Linked Pictures in Same Paragraph Update Continuously

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

If a paragraph contains two linked graphics, Word for Windows may update them continuously when you save, close, and reopen the document and scroll past the linked graphics. When this happens, Word continues to update the linked graphics, one after another, until you press ESC or choose the Cancel button in the external converter dialog box.

After you cancel the update operations, Word may replace one of the graphics with a box that contains an X. You can restore the graphics display by selecting the graphic and pressing F9 to update the INCLUDEPICTURE field.

CAUSE

The continuous updating behavior if all the linked graphics in the paragraph use an external graphics filter to import the file and if you clear the Save Picture In Document option in the Insert Picture dialog box (if this option is selected for at least one of the linked graphics, Word updates the graphics only once).

For example, the behavior occurs if the paragraph contains a .WPG and a .TIF file. It does not happen if Word imports one or more of the graphics without using an external graphics filter. For example, the behavior does not occur if the paragraph contains a .BMP graphic (Word does not use an external converter to import a .BMP graphic image).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Word listed above. This problem was corrected in Word version 7.0 for Windows 95.

WORKAROUNDS

Method 1: Select the Save Picture in Document option for at least one of

          the linked graphics in the paragraph.

Method 3: Place each picture in a frame, and position the frames next to

          each other.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 358-359