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MS Office Forum / Word / Graphics / December 2005Links broken when changing wrap style
I am attempting to link to an Excel sheet in my Word 2002 document by using Paste Special > Paste Link > Picture. (I am not using Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object because I need to be able to rotate it.) If I leave it as In Line With Text, when I right click on the picture, Update Link is still available. However, if I change it to Top and Bottom so that I am able to rotate the picture, the Update Link option in the right click menu is no longer available. Is this a known issue? Is there a workaround? Or do I need to just forget about being able to both link and rotate? EDIT: I'm pasting as a Bitmap, not picture. For some reason, pasting as a Picture still won't let you rotate. > I am attempting to link to an Excel sheet in my Word 2002 document by using > Paste Special > Paste Link > Picture. (I am not using Microsoft Excel [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Is this a known issue? Is there a workaround? Or do I need to just forget > about being able to both link and rotate? It could be that Word just can't see the link. I know that with linked pictures (Insert | Picture | From File | Link to File), the field code for the linked picture can be displayed only if the picture is inline. If it's wrapped, Alt+F9 has no effect, but if the picture is temporarily changed to inline, the field code can be viewed. You may need to take the same approach with your linked object.  SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > I am attempting to link to an Excel sheet in my Word 2002 document by using > Paste Special > Paste Link > Picture. (I am not using Microsoft Excel [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Is this a known issue? Is there a workaround? Or do I need to just forget > about being able to both link and rotate? Do you mean changing it to In Line every time I'd like to update it? > It could be that Word just can't see the link. I know that with linked > pictures (Insert | Picture | From File | Link to File), the field code for [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > forget > > about being able to both link and rotate? I'm afraid so (if that works). SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Do you mean changing it to In Line every time I'd like to update it? > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > forget > > > about being able to both link and rotate? Unfortunately, even that less-than-savory option doesn't seem to work. It appears that Word forgets the link once it's been broken by changing to a different wrap mode. *sigh* Thanks for your help though. > I'm afraid so (if that works). > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > forget > > > > about being able to both link and rotate? That really is a PITA. I guess the only alternative is to insert section breaks, change the orientation to landscape, and insert as a linked object. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Unfortunately, even that less-than-savory option doesn't seem to work. It > appears that Word forgets the link once it's been broken by changing to a [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > > > forget > > > > > about being able to both link and rotate? I had tried that, but the document I'm working on has footers that all need to be at the bottom when the page is viewed in portrait layout (even if the actual contents are landscape)....Putting the page in landscape mode would reorient the footer as well. Oh well! > That really is a PITA. I guess the only alternative is to insert section > breaks, change the orientation to landscape, and insert as a linked object. [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > > > > > forget > > > > > > about being able to both link and rotate? This can also be dealt with. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/LandscapeSection.htm SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > I had tried that, but the document I'm working on has footers that all need > to be at the bottom when the page is viewed in portrait layout (even if the [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > > > > > > forget > > > > > > > about being able to both link and rotate? |
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