Word.

I quite like Word for Mac, it's not let me down yet. On PC it does occasionally freak though.

I just tried what you were talking about with a jpg in a doc and couldn't make it go wrong. Is the jpg corrupted in any way?

Posted By: APB on November 30th 2011 at 11:23:49

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Wroth knowkedge: Microsoft Word (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:09:41
- Strange, I just did it using an older office 2007 word and it worked fine. (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 30, 15:15:22
  - I got it in the document ok but couldn't do anything with it. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 15:23:29
- I'm bored at work. Mail it over to me and I'll have a look... (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Nov 30, 12:07:39
  - Cheers Arggers - sorted now. Thank cunt. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 12:19:52
- OK. On the Word toolbar at the top of the page click tools > options > (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 30, 11:53:15
  - Lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 30, 12:42:39
- have you done a smell up the usb? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 30, 11:50:50
  - yes (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:52:15
    - sounds fucked then. have you tried the "tech guys" at pc world? (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 30, 11:55:50
  - At last... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Nov 30, 11:51:59
- trying re-saving the image (General Chat) - giant_Ullaa, Nov 30, 11:41:38
  - Done all that cheers. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:45:06
- what version of Office? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 30, 11:33:16
  - 2004 - never updated as we never use the cunting thing. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:34:27
    - is 2004 a Mac thing? (we is still on 2003 cos the 'Helpdesk' don;t want to help us move on (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 30, 11:36:17
- File > Print > Select Printer > Print (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 30, 11:24:02
- May I ask why you're using the designers enemy for whatever this job is for? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Nov 30, 11:23:46
  - An invoice template for a customer for whom we've just rebranded. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:25:30
    - *checks if coast is clear* (General Chat) - pants, Nov 30, 11:40:30
      - suppose another way would be (General Chat) - pants, Nov 30, 11:43:31
        
        Tried variations on those Himmers, but the file goes in, I just can't get it to display or (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:46:10
        
        Does it open in paint? (General Chat) - pants, Nov 30, 11:50:35
        
        Do a shit on the keyboard. Then phone the client to complain that there's a shit on it. (General Chat) - APB, Nov 30, 11:49:27
        
        I did that - he sent me a pair of Marigolds via bike courier. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:50:26
        
        I hope he isn't going to charge you for that (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Nov 30, 11:51:26
        
        Outrageous if so. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Nov 30, 11:53:31
        
        People will try and get money off for the slightest thing now (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Nov 30, 11:56:27
- Try inserting as an Object rather than an image (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Nov 30, 11:20:08
  - Tried that - it brings it in but I can't see it displayed. It's there but I can't do a (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:21:52
    - HMM (General Chat) - lurd, Nov 30, 11:27:27
    - Can't get wrapping to show in the formatting palette even though it's checked in the (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:22:57
      - I usually insert a text box, then paste the image into that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 30, 11:25:00
        
        Yep - it's there, but I can't select it to resize it. It appears if I view as print (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:33:52
        
        Sorry if I am being fick but... (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 30, 11:42:25
        
        I can see the corners but can't select them. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:44:42
        
        Have you got 'Picture placeholders' ticked in the Show section (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 30, 11:52:14
        
        You beauty - the place is going bananas! (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 12:02:29
        
        I've had a wank on your behalf I'm so pleased... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Nov 30, 12:04:43
        
        no problem at all, happy to help (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 30, 12:03:28
        
        I'll do you ginwys next time we meet up. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 12:19:22
        
        Ah ok, that is my 'pooter knowledge exhausted, sorry! (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 30, 11:50:11
        
        are you doing print preview as in File -> Print Preview? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 30, 11:39:31
- Print it out, lay it on the ground near a pond, and do a dance on it. A frog will emerge. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Nov 30, 11:13:48
  - That was my first attempted solution, the usb blew up. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:14:26
    - Hmm. That's me fucked then, sorry. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Nov 30, 11:17:04
      - Word is a cunt. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:19:23
        
        Propensity to use the word "cunt" grows as one spends more time using MS Word. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 30, 11:26:26
        
        I've used it 560 times in 8 minutes and Google have just rung me to stop searching on (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:32:13
        
        Word. (General Chat) - APB, Nov 30, 11:23:49
        
        Nope. It's to do with formatting somewhere, but I can't access wrapping - I need the pic (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 30, 11:26:38

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