Troubles with pictures

[eija.sipila]

Hi
I am using Word 2002. I cannot anymore add pictures to a Word
document, not by copy - paste and not from the file. I get only an
empty frame. I have used Word for years adding pictures without
troubles and cannot find reason for this change. Could somebody help
me?

 

[Jay Freedman]

Look at the Tools > Options dialog. On the View tab, make sure "Drawings" is
checked. Also, on the Print tab, make sure "Drawing objects" is checked.

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[eija.sipila]

Look at the Tools > Options dialog. On the View tab, make sure "Drawings" is
checked. Also, on the Print tab, make sure "Drawing objects" is checked.

They both were checked. I see only the frame but if I print the page
it prints the picture. Any other suggestions?

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

A few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, then 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 2000, 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 or turning off hardware acceleration in Start |
Control Panel | Display | Settings | Advanced | Troubleshoot. 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.