OFF98: Movie Inserted from Clip Art Converted to Picture (186183)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q186183

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a movie from the Microsoft Clip Gallery (Videos tab), the movie is inserted as a picture object, and the Picture toolbar is displayed.

CAUSE

Items from the Videos tab in the Microsoft Clip Gallery are not detected as movies and are converted to pictures when they are inserted in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition or Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

RESOLUTION

To insert a movie in your document, follow these steps:

  1. On the Insert menu, click Movie.
  2. Locate and select the movie file.
  3. Click Open.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

178506 OFF98: Error Starting Application If QuickTime Not Enabled

REFERENCES

For more information about Inserting Movies, in Microsoft Excel click the Office Assistant, type movies, click Search, and then click to view "Insert a video on a worksheet."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179216 OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/13/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB186183
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