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    WSDMc
    AskWoody Lounger
    June 6, 2001 at 3:00 am #356710

    Help!
    We thought we’d finished a report, but lots of the figures have been replaced by red crosses (x’s) without explanation.
    Why does this happen and how do we fix it?
    Much thanks,
    David.

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    • WSstevebostock
      AskWoody Lounger
      June 6, 2001 at 6:05 am #528432

      its usually ‘cos they’re linked instead of embedded and the document can’t find the link.

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    • H. Legare Coleman
      AskWoody Plus
      June 6, 2001 at 10:56 am #528449

      There was a bug in Word 97 (or it might have been Word 95) that would cause that to happen when the space reserved in the .DOC file to hold images is exceeded. This was fixed in one of the service releases.

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      • WSDMc
        AskWoody Lounger
        June 6, 2001 at 11:51 am #528453

        Thanks guys,
        I think the bug might be the answer.

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    • WSBob_D
      AskWoody Lounger
      June 6, 2001 at 12:47 pm #528462

      See Microsoft KB article Q162349 for complete details on resolution and prevention.

      Bob_D

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