WD2000: "An error occurred while importing this file" Importing .fpx File

• Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you try to import a Kodak DC 260 *.fpx file into your Word document, the following error message appears:

An error occurred while importing this file. <drive>:\<path>\<filename>

CAUSE

Some .fpx (FPX) graphics formats are not compatible with the graphics filter that Word uses for .fpx graphics.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, you can use one of the following methods using Microsoft PhotoDraw.

NOTE: Microsoft PhotoDraw is an optional component that ships with Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition (CD 3 & 4). It is also packaged as a standalone product.

Method 1: Import and copy the graphic from Microsoft PhotoDraw.

1. Open the .fpx graphic inside Microsoft PhotoDraw.



2. On the Edit menu, click Copy.



3. Minimize PhotoDraw, and open your Word document.



4. Click the location in your document where you want to place the graphic.



5. On the Edit menu, click Paste.

Method 2: Import and then export the graphic from Microsoft PhotoDraw.

1. Open the .fpx graphic inside Microsoft PhotoDraw.



2. On the File menu, click Save for Use in.



3. In the Save for Use In Wizard, click to select In a Microsoft Office Document.



4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to save the graphic.



5. Open your document in Word.



6. On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click From File to import the graphic you saved from Microsoft PhotoDraw.

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 about PhotoDraw, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q193802 PhD: PhotoDraw 2000 System Requirements

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: May 27, 1999