Embedded Objects in Table Become Corrupt Saved as Template

ID: Q115790

6.00 6.00a 6.00c WINDOWS kbusage kbprb

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SYMPTOMS

When you create a new template based on a template that contains a graphic or an embedded object within a table, the new template becomes corrupt.

When the template becomes corrupt, the size of the graphic will usually change to about 1-inch square and appear blank. If you double-click the object, Word generates the following error: 

   Word cannot edit the Microsoft Word 6.0 Picture.
If you try to change the column width of the table, Word may generate the following error: 

   Word has insufficient memory. You will not be able to undo this action
   once it is completed. Do you want to continue?
If you select the entire document (or everything except the final paragraph mark) and try to copy it, the following message appears: 

   There are too many edits in the document.  This operation will be
   incomplete. Save your work.
If you Protect the document for forms, the following message appears in place of the empty square box: 

   Error! Objects cannot be created from editing field codes.
Should you then unprotect the document, the message remains where the object should have been.

Linked objects and pictures inserted through the Insert Picture menu do not seem to exhibit the same behavior.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0c. This problem was corrected in Word version 7.0 for Windows 95.

WORKAROUNDS

Method 1: Create a new document based on the template that contains the 

          graphic object. Make your changes and save the document as a
          template. (To do this, choose Save As from the File menu. From
          the Save File As Type list, select Document Template, then choose
          OK.)
Method 2: Edit the original template. Select the object and press CTRL+F9 
          to unlink the field code. This converts the object to a graphic.

          Note: Double-clicking the graphic will activate the Word Picture
          Editor, which converts the graphic back to an object when you
          exit the Picture Editor. You must then reselect the graphic and
          press CTRL+F9 to unlink the field code.

          After making your changes, choose Save As from the File menu and
          save your template under a different name.
Method 3: Open the original template. To do this, click Open on the File 
          menu, select the Templates folder and locate the template. Click
          OK. Save the file with a new name (on the File menu, click Save
          As, type a new name, and click OK) and make the modifications to
          this new template. You can now base documents on the new
template.

KBCategory: kbusage kbprb KBSubcategory: kbtemplate Additional reference words: 6.00 6.00a object graphic embed embedded linked 6.00c winword link corrupt corruption corrupted insufficient memory error word6 errors 

Keywords          : kbtemplate 
Version           : 6.00 6.00a 6.00c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: January 21, 1999