WD97: "Float Over Text" Object Converts with Extra Para Mark

ID: Q198377

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Word 97 for Windows document that contains Float Over Text objects in an earlier version of Word, all of the Float Over Text objects are converted to frames and an extra paragraph mark is placed after the frame.

CAUSE

Earlier versions of Word do not support Float Over Text objects. When you open a Word document that contains Float Over Text objects into an earlier version of Word, the Float Over Text objects are converted to objects in a frame. When the frame is inserted, an extra paragraph is inserted with it. This extra paragraph mark can change the layout of your document.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do either of the following:

• In an earlier version of Word, open the document and delete the unwanted paragraph marks (blank lines).

  -or-

• In Word 97 for Windows, open the document and replace all of the Float Over Text objects with objects that are placed in text boxes.

MORE INFORMATION

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q157088
   TITLE     : WD97: Limitations Converting Documents from Word 97 to
               6.x/95

Keywords          : kbdta word97 kbframe 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 13, 1999