Make sure you have "Drawings" checked and "Picture placeholders" *not*
checked on the View tab of Tools | Options.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Ursula A." wrote in message
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When I paste a print screen of e.g. a dialog box into Word it is not
visible
until I hit the enter key (sometimes) or print button. Why do I not see
the
pasted print screen at first?
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Many thanks, and have a good day
Ursula A.