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In this articleSymptomsWhen you open a Microsoft Office Word 2010 or Word 2007 document that contains a picture or an object, the picture or the object may not appear. This issue may occur in a document that contains a picture, a graphic image, an AutoShape object, or another object. Note This issue may also occur in later versions of Word. CauseThis issue occurs if you are using a Wrapping style option other than the In line with text option with the picture or with the object. And, one of the following conditions is true:
If you are using the In line with text option with the picture or with the object, this issue may occur if the Picture Placeholders option is turned on. This issue may also occur if you are experiencing an issue with the video driver. WorkaroundYou are using a Wrapping style option other than the "In line with text" optionIf you are using a Wrapping style option other than the In line with text option, use one of the following workarounds. Use the "In line with text" Wrapping style optionTo change the Wrapping style option for a picture or for an object to In line with text, follow these steps, as appropriate for your version of Word. Word 2007
Word 2010
If you want to use a Wrapping style option other than the In line with text option, use one of the following workarounds. Change the viewThis issue may occur if you are viewing the document in Draft view or in Outline view. To work around this issue, view the document in one of the following views:
Word 2010: Click File, and then click Print. Turn on the "Show drawings and text boxes on screen" optionWhen you turn on the Show drawings and text boxes on screen option, you can view the picture or the object in Print Layout view or in Web Layout view. To turn on the Show drawings and text boxes on screen option, follow these steps, as appropriate for your version of Word. Word 2007
Word 2010 or later
Turn on the "Print drawings created in Word" optionWhen you turn on the Print drawings created in Word option, you can view the picture or the object in Print Preview. And, you can print the picture or the object. To turn on the Print drawings created in Word option, follow these steps, as appropriate for your version of Word. Word 2007
Word 2010 or later
Turn off the "Use draft quality" optionWhen you turn off the Use draft quality option, you can view the picture or the object in Print Preview. And, you can print the picture or the object. To turn off the Use draft quality option, follow these steps, as appropriate for your version of Word. Word 2007
Word 2010 or later
Turn off the "Show field codes instead of their values" optionTo turn off this option, follow these steps, as appropriate for your version of Word. Word 2007
Word 2010 or later
You are using the "In line with text" Wrapping style optionTurn off the "Picture Placeholders" optionWhen you turn off the Picture Placeholders option, you can view the picture or the object in all views. To turn off the Picture Placeholders option, follow these steps, as appropriate for your version of Word. Note The Picture Placeholders option does not affect pictures or objects when you use a Wrapping style option other than the In line with text option. The Picture Placeholders option affects pictures and objects when you use the In line with text option in all views except the Full Screen Reading view. Word 2007
Word 2010 or later
Note If the issue persists after you have tried all above workarounds, you can try to delete the picture and add it back again before you proceed the workarounds with the video driver. You are experiencing issues with the video driverIf you experience this issue frequently, you may have an issue with the video driver settings or with the Windows Display Properties settings. If the previous workarounds do not resolve the issue, try the following workarounds. Change the Color quality setting or the screen resolution of the current video driverTo change the color quality setting, follow these steps, as appropriate for your situation. Windows XP
If you are still experiencing the issue, change the screen resolution. To do this, follow these steps:
Windows Vista
If you are still experiencing the issue, change the screen resolution. To do this, follow these steps:
Windows 7
If you are still experiencing the issue, change the screen resolution. To do this, follow these steps:
Change the hardware acceleration settingWindows XP
Windows Vista and Windows 7
Obtain an updated video cardIf the workarounds that are described in this section help resolve this issue, contact your computer manufacturer for updated video drivers. If you have already upgraded your video card, contact the video card's manufacturer. Which term refers to a data hiding technique that uses host files to cover the contents of a secret message?Steganography is the technique of hiding secret data within an ordinary, non-secret, file or message in order to avoid detection; the secret data is then extracted at its destination.
Which of the following is not a common graphic file format?Two other graphic file formats are PNG and RAW. These are not as common as TIFF, JPG, and GIF files. PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics.
Which data hiding technique replaces bits of the host file with other bits of data?The two major techniques are insertion and substitution. Insertion places data from the secret file into the host file. When you view the host file in its associated program, the inserted data is hidden unless you analyze the data structure. Substitution replaces bits of the host file with other bits of data.
Which of the following graphics/file types includes a collection of dots or pixels in a grid format?Raster. Raster images are made up of a set grid of dots called pixels, where each pixel is assigned a color value. Unlike a vector image, raster images are resolution dependent.
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