WD98: PageMaker May Crash or Graphics May Disappear in Word 98 (183954)

SYMPTOMS

After you install Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition, Adobe PageMaker version 6.5 may stop responding (crash). Additionally, a graphic you insert from PageMaker may disappear when you attempt to drag it to another location in a Microsoft Word 98 document.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you use a beta version of Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition and Adobe PageMaker 6.5. (Note that this problem has been confirmed in versions as early as 5.0).

RESOLUTION

This problem was corrected in the released version of Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition. You must upgrade to the released retail version of Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition. If you are outside the United States, contact your local subsidiary. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:

http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/

STATUS

This problem occurs when you use a debug version of Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition and Adobe PageMaker 6.5. This problem was corrected in the released retail version of Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

Adobe PageMaker is one of a few Macintosh products that supports OLE. In fact, PageMaker allows you to import the same set of OLE objects that is available in the Office 98 programs and Value Pack add-ons.

For information about how to contact Adobe, see the following Knowledge Base article:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

PageMaker is manufactured by Adobe Systems, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.