Hi Sue, Someone (can't remember who) sent a macro to the list about this. I think it was the following: Sub InsertPicture() ' ' InsertPicture Macro ' Inserts a picture from a graphics file. ' Sets the View to (D)etail with SendKeys. ' View choices [change last Sendkey Letter]. ' D - (D)etails view ' G - Lar(g)e Icon view ' L - (L)ist view ' M - S(m)all Icon view ' R - P(r)operties View ' V - Pre(v)iew View ' T - (T)humbnails View SendKeys ("%L{LEFT}D") Application.Dialogs(wdDialogInsertPicture).Show End Sub See how that goes. Sonja _____________________________________ Sonja McShane Written Communications Specialist Active Documents and Designs phone: +61 3 9509 0964 mobile: 0413 769 548 email: sonja_mcshane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Woolley Sent: Tuesday, 15 June 2004 3:25 PM To: 'austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: atw: Word 2002/2003 questions Hello everyone, I have recently started using Word 2002 and have discovered a couple of=20 annoyances that I can't seem to solve. When I insert a picture from a file: 1. Word insists on displaying thumbnails rather than a list of files. I=20 cannot find an option to change this setting permanently. (I can change it=20 just for this one insertion using the Tool menu on the Insert Picture=20 dialog). 2. When I try to insert a subsequent picture, Word "helpfully" returns me=20 to the folder set up as the default file location for clipart, instead of=20 the last location I inserted a picture from. Can anyone help? I am sure the answers are simple, but if they are, they=20 are very well hidden! Many thanks, Sue Woolley ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ************************************************** ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************