Can't Drag and Drop Image From Photo Gallery Into Word 2013

In Word 2013 running on Windows 8.1 (64-bit) I can't drag and drop an image from Microsoft Photo Gallery into a Word 2013 document. I was always able to do this on a PC running Word 2013 on Windows 7 (64-bit).


When I try to drag and drop the image file, nothing happens. No error message; it just won't copy the image.


FWIW, I can drag and drop an image file from File Explorer.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Is this the windows live photo gallery?


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Yes it is.

Live Photo Gallery is part of Microsoft's free Windows Essentials. My version is Windows Photo Gallery 2012 Build 16.4.3528.331. I like it for simple editing - cropping, brightening shadows, and straightening images. Dragging and dropping into a Word 2013 docx file is very convenient, as opposed to using Word's "Insert Picture."

I just can't understand why drag & drop no longer works. I believe it DOES work in Word 2016, so maybe Microsoft wants me to upgrade?

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Last updated June 22, 2022 Views 1,184 Applies to: