I believe I have screwed something up for now I can not see any pictures
within my documents unless I use the reading layout. I need to be able to use
the print layout and I use to be able to see pictures within but now I can
not. Any suggestions on what to check would be extremely appreciated.

Thanks
Mike

A few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, then 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 2000, 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 | Settings | 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.

MichaelB wrote:

I believe I have screwed something up for now I can not see any pictures
within my documents unless I use the reading layout. I need to be able to use
the print layout and I use to be able to see pictures within but now I can
not. Any suggestions on what to check would be extremely appreciated.

Thanks
Mike

Thank You,,

It was the "Picture placeholders", €œDrawing objects" combination that was
the culprit...

Thank You,,
Mike


"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:

A few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, then 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 2000, 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 | Settings | 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.

MichaelB wrote:

I believe I have screwed something up for now I can not see any pictures
within my documents unless I use the reading layout. I need to be able to use
the print layout and I use to be able to see pictures within but now I can
not. Any suggestions on what to check would be extremely appreciated.

Thanks
Mike

[Allen]

Thank you to both of you. I also was having the problem, "Picture
placeholders", €œDrawing objects" combination that was preventing me from
seeing pictures....

Sure wish Microsoft Word "Help" was a little better on troubleshooting. If
I hadn't had internet access (and I don't always), I'd have been....well, in
trouble.

Thank You.

Allen

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:

A few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, then 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 2000, 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 | Settings | 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.

MichaelB wrote:

I believe I have screwed something up for now I can not see any pictures
within my documents unless I use the reading layout. I need to be able to use
the print layout and I use to be able to see pictures within but now I can
not. Any suggestions on what to check would be extremely appreciated.

Thanks
Mike

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

You're welcome, and thank you for the feedback.

Allen wrote:

Thank you to both of you. I also was having the problem, "Picture
placeholders", €œDrawing objects" combination that was preventing me from
seeing pictures....

Sure wish Microsoft Word "Help" was a little better on troubleshooting. If
I hadn't had internet access (and I don't always), I'd have been....well, in
trouble.

Thank You.

Allen

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:


A few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, then 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 2000, 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 | Settings | 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.

[peripateo]

I was having the same problem, all of the sudden. "Picture Placeholders" was
aslo the cause in my case.

I am using Word 2007. To find this setting in 2007:

1. Click the "Office Button" (upper-left of the window)
2. Click "Word Options" at the bottom of the menu.
3. Select "Advanced" in the left pane of options.
4. Scroll down to "Show document content"
5. "Show picture placeholders" is the third checkbox. Uncheck it.

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:

You're welcome, and thank you for the feedback.

Allen wrote:

Thank you to both of you. I also was having the problem, "Picture
placeholders", €œDrawing objects" combination that was preventing me from
seeing pictures....

Sure wish Microsoft Word "Help" was a little better on troubleshooting. If
I hadn't had internet access (and I don't always), I'd have been....well, in
trouble.

Thank You.

Allen

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:


A few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, then 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 2000, 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 | Settings | 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.

[D]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! i'm a power user and this version is killing
me! i just had to change to this version and it's the little things that are
driving me nuts...for weeks! i'm pretty good but i wouldn't have figured i'd
have to UNCHECK to see it! Kudos!

"peripateo" wrote:

I was having the same problem, all of the sudden. "Picture Placeholders" was
aslo the cause in my case.

I am using Word 2007. To find this setting in 2007:

1. Click the "Office Button" (upper-left of the window)
2. Click "Word Options" at the bottom of the menu.
3. Select "Advanced" in the left pane of options.
4. Scroll down to "Show document content"
5. "Show picture placeholders" is the third checkbox. Uncheck it.

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:

You're welcome, and thank you for the feedback.

Allen wrote:

Thank you to both of you. I also was having the problem, "Picture
placeholders", €œDrawing objects" combination that was preventing me from
seeing pictures....

Sure wish Microsoft Word "Help" was a little better on troubleshooting. If
I hadn't had internet access (and I don't always), I'd have been....well, in
trouble.

Thank You.

Allen

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:


A few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, then 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 2000, 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 | Settings | 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.

[pigpen]

THANK YOU! I'm trying to learn Word 2007 and for the life of me couldn't
find out how to correct this. I could see the images a couple of days ago
and don't know how I changed it, but all's well now, thanks to you. Very
much appreciated!!!

"peripateo" wrote:

I was having the same problem, all of the sudden. "Picture Placeholders" was
aslo the cause in my case.

I am using Word 2007. To find this setting in 2007:

1. Click the "Office Button" (upper-left of the window)
2. Click "Word Options" at the bottom of the menu.
3. Select "Advanced" in the left pane of options.
4. Scroll down to "Show document content"
5. "Show picture placeholders" is the third checkbox. Uncheck it.

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:

You're welcome, and thank you for the feedback.

Allen wrote:

Thank you to both of you. I also was having the problem, "Picture
placeholders", €œDrawing objects" combination that was preventing me from
seeing pictures....

Sure wish Microsoft Word "Help" was a little better on troubleshooting. If
I hadn't had internet access (and I don't always), I'd have been....well, in
trouble.

Thank You.

Allen

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:


A few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, then 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 2000, 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 | Settings | 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.

[Brett Monten]

Thanks for the 2007 translation, Peripateo. That's fixed my problem

"peripateo" wrote:

I was having the same problem, all of the sudden. "Picture Placeholders" was
aslo the cause in my case.

I am using Word 2007. To find this setting in 2007:

1. Click the "Office Button" (upper-left of the window)
2. Click "Word Options" at the bottom of the menu.
3. Select "Advanced" in the left pane of options.
4. Scroll down to "Show document content"
5. "Show picture placeholders" is the third checkbox. Uncheck it.

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:

You're welcome, and thank you for the feedback.

Allen wrote:

Thank you to both of you. I also was having the problem, "Picture
placeholders", €œDrawing objects" combination that was preventing me from
seeing pictures....

Sure wish Microsoft Word "Help" was a little better on troubleshooting. If
I hadn't had internet access (and I don't always), I'd have been....well, in
trouble.

Thank You.

Allen

"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:


A few things to try:
1. In Word, if you're working in Normal view, then 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 2000, 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 | Settings | 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.