
   and the Office 97 compact disc is not in the CD-ROM drive.

   -or-

   Microsoft Office 97 was installed with the Custom installation
   option and the Popular Art option was not selected.

RESOLUTION

Place the Office 97 compact disc in the CD-ROM drive before you attempt to insert clipart.

STATUS

This is by design of Microsoft Office 97.

MORE INFORMATION

If you installed Microsoft Office 97 and used the Run from CD option, clipart is only available when the compact disc is in the CD-ROM drive. If you attempt to insert clipart into a program such as Microsoft WordPad, you will not be prompted to insert the Office 97 compact disc and no clipart will be available.

If Microsoft Office 97 was installed with the Custom option and Popular Art was not selected, you will be prompted to insert the Office 97 compact disc when you attempt to insert clipart in an Office 97 program.

REFERENCES

For more information about the ClipArt Gallery, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Article ID: Q161718
   Title     : CG3: Creating Clip Gallery Packages

   Article ID: Q101689
   Title     : CG1: Using ClipArt Gallery in Publisher and Other Applications

   Article ID: Q158425
   Title     : CG3: Errors and Unable to View Clipart in Clip Gallery 

   Article ID: Q133427
   Title     : CG2: ClipArt Gallery Not Available If Added in Maintenance Mode