WD2000: Captions Update to Zero If Grouped with Objects

• Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you update a caption that has been grouped with an object, the caption may be updated to zero.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when objects that float over text are grouped with captions. The captions may not be updated correctly.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the object that contains a caption.



2. On the shortcut menu, point to Grouping, and then click Ungroup.



3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each object that contains a caption.



4. To update the caption fields, use any of the following methods:



• On the File menu, click Print Preview, and then click Close.
  
  -or-



• Click to select a caption, and then press F9 to update the caption. Repeat this step for each of the caption fields.
  
  -or-



• Right-click a caption, and then click Update Field on the shortcut menu. Repeat this step for each of the caption fields.



5. Regroup each of your objects with their captions.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem also occurs when you insert the caption into a text box, group the object with the text box, and then update the fields.

REFERENCES

For more information about how to group, ungroup, and regroup objects, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type group objects in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

For additional information about captions, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q211934 WD2000: Captions in Text Boxes Not Updated Correctly

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbusage kbdta kbfield wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug