Q170971: WD97: Link to Floating Picture Lost When Document Saved as 6.0/9

Article: Q170971
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbgraphic kbusage 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 save a Word 97 document in the Word 6.0/95 file format, you may lose
the picture link information when you open the document in an earlier version of
Word.

CAUSE
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The converter that saves in Word 6.0/95 format does not preserve the picture
link information for linked floating pictures.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Link the Picture as an Inline Object
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When you insert the picture, clear the Float Over Text check box so that Word
inserts the picture as an inline object rather than a floating object.

Method 2: Insert the Picture into a Text Box
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To keep the picture as a linked floating object, first insert a text box, and
then insert the picture as a linked inline object in the text box.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Word 6.0/95 (via RTF) Export
Converter in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in the
Word 6.0/95 (via RTF) Export Converter that ships with Microsoft Word 97 SR-1.

For additional information about SR-1, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q172475 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1

MORE INFORMATION
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NOTE: If your document contains a picture as a linked floating object, none of
following methods will work around this problem:

- Saving the document in the Microsoft Word 97 file format, and opening the
  document in Word 6.0 or 7.0 using the Microsoft Word 97 Import Converter.

- Saving the document in Rich Text Format (RTF), and then opening the document
  in an earlier version of Word.

- Saving the document in the Word 6.0/95 file format using the binary export
  converter, and then opening the document in Word 6.0 or 7.0.

REFERENCES
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For additional information about floating pictures, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q162579 WD97: Linked Picture Doesn't Preserve Scaling Properties

  Q161692 WD97: Problems With Float Over Text Objects

Additional query words: SR1 release1 8.0 8.00

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Keywords          : kbgraphic kbusage word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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