Only if you're using Word 2003 or before, also make sure that the Mail Merge toolbar is visible in Word's menu bar if not: Tools + Customize, check off the Mail Merge box. If it's not already selected, select the data source (database) into the master document you'll be working with.Don't bother reporting the bug to Microsoft: they've known about it for a long time. If you're using Word 2007 or later, Save As the document in the Word 97 - 2003 (.doc) format - NOT the Word 2007 (.docx) format.For example, if you have a database which includes a 'FirstName' field, you might name personnel photos 'John.jpg,' 'Mary.jpg,' and so forth.

The key to variable images is to have a collection of photo or image files in a folder on your computer or network, and to name the images files the same as the contents of a field in the database.

IncludePicture finicky and won't work if you so much as breathe on it the wrong way.

Try to follow the instructions very, very precisely. This step-by-step explanation has been excerpted from an online article on using IncludePicture and is included here by kind permission of its author.

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