Microsoft KB Archive/177057

= WD98: Float Over Text Object Disappears Inserting to Frame =

Article ID: 177057

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q177057





SYMPTOMS
When you select a Float Over Text object and then use the Insert Frame command, the floating object disappears.



WORKAROUND
To convert a floating object to a framed object, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Change to an Inline Object, and then Frame the Object
 Convert the floating object to an inline object as follows:  Right-click the floating object. On the shortcut menu, click Format . Click the Position tab. Click to clear the Float Over Text check box. </li> Convert the inline object to a framed object as follows:  Click the object to select it.</li> On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.</li> In the Macros In box, select Word Commands.</li> For the Macro Name, type InsertFrame, and click the Run button.</li></ol> </li></ol>

Method 2: Use the Convert To Frame Option
Text boxes and callouts have a special Convert To Frame option that is not available for other shapes. To use this feature, follow these steps:


 * 1) Right-click the text box or callout object.
 * 2) On the shortcut menu, click Format.
 * 3) Click the text box tab.
 * 4) Click the Convert To Frame button.

The text box or callout is now a frame in the text layer of the document.

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

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

167738 WD97: Can't See or Manipulate Objects (and Other Odd Behavior)

Additional query words: lost word97 word8

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbframe kbpending KB177057

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