Word opens with faded out Iphoto links

[brtoan]

Version: 2004 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel I see a large white screen with faded out Iphoto squares. The white screen stretches to infinity on either side. I can't get Word to open to the documents list. It's as if a link is broken or it's stuck trying to connect to inserting a photo.
How can I fix this?
btw, if I go thru Finder to a specific document, Word opens properly.

 

[CyberTaz]

Before anything else, make sure Office & OS X are fully updated ‹ 11.5.6 for
Office 2004, 10.5.8 for Leopard. Restart your Mac & see if the problem
continues. If you're using Spaces, does the same issue occur if you turn
Spaces off?

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[brtoan]

Both Mac and Office are at current levels of updates. This problem has persisted for several days now. I have shut down and restarted several times. I don't use Spaces... don't know what it is.

 

[CyberTaz]

Then try these 3 separate troubleshooting techniques & reply with the
results of each:

Launch Word while holding the Shift key,

Log in while holding the Shift key,

Launch Word in a different User Account.

Also, please clarify exactly what you're referring to ‹ I'm assuming you
mean that if you go to Insert> Picture> From File. Does the same aberration
occur in the File> Open dialog? Or File> Save As?

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac