RichTextEdit controls
When PicturesAsFrame is enabled, any bitmaps used in the control will appear as empty frames. If this property is not enabled, graphics will appear normally.
PicturesAsFrame can also be enabled by the user at runtime from the properties item on the pop-up menu.
To display graphics as empty frames:
Select the PicturesAsFrame check box on the Document tab page of the control’s Properties view.
The PicturesAsFrame property takes a boolean value.
The following line specifies that graphics in a RichTextEdit appear as frames.
rte_1.PicturesAsFrame = TRUE