Microsoft KB Archive/155944

= WD97: Display Icon Changes After Clicking Undo Convert Object =

Article ID: 155944

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 Q155944



SYMPTOMS
When you convert an object that displays an icon and then click Undo, the icon that Word uses to represent the object is smaller in size and different in appearance.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you use the following steps:


 * 1) On the Insert menu, click Object.
 * 2) Click the type of object you want to insert.
 * 3) Click Float Over Text and click Display as Icon.
 * 4) Click OK.
 * 5) Select the object in the document.
 * 6) On the Edit menu, point to the type of object you inserted and click Convert.
 * 7) Clear the Display As Icon check box and click OK.
 * 8) On the Edit menu, click Undo Convert Object.

This problem does not occur if you clear the Float Over Text check box.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem after you insert the object, use the following steps:


 * 1) Select the object in the document.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, point to the object type, and click Convert.
 * 3) Select the Display As Icon check box, and clear the Float Over Text check box.
 * 4) Click OK.

The icon should appear with the correct size and appearance.

To work around this problem before you insert the object, clear the Float Over Text check box in the Insert Object dialog box.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.

Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97 winword

Keywords: kbbug kbpending kbualink97 KB155944

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