Inserting pictures in Word 2000

[Cara]

Okay, I am inserting pictures into Word 2000.
I insert a picture from a folder, which has a pretty long file path.
Then I go to insert another picture from the same folder, however word takes
me straight back to my default folder (in this case the desktop), rather than
to the folder I was just in.
In Word '97 the folder would automatically go back to the recently opened
folder, but not with 2000.
This appears to be only with pictures. Opening/Saving documents, word always
go to the most recently opened folder.

Any ideas on how to make word open the most recently opened folder, without
having to go through the history?

Cheers

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I am told that if you do not have any path set for "Clip art pictures" on
the File Locations tab of Tools | Options, then the Insert Picture dialog
will behave as you wish.

 

[Cara]

Cheers, that fully worked.

I am told that if you do not have any path set for "Clip art pictures" on
the File Locations tab of Tools | Options, then the Insert Picture dialog
will behave as you wish.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I haven't tried doing this, but the implication is that it is possible. If
you don't get an answer here, ask in microsoft.public.word.drawing.graphics.

 

[Klaus Linke]

Hi Mike,

In case you don't find another way, VBA can come to the rescue:

Options.DefaultFilePath(wdPicturesPath)= ""

You can copy/paste the line from here into the VBA immediate window:
In Word, use Alt+F11 (opens VBA editor), Ctrl+G (opens immediate window).
You can copy/paste the above line from this message.
If you put the cursor at the end of the line and hit Return, the code will
run.

Regards,
Klaus