Re: [libreoffice-users] doing something idiotic but what?

On Wed, 31 Jan 2018 02:29:51 +0000
Brian Barker <b.m.barker@btinternet.com> wrote:

> At 17:31 30/01/2018 -0800, Dave Stevens wrote:
> > This started a couple weeks when I undoubtedly changed a setting. If 
> > I paste an image into a LO 5.3.1.2 document I see it as in the first 
> > screenshot attached, but if I print preview or export as pdf I get 
> > the image properly. Does anyone recognize this particular mess-up?  
>
> At 17:59 30/01/2018 -0800, Dave Stevens wrote:
> > well the attachments didn't come through but what happens is that 
> > instead of getting an image I get an outline rectangle labeled Image
> > 5  
>
> o Go to Tools | Options... | LibreOffice Writer | View | Display.
> o Tick "Graphics and objects".
>
> As you say, this problem affects only the display in the editing 
> screen, not the result, whether printed or exported as PDF, or indeed 
> Page Preview. It is sometimes useful to suppress the display of 
> images, as re-rendering them as the display changes can slow down the 
> operation of the program, for example in scrolling.
>
> I trust this helps.
>
> Brian Barker

Bingo! I owe you a beer!

d


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