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1166615 2011-01-03 08:51:00 Does anyone know the answer to this question that my friend asked me?

"In MS Word, I used to be able to click once on the thumbnail of a photo (located in a different folder than the MS Word document), copy it, then paste it into a document, but now all I get is the name of the file (such as pic23.jpg) instead of the photo itself. How can I get back to pasting a photo into a document without having to do [Insert > Picture > From File]?"
Strommer (42)
1166616 2011-01-03 09:03:00 I just did copy and paste into MS Word 2007 it worked fine.

I opened up the directory where the photo is stored. Right clicked the thumbnail. Went back to the Word page, left clicked on the page then right clicked to paste the photo into Word.
Bobh (5192)
1166617 2011-01-03 09:06:00 what version of office are you running ?

i can right click a pic, select copy, open a word page and paste the pic fine, just tried it to confirm
GameJunkie (72)
1166618 2011-01-03 09:24:00 I just did copy and paste into MS Word 2007 it worked fine.



what version of office are you running ?

i can right click a pic, select copy, open a word page and paste the pic fine, just tried it to confirm

Yes I and my friend know how it is *supposed to* work, but it no longer works - all she gets is the file name of the photo, not the photo itself.

It is either version 2002 or 2003.
Strommer (42)
1166619 2011-01-03 09:27:00 hmm, is there a diagnostic thing you can run for whatever version of office it is? GameJunkie (72)
1166620 2011-01-03 09:30:00 Anything changed? Like the source of her photo's - from the web (i.e. downloads), which will have an embedded link to it's source, which won't directly paste in some word versions. kahawai chaser (3545)
1166621 2011-01-03 09:40:00 And the operating system is?

Why do I have to ask even?

Also did this ever work on your friend's PC?

If it did what has he/she changed?
Snorkbox (15764)
1166622 2011-01-03 11:21:00 Actually, [Insert > Picture > From File]?" is the recommended and correct way of doing this operation, the copy/paste method can result in huge file sizes for the .doc, used to be a big problem in the past with old versions of MS Word. zqwerty (97)
1166623 2011-01-03 11:32:00 Actually, [Insert > Picture > From File]?" is the recommended and correct way of doing this operation, the copy/paste method can result in huge file sizes for the .doc, used to be a big problem in the past with old versions of MS Word.

Agreed. But that was not the question that was asked!
Snorkbox (15764)
1166624 2011-01-03 15:19:00 And the operating system is?

XP



Also did this ever work on your friend's PC?

Yes of course - that is why I am asking!!!!


If it did what has he/she changed?

Nothing that I know of.


Actually, [Insert > Picture > From File]?" is the recommended and correct way of doing this operation, the copy/paste method can result in huge file sizes for the .doc, used to be a big problem in the past with old versions of MS Word.

[Insert > Picture > From File] is the way I have always used. Never knew copy paste would work, but I know it did work because I tried it on my friend's pc about 6 months ago.
Strommer (42)
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