Convert error docx--> doc: You cannot put drawings into a text box, callout, comment,

macropod · #1 07-29-2012, 06:21 PM

It's possible the offending shape is transparent or so small you can't see it. It's also possible the offending shape has been positioned outside the page area. Here is a macro that you can use with any of your documents. Basically, it looks for any shapes that are positioned to the left of the page boundary and repositions them so you can see them. It also makes very small shapes (height + width < 12pt) large enough to be more apparent.

Code:

Sub ShowShapes()
Dim Shp As Shape, Rng As Range
With ActiveDocument
  For Each Rng In .StoryRanges
    On Error Resume Next
    For Each Shp In Rng.ShapeRange
      If Shp.Left < 0 Then
        Shp.Left = 0
        Shp.ZOrder msoBringToFront
      End If
      If (Shp.Height + Shp.Width) < 12 Then
        Shp.Height = 12
        If Shp.Width < 12 Then Shp.Width = 12
      End If
    Next
  Next
End With
End Sub

For installation & usage instructions, see: http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

Dannosaurus · #2 07-29-2012, 09:02 PM

Macro did not positively identify offending character (actually in footnote below the one I had deleted previously based on Find graphics function) but the increased spacing as per your comments caught my eye. Unable to delete the 'space' so cut & pasted footnote to Notepad and back into doc again and problem fixed! The offending character was in text copied from a website years ago. Thanks!

macropod · #3 07-29-2012, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dannosaurus

Macro did not positively identify offending character (actually in footnote below the one I had deleted previously based on Find graphics function)

The macro doesn't try to 'identify' anything - it simply makes potential problem shapes easier for you to identify, which is what I gather it achieved.

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