WD97: Problems With Float Over Text Objects (161692)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q161692 SYMPTOMS
When you try to break, display, or edit a linked object, you receive one
or more of the following symptoms:
- ALT+F9 or SHIFT+F9 does not display the link field code.
- CTRL+SHIFT+F9 does not break the link of the selected linked object.
- The Links command is not available (dimmed) on the Edit menu.
CAUSE
The object was inserted with the Float Over Text property. It is not an
inline object.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, convert the Float Over Text object to an
inline object using the following steps:
- With the right mouse button, click the object.
- Click Format Picture.
- Click the Position tab.
- Click to clear the Float Over Text check box, and then click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the
beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post
new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/14/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbgraphic kbualink97 KB161692 |
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