WD97: "Activate As" Word Picture Activates Object as Word Doc

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you insert an object in your document (click Object on the Insert menu) and convert the object to be activated as a Microsoft Word Picture object, the object is activated as a Microsoft Word Document object.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, convert the Document object to a Microsoft Word Picture object. This will allow you to edit the object in the Microsoft Word Picture Editor. When you have completed editing the object, you can convert the picture back to a Document object.

To convert the document object to a Microsoft Word picture, use the following steps:

1. Position the insertion point over the Document object then click to select it.

2. On the Edit menu, point to Document Object, and then click Convert.

3. From the Convert dialog box select "Microsoft Word Picture" in the Object Type box.

4. Click OK.

1. Position the insertion point over the picture object, and then click to select the picture object.

2. On the Edit menu, point to Picture Object, and then click Convert.

3. From the Convert dialog box, select "Microsoft Word Document" in the Object Type list box.

4. Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords          : kbole
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS