Microsoft KB Archive/173399

= WD97: Image Not Correctly Shown in Table of an HTML Document =

Article ID: 173399

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q173399



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word, an image may not be correctly displayed in a table in an HTML document if any of the following conditions is true.

Case 1: No Image Size Specified
The HTML code to insert the image into the table does not specify its size.

Case 2: Image Wider Than Preset Size of Table Column
The HTML code specifies the column size of the table, and you insert an image that is wider than the preset column size.

Case 3: Document Is in Online Layout View
In online layout view, Word may display extra space to the right of the image or truncate the image near the right column boundary of the table.



CAUSE
This problem only occurs when you insert images into a cell of a table.

Case 1: No Image Size Specified
When you do not specify the size of the image, Word does not know what size to make it; therefore, Word only shows a very small portion of the graphic.

Case 2: Image Wider Than Preset Size of Table Column
When you specify the width of a column and then insert a picture that is wider than the preset size, the picture does not fit and is not displayed properly.

Case 3: Document Is in Online Layout View
The default view for HTML documents in Word 97 is online layout view. Online layout view automatically sizes the column widths of tables to fill the screen horizontally. However, online layout view does not resize images. This behavior is by design, in order to prevent images from appearing distorted.



WORKAROUND
To have the graphic displayed correctly, use the appropriate method for your situation.

Case 1: No Image Size Specified
Save your HTML document, close it, and then reopen the document. When you reopen the document, Word automatically resizes the table cells based on their content.

NOTE: This method only works if the cell that contains the image has not been previously defined with a preset size.

Case 2: Image Wider Than Preset Size of Table Column
If you know the width of the image, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click in the table cell containing the image.
 * 2) On the Table menu, click Cell Properties.
 * 3) Change the Width to a size greater than or equal to the image width, and then click OK.

Case 3: Document Is in Online Layout View
To display the table with the defined column widths, change to page layout view. To do this, click Page Layout view on the View menu.



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.

