WD98: Picture Is Pasted as Float Over Text Not as Inline (182680)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q182680 SYMPTOMS
When you choose to paste a picture from the Scrapbook to a document, Word pastes the picture as a floating object (Float Over Text).
CAUSE
By design, Word pastes the picture as a floating object (Float Over Text).
This article includes a macro that changes this default behavior so that an object is pasted as an inline object rather than a floating object.
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The following macro changes the default behavior in Word so that pasted objects are pasted as inline rather than floating objects. NOTE: Office Art objects are converted to pictures and pasted inline.
Sub EditPasteObject()
On Error GoTo ErrHandler ' Error will occur if object is Office Art.
ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdPageView
Selection.PasteSpecial Placement:=wdInLine
' If the object is not text, then convert it.
If Selection.Type = wdSelectionShape Then
Selection.ShapeRange.ConvertToInlineShape
End If
ErrHandler:
If Err <> 0 Then
' If the object is Office Art, paste it as an inline picture
ActiveDocument.Undo
Selection.PasteSpecial DataType:=wdPasteMetafilePicture, _
Placement:=wdInLine
End If
End Sub
Copy the picture you want to the scrapbook. If you want to paste the picture as an inline object, run this macro. If you want to paste the object as a floating object, use the Paste command on the Edit menu.
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For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/17/2005 |
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