Bob: Move Dialog Box Appears When You Try to Copy Works Object
  
PSS ID Number: Q131443
Article last modified on 07-07-1995
 
1.00
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Bob, version 1.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to copy a Microsoft Works for Windows 3.0 object that has
been resized in Letter Writer or Great Greetings, the Move dialog box
appears instead of the Copy dialog box. If you try to copy the object
without resizing it, you receive a message stating that you cannot copy the
object.
 
STATUS
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You cannot copy a Works object in Letter Writer or Great Greetings.
For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
 
   ARTICLE-ID: Q126696
   TITLE     : Bob: Unable to Cut, Copy, or Paste Works Objects
 
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Bob version
1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
 
WORKAROUND
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Use the Add An Object squishy to re-insert the Works object into Letter
Writer or Great Greetings.
 
KBCategory: kbinterop kbgraphic kbole kbbuglist kbprb
KBSubcategory: B_Shell
 
Additional reference words: w_bob 1.00 ole object linking embedding object-
linking-embedding linked embedded link embedding embedd fails copies moved
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