Linked Images, SmartArt graphics in Word 2007 .docx format

[Jayawanth]

If I have large number of links to Image files I cannot use the Edit Links
dialog in .docx format since the selection is never on the selected image. In
other words I have lost the reference to the image and hence there is no
practical way to find out which image in the Links list corresponds to my
selected image.
If I want to use smartart graphics in my book I have limited capabilities in
compatability mode.

For any reasonable book, smartart graphics and images are a must - Word
cannot be used in this context for book authoring? This is a serious
limitation.

- Jayawanth

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

When I have a linked image selected and access the Links dialog from the
Office Menu>Prepare>Edit Links to Files, the link that is highlighted in the
dialog is that for the image that I have selected.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Jayawanth]

I have done a Insert.Picture to get to "Insert Picture" Dialog.
I click on the drop down next to Insert and explicitly select the "Link To
File" command. If I Link three pictures this way, select the middle one, in
the Links dialog (accessed the way you have specified below or throught he
hot keys Alt+E+k) the selection is on the first item in the list always.

Am I missing something?
Thanks, Jayawanth

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Mine were inserted using { INCLUDEPICTURE } fields

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Jayawanth]

After some experimentation, I found the following:
Insert QuickParts.Field.LinksAndReferences.IncludePicture and then typing in
the name of the file (there is no way to browse to a file) inserts \d
immediately after the INSERTPICTURE.

Using Insert.Picture, the \d switch appears at the end in the INSERTPICTURE
command.

When I manually changed some of my links to have \d earlier now I am able to
see the selection properly in the dialog box.

Thanks for digging into the nuances. The same question earlier was not
resolved and I was endlessly waiting for a Word update. This way I can take
it forward. What a relief!
- Thanks Doug, Jayawanth

 

[Jayawanth]

One more idiosyncracy:
In .docx file, Insert.Picture 3 images, choosing Link to File in the
InsertPicture dialog box. select the middle image. In the Links dialog the
selected link is not highlighted, the firs item in the list is highlighted.
Also Shift+F9 does not show any field codes, I presume word is using some
other way (rather than the old INSERTPICTURE method).

Question: What is the right way to link images in 2007? What is the right UI
to access these image links for changing the link etc? I would very much like
to use .docx file for the book and do things the clean way.