picture not visible

[KT Doan]

I am unable to view pictures in any view apart from Print
Preview and Reading layout. A blank frame is shown where
the object should be.

Right-clicking the frame doesn't allow me to edit the
properties of the picture - it's disabled. But in Reading
layout I can get to the Format Picture dialog box.

I think it may be something in my user profile as on the
same machine, same document using a different login, the
Format Picture dialog box can be brought up in Normal View
and Page Layout View.

Question: Is it something in the user profile? How can I
change what ever setting is affected so I can see the
picture?

Thanks in advance.
KT

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/DrwGrphcs/InvisibleGraphics.htm

 

[Guest]

I've found the profile option that is responsible: Tools,
Options, View, Picture Placeholders. Somewhere, somehow,
at some stage I must have turned this on. Turning it off
made the pictures visible - and enabled the format picture
option.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You didn't necessarily make this change yourself. Word will often enable
picture placeholders on its own when the graphics load becomes so oppressive
that working on a document would be too sluggish.