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I have Word (version 16.4) documents with pictures within them.
When I open these documents, the pictures are not seen. Instead, I see empty rectangles.
How can I ensure that the pictures show up correctly as they should?
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Kind regards
Andreas
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Here is a similar post for your reference.
Microsoft Word - Pictures Not Showing
Is this Word for Mac? In that case, see https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_word-mso_mac-mso_o365b/word-for-mac-1613-180513-images-not-showing/9763b182-9947-48e8-b64e-d16e8acff90c.
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To solve this issue in Word 2016, you can use Paste Special through this combination (Alt + Ctrl + V). This lets you choose to paste as Bitmap. Try this out, hope it will resolve your issue.