Using Word 2000, I have created several documents with screen prints pasted
in from Paint. When I re-open the Word document, the screen prints have been
replaced with {EMBED Pbrush}. Print Preview shows the document with the
actual screen prints. What settings do I have to change to insure my screen
prints stay as actual pictures and don't convert to {EMBED Pbrush}?

Thanks

Two things -

By pasting in from Paint, you have embedded editable objects into the Word
document. You really don't want to do this (huge file sizes and potential
for corruption). Instead, save the screen shot to a file and use Insert
Picture From File. To convert the objects that are already there, select
and use Ctrl-Shift-F9 (or Ctrl-6).

You have field codes showing. (Lucky in this case, as it alerted you to the
embedded object problem). To show field values, press Shift-F9.

--
Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org


"Sue" wrote in message
...
Using Word 2000, I have created several documents with screen prints
pasted
in from Paint. When I re-open the Word document, the screen prints have
been
replaced with {EMBED Pbrush}. Print Preview shows the document with the
actual screen prints. What settings do I have to change to insure my
screen
prints stay as actual pictures and don't convert to {EMBED Pbrush}?

Thanks

Thank you, Margaret. I appreciate the information and your very quick
response.

Sue

"Margaret Aldis" wrote:

Two things -

By pasting in from Paint, you have embedded editable objects into the Word
document. You really don't want to do this (huge file sizes and potential
for corruption). Instead, save the screen shot to a file and use Insert
Picture From File. To convert the objects that are already there, select
and use Ctrl-Shift-F9 (or Ctrl-6).

You have field codes showing. (Lucky in this case, as it alerted you to the
embedded object problem). To show field values, press Shift-F9.

--
Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org


"Sue" wrote in message
...
Using Word 2000, I have created several documents with screen prints
pasted
in from Paint. When I re-open the Word document, the screen prints have
been
replaced with {EMBED Pbrush}. Print Preview shows the document with the
actual screen prints. What settings do I have to change to insure my
screen
prints stay as actual pictures and don't convert to {EMBED Pbrush}?

Thanks

Glad to help :-)

--
Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org

"Sue" wrote in message
news
Thank you, Margaret. I appreciate the information and your very quick
response.

Sue

"Margaret Aldis" wrote:

Two things -

By pasting in from Paint, you have embedded editable objects into the
Word
document. You really don't want to do this (huge file sizes and
potential
for corruption). Instead, save the screen shot to a file and use Insert

Picture From File. To convert the objects that are already there,
select
and use Ctrl-Shift-F9 (or Ctrl-6).

You have field codes showing. (Lucky in this case, as it alerted you to
the
embedded object problem). To show field values, press Shift-F9.

--
Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org


"Sue" wrote in message
...
Using Word 2000, I have created several documents with screen prints
pasted
in from Paint. When I re-open the Word document, the screen prints
have
been
replaced with {EMBED Pbrush}. Print Preview shows the document with
the
actual screen prints. What settings do I have to change to insure my
screen
prints stay as actual pictures and don't convert to {EMBED Pbrush}?

Thanks