Hi,
how come the Pictures in my doc are distorted in word 2003 ?
i do not have the same problem when using word 2000.
any idea?

Hi Lynn

It seems to me that there are two ways that a picture can distort. One is to
try to display it larger than the original picture, in which case you lose
quality. The other is to stretch the picture either horizontally or
vertically.

Double-click the picture, and choose the Size tab. Has it been stretched
beyond 100%? Does it say that Height and Width are both 100%, or at least
both the same percentage as the original?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
Hi,
how come the Pictures in my doc are distorted in word 2003 ?
i do not have the same problem when using word 2000.
any idea?

the picture is not stretched or edited.
i opened the same word document in both word 2000 and word 2003

"Shauna Kelly" wrote in message
...
Hi Lynn

It seems to me that there are two ways that a picture can distort. One is
to
try to display it larger than the original picture, in which case you lose
quality. The other is to stretch the picture either horizontally or
vertically.

Double-click the picture, and choose the Size tab. Has it been stretched
beyond 100%? Does it say that Height and Width are both 100%, or at least
both the same percentage as the original?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
Hi,
how come the Pictures in my doc are distorted in word 2003 ?
i do not have the same problem when using word 2000.
any idea?

its not about the size of the picture as it does not happen on office 2000.
any other possibilities?

"Shauna Kelly" wrote in message
...
Hi Lynn

It seems to me that there are two ways that a picture can distort. One is
to
try to display it larger than the original picture, in which case you lose
quality. The other is to stretch the picture either horizontally or
vertically.

Double-click the picture, and choose the Size tab. Has it been stretched
beyond 100%? Does it say that Height and Width are both 100%, or at least
both the same percentage as the original?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
Hi,
how come the Pictures in my doc are distorted in word 2003 ?
i do not have the same problem when using word 2000.
any idea?

Hi Lynn

I think you'll have to explain what you mean by "distort". That is, what
steps are you following, what is happening, and what do you expect to see?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
its not about the size of the picture as it does not happen on office
2000.
any other possibilities?

"Shauna Kelly" wrote in message
...
Hi Lynn

It seems to me that there are two ways that a picture can distort. One is
to
try to display it larger than the original picture, in which case you
lose
quality. The other is to stretch the picture either horizontally or
vertically.

Double-click the picture, and choose the Size tab. Has it been stretched
beyond 100%? Does it say that Height and Width are both 100%, or at least
both the same percentage as the original?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
Hi,
how come the Pictures in my doc are distorted in word 2003 ?
i do not have the same problem when using word 2000.
any idea?

distort as in the picture is covered with strips of white bars or even
completely cannot be seen.


"Shauna Kelly" wrote in message
...
Hi Lynn

I think you'll have to explain what you mean by "distort". That is, what
steps are you following, what is happening, and what do you expect to see?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
its not about the size of the picture as it does not happen on office
2000.
any other possibilities?

"Shauna Kelly" wrote in
message
...
Hi Lynn

It seems to me that there are two ways that a picture can distort. One
is
to
try to display it larger than the original picture, in which case you
lose
quality. The other is to stretch the picture either horizontally or
vertically.

Double-click the picture, and choose the Size tab. Has it been
stretched
beyond 100%? Does it say that Height and Width are both 100%, or at
least
both the same percentage as the original?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
Hi,
how come the Pictures in my doc are distorted in word 2003 ?
i do not have the same problem when using word 2000.
any idea?

That's a display issue (unless they're printing that way). Updating your
display driver or turning down hardware acceleration may clear the problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Lynn" wrote in message
...
distort as in the picture is covered with strips of white bars or even
completely cannot be seen.


"Shauna Kelly" wrote in message
...
Hi Lynn

I think you'll have to explain what you mean by "distort". That is, what
steps are you following, what is happening, and what do you expect to
see?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
its not about the size of the picture as it does not happen on office
2000.
any other possibilities?

"Shauna Kelly" wrote in
message
...
Hi Lynn

It seems to me that there are two ways that a picture can distort.
One
is
to
try to display it larger than the original picture, in which case you
lose
quality. The other is to stretch the picture either horizontally or
vertically.

Double-click the picture, and choose the Size tab. Has it been
stretched
beyond 100%? Does it say that Height and Width are both 100%, or at
least
both the same percentage as the original?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
Hi,
how come the Pictures in my doc are distorted in word 2003 ?
i do not have the same problem when using word 2000.
any idea?

why is there a display issue in word 2003 and not previous versions of
Office??

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
That's a display issue (unless they're printing that way). Updating your
display driver or turning down hardware acceleration may clear the
problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Lynn" wrote in message
...
distort as in the picture is covered with strips of white bars or even
completely cannot be seen.


"Shauna Kelly" wrote in
message
...
Hi Lynn

I think you'll have to explain what you mean by "distort". That is,
what
steps are you following, what is happening, and what do you expect to
see?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
its not about the size of the picture as it does not happen on
office
2000.
any other possibilities?

"Shauna Kelly" wrote in
message
...
Hi Lynn

It seems to me that there are two ways that a picture can distort.
One
is
to
try to display it larger than the original picture, in which case
you
lose
quality. The other is to stretch the picture either horizontally or
vertically.

Double-click the picture, and choose the Size tab. Has it been
stretched
beyond 100%? Does it say that Height and Width are both 100%, or at
least
both the same percentage as the original?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
Hi,
how come the Pictures in my doc are distorted in word 2003 ?
i do not have the same problem when using word 2000.
any idea?

For an answer to that question, you'll need to ask the gurus in
microsoft.public.word.drawing.graphics, where this thread should have
started in the first place. Microsoft has made some changes in graphics
handling over various versions, but I am not knowledgeable about them.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Lynn" wrote in message
...
why is there a display issue in word 2003 and not previous versions of
Office??

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
That's a display issue (unless they're printing that way). Updating your
display driver or turning down hardware acceleration may clear the
problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Lynn" wrote in message
...
distort as in the picture is covered with strips of white bars or even
completely cannot be seen.


"Shauna Kelly" wrote in
message
...
Hi Lynn

I think you'll have to explain what you mean by "distort". That is,
what
steps are you following, what is happening, and what do you expect
to
see?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
its not about the size of the picture as it does not happen on
office
2000.
any other possibilities?

"Shauna Kelly" wrote in
message
...
Hi Lynn

It seems to me that there are two ways that a picture can
distort.
One
is
to
try to display it larger than the original picture, in which case
you
lose
quality. The other is to stretch the picture either horizontally
or
vertically.

Double-click the picture, and choose the Size tab. Has it been
stretched
beyond 100%? Does it say that Height and Width are both 100%, or
at
least
both the same percentage as the original?

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Lynn" wrote in message
...
Hi,
how come the Pictures in my doc are distorted in word 2003 ?
i do not have the same problem when using word 2000.
any idea?