Microsoft KB Archive/178973

= WD97: Inserted Wave Sound Icon in Text Box Resized or Causes Error =

Article ID: 178973

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q178973



SYMPTOMS
After you insert a Wave sound file object into a text box, resize it, and play it, the icon may return to its original size and may return the following message when you attempt to play it again:

Word cannot edit the Wave Sound.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Insert the Object as a Link

 * 1) Create the text box.
 * 2) With the insertion point in the text box, on the Insert menu, click Object, and then click the Create From File tab.
 * 3) Click to clear the Float Over Text check box and click to select the Link To File check box.
 * 4) Click Browse, find and select the wave file, and then click OK.

Method 2: Enter an Extra Paragraph Mark into the Text Box

 * 1) Create the text box.
 * 2) Press ENTER to enter a second paragraph mark.
 * 3) Move the insertion point to the first paragraph mark and insert the wave file.

Method 3: Do Not Place the Wave File in a Text Box
Insert the wave sound file directly into your document.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 2000.

Additional query words: re-size change size

Keywords: kbbug kbsound KB178973

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