Consultation

[Rudolf Hecken]

Hi, I am writing a modest size family chronicle for our children and
grandchildren. But the more I get into it the more complex it seems to get.
I thought writing text and adding some pictures was simple. However I am at
a wall right now, the thing becomes unwieldy.
I am stuck with the pictures which I thought to insert into the text via
hyperlinks by including a file of the pertinent pictures in a the same file
which I created for each chapter, but creating the proper link is made
difficult because the INSERT/Hyperlink function does not offer a list of
possible file locations.
What am I missing? Where could I find a crisp description of the best
procedure? I am using an iMac with OSX 10.5.6 and Word for Mac 2004
edition.
Would another Word processor for this project be more appropriate?
Any guidance please is appreciated.
Thank you!
Rudolf

 

[Clive Huggan]

Hello Rudolf,

Fortunately, it¹s simple!

Choose Insert menu => Picture => From File. A window headed ³Choose a
picture² appears.

See that tick-box ³Link to File² down on the left? That¹s what you need to
tick: the image will be linked, as you want. That¹s a very sensible way of
doing it.

Good luck with your ³modest sized family chronicle²! I¹m in the early stages
of one. They don¹t stay modest sized for long, though!

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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