yes I can easily substitue new code - that's not the point though - it means
I have to re-write many existing macros. The help pages say that these SHOULD
work, but they don't.

here is some code (which works fine in WORD 2003):

Sub insert_pic()
'
' insert_pic Macro
' Macro recorded 27/09/2006 by Administrator
'
Dim student As String

With Application.FileSearch
   .NewSearch
   .LookIn = "E:\speech"
   .SearchSubFolders = False
   .FileName = "*.jpg"
   

   If .Execute() > 0 Then
       
       For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
       
          Selection.InlineShapes.AddPicture FileName:=.FoundFiles(i),
LinkToFile:=False, SaveWithDocument:=True
       
       student = .FoundFiles(i)
       howlong1 = Len(.LookIn)
       howlong2 = Len(student)
     
       
       student = Right$(student, howlong2 - howlong1 - 1)
       howlong2 = Len(student)
       student = Left$(student, howlong2 - 4)
       
       
       Selection.TypeText Text:=student
       
       Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
       
       Next i
   Else
       MsgBox "There were no files found."
   End If
End With

   
End Sub

I guessed as much, however the help pages need updating - they still list
that as a valid function.......