How to insert multiple pictures with filename in Word document?

In Word document, you can quickly insert multiple pictures at once by using the Insert function. But, sometimes, you need to insert the file path and names as caption when inserting the pictures. How could you deal with this task in Word file?

Insert multiple pictures with filename by using VBA code

Insert multiple pictures with filename by using Kutools for Word

Insert multiple pictures with filename by using VBA code

The following VBA code can help you to insert the file path and name as caption when inserting the images, please do as this:

1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. And then, click Insert > Module, copy and paste below code into the opened blank module:

VBA code: Insert multiple pictures with filename:

Sub PicWithCaption()
    Dim xFileDialog As FileDialog
    Dim xPath, xFile As Variant
    On Error Resume Next
    Set xFileDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
    If xFileDialog.Show = -1 Then
        xPath = xFileDialog.SelectedItems.Item(1)
        If xPath <> "" Then
            xFile = Dir(xPath & "\*.*")
            Do While xFile <> ""
                If UCase(Right(xFile, 3)) = "PNG" Or _
                    UCase(Right(xFile, 3)) = "TIF" Or _
                    UCase(Right(xFile, 3)) = "JPG" Or _
                    UCase(Right(xFile, 3)) = "GIF" Or _
                    UCase(Right(xFile, 3)) = "BMP" Then
                    With Selection
                        .InlineShapes.AddPicture xPath & "\" & xFile, False, True
                        .InsertAfter vbCrLf
                        .MoveDown wdLine
                        .Text = xPath & "\" & xFile & Chr(10)
                        .MoveDown wdLine
                    End With
                End If
                xFile = Dir()
            Loop
        End If
    End If
End Sub

3. Then press F5 key to run this code, a Browse window is displayed, please select the folder that contains the images you want to insert, see screenshot:

4. Then click OK button, all the images in the selected folder have been inserted into the Word document, and the file path and name is inserted as caption we well, see screenshot:

Insert multiple pictures with filename by using Kutools for Word

If you have Kutools for Word, with its Images feature, you can quickly insert multiple pictures with file path and name into the Word document immediately.

After installing Kutools for Word, please do as this:

1. Click Kutools > Images, see screenshot:

2. In the popped out Insert Pictures dialog box, please do the below operations:

• (1.) Click Add Files or Add Folder button to select the images that you want to insert;
• (2.) Then check Insert file path of each pictures as caption option at the left bottom of the dialog box;
• (3.) And then click Insert button.

3. After inserting the images, you will see each picture’s file path and name is inserted as well, see screenshot:

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