AddPicture Method
Creates a picture from an existing file. Returns a Shape object that represents the new picture.
expression.AddPicture(FileName, LinkToFile, SaveWithDocument, Left, Top, Width, Height)
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.
FileName Required String. The file from which the OLE object is to be created.
LinkToFile Required MsoTriState. Determines whether the picture will be linked to the file from which it was created.
| MsoTriState can be one of these MsoTriState constants. |
| msoCTrue |
| msoFalse Makes the picture an independent copy of the file. |
| msoTriStateMixed |
| msoTriStateToggle |
| msoTrue Links the picture to the file from which it was created. |
SaveWithDocument Required MsoTriState. Determines whether the linked picture will be saved with the document into which it's inserted. This argument must be msoTrue if LinkToFile is msoFalse.
| MsoTriState can be one of these MsoTriState constants. |
| msoCTrue |
| msoFalse Stores only the link information in the document. |
| msoTriStateMixed |
| msoTriStateToggle |
| msoTrue Saves the linked picture with the document into which it's inserted. |
Left Required Single. The position, measured in points, of the left edge of the picture relative to the left edge of the slide.
Top Required Single. The position, measured in points, of the top edge of the picture relative to the top edge of the slide.
Width Optional Single. The width of the picture, measured in points.
Height Optional Single. The height of the picture, measured in points.
Example
This example adds a picture created from the file Music.bmp to myDocument. The inserted picture is linked to the file from which it was created and is saved with myDocument.
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
myDocument.Shapes.AddPicture FileName:="c:\microsoft office\" & _
"clipart\music.bmp", LinkToFile:=msoTrue, SaveWithDocument:=msoTrue, _
Left:=100, Top:=100, Width:=70, Height:=70