WD98: Floating Objects Cut Off in Online Layout View (180335)

SYMPTOMS

In online layout view, floating objects may appear to be cut off.

NOTE: Floating objects are not cut off in page layout or print preview or when the document is printed. You cannot see floating objects in normal view.

CAUSE

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition provides a new document viewing option called online layout view. This view optimizes the layout to make reading the text easier. To do this, Word increases the text size and wraps the text to fit inside the current window configuration. This view is designed primarily to view HTML or Web style documents that support background colors and textures. The changes made to the document to enhance readability affect the display of the document only. The document is displayed with the colors and textures only when online layout view is selected.

WORKAROUND

While the floating object can be selected and moved by dragging in this view, when you change back to page layout view, the position of the floating object may be radically different.

This view is designed primarily to view HTML or Web-style documents that do not support floating objects. If the document is designed to be used online, then replace the floating objects with inline objects, otherwise view and position the floating objects in page layout view.

To display the document as it will print, switch to page layout view.

NOTE: Floating objects are not displayed in normal, outline, or master document view.

To switch viewing options, click the view you want on the View menu.