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cutting and pasting png images into Word 2007

Asked by: taz011

Hi Everyone,

When I cut and paste a web page that contains png format images into Word 2007, the png images are not copied; they are replaced by image place holders.  If I open the same page in Word, again the png image is not included.  An example would be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word; the Wikipedia logo on top left corner is a png image.  So, if I either open that url in Word 2007, or cut and paste it, I will get everything including other image formats, but not png.  Anyone know how to resolve this?

By the way, I am on Vista, Microsoft office 2007, and use IE8 (Firefox 3.5.2).

Thanks,
Dan

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2009-09-08 at 20:25:41ID24717036
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Microsoft Office

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Word

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Png

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Answers

 

by: Thomas4019Posted on 2009-09-08 at 21:21:04ID: 25288199

This is not because it is a png image. It is because of the way the wikipedia logo is formatted in the html. For example on this wikipedia page, all of the images are PNGs and they copy over fine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_tracing_(graphics)

 

by: taz011Posted on 2009-09-08 at 21:32:27ID: 25288238

You are correct.  However, is there anyway to force the correct cut and paste of all images?  Another example, and the one I care about is here:  

http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9780596157937/drupal_overview#X2ludGVybmFsX1NlY3Rpb25Db250ZW50P3htbGlkPTk3ODA1OTYxNTc5MzcvaG93X2RvZXNfZHJ1cGFsX3dvcmtfcXVlc3Rpb24=

I need to cut and paste a large number of pages and don't want to have to cut and paste each image individually.

 

by: taz011Posted on 2009-09-08 at 21:44:36ID: 25288281

By the way, I did not have this problem with IE7 and XP.  It's something related to IE8, or IE8 on Vista.

 

by: JOrzechPosted on 2009-09-09 at 06:10:37ID: 25290821

Have you tried Snagit?
http://www.techsmith.com/

 

by: taz011Posted on 2009-09-09 at 08:03:18ID: 25292029

What the hell does that have anything to do with my problem?

 

by: JOrzechPosted on 2009-09-09 at 08:21:10ID: 25292199

Forgive me!!  I suggested a program which grabs images off web pages.  I was just trying to offer a suggestion.  You don't have to be nasty.



 

by: taz011Posted on 2009-09-09 at 08:49:49ID: 25292524

I apologize.  I am kind of a new member, and I thought this was an spam, and I  get upset with spam easily.  I didn't pay attention to your rank and to the extent of your contribution.  I hope there are no heart feeling.

 

by: MadMarkPosted on 2009-09-10 at 15:18:26ID: 25305094

Its a rather obvious suggestion, but if the problem is only with IE8, why use IE8? I guess you could trying pasting it into somethign other than word and then copying it out again. Or just avoid the problem all together and go with another web browser.

 

by: taz011Posted on 2009-09-13 at 09:15:04ID: 25320732

Actually nothing works.  I've already tried other browsers and other applications.

 

by: taz011Posted on 2009-09-13 at 09:18:08ID: 25320747

I have come to conclusion that there is  not fix for this problem.  It seems to be a combination of Vista problems with png files, and the fact that MS-Word's support of html simply sucks.

I've been forced to take care of the problem manually which is going to waste a lot of my time.

 

by: Thomas4019Posted on 2009-09-13 at 18:45:40ID: 25322598

Maybe Open-Office would support HTML better. I haven't tried it, but their engine might work the way you want.

http://www.openoffice.org/

 

by: taz011Posted on 2009-09-13 at 19:23:59ID: 25322700

I did want to try that, but there is no trial version.  I would pay for it gladly if I knew that it would solve my problem.  But I didn't want to  pay for it just to realize that it has the same problem.  But if I can get my hand on some trial  version, even older versions that solve my problem, then I'd gladly purchase it.

 

by: taz011Posted on 2009-09-13 at 19:33:18ID: 25322729

I had confused OpenOffice and StarOffice. I'm going to give Open Office a try.

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