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Microsoft Word stopped displaying pictures
I have a huge problem with one of my documents. It has suddenly stopped displaying pictures.
Not only the pictures, but also the lines and boxes I created using the drawing option.
The problem did not quite happen suddenly.. I first had problems in inserting regular captions.. each picture I inserted was automatically Figure 1 which I found super strange.. then I need to restart my computer and found out after the restart that 50% of the pictures cannot be displayed!
can anyone help??! (This problem is the same in Word and Word online)
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1. Check the image format and file integrity: Make sure the image file is not corrupted. Try to open the picture in another application (Paint or Photo Viewer) If the picture is corrupted, try to recapture the picture from the original source.
2. Check Word's settings for displaying pictures: Open Microsoft Word and click File > Options > Advanced.
In the “Show document content” section, make sure the “Show picture boxes” option is unchecked.
Make sure that the “Show graphics and text boxes on screen” option is checked.
3. Update Microsoft Word: Open Microsoft Word and click File > Accounts.
Under Product Information, click Update Options > Update Now.
Make sure Word is up to date.
4. Repair Office installation: Open Control Panel > Programs and Features.
Find Microsoft Office, right-click and select Change.
Select the “Repair” option and wait for the repair process to complete. 5.
5. Check the document view mode: Make sure the document is not in Draft view mode. Click on the View tab and select either Print Layout or Page Layout.
6. Disable hardware graphics acceleration: Open Microsoft Word and click File > Options > Advanced.
In the “Display” section, check “Disable hardware graphics acceleration”.
Restart Word and check if the images are displayed. 7.
7. Check file links: If the picture is linked to an external file, make sure the link is not broken.
Right-click on the undisplayed image and select “Edit Link” to check if the link path is correct.
8. Clear Word Cache: Close Microsoft Word.
Press Win + R, type %appdata%\Microsoft\Word and press Enter.
Delete all files in the folder restart Word and open the document.
9. Check add-ins: Some Word add-ins may interfere with the display of pictures.
Open Word and click File > Options > Add-ins.
Select “COM Add-ons” in the “Manage” drop-down menu and click “Go”.
Disable all add-ons and try opening the document again. 10.
10. Try opening the document on another device: If the problem only occurs on the current device, try opening the same document on another device and check if the images are displayed.
