Microsoft KB Archive/170450

= OFF97: Picture Disappears When Edited or Ungrouped =

Article ID: 170450

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q170450



SYMPTOMS
When you insert a picture into a Microsoft Office 97 program, and then attempt to edit or ungroup the picture, the picture disappears.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you do the following:


 * You insert a Windows Metafile (.wmf) picture into a Microsoft Office 97 document.

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 * You attempt to either edit or ungroup the .wmf picture.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: OFF97 vanish ghost image graphic clipart

Keywords: kbprb KB170450

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