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WD97: Error Message on Clicking Help Button for Convert to Frame

Article ID: 169739

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q169739

SYMPTOMS

When you click the double arrow button (>>) in the Convert To Frame Help topic, the following error message may appear:

The topic does not exist. Contact your application vendor for an updated Help file. (129)

When you click OK, you receive an unrelated Help topic.

STATUS

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

This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the difference between a frame and a text box, click the Office Assistant, type "what is the difference between a frame and a text box," click Search, and then click "The difference between a text box and a frame."

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:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

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