Microsoft KB Archive/176287

= WD98: "Float over text" Object Converts with Extra Paragraph Mark =

Article ID: 176287

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q176287





SYMPTOMS
When you open a Word 98 document that contains Float Over Text objects in an earlier version of Word, all of the Float Over Text objects are converted to frames, and an extra paragraph mark is placed after the frame.



CAUSE
This functionality is by design. Earlier versions of Word do not support Float Over Text objects. When you open a Word document that contains Float Over Text objects into an earlier version of Word, the Float Over Text objects are converted to objects in a frame. When the frame is inserted, an extra paragraph is inserted with it. This extra paragraph mark can change the layout of your document.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do either of the following:


 * In an earlier version of Word, open the document, and delete the unwanted paragraph marks (blank lines).

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 * In Word 98 Macintosh Edition, open the document, and replace all of the Float Over Text objects with objects that are placed in text boxes.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

157088 WD97: Limitations Converting Documents from Word 97 to 6.x/95

Keywords: kbframe kbprb KB176287

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