WD2002: TIFF Image Is Not Displayed As Expected

After you insert a Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) picture in a Word document, the picture may not be displayed as expected.

For example, an inserted TIFF picture may display two-thirds of the picture correctly, but the remaining one-third of the picture may be garbled. The exact symptoms you may experience may be different.

This problem can occur when the TIFF picture was created with greater than 8 bits per pixel.

For additional information about Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

If your inserted TIFF picture is not displayed correctly, use one of the following methods, as appropriate.

Method 1: Paste as a Different Format

1. Select your TIFF picture.
2. On the Edit menu, click Cut.
3. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
4. In the Paste Special dialog box, select one of the following in the As box, and then click OK:
   • Picture (GIF)
   • Picture (PNG)
   • Picture (JPEG)

Method 2: Insert the Picture as a Different Format

Open your TIFF picture in a graphics application, and then save the picture in a different graphics file format (for example: GIF, PNG, or JPEG). Then insert your new picture into your Word document.

Method 3: Change the TIFF Picture to 8 Bits per Pixel

Open your TIFF picture in a graphics application, and then save the TIFF picture as 8 bits per pixel. To do this, please refer to your graphics application documentation.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.