WD: Float Over Text Object Disappears Inserting to a Frame

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you select a Float Over Text object, and then use the Insert Frame command, the floating object disappears.

WORKAROUND

To convert a floating object to a framed object, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Change to an Inline Object, and then Frame the Object

1. Convert the floating object to an inline object as follows:

       a. Right-click the floating object.
   

       b. On the shortcut menu, click Format <object>.
   

       c. Click the Position tab.
   

       d. Click to clear the Float Over Text check box.
   

2. Convert the inline object to a framed object as follows:

       a. Click the object to select it.
   

       b. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
   

       c. In the Macros In box, select Word Commands.
   

       d. For the Macro Name, type "InsertFrame" (without the quotation
          marks), and click the Run button.
   

Method 2: Use the Convert To Frame Option

Text boxes and callouts have a special Convert To Frame option that is not available for other shapes. To use this feature, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the text box or callout object.

2. On the shortcut menu, click Format <object>.

3. Click the text box tab.

4. Click the Convert To Frame button.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q167738
   TITLE     : WD97: Can't See or Manipulate Objects (and Other Odd
               Behavior)