I don't think you're doing anything wrong. I've had the same problem - usually it will show in designer as an icon-size picture, but when I print or view in at runtime it shows up the way it is supposed to. I don't know why exactly, but it seems to work in the end.

>Dear Randy
>
>Thanks for ur help, it'll be very helpful if I can make it! As u told (and I examined before), tried OLE object insertion like this:
>
>0. I use CR 8.5
>1. From Insert menu selected OLE Object.
>2. Chose "Create from file" option.
>3. Browsed and selected a BMP picture.
>4. Checked "Link" check box to keep pic up-to-date.
>5. DIDN'T check "Display as icon" check box.
>6. Clicked on OK.
>7. Put the object in report header section.
>UNfortunately, it comes again as an icon!!!! a small icon made from the pic, with blabla.bmp filename below it!
>If double click on it, the main pic opens in a seperate viewer, asigned to BMP files. But in report, it just comes as an icon!!!
>PLease tell me what's wrong in my procedure?
>
>thanks
>Hooman