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Word 2002: Images don't show anymore
Thread poster: NGK
NGK
NGK  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 01:51
Sep 29, 2006

For some reason, images embedded in my Word documents don't show up anymore. I can't figure out for the life of me how to fix that, no matter which view options or what view mode I select. I even had Word recreate the normal.dot, but that didn't help either.

This started to happen after I fooled around with Wordfast and Plustools, but even without those installed I keep having this problem.

Can anyone help?
 
Jack Doughty
Jack Doughty  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:51
Russian to English
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In memoriam
System Restore? Sep 29, 2006

Have you tried using "System Restore", setting a date before you did anything with Wordfast and Plustools?
 
Marta Fernandez-Suarez (X)
Marta Fernandez-Suarez (X)  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:51
English to Spanish
check this Sep 29, 2006

Hi

I had the same problem after installing Trados. I played around and it seems to have sort itself out. I have Office 2003, so it might not be of any use to you.

I think the most important thing is to take out the "Picture Place holders"

Open a Word document and to to options
Tools>Options>View

in "Show"
tick off Picture Placeholders


I changed other things before, but I think it was the one I've just mentioned t... See more
Hi

I had the same problem after installing Trados. I played around and it seems to have sort itself out. I have Office 2003, so it might not be of any use to you.

I think the most important thing is to take out the "Picture Place holders"

Open a Word document and to to options
Tools>Options>View

in "Show"
tick off Picture Placeholders


I changed other things before, but I think it was the one I've just mentioned that did the trick. Other things I changed (also in Tools>Options)

>Print

in "Include with document"
Check that you have ticked the options
Drawing objects and
Background colors and images in the section

>View

in "Print and Weblayout Options"
tick at least
Drawings
Background colors and images
Vertical ruler


I hope it works for you.

Regards,

Marta



[Edited at 2006-09-30 11:31] ▲ Collapse
 
SusanMurray
SusanMurray  Identity Verified
Local time: 08:51
French to English
another possibility Sep 30, 2006

I had a similar problem in the past where the images were replaced by a text (Merge format .... or something else)
The problem appeared after using Wordfast.

A print preview showed that the image was still there but did not appear on the screen.

In the on line doc I finally found an answer :
Try using Alt+F9 which is a toggle allowing images to be masked or unmasked. It worked for me.
 
NGK
NGK  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 01:51
TOPIC STARTER
Figured it out Sep 30, 2006

Thanks everybody. Marta and Susan put me on the right track.

For future reference, this is what did the trick:

Tools > Options > View > Show:
uncheck "Field codes" (the equivalent of toggling Alt-F9)
AND uncheck "Picture placeholders"
 
Maja Davis
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Slovenia
Local time: 08:51
Member (2007)
English to Slovenian
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It worked! Nov 24, 2011

Alt+F9 worked for me. Thank you!
 


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