Hi Eileen -
First, understand that Icons are not simply pictures - such as clip art &
other images. They are devices used by the OS and applications. They
represent files & folders, which are what actually get pasted into your
document. The graphic you see on screen identifies the type of object and is
only *a part* of what an icon actually is.
Second, the checkbox is labled "Display as Icon" - *not* "paste icon" -
which is a setting that determines that the file being pasted into your doc
be represented by an icon rather than actually displaying the content of the
file.
Third, Shortcuts do not have an icon of their own - they 'read' how they
should display from the object they represent. That explains [basically] why
the pasted shortcut displays as blank - it has no icon of its own to
display - so it can only display the name of the file it is linked to.
So, if you *do* want to include a linked or embedded file & have the file
displayed as an icon, copy the file rather than a Shortcut & use the
"Display as Icon" option. OTOH, if you really only want to have a graphic
(picture) without creating a linked or embedded file you'll be better off
using clip art from the Clip Art Gallery, the MS Web Site, Google graphics,
or some other source of artwork. You may also want to look into screen shot
programs - such as SnagIt - which allow you to 'take pictures' of anything
displayed on screen which can then be directly pasted into your doc or
edited & saved as image files and readily used in your docs. If you're
interested in SnagIt a free trial is available here;
http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.asp?CMP=KmsnStm
and there are plenty of other screen capture programs to choose from.
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
"Eileen" wrote in message
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I am not getting an actual picture of the icon, but only a blank document
picture and the document title. I am using paste special and selecting
the
box that says 'paste icon'.