Problem of resizing images on Microsoft Word for Mac

Anonymous
2022-02-09T23:41:25+00:00

When I drag the corner of the images on Microsoft Word to enlarge or reduce the size of them, Word does not function properly and the image just glitches - it turns upside down, becomes super large in an instant when I drag it inwards to reduce its size, etc. This is so frustrating! I have never encountered this problem before until I started to use it on a Macbook instead of a Windows laptop/desktop.

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Anonymous
2022-07-09T17:48:22+00:00

Same issue. ver. 16.62 MS Office for Mac. No dynamic visuals while dragging image/object handles, inserting simple shape objects would start out HUGE (96 inches), re-sizing existing images by click-dragging handles jumped the size up as well. No dynamic visual when moving objects/images. Quitting Grammarly Desktop solved the issue.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-05T00:17:28+00:00

    For me, a third-party app was causing the problem. I suggest closing any app you think might cause the issue, restart Word and check if the problem is solved.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-18T07:23:54+00:00

    Hi Victoria Sarmiento

    Thanks for posting the thread on our forum.

    Since your problem is same as op, so we kindly suggest you tried the suggestions we provided in above reply for op to see if the methods are suit to your situation.

    If any of the above suggestions do not apply, please feel free to post back.

    Regards,

    Stacey

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  3. Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
    2022-02-17T18:33:40+00:00

    Hi

    I find it surprising and disappointing that so far no one asked you what version of Microsoft Word you have. Please go to the Word menu and choose About Word to display that information if you are using the desktop version of Word. Or perhaps you are using the web version of Word. Please reply with the version information.

    Thanks.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-02-14T05:01:43+00:00

    Hi Hoi Lam

    Thank you for coming back to forum. We also appreciate that you spent your precious time providing the detailed information to us.

    For the situation you encountered, we do understand the inconvenience caused and apologize for it.

    Have you tried the suggestion in above reply? Did them can work for your situation?

    1. If they still doesn’t work, please try to reset the Word Preferences>click the Word icon>Preferences>File Locations>User templates>Reset to see the result.
    2. Since you mentioned, just your Word application have this issue, so we also suggest you to uninstall Word and then reinstall it to see the behavior.
    1. First, uninstall Word, refer to Uninstall Office for Mac (microsoft.com)
    2. Second, reinstall Word, refer to Download and install or reinstall Microsoft 365 or Office 2021 on a PC or Mac

    Hope the suggestion will help you.

    Regards,

    Stacey

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