Drawing shapes/pictures not visible when I close/reopen document

[Margo Flege]

After I insert pictures or drawing shapes, there are not visible when I
reopen the document. You can see the "anchors" but not the picture. I can get
them back if I fpormat the shape or expand he drawing canvas. Eben when I do
that adn close the document, the same problem occurs the next time I open. I
have Office XP and Windows XP. Any suggestions?

 

[garfield-n-odie]

A few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, switch to Print Layout view
(View | Print Layout), because objects that are formatted as "float over
text" (Word 97) or as something other than "inline with text" (Word 2002 and
2003) are not visible in Normal view.
2. In Word, click on Tools | Options | View tab | check the "Drawings"
box and uncheck the "Picture placeholders" box | Print tab | check the
"Drawing objects" box | OK.
3. If neither of the previous suggestions fixes the problem, then try
reducing the hardware acceleration setting in Start | Control Panel | Display
| Advanced | Troubleshooting. If this fixes the problem, then you might want
to check the website of the manufacturer of your video card/graphics adapter
to see if there is an updated driver available.