Hi UTers

I have a WORD automation question. I place a single place holding picture on my WORD document called image1.jpg. Image1 is a place holder for the actual image that I want to appear in the document at a later time. Before I call WORD I replace image1 with the image that I really want displayed. Then the document always shows the correct image for a given client. The problem is this. Image1 has to have a couple of properties set to it that is not the default properties that WORD supplies when you initially place the image on the document.

I have to right click on the image to bring up the Format Picture dialog. I hit the Layout tab and click on the "square" button. Then I hit the size tab and uncheck the "Lock aspect ratio" and "relative to original pictue size" check boxes. Then my image is set up as I need it to be. How do you get the default format picture properties to default to these settings. Or can we do it under automation?

Neil