Microsoft Excel Tutorial: Use Excel VBA to replicate the IMAGE function for images stored locally.

In episode 2606, I showed the new Insert Pictures in Cells and lamented that they did not change the IMAGE function to allow images stored on the local hard drive. Using the VBA Macro in this workbook, you can do it. The VBA is actually better because it remembers the image path and displays it in the formula bar.

To download the workbook or copy the VBA: https://www.mrexcel.com/youtube/0NArag0pV7I/

Table of Contents
(0:00) Enhancing Picture In Cells to use a formula
(0:30) Behind Scenes of 2606
(1:00) Sort Order is different
(1:33) Formula Bar shows only “Picture”
(1:40) Using XLOOKUP with Pictures In Cell
(2:08) Filtering Excel Picture in Cell
(2:33) Excel smart lookup on Picture in Cell
(2:56) Formula to point to picture
(3:57) IMAGE() function fails with local image
(4:05) Using VBA to solve problem
(4:51) VBA adds image path to formula bar!
(5:13) Filtering Pictures added by VBA works in Excel
(5:39) Add Image to Right
(6:28) Image is Rich Data Type – Show Card
(6:50) In VBA, use Selection.Value to get image path
(7:10) Inaccuracies in Help Topic
(7:43) Premature release?
(7:57) Wrap-up