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Q162598: WD97: ActiveX Controls Lose Sizing After Previewing in Browser

Article: Q162598
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.01,97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbwdinternet
Last Modified: 05-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.01 for Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you view an HTML document in print preview that contains a sized ActiveX
control in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01, the size information is lost and is
reset to its original size.


CAUSE
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This functionality occurs when you save the document as HTML in Word 97 and view
the HTML document in Internet Explorer 3.01.


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


Additional query words: 3.01 97 8.0 word8 word97 ocx resize resizing loose

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Keywords          : kbwdinternet 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbIEsearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 kbIE95Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbIE301Win95
Version           : WINDOWS:3.01,97

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