Microsoft KB Archive/825772

= A red X character appears when you paste a linked image in Office 2003 =

Article ID: 825772

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you copy an image that is linked to a file from Word 2003 and then paste the image in a different Office program, such as Microsoft Office Excel 2003 or Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, the image is not displayed. A red X character is displayed where you paste the image.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when all the following conditions are true:
 * You insert an image in a Word 2003 document and that image is linked to a file. For example, the image file is linked to the My Pictures folder.
 * You save the document, reopen it, and then update the image. For example, you move the image to the front of the document text.
 * You copy the image, and then paste it in a different Office program.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, turn off the Update links on save option in Word 2003. To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Word 2003.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 3) Click the General tab, and then click Web Options.
 * 4) Click the Files tab, and then click to clear the Update links on save check box.
 * 5) Click OK two times.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbpending kbbug kbprb KB825772

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