--- a/main/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8graf.cxx	
+++ a/main/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8graf.cxx	
@@ -2398,7 +2398,6 @@ RndStdIds SwWW8ImplReader::ProcessEscherAlign(SvxMSDffImportRec* pRecord,
         if ( nInTable &&
              ( eHoriRel == text::RelOrientation::FRAME || eHoriRel == text::RelOrientation::CHAR ) &&
              pFSPA->nwr == 3 &&
-//             pRecord->nLayoutInTableCell == 0x80000000 )
              !IsObjectLayoutInTableCell( pRecord->nLayoutInTableCell ) )
         {
             eHoriRel = text::RelOrientation::PAGE_PRINT_AREA;
@@ -2468,7 +2467,7 @@ bool SwWW8ImplReader::IsObjectLayoutInTableCell( const sal_uInt32 nLayoutInTable
             {
                 bIsObjectLayoutInTableCell = false;
                 ASSERT( nLayoutInTableCell == 0xFFFFFFFF,
-                        "no explicit object attribute layout in table cell excepted." );
+                        "no explicit object attribute layout in table cell expected." );
             }
             break;
             case 0x2000: // version 9 aka Microsoft Word 2000
@@ -2480,7 +2479,7 @@ bool SwWW8ImplReader::IsObjectLayoutInTableCell( const sal_uInt32 nLayoutInTable
                 // adjustment of conditions needed after deeper analysis of
                 // certain test cases.
                 if ( nLayoutInTableCell == 0xFFFFFFFF || // no explicit attribute value given
-                     nLayoutInTableCell & 0x80008000 ||
+                     nLayoutInTableCell == 0x80008000 ||
                      ( nLayoutInTableCell & 0x02000000 &&
                        !(nLayoutInTableCell & 0x80000000 ) ) )
                 // <--