Inserting Pictures from the Internet

[Cindy]

I'm trying to insert a picture from the Inernet on a PowerPoint slide and it is not working. It is a JPEG file and when I select JPEG format when it asks to convert the file I keep getting an error message that syas an "error occurred while importing this file". Any ideas why this won't work? I'm using the Student and Teacher Edition 2003

Thanks

Cindy

 

[Kathryn Jacobs]

Cindy,
I recommend saving the picture to your hard drive and then inserting that
copy. Let me know if this works any better.

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[Cindy]

Thanks for your response. I tired saving the file to my hard drive and then inserting the picture, but I still get the same error message. Any other thoughts?

 

[Rick Altman]

While I can't imagine why Kathy's suggestion isn't working, the next thing I
would try is a Clipboard transaction:

1. Right-click on the photo and choose Copy.

2. Switch to PowerPoint and go to Edit | Paste Special.

3. Choose one of the bitmap options.

Does that work...?




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[Glen Millar]

Hi,

Just a proviso...

If you copy an image out of a web browser, and *if* the image is used to
hyperlink to some other web area, the copy and paste will also carry the
hyperlink across to PowerPoint with it. That will be a nuisance if
PowerPoint tries to connect to an external site everytime the hyperlinked
image is loaded.

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[Paul Ballou]

Cindy,
Was the file saved as a JPG from the internet? IE will save images as
BMP if the Temporary Internet Files are Full.

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Thanks for your response. I tired saving the file to my hard drive and

then inserting the picture, but I still get the same error message. Any
other thoughts?

 

[Cindy]

Thanks everyone using Edit then Paste Special as a bitmap worked.