Why I can't view inserted pictures in my MS Word 2003?

[Ashraf]

I can't see any inserted pictures in word document. Though it can be seen in
the print preview mode. I talked to HP as my comp is HP, they said its not
hardware, but I had the same problem with Office XP, and now I have installed
Office 2003 but having same problem.
Can any one suggest what might be causing it.
Thanks.

 

[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 | 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.