How to get images to display in draft layout?

Anonymous
2013-08-28T00:11:44+00:00

If I paste an image into a Word document, it is only visible in print layout (page mode), not in draft layout (normal view).

But, if I first paste it into Visio and then paste that image into Word, it is visible in both layouts.

I could not find a way to attach a Word document, so I created a screen shot as a JPG. I couldn't get that to upload (I kept getting "The connection was reset"), so I created a shared DropBox folder containing both the Word document and the JPG image. Here's the link:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/o9ah4faeul14sq8/6CQUKgWs47

If I select the first image, I see square handles. If I click on the second image, I see round handles. Clearly, these images are being stored in different formats.

My question is : How can I get all images to display in both print and draft layout?

The "Show picture placeholders" option is not checked.

Thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-01-29T10:26:27+00:00

    To get images to appear in Draft mode in a DOCX file:

    1. Save the document as DOC.
    2. Save again as DOCX.

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  2. Stefan Blom 352.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-06-17T18:26:23+00:00

    You are welcome.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-06-17T14:00:59+00:00

    Note that you can hide headers and footers in recent versions of Word, even in Print Layout view. See my reply to DavidEM47 in this thread.

    Hey, that's perfect; exactly what I have been looking for. I should have read through this thread more carefully. Thanks for taking the time to reply to my question!

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  4. Stefan Blom 352.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-06-17T07:44:28+00:00

    Note that you can hide headers and footers in recent versions of Word, even in Print Layout view. See my reply to DavidEM47 in this thread.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-06-17T00:23:27+00:00

    I understand your preference. I used to work that way too.  Sorry there is no simple answer to your question.

    I have switched to mostly Web view in 2010, alternating with Outline view.  I actually set up a couple of macros and keyboard shortcuts to make switching easier.

    If you want to maintain approximate margins, you can do that by adjusting the width of the application window.  I also have rotated my "widescreen" monitor into "Portrait" orientation to show more of my document content. Actually I was working with a dual monitor setup, portrait and landscape, until my laptop monitor when .its up.

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