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Q169929: WD97: Captions Update to Zero If Grouped with Objects

Article: Q169929
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage kbfield 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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When you update a caption that has been grouped with an object, the caption may
update to zero.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when objects that float over text are grouped with captions.
The captions may not update correctly.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the object that contains a caption.

2. On the shortcut menu, point to Grouping, and then click Ungroup.

3. Repeat steps 1-2 for each object that contains a caption.

4. To update the caption fields, use any of the following methods:

   - On the File menu, click Print Preview, and then click Close.

  -or-

   - Click to select a caption and then press F9 to update the caption. Repeat
     this step for each of the caption fields.

  -or-

   - Right-click a caption, and then click Update Field on the shortcut menu.
     Repeat this step for each of the caption fields.

5. Regroup each of your objects with their captions.

MORE INFORMATION
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This problem also occurs when you insert the caption into a text box, group the
object with the text box, and then update the fields.

For more information about how to group, ungroup, and regroup objects, click the
Office Assistant, type "How do you group objects?" (without the quotation
marks), click Search, and then click to view the "Group, ungroup, and regroup
drawing objects" topic.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word 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

For additional information about captions, please see the following articles in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q161868 WD97: Captions in textboxes don't update correctly

  Q158918 WD97: How to Insert a Caption to an Equation or Object

Additional query words: 8.0

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Keywords          : kbusage kbfield word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug

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