Article ID: 172590
Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q172590
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word 97, when you attempt to insert or paste an object into a
table cell, the object either floats over the table, or is placed above or
below the table.
CAUSE
This behavior is by design of Word 97. When you insert any of the following
types of objects into a Word document
- AutoShapes
- WordArt
- Pictures
- Clip Art
- Objects (items inserted by clicking Object on the Insert menu)
the object is formatted with the Float Over Text option selected. This
creates a floating object instead of an inline object.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the method appropriate to your situation.
Inserting AutoShapes, WordArt, and Clip Art:
When you insert AutoShapes, WordArt, and Clip Art, you cannot turn off the
Float Over Text option. However, you can paste an inline picture of the
object into the table cell. To do this, follow these steps:
- Insert an AutoShape, WordArt, or Clip Art object in your document.
- Select the object you just inserted, and then click Cut on the Edit
menu.
- Move the insertion point into the table cell where you want the object.
- On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
- In the Paste Special dialog box, under As, click Picture. Click to clear
the Float Over Text check box, and then click OK.
Inserting Other Objects:
When you insert a picture or some other type of object (by clicking Object
on the Insert menu), click to clear the Float Over Text check box.
Pasting Objects:
When you paste an object from the Clipboard, follow these steps:
- On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
- Click to clear the Float Over Text check box, and then click OK.
STATUS
In Microsoft Word 97, pictures or objects are inserted as floating objects
by default. That is, the Float Over Text check box is always selected.
This behavior does not occur in Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1).
In Service Release 1, this feature behaves the way it did in Word versions
7.0 and earlier. That is, a picture or object is inserted as an inline
(non-
floating) object; the Float Over Text check box is cleared by default.
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