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Q181435: WD97: Programs Missing from Default Picture Editor List

Article: Q181435
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbgraphic
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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Some graphics programs may not appear in the Picture Editor list; therefore, you
cannot select them as the default program for editing imported graphics in
Microsoft Word for Windows. (To display the Picture Editor list, click Options
on the Tools menu and click the Edit tab.)

CAUSE
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Word for Windows lists a graphics application in the Picture Editor list only if
the registration information has been written to the Windows registry.


If a graphics program does not add both of the registration settings to Reg.dat,
Word does not list the program in the Picture Editor list. These settings tell
Word that the graphics program can edit metafiles as OLE objects.

WORKAROUND
==========

Microsoft does not recommend that you manually edit your Reg.dat file to add
these missing registration settings. (If you add the settings, the application
appears in the Picture Editor list, but you may be unable to edit the drawing in
the graphics application.) The graphics application must register this
information when you install it.

If you want to select an unlisted graphics application as your default picture
editor in Word, first reinstall the software. If this workaround is
unsuccessful, contact the manufacturer of the graphics application for
instructions on how to successfully install and register their application in
Windows 95 to work with Word 97.


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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To change the default program for editing imported graphics, follow these
steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab.

2. In the Picture editor box, click the program you want to use to modify
  imported graphics, and then OK.

Additional query words: default docerr office ole server container winword CorelDraw! Corel Draw 4.0 Micrografx Designer 3.1 word6 3.0 HiJaak Pro 2.0 Paintbrush Microsoft MSPhotoEd MS PhotoEd Photo Editor Powerpoint

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Keywords          : kbgraphic 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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