Microsoft KB Archive/181435

= WD97: Programs Missing from Default Picture Editor List =

Article ID: 181435

Article Last Modified on 8/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q181435





SYMPTOMS
Some graphics programs may not appear in the Picture Editor list; therefore, you cannot select them as the default program for editing imported graphics in Microsoft Word for Windows. (To display the Picture Editor list, click Options on the Tools menu and click the Edit tab.)



CAUSE
Word for Windows lists a graphics application in the Picture Editor list only if the registration information has been written to the Windows registry.

If a graphics program does not add both of the registration settings to Reg.dat, Word does not list the program in the Picture Editor list. These settings tell Word that the graphics program can edit metafiles as OLE objects.



WORKAROUND
Microsoft does not recommend that you manually edit your Reg.dat file to add these missing registration settings. (If you add the settings, the application appears in the Picture Editor list, but you may be unable to edit the drawing in the graphics application.) The graphics application must register this information when you install it.

If you want to select an unlisted graphics application as your default picture editor in Word, first reinstall the software. If this workaround is unsuccessful, contact the manufacturer of the graphics application for instructions on how to successfully install and register their application in Windows 95 to work with Word 97.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To change the default program for editing imported graphics, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab.
 * 2) In the Picture editor box, click the program you want to use to modify imported graphics, and then OK.

Additional query words: default docerr office ole server container winword CorelDraw! Corel Draw 4.0 Micrografx Designer 3.1 word6 3.0 HiJaak Pro 2.0 Paintbrush Microsoft MSPhotoEd MS PhotoEd Photo Editor Powerpoint

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbgraphic KB181435

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