Update a link to a picture or object

You may lose a link to a picture or object on a form or report if you rename or move the linked picture or object. How you update the link depends on whether it's an object in a bound object frame or unbound object frame, a picture in an image control, or a background picture (watermark).

Update a link to a picture or object in a bound or unbound object frame

1. Do one of the following:
   • If the object is unbound, click the object in form or report Design view.
   • If the object is bound, open the form in Form view (or open a datasheet), find the record you want to change, and click the object.
2. On the Edit menu, click OLE/DDE Links.
3. In the Links box, click the link you want to reconnect or change.
4. Click Change Source.
5. In the Change Source dialog box, select the new file name. You may need to switch to a different drive and/or folder to find the appropriate file.
6. Click Open to complete the link and close the Change Source dialog box, and then click Close in the Links dialog box.

Note   When you make any changes to a link for a bound object frame, you are changing the link only for the current record. To make a change in a different record, move to that record and repeat the process.

Update a link to a background picture or a picture in an image control

1. Open the form or report in Design view.
2. Do one of the following:
   • If you are updating the link to a background picture, double-click the form selector or the report selector to open the property sheet for the form or report.
   • If you are updating the link to a picture in an image control, make sure that the control is selected, and then click Properties on the Report Design toolbar.
3. Specify the correct path for the picture in the Picture property box.