Microsoft KB Archive/185440

LM1: Cannot Drag and Drop Hyperlink Image From Browser

PSS ID Number: Q185440 Article last modified on 07-22-1999

WINDOWS:1.0

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Liquid Motion for Windows 1.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you attempt to drag an image from a Web page that is being displayed in a Web browser to a Liquid Motion animation, the pointer disappears and you cannot drop the image onto the animation.

= CAUSE =

The image is being used as a hyperlink. Liquid Motion cannot import images that are the source of a hyperlink.

= RESOLUTION =

To work around this behavior, follow these steps:

  Save the image to a disk.   If you are using Internet Explorer, right-click the image and then click Save Picture As on the menu that appears. If you are using Netscape Navigator, right-click the image and then click Save Image As on the menu that appears.   Type a name for the image and click Save.    On the Insert menu, click Image.   Select the image you saved in step 1 and click Open. </li></ol>

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 1.0

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========================================================= Keywords : kb3rdparty kbgraphic kbinterop kbbuglist Version : WINDOWS:1.0 Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbpending ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.