KB182933 - OFF98: Dragging a Movie File Creates a Picture Clipping File on the Desktop

Article ID: 182933

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh
Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q182933

SYMPTOMS

When you drag an Apple MoviePlayer movie object to the desktop from any of the products listed at the beginning of this article, a picture clipping file appears on the desktop instead of a movie clipping file.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you drag a movie object from one of the Microsoft Office 98 programs to the desktop.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of the programs listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Issues to Be Aware of When You Drag the Picture Clipping File

When you drag a movie object from an Office 98 program to the desktop, a picture clipping file is created. You can drag this file back to one of the Office 98 programs or to the MoviePlayer. When you drag the file to an Office 98 program, a movie object is created. However, when you drag the picture clipping file to the MoviePlayer, the frames in the picture clipping file are inserted into the movie at the location that is displayed when you drag the clipping file to the movie.

Issues to Be Aware of When You Drag a Movie to the MoviePlayer

If you drag a movie to the desktop from the MoviePlayer, a movie clipping file is created. You cannot drag a movie clipping file to an Office 98 program. However, you can drag a movie directly from the MoviePlayer to an Office 98 program. When you drag a movie directly from the MoviePlayer to an Office program, the current frame is displayed as a movie object. It is possible to copy more than a single frame from the MoviePlayer to an Office 98 program. To do this, follow these steps:

Start the MoviePlayer and open the movie file with the frames you want to copy.
Hold down the SHIFT key and drag the Play Bar box to the right so that it is positioned half way through the movie.

Note that when you begin to drag the Play Bar box, a portion of the Play Bar turns black.
Start Microsoft Word 98. Drag the movie from the MoviePlayer to Microsoft Word.

Note that only a portion of the movie is moved into Microsoft Word. The portion of the movie that is moved is the portion for which the Play Bar is black in the MoviePlayer.

NOTE: If you are running Microsoft Office 98 under Mac OS 8.0 or later, a picture clipping file is created when you drag a movie object to the desktop, but you may not be able to drag this file back to the program in which it was created. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179580 Cannot Drag Clipping File to Office Program

REFERENCES

For more information about movie files in Microsoft Office, click Contents And Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

movies

and then click Show Topics. Select the "Types of video files, or movies, that Microsoft Excel can use" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

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