How to click to enlarge or expand image in Word document?
Inserting images into a Word document can greatly enhance its visual appeal and effectiveness. However, when dealing with detailed images or needing to save space, it can be helpful to allow readers to click and enlarge images for a closer look. Word does not have a built-in feature for click-to-enlarge images, but there are workarounds to achieve this effect.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to create clickable images that enlarge or expand when clicked, enhancing the interactivity and functionality of your Word documents.
Click to enlarge or expand image with VBA code
Resize all images at once with Kutools for Word
Click to enlarge or expand image with VBA code
The following VBA code can help to enlarge images in a Word document with a click. Please do as follows.
1. In the document contains images you will enlarge by a click, 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 > Class Module. Then copy below VBA code into the Class window.
VBA code 1: Click to enlarge images
Public WithEvents GApp As Word.Application
'Updated by ExtendOffice 20181129
Private Sub GApp_WindowSelectionChange(ByVal Sel As Selection)
Dim xShape As InlineShape
On Error Resume Next
Set xShape = Sel.InlineShapes(1)
xShape.Height = 200
xShape.Width = 200
End SubNote: In the code, number 200 is the specified height and width of the enlarged images. You can change the height and width as you need.
3. Click Insert > Module, copy below code into the Module window.
VBA code 2: Click to enlarge images
Dim cls As New Class1
'Updated by ExtendOffice 20181129
Sub register_Event_Handler()
Set cls.GApp = Word.Application
End Sub
4. Press the F5 key to run the code and close the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
Now, when clicking an image in this file, the image will be enlarged to the specific size as you desired.
Resize all images at once with Kutools for Word
The Resize images utility of Kutools for Word can help you to resize all images by a specified percentage or selected image. Please have a try.
Click Kutools Plus > Resize, select a percentage from the drop-down list. See screenshot:
Then all images in current document are resized based on this specific percentage.
For resizing all images based on the selected picture’s size, you need to select the image first and then click Kutools Plus > Resize > Resize Images with Selection. See screenshot:
Then all images in current document are resized based on selected one.
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