Microsoft Office Word 2008 Insert Image Error

August

2008

Microsoft Office Word 2008 has a nasty habit of popping up this error when trying to insert an image into a Word document:

The application cannot open this file. This file is an unsupported graphic format or may be damaged. Try opening the graphic in another application.

You may have noticed that it only sometimes happens, and that you can even insert the same image into one doc but not into another. Think you’re losing your mind? Fear not! Try closing the “Styles” section of the “Formatting Palette” and the error should go away.

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486 Comments2008-09-01+03%3A55%3A02jaygoldman for “Microsoft Office Word 2008 Insert Image Error”

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marion
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:26 pm • permalink

thank you!!!!! you made my day!!!!
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joe
November 2nd, 2008 at 12:54 pm • permalink

Finally! Thank you so much! I was so tired of this error: This application cannot open this file.

You really saved me time, i was having to open and close word!
3

Louis
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:46 am • permalink

WOW THANK YOUX10000
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Kaspars
April 16th, 2009 at 6:34 pm • permalink

You just saved my day!!
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Chris Brame
July 1st, 2009 at 2:42 am • permalink

NICE… I seriously thought i was gonna have to use Windows to make it work.. !
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Ruby
November 5th, 2009 at 9:50 am • permalink

Thank you so much!!

Jay Goldman