Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated February 10, 2024)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Many people paste pictures in their documents. Some people paste many, many pictures. It would be very beneficial for those people if the settings used by Word to paste a picture were persistent—in other words, Word remembered the size used to paste a picture or the position, and then used it for subsequent pictures.
Word does not have such a capability, however. When you paste a picture, size is not persistent because the ratio between picture height and width can vary wildly from one picture to another. Positioning is not persistent because many page layouts call for pictures to be in different positions on the page. The only thing that is persistent is the setting of the "Float Over" check box on the Insert Picture dialog box.
If you have a need to format quite a few pictures using the same settings, the easiest approach is to create a quick-and-dirty macro to apply the formatting settings you want. You could then paste the picture, select it, and then run the macro. You can create such a macro by following these general steps:
Your macro is now ready to use. Whenever a new picture is pasted in your document, select it and run the macro to apply the "default" settings.
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2024-02-13 22:24:02
GFIN Sunny
For me who rely on Windows Steps Recorder to describe my issue to public:
(1) emphasize essential content
(2) make confidential information illegible
I shrink its images except one or two.
This is useful advise.
2024-02-10 14:24:37
Rajendra
I do it differently that does not require a macro
I have created a standard document which contains several simple pictures, like rectangles or circles with the formatting that I need
When I want to format a picture in a new document, I go to the standard document and do a format painter from there
Much faster no need for macro particularly if you want to retain several formats
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