View.ShowPicturePlaceHolders Property

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True if blank boxes are displayed as placeholders for pictures. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.ShowPicturePlaceHolders

expression   An expression that returns a View object.

Example

This example inserts a picture in the active document and displays picture placeholders in the active window.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart
ActiveDocument.InlineShapes.AddPicture Range:=Selection.Range, _
    FileName:="C:\Windows\Bubbles.bmp"
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowPicturePlaceHolders = True

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