Microsoft KB Archive/157223

Works 95: Clipart Formatting Lost When Using Clip Gallery 3.0

PSS ID Number: Q157223 Article last modified on 06-16-1999

WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,4.5

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Works, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.5 for Windows 95 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

In Works version 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.5, when you insert and then resize clipart from the Clip Gallery version 3.0, the resizing will be lost when you do any of the following:


 * save the file
 * copy/paste the clipart image
 * move the clipart image
 * double-click the image and start the Clip Gallery.

When the resizing is lost, the object will return to its original size.

= RESOLUTION =

Microsoft has created a self extracting file called Clip3.exe that contains an updated version of Wksole32.dll which corrects this problem. Pasting the clipart image as a picture also allows you to retain the resize formatting. For steps on how to accomplish these tasks see the relevant section later in this article.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

Clip3.exe (http://support.microsoft.com/download/support/mslfiles/Clip3.exe)

Release Date: Nov-18-1996

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

After Downloading Clip3.exe
  Using Windows Explorer, go to the location where you saved Clip3.exe.   Double-click Clip3.exe to extract the following 2 files:  Readme.txt Wksole32.dll

NOTE: If you cannot see Wksole32.dll, dll file types may be “hidden” in Windows 95. To view dll files, see the “Show Hidden Files” section below.   Click Wksole32.dll to select it. </li>  On the Edit menu, click Copy. </li>  Using Windows Explorer, change to your Msworks folder. If you installed Works to the default folder this will be C:Files. </li>  You will see a copy of Wksole32.dll in this folder. Click the file once to select it. </li>  On the Edit menu, click Rename. </li>  Type “Wksole32.old” (without the quotation marks) and press the ENTER key. </li>  On the Edit menu, click Paste. This will paste the new copy of Wksole32.dll into your Msworks folder. </li></ol>

Show Hidden Files
You may not find the Wksole32.dll even though it was successfully extracted from the Clip3.exe file. This happens if dll file types are hidden in Windows 95. To view these files, do the following:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Options.
 * 3) In the Hidden Files section of the View tab, click Show All Files. Click OK.

You will now be able to view dll file extensions on your computer.

Inserting Clipart as Picture
To insert the clipart image as a picture and retain the resizing, follow these steps:


 * 1) Open the Word Processing document.
 * 2) On the Insert menu, click ClipArt.
 * 3) Select a clipart image or picture and click Insert.
 * 4) On the Edit menu, click Cut.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
 * 6) In the Paste Special dialog box, select Picture and click OK.

You will now be able to resize the clipart image and retain the size change when formatting and saving the file.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The Clip Gallery 3.0 is an update to the ClipArt Gallery 2.0 which is installed by Works. The Clip Gallery includes not only clipart, but also options to insert pictures such as scanned photographs, sounds, and videos. Clip Gallery 3.0 is shipped with Publisher 97.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.50 w_works changes changed back gone move wrong incorrect art thumbnail wmf graphic

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========================================================= Keywords : kbbuglist Version : WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,4.5 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.