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.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For education | MacOS

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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. Charles Kenyon 171.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-12-31T23:56:59+00:00

    Just a note that does not address the problem with Grammarly or other third-party apps:

    Word is a poor choice for editing images.

    For the best results, use an image editing program to resize and then insert into Word.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-12-31T22:56:53+00:00

    Thanks for finding this issue with Grammarly and resolving hours and hours of frustration i had. I had the Grammarly App running as Login items at startup on my Mac. Turning off the Grammarly Desktop solved the issue of cropping images going wonky in Word for me. I have contacted Grammarly and pointed this issue out to them.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-11-16T17:13:16+00:00

    Hi, I'm using Word 365 (version 16.67) with Monterey on my MacBook Pro. In the last couple of weeks it has become impossible to resize objects or pictures using my trackpad. This is totally frustrating. Like previous contributors, I don't want to have to click random numbers to resize, I want to do so visually, depending on the sizing on each individual page.

    Please help! I have a book deadline and this is slowing me down impossibly. Thank you.

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  4. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 437.8K Reputation points
    2022-09-20T15:22:00+00:00

    If you stop Grammarly or use a mouse the problem is solved.

    Surely this is not that hard to figure out?

    You very well may be right but it's for the developers of Grammarly to resolve if they haven't yet done so. Make sure everything is fully updated & visit Grammarly support.

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