Microsoft KB Archive/279384

= PUB2002: Cannot Import a Word Document from an Internet Location =

Article ID: 279384

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q279384





SYMPTOMS
If you try to use a URL, a Web folder, or a network place that is located on the Internet to import a Word document by using the Word Documents Wizard, you receive the following error message:

You cannot use an Internet address here. Enter a path that points to a location on your computer or on the network.



WORKAROUND
To import the Word document, you must access the document with your Web browser, save it to your computer or to a network share, and then import it into Publisher by using the Word Document Wizard. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Through your Web browser, locate the link to the Word document that you want to import into Publisher.
 * 2) If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, right-click the link, and then click Save link as.
 * 3) Select a location on your hard disk to save the file to, and then click Save.

After you save the file, you can use the Word Document Wizard to import the file into Publisher.



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

Additional query words: PUB2002 WD2002 WD10 pub10

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB279384

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