I haven't used this, but . . .
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/286460
How To Set the Mask and Picture Properties for Office XP CommandBars
xl2002/3 have a picutre property so you should be able to load an image this
way without using the clipboard.
Of course this would require the image to be in a separate file. (you may be
able to get around that, but I can't say).
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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy
"Nigel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I want to put a custom face on a button. Is the only way to do this
> PasteFace? Can I not just specify a file path for the image.
>
> The problem is I set up these toolbars on startup and don't want to clear
> the clipboard.
>