WD97: Horizontal Rule and Other Web Elements Limited to 6.5 Inch

 Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
Article ID: Q157224
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use Word to browse a World Wide Web page that has a horizontal rule, the horizontal rule appears to be approximately 6.5 inches long and is aligned to the left. In contrast, when you view the same page in a Web browser, such as Internet Explorer, the length of the horizontal rule is the full width of the screen.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the converter that Word uses to view a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document assigns a fixed width for a horizontal rule because it can not determine the width of the Word window.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

When you browse Web pages in Word, the widths of other elements, such as tables and marquees, are also limited to 6.5 inches.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory:
Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97 line bar
Version : 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
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