Tip #4475 - I Can See Clearly Now
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I
Can See Clearly Now
Have you ever
been frustrated while trying to insert a picture from a file? It's
a bit of a pain unless you've named them really well, isn't it?
If the files have
all those vague names that are sometimes nothing more than dates or
combinations of numbers and letters, you're completely lost. You insert
one after another, just looking for the right one.
What a pain!
Wouldn't it be
nice to be able to see the picture before you select it for insertion?
Yep, I agree with
you on that one! Well, here's a quick way to see what you've got before
you put it into your file.
Obviously, you
need to go to the Insert menu, Picture
submenu, From File choice. (In Office 2007, you're
looking for the Insert ribbon, Picture
button).
When the Insert
Picture window opens, you need to change the way you view your files.
You're looking
for the Views button.
In older versions
of MS Office, the button looks like this:
In Office 2007,
you're looking for this button:
If you
repeatedly click the button, you'll find that the window
rotates through the various ways it can display your files.
If you click
on the down arrow that's connected to the button, you'll
see a list of viewing choices. (You may find that the list varies
slightly from version to version).
Choose a different
view option, such as Preview or Icons in 2007, to see the actual picture.
Whichever you
prefer, you should be able to find your picture much faster once you
can see your choices clearly!
~ April
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