2002: inserting pictures dialogbox default settings

[Hans]

Although Windows Explorer is set to show files in a list,
while inserting a picture in a Word document, the
dialogbox always opens in Thumbnail View, which is
annoying. How can Word be forced to open the Insert
Picture from a File- Dialog box in List View and not
change back to thumbnails all the time??

 

[Cindy Meister -WordMVP-]

Hi Hans,

On my installation, Word "remembers" the last setting. This
could be an indication that there are problems with the Word
DATA key in the Registry.

You should find an article on the mvps.org/word website
about how to remove that key so that Word recreates a new
one, with the default settings.

Although Windows Explorer is set to show files in a list,
while inserting a picture in a Word document, the
dialogbox always opens in Thumbnail View, which is
annoying. How can Word be forced to open the Insert
Picture from a File- Dialog box in List View and not
change back to thumbnails all the time??

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jan
24 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Cindy, I think you really must be "charmed" in this regard (the way I am
with indented text wrapping around text boxes and frames) because I don't
know of anyone else who can get this setting to stick in the Insert Picture
dialog.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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