Article ID: 206492
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 2001 for Mac
This article was previously published under Q206492
SYMPTOMS
If you open a picture that is embedded in a Microsoft Word document, and you then close the picture without making any changes, you may receive either of the following results:
- The picture is duplicated so that you have more than one copy of it in your document.
- or -
- The size of the picture is increased.
NOTE: To open a picture that is embedded in a Word document, either select the picture, point to
Picture Object on the
Edit menu, and then click
Open; or simply double-click the picture.
You may also find that when you open the picture, you receive the following error message:
There is insufficient memory or disk space. Close extra windows and save your work.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if
all of the following conditions are true:
- You insert a picture with a resolution of greater than 72 dpi into your Word document.
- You open the picture using the Edit Picture command.
- In Word 2001, hold down the CTRL key and click the picture, and then click Edit Picture on the shortcut menu.
-or-
- In Word 98, double-click the picture.
- You then close the picture without making any changes.
This behavior does not occur if you use a picture with a resolution of 72 dpi or less. The standard Macintosh picture resolution is 72 dpi.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, do not use the Edit Picture command if you have a picture with a resolution of greater than 72 dpi unless you plan to make some change to the picture. If you do apply the Edit Picture command to a picture with a resolution of greater than 72 dpi, make any small change to the picture before you close it.
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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