Copying Photos into Microsoft Word

It seems to make sense that the problem is with word and the photo format, I've found a workaround: Edit the picture in iPhoto, a simple crop of the entire image will do, then close the editor and presto: You can drag and drop the image into Word. However, I'm getting tired of this work-around so I'd like to get to the root cause....I'll Google some more on Word I guess.

I guess maybe it's time he update to a working version of Word.

Tim

You best bet is to export the photo, using the export menu in iPhoto. Be sure to check use extension and make sure the export is the right size for Microsoft Word.

The problem is not with iPhoto. The problem is your need to follow Word's procedure for inserting a photo. Try Microsoft Help.

http://catalyst.washington.edu/how-to/word2000/images.html

Tim:

What version of Word are you using? I'm using Word: mac v.x and when I drag a photo from the the organize window of iPhoto to where I have my cursor in Word it imports without issue. The photo expands to the margins of the document but you can click on it and drag to dynamically resize accordingly.

You might want to close all applications and then launch Disk Utility and repair disk permissions.

If all of that doesn't help you may have to use the method that Peter recommended, either drag from the desktop or use Word's import graphic menu option.

And sarcasm will not get you many more posts either. A simple bump of the post with another "help" will suffice. If you recently switched from the darkside than your Apple Care will still be in effect and there won't be a $99 charge.

Old Toad,

There is apparently some problem with older versions of Word handling JPEGS. Has something to do with the Microsoft image handling software either not installed or damaged.

This function is what handles the automatic import (drag and drop) and resizing.

Google: Word Macintosh insert photos