Field codes: IncludePicture field - Word

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Field codes: IncludePicture field

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

{ INCLUDEPICTURE "FileName" [Switches ] }

Inserts the specified graphic.

To insert an INCLUDEPICTURE field, point to Picture on the Insert menu, click From File, click the arrow next to the Insert button, and then click Link to File.

The INCLUDEPICTURE field replaces the IMPORT field used in earlier versions of Microsoft Word. If you open a document that contains IMPORT fields, they remain in the document and function correctly.

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"FileName"

The name and location of the graphics file. If the location includes a long file name with spaces, enclose it in quotation marks. Replace single backslashes with double backslashes to specify the path (path: The route that the operating system uses to locate a folder or file; for example, C:\House finances\March.doc.), for example:

"C:\\Manual\\Art\\Art 22.gif"

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\c Converter

Identifies the graphics filter you want to use. Use the file name of the graphics filter without the .flt file name extension; for example, type pictim32 for the Pictim32.flt filter.

\d

Reduces the file size by not storing graphics data with the document.

Notes

If you double-click a graphic inserted by the INCLUDEPICTURE field, Word displays the Format Picture dialog box. To change the graphic without using the drawing tools in Word, edit the graphic in the application it was created in, and then update the field in Word.
If Word doesn't recognize the format of a graphics file, check the Files of type box in the Insert Picture dialog box (on the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click From File). This list reflects the graphics filters installed on your system.