Insert | Object | Create from File. Select your file and check the boxes for
"Link to file" and "Display as icon."

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"Alex" wrote in message
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i want to insert a link to a document, not a picture. i just want this
link
to appear as it would in My Computer, i.e. a large icon. I tried what you
suggested and it didnt work, but thanks. What do you suggest now? I have
seen
this in a document and it links directly to the file.

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:

Hi Alex,

You can use Insert=Picture from File, select the picture
then use Ctrl+K to create the hyperlink as one method.

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"Alex" wrote in message
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Hi, a colleague has asked me how to insert hyperlinks to various
documents in
her word files, and make these links appear as icons (as in My Computer)
with
the various program logos on there (such as the X for excel). i never
knew
you could do this and so couldn't help, does anyone know how to do this?
thanks.
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MS Office System Products MVP

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