yes; I've found a simple way to sometimes 'find' these hidden images is to minimize the window file ... then when you 're-open' it, these images appear;
I think this is one of the mysteries of the electronic age - if anyone has a reason for this phenomenon, I'm listening as long as it's in layman's terms ;-) On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:02 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi :) > I've often found that even tho images appear to have vanished they are > still really there somewhere. That gives at least 2 opportunities; > 1. Edit and save without trying to find the images and then see if the > images apparently re-appear in the right places when the edited file is > opened back in MS Office 2007/2010 > 2. Hunt around the edges of the pages and move any images you do find > anywhere to see if the other images have been hidden underneath as they > tend to get piled-up on-top of each other. > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > From: Jay Lozier <jsloz...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer loses format of MSOffice2007-Doc > (watermark, embedded image, format etc) > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > Date: Friday, 27 July, 2012, 13:50 > > On 07/27/2012 03:28 AM, Miriyala, Vasu wrote: > > Hi Forum, > > > > Appreciate your pointers or help on how to open the MS office word files > in writer while retaining the format of original intact. Currently Libre > when opening MSOffice-word2007 docs loses water mark, embedded image, > images inserted thru "insert features of word 2007" etc > > > > Thanks, Vasu > > > > > > > I generally have success accurately opening docx format files. > Occasionally I get one that I have to open MSO and convert to doc (2003) > or ODF 1.0/1.1. Usually it is some graphic layout that causes the > problem. This is known issue with LO and AOO. > > docx file conversions are occasionally difficult because MS is trying to > push their proprietary MS Office and makes open the file accurately > problematic. > > If you are using Linux, you might try Calligra Words (probably available > in your repository) to see if it is better at opening the file and > saving to odt. > > -- > Jay Lozier > jsloz...@gmail.com > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted