DOCUMENT:Q168350  14-NOV-2000  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Word for Alpha Unable to Insert DRW, CGM, DXF Graphics
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbenv kbinterop

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows, used with:
    - the hardware: DEC Alpha 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you insert a DRW, CGM, or DXF graphic into a Microsoft Word 97 document
running on the Alpha platform, the graphic may be inserted as a blank bounding
box (an empty frame), or it may not be inserted at all.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you insert a Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) graphic, the graphic will
fail to preview, and when inserted, will be a blank bounding box.

When you insert a Micrografx Designer Draw or Windows Draw (DRW) graphic, only
part of the graphic may be inserted or when inserted, will be a blank bounding
box.

When you insert a AutoCAD Format 2-D (DXF) graphic, the graphic will act as if it
will be inserted, but nothing is inserted into the document.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv kbinterop 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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