Microsoft KB Archive/51849

Word: Can’t Copy Text and Table Together as Graphic

PSS ID Number: Q51849 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

In Microsoft Word for the Macintosh version 4.0, if text outside a table is selected, in addition to a table or part of a table, and then COMMAND+OPTION+D is pressed to create a graphic from the selection, only the text outside the table will be converted to a graphic in the Clipboard. This behavior occurs because tables and text are implemented differently.

NOTE: In Microsoft Word version 5.0, this problem has been corrected. That is, now it is possible to copy both a table and text to a graphic with COMMAND+OPTION+D.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To work around this problem, do the following:


 * 1) Select the text before the table. Note: If you do not want to copy the paragraph markers as part of your graphic, be sure to turn off Show Paragraphs (on the Edit menu) before proceeding to step 2.
 * 2) Copy the text as a graphic by holding down the COMMAND and OPTION keys while pressing D.
 * 3) Open a new document by choosing New from the File menu.
 * 4) From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
 * 5) Switch back to your original document.
 * 6) Select the table by holding down the COMMAND and OPTION keys while double-clicking inside the table. Note: If you want the borders of your table cells to be visible, you must apply borders to the cells choosing Cells from the Format menu and selecting Borders before proceeding to step 7.
 * 7) Copy the table as a graphic by pressing COMMAND+OPTION+D.
 * 8) Switch back to your new document.
 * 9) From the Edit menu, choose Paste.

Repeat steps 1-8 for all the text and tables that you want to copy. Then select everything in the new document by holding down COMMAND+OPTION+M. Copy the entire unit as a graphic by holding down COMMAND+OPTION+D.

You will now have all your text and the table combined together as one graphic.

KBCategory: kbgraphic KBSubCategory: kbtable Additional reference words: macword macword5 picture 4.00 5.00 ====================================================================== ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.