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How to make Word look for pictures in the current folder?
Hi,
Word (stupid!!) always points to My Pictures folder when I want to insert pictures where I never store pictures. When I open a Word file by double clicking it, I want Word to automatically set the folder (where the Word file resides) as the default folder for all objects like picturs etc. Is there any way to do that? Please reply to my email as well. Thanks in advance. |
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How to make Word look for pictures in the current folder?
If you mean have Word analyze the doc you're opening to see where the images
in it are stored & set the default InsertPicture directory accordingly, the answer is 'Not without writing some serious VBA'. Keep in mind that such a process involves the operating system far more than the program being used. If you normally use the same folder/hierarchy for storing your images or if they are organized in folders within a "master" folder you can use ToolsOptionsFile Locations to specify any location you wish for "Clipart Pictures". That will be the default location the program looks to whenever you insert a picture. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac wrote in message ups.com... Hi, Word (stupid!!) always points to My Pictures folder when I want to insert pictures where I never store pictures. When I open a Word file by double clicking it, I want Word to automatically set the folder (where the Word file resides) as the default folder for all objects like picturs etc. Is there any way to do that? Please reply to my email as well. Thanks in advance. |
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How to make Word look for pictures in the current folder?
There's no easy way to do exactly what you ask, but here are two things you
can do: 1. You can add the current folder (where the document is stored) to the Places Bar, which makes it just one click away in the Insert Picture dialog. 2. You can delete the default clip art folder selection so that Word looks in the most recently accessed folder. That is, if you just inserted a picture from Folder A, Word will default back to Folder A instead of My Pictures. This requires a Registry edit (deleting the value of the PICTURE-PATH key). Post back for more detail if you're interested in this option. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message ups.com... Hi, Word (stupid!!) always points to My Pictures folder when I want to insert pictures where I never store pictures. When I open a Word file by double clicking it, I want Word to automatically set the folder (where the Word file resides) as the default folder for all objects like picturs etc. Is there any way to do that? Please reply to my email as well. Thanks in advance. |
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How to make Word look for pictures in the current folder?
Hi,
Thanks for all the postings. Actually my objetive was to avoid the hassel of a series of mouse clicking to go from My Pictures to the desired folder where I am working with the doc file. Instead of going through VBA programing or registry editing, I think a better workaround is to simply copy the picture from explorer window (since it is already open behind my MS-Word window) and then paste it into the doc. Thanks, |
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