Create a link on a form to an existing bound object

1. If you haven't already done so, create a bound object frame on a form.

   How?

2. Switch to Form view or Datasheet view.
   
   
3. Move to the record in which you want to link the object, and click the OLE Object field in a Microsoft Access database (.mdb), or the image column in a Microsoft Access project (.adp).
   
   
4. On the Insert menu, click Object.
   
   
5. In the Insert Object dialog box, click Create From File, and then specify a path to the file. If you don't know the path, you can click Browse.
   
   
6. Select the Link check box.
   
   
7. Select the Display As Icon check box if you want the object to appear as an icon instead of as the object itself. Displaying an object as an icon can be helpful when an object contains supplementary information that doesn't have to be displayed. Displaying an object as an icon also uses significantly less disk space.
   
   
8. Click OK.

   If you're in Form view, Microsoft Access displays the object. If you're in Datasheet view, Microsoft Access displays the name of the object, for example, "Bitmap Image."

9. If you need to edit the object, double-click it.

Notes

• You can adjust the size and proportions of the object after you paste it.

  How?

• You can also insert a bound object in a table or query datasheet. Just select the field that you want to insert the object into (it must be an OLE Object field or an image column), and then follow steps 4 through 8. To see the object, you must create a bound object frame on a form or report.
  
  
• When you link an object, the link is automatic by default. Microsoft Access automatically updates the object when you move to the field. If you want to control when the link is updated, you can change the link from automatic to manual.

  How?