How to add filename on photos invoked in a woord document

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I want to distribute photos to some 200 people with different software
installed on their computers. After having explored some image software
trying to add on a pisture cd-rom I found Word to be one software almost
everyone have installed so I want to simply make a document by invoking all
the pictures.

So here is my problem:
The filenames are important information as they tell about where-and-when so
I want to make them visible in the document along with each photo. There are
som e 300 jpeg-format photos plus some document files to invoke in this word
document so I don´t want to add the filenams manual.
Do You know a smart way to solve this problem - please help!
 
Word is a TERRIBLE choice for distributing graphic files. Putting graphics
into a Word document a) will create a *large* file -- Word is very
extravagant with file space when it comes to graphics, and b) will make it
hard for people who want to print or work with individual files. Also, with
a Word document on a CD, at least some of your users will try opening the
file directly from the CD. Check this forum for why that's a bad idea: most
days there are messages from people who have tried it.
 
I know, but 1) the distribution is only for wiewing the pictures, 2) word has
a number of advantages when it comes to wiewing with need to magnify etc
which is not possible with web readers which generate a smaller document file.

"Jezebel" skrev:
 
I know, but 1) the distribution is only for wiewing the pictures, 2) word has
a number of advantages when it comes to wiewing with need to magnify etc
which is not possible with web readers which generate a smaller document file.
Click to expand...

I think you'll come to regret this decision, but good luck anyway!
 
I agree with Jezebel. I don't think you will like the results if you
try to use Word for this type of project.

Aside from the file size another issue to consider is once the images
are embedded in the document they will be next to impossible to
extract while keeping the quality of the graphics. I'm not saying they
can not be easily extracted but a) you lose image quality b) most
users would have no inkling on how to extract them.

There are products available that will do everything you want and they
include the ability to view the resulting files. If anything, use an
HTML editor for the task.

You could easily include a cover page with thumbnails of the images
and clicking a thumbnail will allow the user to magnify the image.
Plus some there will be no need to worry about the software the
recipient has installed. They can open it in their web browser.

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Beth Melton
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TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
 
I'm not sure if you are still following this thread but if you are
still contemplating this project but I think I found just the tool you
need.

While searching for a photo on my computer yesterday a friend of mine,
Dian Chapman, editor of TechTrax, pointed me to her article on a free
photo cataloging app called Picasa:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=412

Not only is Picasa a *very* cool photo cataloging app (I'm sold and
the price is right!) but it also offers a simple solution for your
project. It has the ability to create an HTML page of photos and it
will automatically include the file name - all with a click of a
button. Anyway, it made me think of you. :-)

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
 
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