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Image Conversion Failed

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An EMF or WMF image could not be converted to SVG. The original was stored, but browsers can’t display it.

Q-24-9 — Image Conversion Failed

An EMF or WMF image could not be converted to SVG. The original was stored, but browsers can’t display it.

What this means

Word documents often embed vector images as EMF or WMF, which browsers can’t show. The importer converts them to SVG in the browser; for this image the conversion failed, so the original file is stored under its own extension.

Why this happens

  • The image uses EMF/WMF records the converter does not support.
  • The image is damaged.

How to fix

The original still works when the document is downloaded as Word or PDF. To show it on a web page, export it from its source application as PNG or SVG and replace the file.