Works: Part of a Large Inserted OLE Object Missing (118325)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Works 3.0
  • Microsoft Works 3.0a
  • Microsoft Works 3.0b
  • Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0
This article was previously published under Q118325

SYMPTOMS

Inserting a very large OLE component into the Works Word Processor module may cause part of the inserted object to appear missing.

Works does not allow an OLE component to cover more than one page in the Word Processor. If Works cannot fit an entire object on a single page of a Word Processing document, it will resize the object proportionately so it will fit.

This behavior is by design.

To Reduce This Effect

  1. Make the OLE component as small as possible before copying it to the Clipboard.
  2. Make the page margins as small as possible in the Works Word Processor document in which you want to have the object.
  3. Place the insertion point on the first line of an empty page in the Word Processor document.
  4. Paste the object into the Word Processor.
  5. Resize the object as needed to show as much of it as possible.

MORE INFORMATION

If Works cannot fit an entire object on a single page of a Word Processing document, it will resize it proportionately so it will fit. For example, if an embedded Spreadsheet object is too long to fit on a single page, Works takes the image and resizes the length AND the width equally. As a result, all of the columns copied do not fit on the page. If you double-click the object, it is in insitu (in-place editing), and you can scroll through the document and see all the information.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a new spreadsheet in Works.
  2. Add the numbers 1 to 100 in A1:A100 using Fill Series.
  3. Copy A1:A100 to columns B through H using Fill Right.
  4. Place your cursor in A1, then press CTRL+SHIFT+END to select the data in the spreadsheet.
  5. From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
  6. Create a new Word Processor document in Works.
  7. From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
Notice that some of the columns and rows seem to be missing.

If you copy only 49 rows of a spreadsheet, all of the columns will show up in the Word Processor without going into insitu. You can still double-click the Spreadsheet component, go into insitu, and see all the data.

For information about using the Fill commands, see the "Microsoft Works for Windows Users Guide," for version 3.0:
  • Pages 160-161, "Entering a series of numbers or dates"
  • Page 179, "Copying to adjacent cells"
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/6/2003
Keywords:KB118325
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