Converted Object Increases or Decreases in Width or Disappears (133115)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.1a
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
This article was previously published under Q133115 SYMPTOMS
The width of an OLE object may unexpectedly increase or decrease when a
document containing the object is converted multiple times between Word 6.0
and Word 5.1 for the Macintosh.
Symptoms differ depending on whether Word 6.0 for Macintosh, Word 6.0 for
Windows, or Word 6.0 for Windows NT is being used:
- When documents are converted from Word 6.0 for the Macintosh to Word 5.1
for the Macintosh and back more than once, OLE objects increase
drastically in width. The object scaling width increases to several
thousand times the original scaling width. In addition, the width of
some objects may scale down to a negative number. (You can see the
altered width measurements if you choose Picture from the Format menu
while the object is selected.)
- When documents are converted more than once from Word 6.0 for Windows or
Windows NT to Word 5.1 for the Macintosh and back, the contents of the
objects may disappear entirely. In addition, the picture height and
width of some objects may be reduced to a fraction of their original
size. This situation makes the object appear to be about the size of a
postage stamp or as small as only 1/100 inch in width.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Word 4.x/5.x for the
Macintosh converters supplied with the products listed at the beginning of
this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
WORKAROUNDMethod 1
Do not save the document in the Word 5.1 for Macintosh format while in Word
6.0. Instead, use the Word 6.0 for Windows&Macintosh converter to open the
Word 6.0 document directly into Word 5.1.
For information on how to obtain the Word 6.0 converter, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
105319 WD: How to Obtain a Word 6.x/7.0 Converter for MacWord 5.x Users
Method 2
If the object has not disappeared, resize the object in the Picture dialog
box by selecting the object and clicking Picture on the Format menu.
Method 3
If the object is a picture, copy the object and then repaste the object
using Paste Special and choosing Picture.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbconversion KB133115 |
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