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Works: APO Shifts an Inline Object Beyond Right Margin

Article ID: 142417

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2004

Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Works 3.0a
Microsoft Works 3.0b
Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition
Microsoft Works 4.5a
Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Works 4.0a

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SYMPTOMS

An absolutely positioned object (APO) placed to the left of an inline object in a Word Processing document may force the inline object beyond the document margin. No error message appears when this occurs.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

WORKAROUND

Change the inline object to an APO to avoid this problem. To change the inline object to an APO do the following:

Click the object to select it.
On the Format menu, click Picture (Picture/Object in Works 3.0).
Click the Text Wrap tab.
Click Absolute.
Click OK.

You can now reposition the APO anywhere in the document using drag-and-drop.

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