WD97: Cropped Pictures and Objects Are Resized

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Microsoft Word 7.0 document containing a cropped picture or object in Microsoft Word 97, the cropped picture or object reverts to its original size when the document is saved in the Microsoft Word 97 file format.

If the picture or object was cropped smaller than the original size in Microsoft Word 7.0, it becomes larger in the Microsoft Word 97 file format.

If the picture or object was cropped larger than the original size in Microsoft Word 7.0, it becomes smaller in the Microsoft Word 97 file format.

Resizing the picture or object in Microsoft Word 97 does not correct this problem.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, install Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1).

To work around this problem, delete the picture or object from the Word 97 document, reinsert it, and then crop it.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 SR-1.

For additional information about SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q172475
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1

REFERENCES

For more information about cropping an object, or objects that are resized unexpectedly, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE ID: Q155777
   TITLE: WD97: Can't Crop Object with SHIFT Key (Dragging Size Handle)

   ARTICLE ID: Q157614
   TITLE: WD97: Word Document Objects Scale When Cropped

   ARTICLE ID: Q162579
   TITLE: WD97: Linked Picture Doesn't Preserve Scaling Properties

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
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