Graphics don't appear in page view

[Semper Fi]

I am using Office/Word 2004 on Mac with 10.3.9 This was an upgrade (to
me) from Office X. When opening exisiting Word docs with embedded
graphics in page view, the graphics don't appear in many case (never at
all in footers) until I scroll down a page, then go back up. Am I
missing something in a preference, or is this version of Word
defective?

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

Hi,

I am using Office/Word 2004 on Mac with 10.3.9 This was an upgrade (to
me) from Office X. When opening exisiting Word docs with embedded
graphics in page view, the graphics don't appear in many case (never at
all in footers) until I scroll down a page, then go back up. Am I
missing something in a preference, or is this version of Word
defective?

I took a look at the help and found this out:

I know I inserted a graphic, but I don't see it on the page.
- You may
have turned on the Image placeholders view option. When a document
contains pictures, turning on this option improves scrolling speed by
displaying outlines instead of the pictures. To display the pictures,
click Preferences on the Word menu, click View, and then clear the Image
placeholders check box.
- You may have turned off the Drawings view
option. Turning off this option improves scrolling speed when a document
contains drawing objects, such as AutoShapes. To display drawings, click
Preferences on the Word menu, click View, and select the Drawings check
box.
- Field codes for linked inline graphics may be displayed. Field
codes are instructions enclosed in field characters ({ }). To turn field
codes off and display your graphic, press OPTION+F9.
- The graphic you want to see may be a object — such as a text box, an
AutoShape, clip
art, or WordArt. Objects are not visible in normal, outline, or master
document view. To view, draw, and modify objects, you must be working in
page layout view, online layout view, or print preview.

Any chance the placeholder option could be selected for instance ??




Corentin

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

1) Every version of Word is defective. Some are less so than others I
happen to believe that Word 2004 is one of the better vintages

2) I don't think you are missing a preference. "Delayed" graphics can be a
result of insufficient free memory, or of a slow-to-respond printer. "Don't
appear until you scroll" items are usually an indication of low memory.

When Word needs to save memory (because the system doesn't have any left) it
will avoid making up the display version of the image until you force it.

This can also be an indication that the document structure is less that
wonderful: Sometimes Word can't access the graphic on the first try.

Word needs information from the printer driver to display a graphic: if the
printer is slow to connect, that might explain it.

I find Office 12 really needs better than 512 MB of memory on the system to
get good performance. If you have less than that, add some RAM to your
system. The speed improvement will be substantial.

You don't say what kind of images they are, nor how big the original files
were. Sometimes re-saving the document as HTML, then re-opening and saving
back as a document can clean up the file and improve its behaviour: but be
careful if the document includes vector illustrations: on the Mac Word may
replace these with a bitmapped equivalent: if it does, be ready to re-insert
the vector graphics in the fixed version.

Cheers

I am using Office/Word 2004 on Mac with 10.3.9 This was an upgrade (to
me) from Office X. When opening exisiting Word docs with embedded
graphics in page view, the graphics don't appear in many case (never at
all in footers) until I scroll down a page, then go back up. Am I
missing something in a preference, or is this version of Word
defective?

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John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 4 1209 1410

 

[Beth Rosengard]

John means Office 11 (aka, Office 2004).

Beth