WD97: Cannot Delete Certain Objects in HTML Document

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Scrolling text (the marquee), Background Sound Clips, and Video Clips can be difficult to remove from a document. For example the scrolling text may not be removed when you click the object and then press DELETE on the keyboard or when you click Cut on the Edit menu.

NOTE: That Word Help states that you should be able to remove the marquee by clicking Cut on the Edit menu.

CAUSE

The scrolling text, Background Sound Clip, and Video Clip are ActiveX controls. An ActiveX controls owns its own window and processes all of the keystrokes that are given to them. You cannot delete an ActiveX control in run mode with a keystroke.

RESOLUTION

To remove the scrolling text (marquee), Background Sound Clip, or Video Clip use the following steps:

• Select the item and then click Clear on the Edit menu.

  -or-

• Select the item area by moving the mouse into the selection bar area on the far left of the screen and clicking the mouse button.

  Once the item is selected, you can now delete the it by clicking DELETE, or by clicking Cut on the Edit menu.