Only get a red x after merging pictures

Anonymous
2010-04-14T02:24:00+00:00

My data source is an xlsx file and one field (PictureLocation) has the full path name of each jpg file I want to merge into a document.  I use this merge function:  {INCLUDEPICTURE "MERGEFIELD PictureLocation}"} which works fine except I only get a box with a small red x in upper left-hand corner where the picture should be.  I have tried F9, but to no avail.  What am I doing wrong or what have I set incorrectly?  I use VISTA and OFFICE 2007. dottybee

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Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2010-04-14T05:38:23+00:00

What is in the PictureLocation field?

The filepath separators need to be duplicated \ or you need to use / as a separator.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-06-21T18:01:39+00:00

    Suzanne, No, I haven't got a code in the template for including a picture - that's my starting point. I only have data fields for text on my template right now.

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  2. Suzanne S Barnhill 279.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2010-06-21T15:10:55+00:00

    Have you tried Ctrl+A, F9 after merging?

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-06-21T14:53:26+00:00

    I'm a little new at this but have gotten myself an assignment where I need to merge photographs into a string of resume type documents.  Different photos for each resume.  I have the resume template built and have all fields in there except the includepicture thing that everyone is talking about.  Where is that?  I think I am starting at ground zero and so far I haven't found that prompt anywhere I've looked.  THanks.

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-04-14T06:38:28+00:00

    If you actually have {INCLUDEPICTURE "MERGEFIELD PictureLocation}"} then you need to change it to

    {INCLUDEPICTURE "{MERGEFIELD PictureLocation}"}

    where both pairs of {} are the special field code braces that you can insert using ctrl-F9, not the ordinary ones you can find on the keyboard.

    Otherwise, it's as Doug says!

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