On 12 Jul 2005 at 13:56, shirling & neueweise wrote: > does anyone know of a way to find out the file name of a graphic which > has been inserted into a word doc? i can find all the info on its > placement, adjustments etc. via the contextual menu "format picture", > but not the file name! > > since edits to an external graphics file are not reflected in the word > document, i wonder if graphic files are not linked, but rather > imported into the word doc through insertion? if so, is there a way > to link rather than import, so that changes can be made to the source > graphic file which will then show in the word doc?
If you PASTE, you get a copy. If you PASTE SPECIAL, you get a dialog box that allows you to control whether or not you copy or link to the original file. If you use INSERT OBJECT, and choose CREATE FROM FILE, the LINK option is right there in the dialog box. If you INSERT PICTURE, there's a check box in the dialog for LINK TO FILE. So, I'm not sure why you can't find how to control linking or not. It seems to be an option in every UI that is relevant. Of course, I'm specifically looking at Winword 97, but I know that newer versions of Word are very little changed, and these are options that are unlikely to have been removed, since they are essential components of the entire process. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc All non-quoted content (c) David W. Fenton, all rights reserved _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
