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cannot resize or view images in Word 2003
I have a one page document that is 116KB in size. I've inserted a .gif image
that is only 88KB in size. The image is large in dimensions, but not in file size. I'm trying to grab the sizing handles (which I've done MANY times before), to reduce the dimensions of the file, but for some odd reason, this time the image won't resize. The picture toolbar is pretty well grayed out - I have no options to resize there, either. The other odd behavior is that the image is not viewable. I can only see the image if I convert it to a PDF file format. |
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cannot resize or view images in Word 2003
Hi ?B?dGFtc2VuZQ==?=,
I have a one page document that is 116KB in size. I've inserted a .gif image that is only 88KB in size. The image is large in dimensions, but not in file size. I'm trying to grab the sizing handles (which I've done MANY times before), to reduce the dimensions of the file, but for some odd reason, this time the image won't resize. The picture toolbar is pretty well grayed out - I have no options to resize there, either. The other odd behavior is that the image is not viewable. I can only see the image if I convert it to a PDF file format. Can you open the GIF in a graphics editor? If you can, try saving it in a few different graphics file formats (for testing purposes). When you insert these into a (test) Word document can you resize them? If you can, try saving the original gif to a new name, then insert that and see if it behaves any better? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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cannot resize or view images in Word 2003
Thanks for your suggestion - but I've tried that. I also updated Word (MS
Office 2003) and did a repair on the program. I turned my computer completely off after the updates and repair, then restarted...but it's still not giving me the option to resize. I've looked in tools options to see if something needs to be toggled back on or off...but none of this changes Word. I used to be able to double-click on the image (area - it's an empty space right now) and get the "format picture" dialog box, but this doesn't function properly. I can preview the image in the "view" "reading layout" then I can double-click on the image and bring up the "format picture" dialog box. Then I choose the "size" tab and reduce the "height"/"width"....but the reduction (even if I reduce it by 1/10) is too great. Any other ideas? "Cindy M." wrote: Hi ?B?dGFtc2VuZQ==?=, I have a one page document that is 116KB in size. I've inserted a .gif image that is only 88KB in size. The image is large in dimensions, but not in file size. I'm trying to grab the sizing handles (which I've done MANY times before), to reduce the dimensions of the file, but for some odd reason, this time the image won't resize. The picture toolbar is pretty well grayed out - I have no options to resize there, either. The other odd behavior is that the image is not viewable. I can only see the image if I convert it to a PDF file format. Can you open the GIF in a graphics editor? If you can, try saving it in a few different graphics file formats (for testing purposes). When you insert these into a (test) Word document can you resize them? If you can, try saving the original gif to a new name, then insert that and see if it behaves any better? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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cannot resize or view images in Word 2003
Hi ?B?dGFtc2VuZQ==?=,
Thanks for your suggestion - but I've tried that. I also updated Word (MS Office 2003) and did a repair on the program. I turned my computer completely off after the updates and repair, then restarted...but it's still not giving me the option to resize. I've looked in tools options to see if something needs to be toggled back on or off...but none of this changes Word. I used to be able to double-click on the image (area - it's an empty space right now) and get the "format picture" dialog box, but this doesn't function properly. I can preview the image in the "view" "reading layout" then I can double-click on the image and bring up the "format picture" dialog box. Then I choose the "size" tab and reduce the "height"/"width"....but the reduction (even if I reduce it by 1/10) is too great. Any other ideas? This is happening in only the one document? If you hold CTRL to start Word in Safe Mode, then insert this gif into the new document does everything work as it ought? Or can you insert any other graphics into the original document and they behave correctly? I have a one page document that is 116KB in size. I've inserted a .gif image that is only 88KB in size. The image is large in dimensions, but not in file size. I'm trying to grab the sizing handles (which I've done MANY times before), to reduce the dimensions of the file, but for some odd reason, this time the image won't resize. The picture toolbar is pretty well grayed out - I have no options to resize there, either. The other odd behavior is that the image is not viewable. I can only see the image if I convert it to a PDF file format. Can you open the GIF in a graphics editor? If you can, try saving it in a few different graphics file formats (for testing purposes). When you insert these into a (test) Word document can you resize them? If you can, try saving the original gif to a new name, then insert that and see if it behaves any better? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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