Mysterious border around inserted image?

[Carol]

Word 2007:
When a jpeg is inserted in a docx file, it looks fine. When the document is
closed and then re-opened, there is a black line at the top and the left side
of the image that cannot be removed. I tried right-clicking the image to
bring up borders & shading, there were no lines selected, no color, no fill
etc.

When the same jpeg is inserted in a new Word document, and saved in Word 97
- 2003 format, it looks fine. When the document is closed and re-opened, the
image looks fine - no borders.

Obviously I can save this particular document in the older format to work
around this issue, but does anyone know if there is a way to fix it in the
docx document?

[igotav8]

I have the exact same problem, please help.

[lamaslany]

Just wanted to confirm that I am also seeing the black line at the top and
left sides of the inserted .jpg image in a .docx document.

Luke

[libkesusan]

I'm having the same problem. What is the fix?

lamaslany wrote:

Just wanted to confirm that I am also seeing the black line at the top andleft

15-Feb-10

Just wanted to confirm that I am also seeing the black line at the top and
left sides of the inserted .jpg image in a .docx document.

Luke

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[StevenLeuck]

I am also getting this strange border on two sides. Did any of you on this
thread ever get an answer from anyone on this? I can't seem to find an
answer anywhere else.
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"Libke Susan" wrote:

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

On the Picture Tools Format section of the Ribbon, click on the Compress
Pictures item in the Adjust section of the Ribbon and click on the Options
button and uncheck the box for "Automatically perform basic compression on
save"

Note, if you have already saved the document with this box checked, I am not
sure if it will undo the compression.

Another method that has been suggested to eliminate these lines is to save
the document in Word 97-2003 format.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

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[Mary Nossett]

I have had the same problem but I am here to tell you there is a simple solution, particularly if you are using a picture! Click on the inserted file - the "Format" tab above will now show "Picture Tools". Click on the "Format" tab. You will see across the middle of the top of the page "Picture Styles". Choose the sixth (6) picture and this will remove the lines. Save in the new format and you are good to go!

>> On Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:54 PM igotav8 wrote:

>> I have the exact same problem, please help.
>>
>> "Carol" wrote:

>>> On Monday, February 15, 2010 8:10 AM lamaslany wrote:

>>> Just wanted to confirm that I am also seeing the black line at the top and
>>> left sides of the inserted .jpg image in a .docx document.
>>>
>>> Luke

>>>> On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:09 PM Libke Susan wrote:

>>>> I'm having the same problem. What is the fix?

>>>>> On Thursday, May 27, 2010 3:58 PM StevenLeuck wrote:

>>>>> I am also getting this strange border on two sides. Did any of you on this

>>>>> thread ever get an answer from anyone on this? I cannot seem to find an

>>>>> answer anywhere else.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Steven Leuck, CSI, CDT
>>>>> Owner
>>>>> Contractors Electric, LLC
>>>>> Eugene, OR
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Libke Susan" wrote:

>>>>>> On Thursday, May 27, 2010 5:30 PM Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote:

>>>>>> On the Picture Tools Format section of the Ribbon, click on the Compress
>>>>>> Pictures item in the Adjust section of the Ribbon and click on the Options
>>>>>> button and uncheck the box for "Automatically perform basic compression on
>>>>>> save"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note, if you have already saved the document with this box checked, I am not
>>>>>> sure if it will undo the compression.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another method that has been suggested to eliminate these lines is to save
>>>>>> the document in Word 97-2003 format.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
>>>>>> services on a paid consulting basis.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

>>>>>>> On Monday, June 28, 2010 1:42 PM Amy Rehmeyer wrote:

>>>>>>> I don't have any compression options checked and suddenly see this border. Why else would this appear? Saving to previous version isn't solving it either. JPGs look fine in Windows Picture Viewer and even the browser. When I copy/paste or Insert an image into any Office 10 app, I suddenly see the border.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I need a fix and fast - help please!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Amy

>>>>>>>> On Friday, July 09, 2010 9:57 AM Super Egg Head wrote:

>>>>>>>> Go to 'Format Picture', 3-D Format.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Change the 'Contour' color to white, and set size to 1pt.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Voila...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Really annoying bug, and not the standard you would typically expect from MS.

>>>>>>>>> On Friday, September 17, 2010 5:15 AM Ric Francis wrote:

>>>>>>>>> This didn't *quite* work for me - I get a faint grey line instead of a black one - but I found something that did. The issue seems to be with compression.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> To switch off automatic image compression:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1) Go to File > Options > Advanced
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2) Scroll to find Image Size and Quality
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 3) In the select list, choose "All New Documents"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 4) Tick the "Do not compress images in file" box
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 5) Click OK

>>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:52 AM JT wrote:

>>>>>>>>>> I've had the same issue when inserting a jpeg into a .pptx file created in PowerPoint 2010 by someone else.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I get a grey border on the top and left sides of the image too.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The Contour solution didn't change anything for me and compression was already turned off.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> My workaround was to save the jpeg as a png file and when I inserted the png there was no border.

>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, March 04, 2011 3:12 AM Terry Litt wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>> I am using Windows 7 and word 2007.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> If you select the picture that is causing the problem, "Picture Tools" will appear above the format tab on the access bar.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Click on that and in the "Picture Styles" box, you will see several picture icons.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> There are 28 choices but you might only see a couple depending on how wide your window is.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Choose the sixth one from the left, (or arrow down until you reach the sixth one), click on it and it should fix the problem.

[ar.mc...@gmail.com]

So I had this probably and this worked for me.

I changed the wrap text option and it went away

[pacif...@gmail.com]

8:44 PM (1 minute ago)
I have the same problem. go to format picture, choose 3-D format, then at "Contour", choose color as white, and size 1pt, all set.

[iztok...@gmail.com]

a bit late but i didn't have the problem before

from what i read, the problem is because the inserted picture has an associated color (RBG,CMYK) profile that is causing it. saving the picture without the profile solves the problem

Dne petek, 08. januar 2010 01:20:02 UTC+1 je oseba Carol napisala:

[gier...@gmail.com]

I tried a few of these suggestions with mixed success. One thing that did work for me was to save the document as a .pdf.

[danel...@gmail.com]

Works! Thanks you!

[creed...@gmail.com]

I recently had a black border that wouldn't go away (not really the same problem as the original post from 2010, but this is a top google result for word border problems).

I just wanted to add a fix that sounds obvious, but somehow I overlooked it at first. I had an actual black border in my image, a side effect of resizing the canvas in photoshop... and because photoshop has a very dark workspace, the border just wasn't visible. So double check the image itself if nothing seems to work.

[henryn...@gmail.com]

I had the same problem. Solved by changing wrap text into 'square'

[dr.hedw...@gmail.com]

I had a border around my overall text box when designing and inserting a picture that did not allow me to move images all the way across over bleed borders in design. I fixed this by using Shape Fill with the Picture option instead of using Insert Photo to place image in the text box to fill the entire perimeter of the overall design.

[we...@axini.com]

On Friday, August 26, 2011 at 4:04:17 PM UTC+2, Mary Nossett wrote:
> I have had the same problem but I am here to tell you there is a simple solution, particularly if you are using a picture! Click on the inserted file - the "Format" tab above will now show "Picture Tools". Click on the "Format" tab. You will see across the middle of the top of the page "Picture Styles". Choose the sixth (6) picture and this will remove the lines. Save in the new format and you are good to go!

+1 and kudos!

[denham...@gmail.com]

MARY YOU ARE A FREEKIN GENIUS!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT HAS BEEN BUGGING ME FOR HALF AN HOUR, WHAT A SAVIOUR, CHEERS!!!

[r.h....@gmail.com]

This is an irritating feature of jpg's that happens also in Publisher. I find the easiest fix is just to insert a text box over the offending line and then fill it with white (or whatever background colour is being used).

[E SB]

On Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 2:44:22 AM UTC-7, dr.hedw...@gmail.com wrote:

> I had a border around my overall text box when designing and inserting a picture that did not allow me to move images all the way across over bleed borders in design. I fixed this by using Shape Fill with the Picture option instead of using Insert Photo to place image in the text box to fill the entire perimeter of the overall design.

Where can I find "shape fill?" I only see options to fill with a color...