How to Install Missing Clip Art

ID: Q139867

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you click Picture on the Insert menu, no pictures appear in the Clipart folder.

CAUSE

When you installed Word, you chose to perform a Typical, Custom, or Compact installation. If you chose Custom, you may have cleared the Clip Art option. Clip Art is among the components not installed with a Typical or Compact installation.

RESOLUTION

To install Clip Art, use the following steps:

 1. Quit Word.

 2. Click the Windows Start button, point to Settings, and click Control
    Panel.

 3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

 4. Click the Install/Uninstall tab.

 5. In the list of installed software, select either Microsoft Word or
    Microsoft Office.

 6. Click Add/Remove.

 7. In the Setup box, click Add/Remove.

 8. If you are using Office Setup, select Office Tools and click Change
    Options.

    a. Select Clip Art and click OK.

    b. Click Continue.

    c. When prompted by Setup, insert the appropriate disk or compact
       disc.

    The new component is installed.

 9. If you are using Word Setup, select Word Clip Art and click Continue.
    When prompted by Setup, insert the appropriate disk or compact disc.

    The new component is installed.

WINDOWS NT

If you are running Word for Windows 95 on Windows NT, substitute the following steps for steps 1-5 above:

1. Quit Word.

2. From Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu.

3. Type a:\setup. Click OK. Insert Disk 1 of the Word Setup disks. Continue

   with step 6 above.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information on exactly which components are installed during each type of Setup, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q116728
   TITLE     : Word for Windows 95: Files Installed During Setup

KBCategory: kbgraphic KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: word95 word7 7.0 7.0a howto winword
Keywords          : kbsetup kbgraphic
Version           : 7.0 7.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998