file conversion problems

[Guest]

I can no longer insert or open into a Word document my JPG or pdf files. I've
done this for years but now when I try to insert a file, the file conversion
screen shows up with the Windows (default) box checked. The preview is
symbols, letters and numbers and that's what shows up in the document. I am
using Word 2003, Small Business Edition. What have I done and how can I fix
it?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

To insert a JPEG, use Insert | Picture | From File, not Insert | File. PDFs
cannot be inserted in Word unless converted to a graphic or text first.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Graham Mayor]

Single page PDFs can be inserted (as an object) if you have Acrobat 7 reader
installed. As reader 7 has not been available 'for years' and as previous
versions didn't have this capability it seems the OP was exaggerating

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[Guest]

Thanks. I'll start doing it that way. I'm sure though that I formerly was
able to insert a JPG file by clicking Insert | File. I'd like to know why I
can't now.