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Q157224: WD97: Horizontal Rule and Other Web Elements Limited to 6.5 Inch

Article: Q157224
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use Word to browse a World Wide Web page that has a horizontal rule,
the horizontal rule appears to be approximately 6.5 inches long and is aligned
to the left. In contrast, when you view the same page in a Web browser, such as
Internet Explorer, the length of the horizontal rule is the full width of the
screen.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs because the converter that Word uses to view a Hypertext
Markup Language (HTML) document assigns a fixed width for a horizontal rule
because it can not determine the width of the Word window.

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


MORE INFORMATION
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When you browse Web pages in Word, the widths of other elements, such as tables
and marquees, are also limited to 6.5 inches.

Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97 line bar

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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