Thanks Tom, interesting approach, the problem is, the images I'm working with
will be pretty dynamic, but this idea does put some wheels in motion.

I suppose I could code a program to copy the names of all the images into a
drop down from which the user would pick one; the program would then draw the
image.

Due to many users, I was hoping that each user could load a viewer which
they could drag to the appropriate max size for their screen, then all
subsequent images will fill the space available.

Bearing in mind that we need an in-house developed VBA solution, any other
thoughts? I noticed that there is a "SnapShotViewer" control, but I don't
know what it is or how to code it...

Thanks again for any further input.

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

> this would be a good start:
>
> http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/lookuppics.html
>
> --
> Regards,
> Tom Ogilvy
>
>
> "quartz" wrote:
>
> > I am using Office 2003 on Win XP.
> >
> > Is it possible to code a simple image viewer inside an MS-Excel sheet;
> > perhaps code the drawing of an ActiveX control or some such control and then
> > allow the user to select a subfolder of images to display. There would need
> > to be a scroll button or other control to allow the user to scroll forward
> > and backward through the images contained in the folder.
> >
> > I thought of just using the file open dialog and then switch the view to
> > thumbnail, but the images don't display large enough or in enough detail.
> >
> > Any ideas? Thanks.