Scott Cowles Jacobs, thank you for reporting this bug and helping make Ubuntu better. This issue was unreproducible via Ubuntu 10.10 LibreOffice Writer at the Terminal:
cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/614956/+attachment/1480959/+files/Bewerbung.doc && lowriter -nologo Bewerbung.doc Click File -> Save As -> File type: Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) drop down -> Save button -> Yes button -> Keep Format button -> close then reopen at the Terminal: lowriter -nologo Bewerbung.doc Notice all the .jpg files are still there. Does this work for you? lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade && sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-writer apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.3.0-1maverick1 Candidate: 1:3.3.0-1maverick1 Version table: *** 1:3.3.0-1maverick1 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614956 Title: Embedded .jpeg files not always saved correctly in .doc file format -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs