Insert Object - URGENT help required

[Guest]

This worked before and nowit doesn't. Is it a setting I have changed? :

Insert>Object>Create From File> check the 'Link to file' checkbox and
browsed for the bmp image I need. Clicked 'OK' and the image doesnt quite
appear the way it use to. It displays the file name e.g. puppy.bmp with a
tiny tiny image.

Please Help! What have I done wrong? I relied on this Inserting of objects
for a documentation I am writing! Thanks

 

[Graham Mayor]

What happens if you insert > picture > from file > as link?

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[Guest]

Hi Graham

Thanks for the reply. Yep tried that and it works fine! But I already
started using Insert>Object in my documentation. Is there a bug I have caught?

 

[Jezebel]

Go to Tools > Options. On the General tab, click the Web Options button. On
the Pictures tab, check what resolution you're defaulting to.

 

[Guest]

Hi
Screen size = 800x600
Pixels per inch = 96

I dont think this setting is causing the problem. It use to insert the full
size image onto the page. Now, it inserts like a little icon that says
image.bmp at the bottom of the image

 

[Guest]

You can try the following method. I read this in some previous post.

Goto Start - Setting - Control Panel - Internet Options - on the General Tab
- Delete Files (Temporary Internet Files).

Let us know.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

When using Insert=>Object you're inserting a link to a working copy of MS Paint (or other graphics program) into the Word document,
not just the picture. That can bloat the documents, make them less transportable and use additional memory when Word is running.
If you have associated a graphics program other than
MS Windows Paint or MS Office Photo Editor then you may
see only a thumbnail of the file with its title underneath it.
Basically, the app that file type is associated to doesn't
have the ability to 'feed' the finished graphic to Word.

When you use Insert=>Object=>From file and you browse the files look at the icon next to the file name to see if what program owns
that file type. You can also right click on an inserted graphic where you're getting the thumbnail and choose Edit to see what
program the file opens in. Irfanview, for example, doesn't 'speak' OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) to Word.


Use Insert=>Picture from file and the link option to have Word control the picture use as Graham suggests is the method designed to
allow you to work directly with different picture types. You'll likely also find that Word is a bit quicker with this method.

If you're using Insert=>Object and the file type for .BMP is associated with MS Paint be sure the
[x] display as icon
checkbox isn't selected.

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Hi Graham

Thanks for the reply. Yep tried that and it works fine! But I already
started using Insert>Object in my documentation. Is there a bug I have caught? >>
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Let us know if this helped you,

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MS Office System Products MVP

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