Microsoft KB Archive/211886

= WD2000: "Activate As" Word Picture Activates Object =

Article ID: 211886

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211886





SYMPTOMS
When you insert an object in a Word 2000 document (click Object on the Insert menu) and convert the object to be activated as a Microsoft Word Picture object, the object is activated as a Microsoft Word Document object.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, convert the Document object to a Picture object. This allows you to edit the object in Microsoft Word Picture Editor. When you have completed editing the object, you can convert the Picture object to a Document object.

To convert the Document object to a Picture object, follow these steps:
 * 1) Position the insertion point over the Document object, and then click to select it.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Document Object, and then click Convert.
 * 3) On the Convert dialog box, click Microsoft Word Picture in the Object Type box, and then click OK.

To convert the Picture object to a Document object, follow these steps:
 * 1) Position the insertion point over the Picture object, and then click to select it.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Picture Object, and then click Convert.
 * 3) In the Convert dialog box, click to select Microsoft Word Document in the Object Type box, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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