Shapes.AddPicture method (PowerPoint)

Creates a picture from an existing file. Returns a Shape object that represents the new picture.

Syntax

expression. AddPicture( _FileName_, _LinkToFile_, _SaveWithDocument_, _Left_, _Top_, _Width_, _Height_ )

expression A variable that represents a Shapes object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
FileName	Required	String	The file from which the OLE object is to be created.
LinkToFile	Required	MsoTriState	Determines whether the picture will be linked to the file from which it was created.
SaveWithDocument	Required	MsoTriState	Determines whether the linked picture will be saved with the document into which it is inserted. This argument must be msoTrue if LinkToFile is msoFalse.
Left	Required	Single	The position, measured in points, of the left edge of the picture relative to the left edge of the slide.
Top	Required	Single	The position, measured in points, of the top edge of the picture relative to the top edge of the slide.
Width	Optional	Single	The width of the picture, measured in points.
Height	Optional	Single	The height of the picture, measured in points.

Return value

Shape

Example

This example adds a picture created from the file Music.bmp to myDocument. The inserted picture is linked to the file from which it was created and is saved with myDocument.

Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) 
myDocument.Shapes.AddPicture FileName:="c:\microsoft office\" & _ 
    "clipart\music.bmp", LinkToFile:=msoTrue, SaveWithDocument:=msoTrue, _ 
    Left:=100, Top:=100, Width:=70, Height:=70

See also

Shapes Object

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