Why when I insert a picture into a word document can I only see the picture
when in Print Preview mode.

What view are you looking at, "Normal"? Try using "print view". You can't
use Word's drawing tools in Normal view either. It's used for quick editing.
Normal view sacrifices a few things for the purpose of speed. You also
can't see headers or footers in Normal view.

Go to View -- slect "Print Layout"

"Superscrew" wrote:

Why when I insert a picture into a word document can I only see the picture
when in Print Preview mode.

A few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, switch to Print
Layout view (View | Print Layout), because objects that are
formatted as "float over text" (Word 97) or as something other
than "inline with text" (Word 2002 and 2003) are not visible in
Normal view.
2. In Word, click on Tools | Options | View tab | check the
"Drawings" box and uncheck the "Picture placeholders" box | Print
tab | check the "Drawing objects" box | OK.
3. If neither of the previous suggestions fixes the problem,
then try reducing the hardware acceleration setting in Start |
Control Panel | Display | Advanced | Troubleshooting. If this
fixes the problem, then you might want to check the website of
the manufacturer of your video card/graphics adapter to see if
there is an updated driver available.

Superscrew wrote:

Why when I insert a picture into a word document can I only see the picture
when in Print Preview mode.