Article: Q265623
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
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SYMPTOMS
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Custom and built-in properties of a Word document can be lost when a Microsoft
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) module is present and one of the following
conditions is true:
- You embed a Microsoft Word document object that contains a VBA module within
a Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word document.
-or-
- You add a VBA module to a Word document embedded within Excel or Word.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve the problem described in this article, obtain and install the latest
Microsoft Word 97 update from the following Microsoft Web site:
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/Wd97mcrs.aspx
IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft Word 97 post-service release fixes are cumulative. The
latest update contains all of the fixes since Service Release 2. If you install
the latest update for Word 97, you do not need to install any other updates
after Service Release 2.
For additional information about the fixes included in the latest update for Word
97, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q265374 WD97: Post Service Release Fixes for Word 97
To temporarily work around this problem, use linked instead of embedded
documents.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.This problem was corrected in the Word
97 Leap Year Fix.
Additional query words:
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version : WINDOWS:97
Hardware : ALPHA x86
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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