Problem importing jpegs into Word

lindsannice · Jan 11, 2008

Hi

Every time I import a jpeg into word on my mac it comes out as a solid black object. Quite a few people in my office have the same prob. Does anyone know why?

Lindsey

design-is · Jan 11, 2008

Are you preparing the images yourself or are they supplied to you?

Generally this happens when you try to place a CMYK image into a Microsoft program which usually only like RGB images.

Most image software (Photoshop etc) can convert colour profiles for you.

Hope that helps!

lindsannice · Jan 11, 2008

Cool that helps! As some do work and some don't. Explains why! Thanks!

Flynnstone · Jan 11, 2008

I've had problems import pictures into Word too.
I imported jpegs and pdfs. Then I tried to open on my "work Windows machine" (RDC to a Windows terminal server 2003). Word doc said it need Quicktime to display. Then I ran into resolution issues.
Finally, I just convert to "png" file and import that. I believe Word "renders" instead of another program.
Anyway, better cross-platform consistency.

xUKHCx · Jan 11, 2008

Flynnstone said:
I've had problems import pictures into Word too.
I imported jpegs and pdfs. Then I tried to open on my "work Windows machine" (RDC to a Windows terminal server 2003). Word doc said it need Quicktime to display. Then I ran into resolution issues.
Finally, I just convert to "png" file and import that. I believe Word "renders" instead of another program.
Anyway, better cross-platform consistency.

Were you dragging and dropping them into Word because I had that problem when I first started using a Mac but then I found if I imported it into Word then there was no problem.

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