WD98: "Float over text" Object Converts with Extra Paragraph Mark
Article ID: 176287
Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q176287
SYMPTOMS
When you open a Word 98 document that contains Float Over Text objects in
an earlier version of Word, all of the Float Over Text objects are
converted to frames, and an extra paragraph mark is placed after the frame.
CAUSE
This functionality is by design. Earlier versions of Word do not support
Float Over Text objects. When you open a Word document that contains Float
Over Text objects into an earlier version of Word, the Float Over Text
objects are converted to objects in a frame. When the frame is inserted, an
extra paragraph is inserted with it. This extra paragraph mark can change
the layout of your document.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do either of the following:
- In an earlier version of Word, open the document, and delete the
unwanted paragraph marks (blank lines).
-or-
- In Word 98 Macintosh Edition, open the document, and replace all of the
Float Over Text objects with objects that are placed in text boxes.
Keywords: kbframe kbprb KB176287