When you try to insert a picture as a linked embedded object in an Office 2003 program, the picture is not inserted (903177)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Students and Teachers Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
  • Microsoft Office Word 2003

SYMPTOMS

When you try to insert a picture as a linked embedded object in one of the programs that are listed in the "Applies to" section, the picture is not inserted. Additionally, you may experience one of the following symptoms:
  • In Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, you receive the following error message:
    It isn't possible to create a link to drive:\path\filename.
  • In Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Microsoft Office Publisher 2003, and in Microsoft Office Word 2003, a package object is inserted in the document.
For more information about a similar issue in Microsoft Office Access 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

832508 Images that are stored in OLE object fields do not appear correctly

CAUSE

This issue occurs when there is no OLE server program installed on the computer. In earlier versions of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Photo Editor was installed as an OLE server program. An OLE server program is not installed by Office 2003.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Insert the picture as a linked picture

To insert a picture as a linked picture, follow these steps:
  1. Open the Office 2003 document.
  2. On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click From File.
  3. Select the picture you want to insert.
  4. Click the down arrow on the Insert button, and then click Link to File.

Method 2: Install Microsoft Photo Editor

You can install Microsoft Photo Editor on the computer that is running Office 2003 from an earlier version of Microsoft Office, such as Microsoft Office 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

817095 Photo Editor is removed when you install Office 2003

Note Photo Editor is governed by the Product Lifecycle policy of the version of Office from which Photo Editor is installed.

MORE INFORMATION

To insert a picture as an embedded object in an earlier version of Microsoft PowerPoint, follow these steps:
  1. Open a presentation in PowerPoint.
  2. On the Insert menu, click Object.
  3. Click Create from file.
  4. Click Browse to locate and select the picture that you want to insert as an embedded object, and then click OK.
  5. In the Insert Object dialog box, click to select the Link check box, and then click OK.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/21/2005
Keywords:kbprb KB903177
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