Add an unbound picture to a form, report, or data access page by using an image control

1. Open a form in Design view, a report in Design view, or a data access page in Design view.
   
   
2. Click the Image tool in the toolbox.
   
   
3. On the form, report, or data access page, click where you want to place the picture.
   
   
4. In the Insert Picture dialog box, click the file name for the picture that you want to add. You may need to use the Look In box to specify the drive and/or folder where the picture is located.
   
   
5. Click OK.

   Microsoft Access creates an image control and displays the picture in the control.

Notes

• You can adjust the size and proportions of the picture.

  How?

• When you add a picture to an image control, Microsoft Access inserts the picture in a form or report by default. In a form or report, when a picture is inserted, it becomes part of the database file. If you plan to use the same picture on several forms and reports, you may want to link to the picture instead of inserting it. When you link to a picture, you only store the picture once. To link to a picture in a form or report, set the PictureType property for the image control to Linked.
  
  
• When you add a picture in a data access page, the picture is added to the supporting files that accompany the data access page. If you plan to use the same picture on several different data access pages, you may want to link to the picture instead of inserting it.