WD2000: Motion Clip Not Animated When Page Opened in Web Browser (227201)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q227201

SYMPTOMS

When you view a page that contains a motion clip (animated GIF) image in a Web browser, the image is static rather than animated.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the motion clip is embedded into your document. Embedded objects are static and do not animate. You may be able to determine whether your object is embedded by displaying field codes. To do this, open the document in Word and then press ALT+F9. If you see a field code similar to either of the following rather than the image, the image is embedded.

{EMBED MS_ClipArt_Gallery.5}

-or-

{EMBED Word.Picture.8}

NOTE: If you do not see an embed field but see the image instead, the image may still be a static image. Please see method 4 later in this article for an example.

A Clip Gallery motion clip may become a static picture by any of the following methods:

Method 1: Image Inserted as an Object

  • On the Insert menu, click Object.
  • On the Create New tab, click to select Microsoft Clip Gallery and click OK.
  • On the Motion Clips tab in Clip Gallery, click to select the motion clip you want and click Insert clip from the shortcut menu that appears.

Method 2: Image Was Copied and Pasted from Clip Gallery

  1. On the Insert menu, point to Picture and then click Clip Art.
  2. On the Motion Clips tab in Clip Gallery, right-click to select the motion clip you want, and click Copy from the shortcut menu that appears.
  3. Click Close (the X in the upper-right corner of the Clip Gallery window) to close Clip Gallery.
  4. In your Word document, click Paste on the Edit menu.

Method 3: Motion Clip Converted to Picture

If you select a motion clip (animated GIF) and click Edit Picture on the Edit menu, the motion clip will be opened in the Picture Editor. When this occurs, the motion clip is converted to an embedded object.

Method 4: Motion Clip Pasted as Different Format

If you select a motion clip and click Copy on the Edit menu, when you click Paste Special on the Edit menu to paste the motion clip back into a different location of your document and select a format other than HTML format (for example, picture or bitmap), the image is pasted as a static picture.

NOTE: If you press ALT+F9 to turn field codes on or off, there will be no field code and the picture will remain visible.

WORKAROUND

To insert a motion clip, follow these steps:
  1. On the Insert menu, point to Picture and then click Clip Art.
  2. Click the Motion Clips tab.
  3. Click the category you want.
  4. Right-click the animated GIF you want to use, and then click Insert on the menu that appears.
NOTE: Be sure not to edit the motion clip after you insert it into your Word document.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/6/2000
Keywords:kbfield kbprb KB227201
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