Linked images in my Word document don't show up in RoboHelp

I'm using RoboHelp 8 and Microsoft Word 2003 on Windows XP. I create a new WebHelp project. I added all the .png image files from my Microsoft Word directory to Baggage Files. I then used the Link>>Word Document function to add my Word document to the RoboHelp project. Set my preferences for style pagination, did a Force Update All. However, most of the images I inserted as links into my Word document don't come through into RoboHelp. Apparently I'm missing a setting somewhere but I can't figure out what it is. In addition, one of the images that did come through is horribly degraded.

Still no joy. All of the images in my Word document are linked .png files.
Here's the step-by-step of what I just did:
Open Word document
Tools>>Options>>General>>Web Options.
Change setting. Click OK
Click OK
Change text on page one of document to make sure document is "dirty".
File>>Save As.
Increment number in file name.
File>>Exit.
Launch RoboHelp
Start new project
Add all .png files to baggage.
File>>Link>>Word Document
Select appropriate Word file.
File>>Project Settings>>Import tab
Edit Word conversion settings to set pagination for heading styles and set Convert Word list to RoboHelp list
Click OK
Click Apply
Click OK
Right-click Word document in HTML Files (Topics) and choose Update>>Force Update All
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