WD2000: Pictures Disappear After Viewing Document in Print Preview

• Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

After you view your Word document in print preview, pictures may not be displayed in your document.

NOTE: Pictures with a wrapping style applied (other than In line with text) are only displayed in print layout and Web layout views.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when your picture has been formatted with a wrapping style other than In line with text and the Drawing objects option is turned off.

WORKAROUND

Use one of the following methods to display the picture after closing print preview.

Method 1: To Print and Show Drawing Objects and Pictures

Use this method when you want your drawing objects and pictures to show in print preview and to print as well as show in print layout view or Web layout view.

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.



2. On the Print tab, click to select the Drawing objects check box, and then click OK.



3. On the File menu, click Print Preview.



4. On the Print Preview toolbar, click Close.

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.



2. On the Print tab, clear the Drawing objects check box, and then click OK.



3. On the File menu, click Print Preview. The drawing objects and pictures in your document should not appear.



4. On the Print Preview toolbar, click Close. When Word returns you to your previous view (print layout or Web layout view), the drawing objects and pictures in your document will not appear.
   
   NOTE: This is the problem described in the "Symptoms" section of this article and is a known problem in Word 2000.



5. On the View menu, click Normal.



6. On the View menu, click either Print Layout or Web Layout. This change of view refreshes the document, and the drawing objects and pictures in your document will now appear.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Word displays pictures in any view when the wrapping style of the picture is set to In line with text. When the wrapping style is set to a different style, pictures are displayed only in print layout or Web layout view.

To change the wrapping style of a picture, use the following steps:

1. Click to select the picture.



2. On the Format menu, click Picture.



3. On the Layout tab, select one of the wrapping styles and then click OK.

Option	Setting
Drawings	On the View tab, click to select Drawings.
Picture Placeholders	On the View tab, click to clear the Picture placeholders check box.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug