WD97: Cutting Object wth Document Map Showing Hangs Word

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In page layout view, if you show the Document Map, and you then insert and cut a shape object, Word 97 may stop responding.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, install Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 1 (SR- 1).

To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1

Turn off the Document Map before inserting and cutting the object by clicking Document Map on the View menu.

Method 2

After inserting the object, perform some other action before cutting the object.

Method 3

Instead of inserting and cutting the object in just two steps, follow these steps:

1. Insert the object and make sure that it is selected.

2. On the Edit menu, click Copy.

3. Press DELETE to delete the object.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 SR-1.

For additional information about SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q172475
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1

REFERENCES

For more information about the Document Map feature, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE ID: Q155950
   TITLE     : WD97: Document Map Width Not Retained

   ARTICLE ID: Q157550
   TITLE     : WD97: Headings Inside Table Don't Display in Document Map

   ARTICLE ID: Q165253
   TITLE     : WD97: Bullets and Numbering Not Aligned in Document Map

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
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