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Q165077: WD97: Clipart Loses Objects in Word Picture Editor

Article: Q165077
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbgraphic kbusage winword word97
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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A clip art picture may lose all or part of an object when you edit it in the
Word Picture Editor.

CAUSE
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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
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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?" (without the quotation marks), 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
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: OFF97 metafile

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Keywords          : kbgraphic kbusage winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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