Causes of the PowerPoint Red X
There are a few reasons why a picture isn’t displaying correctly and has been replaced with a red X or a picture placeholder containing a small red X. Because PowerPoint embeds pictures in slides, sometimes users link to the picture to keep the file size down, and things can go awry in the linking process. The picture may have been renamed, moved from its original location, or deleted from your computer. If the picture requires a graphics filter, PowerPoint may display the red X and indicate that you need to install the filter. You may also receive an error message if the existing graphics import filter is missing, corrupted, or incompatible. A missing PowerPoint update may also be the culprit.
How to Fix the Microsoft PowerPoint Red X Problem
Try the following steps in the order set here to solve the missing PowerPoint picture issue.
