Re: Inserting multiple pictures in Word

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From: Graham Mayor (gmayor_at_DELETECAPSmvps.org)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 07:00:14 +0100

Open Word.
Open Windows Explorer
Select the folder that contains the images.
Select the images you wish to insert.
Drag the images to the Word page and drop them there. They will be inserted
one after the other. 

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Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
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Erik Hendrickson wrote:
> Graham -
>
> Thankyou.  I guess I don't understand Word as well as I thought - my
> software was already set as you suggested to "in-line with text" but
> I still can't figure out how to quickly insert photos into a word
> document (either quickly insert one photo at a time, or insert
> several photos at once).
>
> I do appreciate your courtesy in replying.
>
> This is my third attempt at a reply - I'm not sure I've figured out
> how to "post" correctly yet.
>
> I will try posting a general question about quickly inserting photos.
> Thanks.
> Erik
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> Recent versions of Word allow you to set the default insertion
>> method -
>> tools > options > edit - set to in-line with text. With an older
>> version, if
>> you insert a picture, check its properties > layout and if in-line
>> then OK.
>> If not a registry change is required.
>>
>> --
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>> Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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>>
>>
>> Erik Hendrickson wrote:
>>> Graham -
>>>
>>> This would be very helpful to me.  I don't produce newsletters, but
>>> as part of my job, I go out in the field and document, for example:
>>> 1) work at a construction site, 2) servicing operations at a grease
>>> trap, 3) condition of new sidewalks following a rain, 4)
>>> participants
>>> at a meeting and places we visited.  For fun, I often create word
>>> documents with a dozen or more photos show 1) birds observed that
>>> day, 2) things or views observed during a hike, 3) recent photos
>>> included in a letter to my father.
>>>
>>> Could you please explain more about setting "the picture insert
>>> method to in-line"?  I'm a fairly experienced Word user, but I don't
>>> understand what you're getting at there.  I'd really appreciate it.
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you set the picture insert method to in-line any pictures you
>>>> drag and
>>>> drop will be inserted one after the other.
>>>> Frankly I can't see how useful this would be in the preparation of
>>>> a
>>>> newsletter.
>>>>
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>>>> Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
>>>>
>>>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>>>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Everitt Beers wrote:
>>>>> I want to insert multiple pictures in Word in one
>>>>> operation.  How do I do it?
>>>>>
>>>>> When I try to drag and drop multiple JPEG images from an
>>>>> Explorer window, only links are inserted into Word.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the other hand, when I insert pictures using the Insert
>>>>> menu, it only allows one picture at a time to be inserted.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am working on multiple newsletters, and therefore, it
>>>>> would be a great help if I could just drag and drop 20 or
>>>>> so pictures into a Word document all at once.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any ideas.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Everitt

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