linked objects becoming pictures

[lpatt]

we have been using linked objects for letterhead and attorney names in our
multiple documents. These are simple test documents, no tables, no images.
suddenly, in some of the documents the linked object becomes a "pic". What's
up with that? and why would it not happen in all the documents? Does it help
to know that I am working on a new machine? could this be a function of our
account mangement software through which we are merging documents?

Part B: in trying to find the answer to this question I came upon a
discussion about "frames" I am relatively new to Word (diehard Wordperfect
user before) and don't know how frames work. would this be a better way to
insert this kind of information (letterhead, attorney information, and other
standard inserts)?

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?bHBhdHQ=?=,

we have been using linked objects for letterhead and attorney names in our
multiple documents. These are simple test documents, no tables, no images.
suddenly, in some of the documents the linked object becomes a "pic". What's
up with that? and why would it not happen in all the documents? Does it help
to know that I am working on a new machine? could this be a function of our
account mangement software through which we are merging documents?

Can you be more specific about what kind of objects these are? (Since they
aren't "images", but things are turning into "pics", it would be useful to know
what application they belong to.)

In a general way, what you describe will happen if Word can't access the
software that "owns" the objects. If it isn't installed on the new machine, for
example.

It can also be a result of some kind of "management" software (also anti-virus)
that's explicitly unlinking OLE objects. So it could be the account management
software.

Part B: in trying to find the answer to this question I came upon a
discussion about "frames" I am relatively new to Word (diehard Wordperfect
user before) and don't know how frames work. would this be a better way to
insert this kind of information (letterhead, attorney information, and other
standard inserts)?

Frames won't make any difference with this, I don't think. The problem is at a
different level. Frames are more an alternative to apply "text wrap" formatting
around a picture (or object) that make it more "visible" to Word's internal
processes (such as creating a Table of Figures).

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[lpatt]

The objects that I am inserting are simple Word text files.

I'll be talking to the software company that handles the account management
system for other issues today, I'll see if they have any insight.

lp

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?bHBhdHQ=?=,

The objects that I am inserting are simple Word text files.

Why would you insert text files as objects?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun
17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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