Microsoft KB Archive/166060

= Cannot Copy and Paste Floating Objects in Word Viewer =

Article ID: 166060

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003
 * Microsoft Word 97 Viewer
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q166060



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000, if you open a document that contains floating objects and then try to copy the floating object from Word Viewer and paste it into another program, a blank object is pasted.



WORKAROUND
Use one of the following methods to work around this problem.

Method 1: Copy and Paste the Entire Document
In Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000, follow these steps to copy the whole document:
 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Select All (or press CTRL+A on the keyboard).
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 3) In the receiving program, click Paste.

The wholee document is pasted into the receiving program.
 * 1) Delete the unwanted parts of the document in the receiving program.

Method 2: Convert the Floating Objects to Inline Shapes
To convert a floating object to an inline shape, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open the document in Word.
 * 2) Select the object that you want to convert to an inline object.
 * 3) On the Edit menu, click Cut.
 * 4) Position the insertion point where you want the object.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
 * 6) Click to clear the Float over text check box.
 * 7) Click Picture, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
You can use the Microsoft Word 97-2000 Viewer to view documents that were created in Microsoft Word 97, in Microsoft Word 2000, in Microsoft Word 2002, and in Microsoft Office Word 2003.

