Microsoft KB Archive/67875

DOSWord Graphic Links Convert as Hidden Import Fields PSS ID Number: Q67875 Article last modified on 08-08-1993 PSS database name: APpsConV

1.10 1.10a

WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

To manually insert a link to a graphic in Microsoft Word for DOS, you must begin by inserting the graphic link code “.g.” as hidden text and follow this code immediately with the path and file name of the original graphic file.

If such a document is converted to Word for Windows version 1.0, 1.1, or 1.1a, the entire resulting graphic import field may be formatted as hidden. Neither the field codes nor the results are visible, unless you choose Preferences from the View menu and select the Show All check box.

= WORKAROUND =

If you use the Library Link Graphics command in Word for DOS to insert graphic links, this problem does not occur if you are converting to Word for Windows.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.1a. This problem has been corrected in Word for Windows 2.0

Additional reference words: w4wfield 1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.00 2.00a w_winword noupd textconv

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