Inserted .bmp objects not displaying in Word 2003 document

[JohnMed]

Hi,

I have a few computers that will not display .bmp files at all when
performing an Insert - Create from File (click check box to link to file) -
Browse to a .bmp file and click Insert. On some computers this works fine -
the image is displayed. On others it only displays a small all black square
and the file name underneath (as an example signat.bmp). All computers
working and not are running Word 2003 Service Pack 3 and patched current.
I've checked the options as well and haven't found anything. Any help would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[JaNZ problems]

Hi,

I have a few computers that will not display .bmp files at all when
performing an Insert - Create from File (click check box to link to file) -
Browse to a .bmp file and click Insert. On some computers this works fine -
the image is displayed. On others it only displays a small all black square
and the file name underneath (as an example signat.bmp). All computers
working and not are running Word 2003 Service Pack 3 and patched current.
I've checked the options as well and haven't found anything. Any help would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi John
I've been hitting this problem as well, three weeks ago I could insert .bmp
files that had been saved in Photoshop straight into Access, then suddenly
all the new files started to display the way you describe, the already
inserted files still display perfectly BUT if you cut them out and then try
to reload the exact same .bmp file the display is corrupted.
The only way round this I have found is to open Ms paint (shudder!), open
up the .bmp you saved in photoshop and resave it in Paint (I suppose there
had to be SOME use for Paint some time!) Make sure you save as 24bit as it
seems to be that Access is not accepting 256col images all of a sudden (I'm
using greyscales).
Sometimes even when you do this it is still corrupted, if so go back and
resave in Paint.
Our Tech support won't admit to installing service pack 3 and thought that
deleting my profile would help (ha ha). As this problem only started a few
weeks back I think something somewhere has been "updated" with new
"undisclosed features"
Enjoy all the extra work of going through your files and saving them again,
I have only three weeks left on my contract to finish building my database
and getting it up and running -no stress.
Cheers
Jane

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi John,

Are you using Insert=>Picture from File or Insert=>Object=>Create from File ?
The first would be the usual/preferred approach.

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Hi,

I have a few computers that will not display .bmp files at all when
performing an Insert - Create from File (click check box to link to file) -
Browse to a .bmp file and click Insert. On some computers this works fine -
the image is displayed. On others it only displays a small all black square
and the file name underneath (as an example signat.bmp). All computers
working and not are running Word 2003 Service Pack 3 and patched current.
I've checked the options as well and haven't found anything. Any help would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks. <<
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[JohnMed]

Hi Bob,

The reason I insert it this way is I need to maintain a link to this file,
as it changes each time our application opens the word file with this
signat.bmp which is populated with different signature each time.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi John,

Using Insert=>Picture=>From file also has an option on the [Insert|v] button to link to the graphic, but it doesn't include the
overhead of an embedded application.

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Hi Bob,

The reason I insert it this way is I need to maintain a link to this file,
as it changes each time our application opens the word file with this
signat.bmp which is populated with different signature each time. <<
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*