Clipart file locations

[chris frey]

Having recently purchased Word 2007 (in the Professional Suite), I set the
default file location for clipart pictures to a folder in my hard drive.
Understandably, and unfortunately, when trying to insert a photo into a word
document, Word always goes to that location.

Problem is, I need to work with photos in, literally, dozens of file
locations, often within the same document. Sometimes, I will need several
from one file location, and then several from another. What I would like to
do is be able to have Word default to the last used file location, rather
than a specific file which has been entered in the advanced options menu. I
think this would be possible if I could simply delete the entry which I
entered in file locations, but when attempting to do so, word requires that I
enter another file location. It won't let me leave the file location field
blank.

Please advise. Thanks in advance.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Perhaps someone else can direct you to the exact Registry key, but the
Registry is the solution: you have to delete the key that specifies the Clip
Art location.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Jay Freedman]

Go to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options
and, assuming the PICTURE-PATH entry contains the clip-art location shown in
Word's dialog, delete that entry (not the whole key).

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[chris frey]

EXACTLY what I needed to know.
Thank you!

Go to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options
and, assuming the PICTURE-PATH entry contains the clip-art location shown in
Word's dialog, delete that entry (not the whole key).

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.



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