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Easily insert or display images from URLs or file paths in Excel

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Normally, to insert images based on related URLs or file paths, only VBA code can help you to deal with it. Here, with the Insert Pictures from Path(URL) utility of Kutools for Excel, you can quickly insert images from given URLs or file paths in Excel with only several clicks.

Insert/display images from URLs in Excel

Insert/display images from file paths in Excel


Click Kutools > Insert > Insert Pictures from Path(URL)… to enable the feature


Insert/display images from URLs in Excel

For inserting images from URLs, please do as follows.

1. Enable the feature by clicking Kutools > Insert > Insert Pictures from Path(URL).

2. In the Insert Pictures from Path(URL) dialog, please:

  • 1) Select the cell range with the URLs you want to insert pictures based on in the Path(URL) Range section;
  • 2) Select a blank cell where you will output the images in the Insert Range(One cell) section;
  • 3) Specify the picture size as you need in the Picture Size (Pixel) section;
  • 4) Click the OK button. See screenshot:

Then all pictures are displayed based on the given URLs as below screenshot shown.


Insert/display images from file paths in Excel

If you want to display images from file paths, please try as follows.

1. Enable the feature by clicking Kutools > Insert > Insert Pictures from Path(URL).

2. In the Insert Pictures from Path(URL) dialog, please finish the below settings:

  • 1) In the Path(URL) Range section, select the cells containing the file paths you will display pictures based on;
  • 2) In the Insert Range(One cell) section, select a cell you will output the images;
  • 3) Specify the picture size as you need in the Picture Size (Pixel) section;
  • 4) Click the OK button. See screenshot:

Now, pictures are inserted in specific cells based on the given paths. See screenshot:

Note:

1. If you check the Add original image as comment box in this dialog box, the images will be inserted into comments with the original sizes at the same time.

2. According to the Excel specifications and limits (https://support.office.com/en-us/article/excel-specifications-and-limits-1672b34d-7043-467e-8e27-269d656771c3), the width of the inserted pictures must be less than 2045 pixels, and the fixed height must be less than 547 pixels.

3. If the specified size is exceeded the limited size, the inserting pictures will be automatically adjusted.


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Dear team, I have followed these steps correctly, but the resulting output says "picture(s) failed to be inserted". Give me a solution to solve this problem... Thanks you
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Hello,
I apologize for the inconvenience. Could you please provide your image link? You may send the relevant information here or email it to .
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I have followed these steps correctly, but the resulting output says "picture(s) failed to be inserted". Give me a solution to solve this problem pleasee... Thanks you
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when i use the split data it doesnt grab the images accordingly and im splitting my workbook into aprox 50 sheets is there a better way to do this without going through each workbook
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Hi rafa,
The Split Data function does not yet support processing images. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Dear team,
When I added the images matching column through kutools which I just purchased to solve my problem after spending 52USD, still my problem persists, as the image quality becomes worse on its own after adding thrugh kutools in excel. Please help.
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Hi akshay,

To solve this problem, please select File > Options to open the Excel Options window. Then select Advanced in the left pane, check the Do not compress images in file checkbox and then click OK to save the changes.
https://www.extendoffice.com/images/stories/comments/comment-picture-zxm/insert-file-by-path.png?1698389451
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Dear team,
When I added the images matching column through kutools which I just purchased to solve my problem after spending 52USD, still my problem persists, as the image quality becomes worse on its own after adding thrugh kutools in excel. Please help.
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Hi,

Does this feature not work if the URL link is a formula?

I connected to Anaplan module which displays the account logo link based on the user selection of specific account name. This way the in the other tab the table information (coming from separate Anaplan module) is updated based on the user selection of account name and the link would also update based on same to populate the grid and the logo image.
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Hi Claudia,

This feature does not work in formula cells. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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I have a spreadsheet I use for a list of names.
The cells have the names.
Some of the cells would have the same picture.
(Think of a family list for ancestry)
To have the same picture show more than once would make the file very large.

Is it possible to have two worksheets in the same workbook.
One sheet is for only pictures.
The other sheet shows the names, the names of parents.

Can I put a code (similar to html) that can show the same picture more than once.
Not embed, that would make the file size too large.
But only to show the picture with a click.
Another click hides the picture.

When the workbook is closed, only the original pictures on their own sheet are retained.

Showing this same procedure inside a comment would be fantastic too.
(This way, embed picture once, show many.
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Hi Jane Anderson,
This feature has been upgraded to include the "add original image as comment" option, please watch out for our new release.
You can select a cell in another worksheet as the picture storage area to separate the picture worksheet from the original data worksheet.
But this feature will not help you to achieve inserting pictures based on names only, you need to provide the picture storage path. Or you can use the "Match Import Picture" fearure to handle this problem.
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Not able to extract the images from url path
Picture fail to insert error
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Hi Vivek Desai,
We have improved this feature, please download this version and give it a try. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Click to download Kutools for Excel 27.00
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Hello,

Insert/Display Images From File Paths In Excel is not working, would you please help me.
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Hi Ayman,
Can you provide the specific data, such as the file path, the URL of the picture, etc.
It would be nice if you can uploade a screenshot of the data.
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No funciona en Windows 11 ni en Windows 10 esta funcion... aun no he probado en Win7... y he probado la version 21 y 24 de kutools.. que horrible que lo publiciten tanto.... Cuando lo mando a trabajar, se poco antes de llegar al 100% se pega, independiente de usar otro ser de url o no....
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Hi dj.Clearme,
This feature was successfully tested on Win10 and Win11. Did you get any error prompt? I need to know more specific about your issue.
You can download the latest version 26.00: https://www.extendoffice.com/download/kutools-for-excel.html or contact us via to send us feedback on specific questions.
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