Microsoft KB Archive/163191

= WD97: Grouped Drawing Objects Open as a Box in Word 7.0 =

Article ID: 163191

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q163191



SYMPTOMS
If you have a Word 97 document containing a drawing object that is composed of several grouped line drawings, and you save it in Word 6.0/95 format or Rich Text Format (RTF), it may appear in Word 7.0 as a single square box.



CAUSE
This is a limitation to the drawing feature in Word 7.0. Word 97 has a drawing feature that is much more flexible than Word 7.0; therefore, there are some Word 97 drawing features that cannot be supported in Word 7.0.



WORKAROUND
Ungroup the drawing object in Word 97 by following these steps:
 * 1) Click the drawing object to select it.
 * 2) On the drawing toolbar, click Ungroup on the Draw menu.
 * 3) Save the document as Word 6.0/95 or Rich Text Format (RTF)

Additional query words: 97 square connected moved empty blank

Keywords: kbinterop KB163191

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