WD6.x: Embedded DIBS Lost When You Open an RTF File

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Rich Text Format (RTF) file containing a device-independent bitmap (DIB) image into Word 6.0 or 6.0a, the graphic image is not retained.

WORKAROUND

To avoid this problem and to insure optimal device independence, Microsoft recommends that RTF writer applications embed picture images in RTF files as Windows Metafiles. We do not recommend embedding of Device-Independent or Device-Dependent bitmaps.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word 6.0 and 6.0a for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about how to embed a Windows Metafile in RTF, see the discussion of Pictures in Microsoft Rich Text Format Specification. For information on how to obtain this specification, For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q86999 WD: Rich Text Format (RTF) Specification 1.5 Appnote (GC0165)

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Keywords : winword word6 appsconv textconv
Version : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug