Button: Image Button: Image

Pointer: Insert ImageThe Image button opens the Insert Picture dialog. The dialog opens at My Documents. You can then navigate to the image that you want to put in your form or report. Once you click on OK, the pointer changes to the Image shape Pointer: Insert imageand you can click on the form or report to insert a full size image. You can also drag on your form or report to set the size of the image.

Alternate method: Use the menu command, Insert | Picture...

Dialog: Insert Picture

Icon: Trouble Problem: Only part of image shows
The default setting for images is to Clip them to fit the size of the rectangle that you drew with the pointer. You can change that in the object's Properties dialog to Zoom. Then the image is resized to fit the area.

Dialog: Properties for an image
 

Image clipped Image zoomed

Clip and Zoom

TipWhere is Clip Art? MS Access does not make it easy to use clip art like the other Office programs. You can get to clip art with the command Insert | Object... | choose Create from File and then choose Microsoft Gallery in the list of Object Types.

Dialog: Insert Object: Clip Gallery


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