Special Edition Using Microsoft® Word 2000

IncludePicture

The IncludePicture field inserts an external graphics file in your current document.

Tip

You can achieve the same result as you get from the IncludePicture field by choosing Insert, Picture, From File. If you select a picture and click Insert, Link to File, Word enters an INCLUDEPICTURE field using the \d switch described next.

Syntax

{ INCLUDEPICTURE "Filename" [Switches] }

Switches

Switch	What It Does
\c	Identifies a graphics filter to use for importing the file.
\d	Stores a link to the graphic instead of the graphic itself, to reduce file size.

Examples

To insert a link to the picture "BIZLOGO.GIF" in the "C:\My Documents" folder, enter the following field (note the double backslashes):

 { INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\My Documents\\BIZLOGO.GIF" ...