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
    2016-10-05T18:11:10+00:00

    Have you tried "web layout" view ...

    I work in it all day long, switching to outline view periodically.  Page layout view is essentially useless to me because I rarely print documents today, so I don't need to see "paper margins" and "page breaks"

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  2. Stefan Blom 352.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-10-05T13:00:37+00:00

    What you can do is post feedback for Microsoft in the Uservoice forum at http://word.uservoice.com. No one here is in a position to make decisions on Microsoft's behalf.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-10-05T12:47:41+00:00

    > Why not work in Print Layout mode? That will show graphics. Frankly there is little justification for working in draft mode with modern PC hardware.

    Because I want to see the text and not the layout.  I'm trying to get text written and don't need to see formatting,  page breaks and other irrelevant noise.  What I do need to see is the images.

    Your argument is based on 1990's logic,  not creating content.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-04-26T09:10:10+00:00

    On the contrary, the fact that you are still wittering on about this, three years on, merely suggests that your mother-in-law has you correctly summed up.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-04-26T07:56:43+00:00

    Like all advice, you are free to ignore it.

    I like the sound of your mother-in-law, she seems to know what she is talking about.

    So you admitting that you are a know-it-all like she is, right?

    It really wasn't advice. It was more like a declaration from on high. And completely unrelated to the question, as usual.

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