Graphics problems with Word 2003

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Lance Gentile

Hi,

I have a bizarre problem with graphics in Word. Sometimes they display
properly, but if I scroll to another page, the picture/graph/etc, disappears
and won't come back. This is extremely frustrating as I often have to work
with diagrams, etc.. for class. This problem occurs regardless of the type
of graphic (Visio, JPG, a simple drawing in Word), etc. I am running the
latest video drivers and am not having other graphical issues. This has
been occuring for a very long time.

Any suggestions would be great... Yes, I've tried repairing/re-installing
Office 2003.

Thanks
 
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Dawn Crosier

You might try clearing your temporary files and adjusting your video
drivers.

See http://www.mousetrax.com/maintain.html see in particular the
section entitled "I Thought *I* Was My Computer's Driver?"

--
Dawn Crosier
Microsoft MVP
"Education Lasts a Lifetime"

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garfield-n-odie [MVP]

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.
The fastest setting is the default, but is not always the best
for Word. 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.
 
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