Problems Pasting Large Pictures

If you paste a large picture into a document (or resize a small picture so it is larger), the picture may disappear from where you think it should be on the screen. Don't panic; the picture is still there—it is just off the screen at the moment.

A common default setting for pictures is "Move with text" and word-wrap is set to "Above and Below." The picture is attached to a paragraph mark, and when you inserted the picture (or resized it), the paragraph mark and picture pushed to the next page. When this happens, some people panic and think the best solution is to undo the paste/resize.

The picture is still selected, even if you don't see it. Here's an easy way to see the picture again:

• If you are using a version of Word prior to Word 2007, click Format | Picture and set the word wrap to None.
• If you are using Word 2007, the Format tab should be visible. In the Arrange group click Text Wrapping and then choose In Front of Text.

At this point everything jumps back to where it belongs because the text now flows "through" the picture. This makes it easy to decide if you want to move the picture to the next page manually or keep it where it is.