Why do my downloaded pictures keep disappearing from my MS Word document?

Question

I've been copying pictures from google images into MS word documents and every time I try to re-open them after a save the pictures are gone leaving just the outlines with blank space in them. I keep getting an error message that says there is not enough memory to show the pictures. I've tried printing them anyway, but, still have the same problem with disappearing pictures. I'm saving them to a jump drive if that is helpful info. Please if you have any suggestions or tips I would be very appreciative. I need to make around a hundred documents this way and need to be able to open and edit them when need be.

Thanks!

Answer 1

The blank space where the picture was usually has an 'x' in it or a broken link. The picture is being stored in a temp file and a reference made to that temp file is put in Word. So when you save it to the jump drive the picture isn't with the document and it can't find where it is.

Make sure you are doing 'save picture as' and not 'save link as' when downloading.

Copy and paste the picture in Word and save it to your hard drive. Then close Word, and copy the document to the jump drive.

Hope that helps

Answer 2

It happens when you do not allow cookies or if you delete them regularly. Many sites will not allow you access or copy their material if you do not allow them to put a cookie on your computer. I have downloaded medical information from a legitimate site complete with graphics. After some harddrive housecleaning, when I reopen the file, I have empty squares with red Xs. I have learned to either print the article with the graphics, or live with it. That's just the way it is.