Settings can get in the way of displaying inline images in your documents. Everything prints, exports to PDF etc without a problem – but in regular editing – a placeholder is in the image’s place.
The solution is simple, but can be tough to find.
OSX: MENU >> LibreOffice >> Preferences; Options Window >> LibreOffice Writer >> View >> check Images and objects
LINUX: MENU >> LibreOffice >> Tools >> Options >> LibreOffice Writer >> View >> check Images and objects
