WD2000: Embedded Document's Custom and Built-in Properties Lost If VBA Module Present (243596)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q243596

SYMPTOMS

Custom and built-in properties of a Word document can be lost when a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) module is present and one of the following conditions is true:

  • You embed a Microsoft Word document object that contains a VBA module within a Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word document.

    -or-
  • You add a VBA module to a Word document embedded within Excel or Word.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)

To temporarily work around this problem, use linked instead of embedded documents.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/12/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB243596