WD97: Crop Button on Picture Toolbar Unavailable in a Template

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

The Crop button on the Picture toolbar is not available (appears dimmed).

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the current document is a template.

WORKAROUND

To crop the picture, use the Crop From commands in the Format Picture dialog box. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click the picture to select it.



2. On the Format menu, click Picture.



3. On the Picture tab, crop the picture using the Crop From settings. Click OK.

STATUS

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

This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem does not occur when the picture is located in a document rather than a template.

Additional query words: dim dimmed grey greyed gray grayed out not available disabled

Keywords : kbdta kbtemplate word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug