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Problems with inserting pictures Word 2007
I have a couple of problems with Microsoft Word 2007. I am aware that this is a superseded version which is no longer supported by Microsoft. I have been retired from office life for twenty years, ...
Can you upload a copy of the file, or part of it so that we can investigate the problem.
Thank you Doug for your suggestion that I upload a copy of a text document. I would like to create such a document which will allow you to investigate. I would propose to include each method you have suggested for inclusion of a photograph, as well as in a text box, i.e.:
1. Insert a photo in a table cell
2. Insert a photo directly into the document
3. Insert a photo into a text box (my preferred method).
The photos I wish to insert are in “.jpg” format. I would be happy to supply a test document which contains all three scenarios, or to supply three separate test documents, with only one scenario in each document. I presume that you wish for me to supply files in “filename.docx” format.
Do you perhaps wish for me to supply files in “filename.pdf” format as well?
Shall I supply just one file? – or would you prefer a separate file for each scenario?
In your reply you said, “Can you upload a copy of the file, or part of it so that we can investigate the problem”. I am not aware of how I can upload a document to this forum. If I had an email address for you, I would be able to attach the necessary test file(s). Please advise the method you wish for me to use.
Thank you again, for the assistance you are offering.
1. Insert a photo in a table cell
2. Insert a photo directly into the document
3. Insert a photo into a text box (my preferred method).
The photos I wish to insert are in “.jpg” format. I would be happy to supply a test document which contains all three scenarios, or to supply three separate test documents, with only one scenario in each document. I presume that you wish for me to supply files in “filename.docx” format.
Do you perhaps wish for me to supply files in “filename.pdf” format as well?
Shall I supply just one file? – or would you prefer a separate file for each scenario?
In your reply you said, “Can you upload a copy of the file, or part of it so that we can investigate the problem”. I am not aware of how I can upload a document to this forum. If I had an email address for you, I would be able to attach the necessary test file(s). Please advise the method you wish for me to use.
Thank you again, for the assistance you are offering.
Wilfred180 After clicking on Reply, if you click on the Open full text editor link
you will then see the following dialog that has a facility for uploading files. Alternatively, you can send a copy of the files to me at dougrobbinsmvp[at symbol]gmail[dot]com
- Thank You again for your response. I have sent an email to your email address, with three test documents attached.
- I have just received an email from the Microsoft Tech Community, asking whether I have received an answer which solved my problem.
I wish to acknowledge with thanks that I have received answers to some of my questions, but not with regard to insertion of pictures. I did speculate as to whether the problems may have been caused when I installed Windows 10. The two problems I asked about in my initial enquiry did not exist for me before I installed Windows 10. I appreciate that I now have PDF functionality, following the advice I received in the first reply to my enquiry.
After the suggestion that I upload a copy of a file, I responded by sending three separate files to the email address which had been offered by Doug Robbins. These files attempted to load pictures in three different scenarios: (1) inserting picture directly into a document, (2) inserting into a table cell, and (3) inserting into a text box. In each scenario I experienced the problem that the inserted picture was not visible except when it was being stretched or shrunk.
The response I received said that the pictures were visible in Word 2003, Word 2010 , Word 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365. I responded by noting that Word 2007 was not included in that list.
I had previously been able to use text boxes very effectively (prior to using Windows 10) for my requirements, and would appreciate advice on how this functionality might be restored. I do acknowledge that the PDF files I have saved do show the pictures which I inserted in the text boxes in my Word 7 “filename.docx” files. However this feels like only small comfort, considering the inconvenience of inserted pictures not being visible in the originating Word documents.