Thanks again for your help.

Don't know where the problems were, but I decided to download and install
Office's update SP1 and what ever the problems with the Tools-Option choices
were, they are working properly now.

So much for manufacturer-installed software.

Thanks again.
Berenice
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure where you're seeing ""; in Outlook Express I do not see any
such except in your posts. The suggestions offered so far a

1. Disable Reading Layout view on the General tab of Tools | Options.

2. Set Print Layout view to display "Whole Page" or "Page Width."

3. Make sure you have "Drawings" checked and "Picture placeholders"
UNchecked on the View tab of Tools | Options.

All of these are very basic settings that your students should learn to use.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Berenice" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the reply.

However, the whole idea of the textbook is for students to use Office
(Word)
as it is installed on their computer.

If they can't see their graphics and work with them, it's a useless
exercise.

Teaching them to change Options is not a problem, but not being able to
work
with graphics in Page Layout is.

I'll check out the htm you suggested.

Thanks again,
Berenice


PS: Apparently I misread the previous suggestion to change the - - in
Tools. From the looks of things, the - - in this Discussion software
indicates a quote symbol and is not a command..... So much for tweaking
the
software....
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

There is no reason why you should not be able to see your graphics in
Print
Layout view. Check
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/DrwGrphcs/...leGraphics.htm
for some possibilities; also, if you're seeing field codes instead of
graphics, press Alt+F9.

FWIW, I don't consider a Tools | Options setting a "major software
tweak";
one of the first things Word users should learn is how to customize Word
to
look and work the way they want.

--

Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Berenice" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your reply,

But I don't want to turn off the Reading Layout....

My whole textbook is about how to use Microsoft Office (Word, etc.)
and I
can't expect my students to screw around with major software tweaks -
especially if even I can't find out where to change - - in Tools as
you
suggest.

I just want to use the Print Layout view as I have been and STILL be
able
to
see my graphics, edit them and do all the things that could be done in
the
2000 and 98 versions.

All I can get now is a blank place-holder where a graphic is and yet
it's
there when using Print Preview.

I need to be able to adapt my textbook to incorporate the "few"
changes in
2003 so that all students using these versions of Office can use the
textbook.

Hope there is a solution out there.

Thanks again
Berenice



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"Berenice" wrote:

This is totally screwing up the updating of my textbook for Office
2003......

I need a full page view where I can see my graphics, edit and format
them......

The Reading Layout is too small [doesn't allow you to fill the
screen
with
one page] and I don't have access to all the formatting as with
Office
2000....

Uggggh!! New is not always better.

Is there a solution????