There may be times when you want to add an unbound picture
(such as your company logo or product image) to your Microsoft Access form. It’s
easy to add pictures to forms with the Image control. However, an embedded form
object can take up a huge amount of space in your database.

To save space, try linking the image to the form, rather
than embedding it. Here’s how to link a picture to your form:

  1. Open
    the form in design mode.
  2. Click
    the Image button in the toolbox.
  3. Click
    and drag to insert the image on the form.
  4. Navigate
    to the image file containing the picture you want to link to, select it,
    and click the OK button.
  5. Right-click
    the image and select Properties.
  6. Click
    the Picture Type drop-down arrow and select Linked.

Note that the image file must be available in the Samples
folder when the form is running; otherwise, the image will not be displayed.

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