WD97: Clipart Loses Objects in Word Picture Editor

ID: Q165077


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows


SYMPTOMS

A clip art picture may lose all or part of an object when you edit it in the Word Picture Editor.


CAUSE

Some text boxes in the Windows Metafile (WMF) graphic file are computed by the picture editor to be too narrow resulting in text wrapping incorrectly in the text box.


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, edit and ungroup the picture. Then select and resize the object that contains the missing components.

For more information about editing clip art, click the Office Assistant, type How do I edit a picture?, click Search, and then click to view "Ungroup and modify clip art."

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

Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component


STATUS

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

Additional query words: OFF97 metafile

Keywords : kbgraphic kbusage winword word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: October 19, 1999
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