Pictures into documents?

[harold]

I have Office 2000 and XP Pro. I can't make any sense of what I'm
experiencing with Word and will appreciate some advice.

I can copy and paste a .jpg into a Word document from Paper Port, but I
can't perform the same action with the same picture from My Documents/My
Pictures, where I have the pictures stored. When I try copying and
pasting from there or from the desktop, all that appears in the document
is a text description of the jpeg in a sizeable box.

What vital step am I missing? Thanks..

 

[Pat Garard]

G'Day Harold,

Within Word, and with the Insertion Point at the position
where you want the Picture, use the Menu:
Insert>Picture>From File...
Browse to, and select the File
click Insert

 

[TF]

Tools, Options, View Tab and clear the Picture PlaceHolders option.

Also, it is far better to use Insert, Picture, From File rather than copy
and paste.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

:I have Office 2000 and XP Pro. I can't make any sense of what I'm
: experiencing with Word and will appreciate some advice.
:
: I can copy and paste a .jpg into a Word document from Paper Port, but I
: can't perform the same action with the same picture from My Documents/My
: Pictures, where I have the pictures stored. When I try copying and
: pasting from there or from the desktop, all that appears in the document
: is a text description of the jpeg in a sizeable box.
:
: What vital step am I missing? Thanks..

 

[sf]

What vital step am I missing? Thanks..

Insert > Picture > From File

 

[harold]

Insert > Picture > From File

It worked! Thanks to all of you.