Stew,
Not silly at all. The picture must be named the same as the value in the cell that you want
associated with the picture. For example, if you have an allowable value of "Stew as a baby"
(without the quotes, then you must name the picture Stew as a baby and you need to change the Data
Validation list to include Stew as a baby as one of the choices. If you have a lot of choices, you
could create a named range - we can cross that bridge when you get to it, if needed.
HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP