Article ID: 170971
Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q170971
SYMPTOMS
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
The converter that saves in Word 6.0/95 format does not preserve the
picture link information for linked floating pictures.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.
Method 1: Link the Picture as an Inline Object
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
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
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:
172475 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1
REFERENCES
For additional information about floating pictures, please see the
following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
162579 WD97: Linked Picture Doesn't Preserve Scaling Properties
161692 WD97: Problems With Float Over Text Objects
Additional query words: SR1 release1 8.0 8.00
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