MS Word: INCLUDEPICTURE field code

Question

Sorry, Google hasnt been very helpful.

I have a Word Document which references jpeg pictures stored at a different path.

I always instruct word to Link in the file and modify the field code as:

{INCLUDEPICTURE \d"..\\Relative Path\\To\\MyPicture.jpg" }

For some inexplicable reason, if either the picture content changes or if the document is closed and opened several times, the field code is getting updated automatically.

{INCLUDEPICTURE \d"c:\FULL Path\\To\\MyPicture.jpg" \* MERGEFORMATINET }

How do I ensure that the field code remains intact no matter what I do?

Answer 1

I came across this issue too.

I fixed this by using .dot instead of .dotx.
For some reason the newer format is changing the link.

Not a solution, but it is a workaround

Hope it helps