Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us
Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network
Home
DiscussionsAccessExcelInfoPathOutlookPowerPointPublisherWord
DirectoryUser Groups
Related Topics
Outlook ExpressInternet ExplorerWindowsMS Server ProductsMore Topics ...

MS Office Forum / Word / Mailmerge and Fax / May 2008

Tip: Looking for answers? Try searching our database.

Automatically resize merged graphic

Thread view: 
Enable EMail Alerts  Start New Thread
Thread rating: 
fergusmaximus - 16 May 2008 09:11 GMT
Hi folks,

I realise a similar question has been asked before but my need is slightly
different.

I am merging using Word 2003 and including a conditional graphic where the
path depends on the result of another merge field. After some hunting online
I found the construction below on Graham Mayor's site:

{ INCLUDEPICTURE "{  IF { MERGEFIELD  ftrImage  \* MERGEFORMAT }  <> "" "{
MERGEFIELD  ftrImage  \* MERGEFORMAT }" "[manual file path]\\Blank.jpg" }" }

Much to my delight this works. Unfortunately, I've just noticed that the
process resizes the graphic (I think Word is worried about the margins but
could be wrong).

Is there a way to force Word to leave the graphic at 100%?

[I can't figure out how to apply macropod's suggested solution to a similar
issue (using a text box) because my INCLUDEPICTURE is the opposite way
around; it doesn't work if I try to put the INCLUDEPICTURE inside the IF
statement (it just merges to show the filepath)].

Thanks,
Ferg
Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 16 May 2008 09:48 GMT
Try putting the field construction inside the cell of a one row, one column
table in which the cell dimensions are appropriate for the full size image.

Signature

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

> Hi folks,
>
[quoted text clipped - 24 lines]
> Thanks,
> Ferg
fergusmaximus - 16 May 2008 10:52 GMT
Hi Doug,

Unfortunately that didn't work. The merge was fine but Word still shrank the
graphic in the table despite the fact it was plenty wide enough.

Any other ideas?

Ferg

> Try putting the field construction inside the cell of a one row, one column
> table in which the cell dimensions are appropriate for the full size image.
[quoted text clipped - 27 lines]
> > Thanks,
> > Ferg
 
Sign In
Join
My Latest Posts
My Monitored Threads
My Blog
My Photo Gallery
My Profile
My Homepage

Start New Thread
Enable EMail Alerts
Rate this Thread



©2008 Advenet LLC   Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.