I get file conversion when I double click on a jpg.

When I double click on any jpg, it used to display the picture but now since
I have upgraged to Microsoft Word 2007, all I get is a file conversion that
asks me to select the encoding to make it readable. How can I fix this.

Double click it from where? If you mean from the filing system, the file
association for jpg has gone awry. This is not directly attributable to Word
2007. Instead of double clicking, right click and choose 'Open with ...'
Browse to the application you want to use to open jpg files and check the
box against always open with this application.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



questions & answers wrote:
When I double click on any jpg, it used to display the picture but
now since I have upgraged to Microsoft Word 2007, all I get is a file
conversion that asks me to select the encoding to make it readable.
How can I fix this.

Also, if "questions & answers" is trying to double-click a JPEG within Word
(in Word's Open window), then Word will assume it is a Word-readable
document and will indeed give the conversion dialog. To use pictures in
Word, one must use Insert | Picture. To *open* picture files (in photo
editing software, for example), one must either start from Windows Explorer
(My Computer) or, as you say, right-click on the image file in Word's Open
window and use Open With.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Double click it from where? If you mean from the filing system, the file
association for jpg has gone awry. This is not directly attributable to
Word 2007. Instead of double clicking, right click and choose 'Open with
...' Browse to the application you want to use to open jpg files and check
the box against always open with this application.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



questions & answers wrote:
When I double click on any jpg, it used to display the picture but
now since I have upgraged to Microsoft Word 2007, all I get is a file
conversion that asks me to select the encoding to make it readable.
How can I fix this.

Thanks for your help. I now works.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Double click it from where? If you mean from the filing system, the file
association for jpg has gone awry. This is not directly attributable to Word
2007. Instead of double clicking, right click and choose 'Open with ...'
Browse to the application you want to use to open jpg files and check the
box against always open with this application.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



questions & answers wrote:
When I double click on any jpg, it used to display the picture but
now since I have upgraged to Microsoft Word 2007, all I get is a file
conversion that asks me to select the encoding to make it readable.
How can I fix this.

Thanks...that's exactly what I was doing. I now have it working, so thanks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Also, if "questions & answers" is trying to double-click a JPEG within Word
(in Word's Open window), then Word will assume it is a Word-readable
document and will indeed give the conversion dialog. To use pictures in
Word, one must use Insert | Picture. To *open* picture files (in photo
editing software, for example), one must either start from Windows Explorer
(My Computer) or, as you say, right-click on the image file in Word's Open
window and use Open With.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Double click it from where? If you mean from the filing system, the file
association for jpg has gone awry. This is not directly attributable to
Word 2007. Instead of double clicking, right click and choose 'Open with
...' Browse to the application you want to use to open jpg files and check
the box against always open with this application.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



questions & answers wrote:
When I double click on any jpg, it used to display the picture but
now since I have upgraged to Microsoft Word 2007, all I get is a file
conversion that asks me to select the encoding to make it readable.
How can I fix this.