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How to check if a cell contains picture in Excel?

Author Siluvia Last modified

It is easy to find and select all pictures in an active worksheet in Excel. But do you know how to check if a cell contains a picture in Excel? A method in this article can help you.

Check if a cell contains picture with VBA code

Check if a cell contains picture with VBA code

The below VBA code can help you check if a cell contains a picture. Please do as follows.

1. Open the worksheet where you need to check if a picture exists in a specific cell, then press the Alt + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module. Then copy and paste VBA code into the Code window.

VBA code: Check if a cell contains picture in Excel

Sub CellHasPicture()
    Dim xRg As Range
    Dim xShape As Shape
    Dim xFlag As Boolean
    On Error Resume Next
    Set xRg = Application.InputBox("Please enter the cell address:", "KuTools For Excel", Selection.Address, , , , , 8)
    If xRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
    xFlag = False
    For Each xShape In ActiveSheet.Shapes
        If xShape.TopLeftCell.Address = xRg.Address Then
            xFlag = True
        End If
    Next
    If xFlag Then
        MsgBox "Image exists!"
    Else
        MsgBox "Image does not exist"
    End If
End Sub

3. Press the F5 key to run the code. In the popping up Kutools for Excel dialog box, enter the cell address you want to check for a picture, and then click the OK button. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the Kutools for Excel dialog box to specify a cell for checking if it contains a picture

4. A dialog box will appear, as shown below, indicating whether a picture exists in the specified cell.

A screenshot of the dialog box showing the result of whether the specified cell contains a picture

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