Can't see pictures inserted in publisher

[Newcandee]

I recently started using Office 2003 and have a problem when inserting
picture files. They do not show up, I can only see the "grab handles". I
have tried changing the order of the picture as well as text wrapping options
but still can't see it. Changing the view options doesn't work either. This
also happens in Word. Does anyone know how to change this?

 

[Ed Bennett]

I recently started using Office 2003 and have a problem when inserting
picture files. They do not show up, I can only see the "grab
handles". I have tried changing the order of the picture as well as
text wrapping options but still can't see it. Changing the view
options doesn't work either.

This is almost certainly a problem with your video driver.

By going to Display Properties > Settings > Advanced > Troubleshoot, and
dragging the Hardware Acceleration slider down three notches, you will be
able to disable Publisher from making the calls on the video driver that
cause this problem.

If this does fix your problem, it means that the problem does indeed lie
with the video driver. You can leave your computer running at this lower
hardware acceleration, but it may cause problems with other programs. It is
a better solution to try and find a driver update for your graphics card.
Normally, the latest drivers from the video card manufacturer will do the
trick, but ATI (and recently Intel and Dell) tend to be slower in perfecting
their drivers, so some newer ATI and Intel cards to not yet have drivers
available that do not exhibit this behaviour. The solution here is to nag
ATI/Intel/Dell for better drivers.

(Please note that even if your computer is brand new, you won't necessarily
have the latest drivers)