Microsoft KB Archive/170339

= Cropped Pictures and Objects Are Resized =

Article ID: 170339

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q170339



SYMPTOMS
When you use Word 97 to open a Microsoft Word 7.0 document containing a cropped picture or object, one of the following may occur:

 The cropped picture or object reverts to its original size when the document is saved in the Microsoft Word 97 file format.

-or- When you scroll past the cropped picture, the following error message may be displayed:

The dimensions after cropping are too small or too large



NOTE: If the picture or object was cropped smaller than the original size in Microsoft Word 7.0, it becomes larger in the Microsoft Word 97 file format. If the picture or object was cropped larger than the original size in Microsoft Word 7.0, it becomes smaller in the Microsoft Word 97 file format. Resizing the picture or object in Microsoft Word 97 does not correct this problem.



WORKAROUND
To correct this problem, install Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 1 (SR- 1).

To work around this problem, delete the picture or object from the Word 97 document, reinsert it, and then crop it.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 SR-1.

For additional information about SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

172475 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1

