Microsoft KB Archive/85913

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Font Changes When Editing Word Object Embedded in Client App.

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Q85913

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you copy text to the Clipboard and paste it into a Windows-based application (for example, version 4.0 of Microsoft Excel for Windows, Microsoft Mail, or Windows Write) by choosing Paste Special from the Edit menu and selecting Word Document Object, a Word icon will appear in the application file. If you double- click the Word icon to edit the object, Word may change the font of the text. Word may also change the paragraph formatting and style of the text to Normal.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 2.x, 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0c of Word for Windows. This problem was corrected in Word version 7.0 for Windows 95.

WORKAROUND 1
Create the Word Object by launching Word for Windows from the client application. If you use the following steps to create the object, Word for Windows does not change the font or style when you edit the embedded object:


 * 1) Launch the client application.
 * 2) From the Edit menu, choose Insert Object. Under Object Type, select Word Document, then choose the OK button.

Note: This step activates Word for Windows; an active window titled &quot;Microsoft Word - Object in CLIENT.APP&quot; (where &quot;CLIENT.APP&quot; is the filename from the server application) appears on the screen.
 * 1) Create the Word object. From the File menu, choose Close. When you are prompted to update the object in the client application file, choose the Yes button.

Note: This step returns you to the client application. A Word icon representing the Word object appears in the current cell.
 * 1) To edit the Word object, double-click the icon. The Word object window appears in Word for Windows with all font and style formatting unchanged.

WORKAROUND 2
Do not use this workaround if your style has been changed; instead, use the first workaround. Use the following workaround only if your font has been changed:


 * 1) With the Word object window active in Word for Windows, choose Style from the Format menu.
 * 2) Choose the Define button, then choose the Character button.
 * 3) Select the correct settings in the Character dialog box, and choose the OK button. Choose the Change button, then choose the Close button.
 * 4) From the File menu, choose Close. When you are prompted to update the object, choose the Yes button.

The next time you double-click the Word object, the original font will remain unchanged.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) In a Word for Windows document, type This is a test. Select this text.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Character. In the Font box, select Courier New; in the Points box, select 20. Choose the OK button.
 * 3) From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
 * 4) Launch or activate version 4.0 of Excel for Windows. From the Edit menu, choose Paste Special.
 * 5) Under Data Type, select Word Document Object, then choose the Paste button. A Word icon representing the Word object appears in the current cell.
 * 6) Double-click the Word icon to edit the Microsoft Word object in Word for Windows.

Notice that the text, originally formatted for 20-point Courier New, has changed to a different font. The point size remains unchanged.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 2.x, 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0c of Word for Windows. This problem was corrected in Word version 7.0 for Windows 95.

Additional query words: 6.0 winword2 winword 6.0a 6.0c winword word6 2.0 2.0a 2.0b 2.0a-CD

Keywords : kbformat

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