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Q173432: WD97: Web Page Wizard Creates Unnecessary Copies of Image Files

Article: Q173432
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): winword word97 kbwdinternet
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 create and save a new document using the Web Page Wizard, Word copies
the images it uses for bullets and horizontal lines to the directory containing
your Web page. Word names these files Image1.gif, Image2.gif, and so on. This
behavior is by design.

However, when you add a new bullet or horizontal line, Word creates another copy
of the image file in the directory containing your Web page, even though the
Image<x>.gif copy already exists.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because the Web Page Wizard uses a converter to save the
document as HTML. The HTML converter automatically saves each image in the
document in graphics interchange format (GIF), thus creating the
Image<x>.gif files.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following example exhibits this behavior.

Using the Web Page Wizard, choose Simple Layout for the Type of Web Page, and
then choose Outdoors for the Visual Style. Word uses three images for this
style: Pebble.gif for bullets, "Row of Pebbles.gif" for horizontal lines, and
"Leaves on the Side.gif" for the background image.

When you save the Web page, Word creates an image file for each of these images.
They are sequentially numbered, for example:

  image8.gif
  image9.gif
  image10.gif

To insert a horizontal line, click Horizontal Line on the Web Formatting toolbar.
Word copies the "Row of Pebbles.gif" file to the directory containing your Web
page, even though image10.gif (for example) is already a copy of "Row of
Pebbles.gif."

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

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Keywords          : winword word97 kbwdinternet 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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