OLEXP: Pasting an Image from a Message Leaves a Place Holder
Article ID: 200169
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
This article was previously published under Q200169
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express
SYMPTOMS
When you copy an image file from an Outlook Express message, and then paste this image into another program, a place holder may appear instead of the image.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if you copy an attached image from an Outlook Express message, and then close the message before you paste the image into another program.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, do not close the message before you paste the image into another program.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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