When I insert an image from clip art or from a file, it does not stay visible
on my Word document. I cannot see the textures and color combination in Word
when creating a background or when using word art. Why is this?

For the first half of your question, 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.

For the second half of your question, click on Start | Control
Panel | Accessibility Options | Display tab | uncheck the "Use
high contrast" box | OK.


Amherst User wrote:

When I insert an image from clip art or from a file, it does not stay visible
on my Word document. I cannot see the textures and color combination in Word
when creating a background or when using word art. Why is this?