When a loaded object is not active in the control, an image similar to a picture box is displayed; for example:
The first frame of the inserted video
The image of a bitmap
The first page of a Word for Windows document
An image of an Excel spread sheet
The OLE control provides scroll bars if the image is bigger than the control, to enable the whole image to be viewed. This image is defined by the OLE Server, which is just an icon in some cases.