MS Word: INCLUDEPICTURE field code

Question

Sorry, Google hasnt been very helpful.

I have a Word Document which references jpeg pictures stored at a different path.

I always instruct word to Link in the file and modify the field code as:

{INCLUDEPICTURE \d"..\\Relative Path\\To\\MyPicture.jpg" }

For some inexplicable reason, if either the picture content changes or if the document is closed and opened several times, the field code is getting updated automatically.

{INCLUDEPICTURE \d"c:\FULL Path\\To\\MyPicture.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINET }

How do I ensure that the field code remains intact no matter what I do?

Did this used to work? Are you saving as .htm or web page format? (I think that's what brings in the mergeformatinet) — , Jun 19 '13 at 06:33
An update is due here. I realized that there were problems with .docx. With the file saved as a .doc, sanity was restored. — Raj, Aug 03 '13 at 05:38

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 14 '17 at 13:58

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I came across this issue too.

I fixed this by using .dot instead of .dotx.
For some reason the newer format is changing the link.

Not a solution, but it is a workaround

Hope it helps

edited Feb 14 '17 at 13:58

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answered Jul 16 '13 at 20:21

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Yes. I stored my document as .doc and there were no issues thereafter. – Raj Aug 03 '13 at 05:39

MS Word: INCLUDEPICTURE field code

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