WD98: Programs Missing from Default Picture Editor List (181437)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q181437 SYMPTOMS
Some graphics programs may not appear in the Picture Editor list;
therefore, you cannot select them as the default program for editing
imported graphics in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition. (To display the
Picture Editor list, click Preferences on the Tools menu and click the Edit
tab.)
CAUSE
Word 98 Macintosh Edition lists a graphics program in the Picture Editor
list only if the registration information has been written to the
Registration Database or the PPC Registration Database (for Power Macintosh
computers).
These databases tell Word that the graphics program can edit metafiles or
PICT files as OLE objects. Note that you cannot edit these files manually.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, try reinstalling the graphics program to
register this information.
If you want to select an unlisted graphics program as the default
picture editor in Word, contact the manufacturer of the graphics
program for further instructions.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft 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.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/4/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB181437 |
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