Publisher 2010-How to auto update picture link

[mileslowe]

I have publisher 2010 32 bit running on Windows 7 64 bit

I inserted a picture file as a link not embedded and saved the publisher document

I changed the picture it was linked too and saved it again and then opened publisher 2010 file

The linked picture is not updated and in 2010 you then have to go to View - Graphic Manager and then click the down arrow for the picture file name and choose to update the link

This change in Publisher 2010 creates too much work when you do these steps all the time. Is there a setting somewhere or VBA code to automatically update the picture links without having to do this one by one every time you open publisher - This new version of Publisher makes me wish I didn't buy it and just kept the old version.

 

[FredWagner]

I have the same kind of issues with Acrobat Pro X - the newest version is actually more awkward to use that the one it replaced. With Publisher, I mainly use 2007 - have been getting lots of questions from a friend who just bought 2010.

Fred Wagner

 

[mileslowe]

I did find a work around on this and will try to post it later in detail but here is the short of it:

In the access db (where you link to from publisher document) add a new text field to the table with the link for the picture in it)

Go to publisher and

Goto Mailings-Picture (Insert ribbon button) and insert a picture file where you want it.

it appears that you have to embed the picture in order for this to work

Merge to new publication and it will bring with it the updated picture even though you won't see it on the merge publication, but in the new created merged publication. This is not a perfect work around but it does work for me!

MS called me today on this and said it was by design that this no longer happens but the issue is being forwarded to the team who makes decisions on this and other issues there in 2010 and updates will automatically take care of issues fixed. I was real happy with the response I got today from them.