replace image in 3000+ files at once

[Beth Mc]

Is there anyway I can replace the same image in 3000+
Word files at one time?

Thanks,
Beth Mc

 

[Chad DeMeyer]

Beth,

You could do it if the image in all the files was a linked image, by
replacing the image file they linked to. But if it is embedded in each
document, the only way to do it is one at a time. You could speed it up
with a macro, but it will still take a while.

Regards,
Chad

 

[Beth Mc]

What macro would we use to do this?

Thanks,
Beth

-----Original Message-----
Beth,

You could do it if the image in all the files was a linked image, by
replacing the image file they linked to. But if it is embedded in each
document, the only way to do it is one at a time. You could speed it up
with a macro, but it will still take a while.

Regards,
Chad





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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BatchFR.htm or
http://www.gmayor.com/batch_replace.htm. To replace text in field codes, you
must have the field code displayed.

 

[Beth Mc]

What if we want to create a button on the toolbar in Word
(97) that will, when the user clicks on the old logo
graphic, will replace the logo with the new logo.

Is this possible?

Thanks again,
Beth Mc

 

[Beth Mc]

Chad:
How do I do this?
"You could do it if the image in all the files was a inked
image, by replacing the image file they linked to."

Thanks,
Beth

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you have linked the image, then there are actually two approaches:

1. Say your linked file is called picture.jpg. Remove the original
picture.jpg and replace it with another of the same name. Word will now link
to this file instead.

2. If the linked graphic is In Line With Text, pressing Alt+F9 will expose
the field code, which will be something like this:

{ INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\Documents and Settings\\UserName\\My Documents\\My
Pictures\\picture.jpg" \* MERGEFORMAT \d }

Say you want to replace picture.jpg with photo.jpg, which is in the same
folder. Use a batch Find and Replace to find INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\Documents
and Settings\\UserName\\My Documents\\My Pictures\\picture.jpg" and replace
it with INCLUDEPICTURE "C:\\Documents and Settings\\UserName\\My
Documents\\My Pictures\\photo.jpg". Of course you could use any portion of
that field code that is unique, and if the path is different, you could
substitute the new path. For batch F&R, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BatchFR.htm or
http://www.gmayor.com/batch_replace.htm