Excel 2024: Place Pictures In Cell From Local Computer
April 15, 2024 - by Bill Jelen
For the last 30 years, you could use Insert, Picture in Excel. The image was added to a special drawing layer that floated above the grid. In June of 2023, that legacy experience became known as Place Over Cells. The new experience is to Place In Cell.
Here is a great use for Place In Cell. Arrange several photos in a folder on your computer. Insert a new picture worksheet in your computer. From a blank cell B4, use Insert, Picture, Place In Cell, This Device. If you specify several images, they will be arranged in a column.
This step is important. Right-click the first image and choose View Alt Text. An Alt Text pane will appear on the right side of the screen. Type some Alt Text for the image. With the Alt Text panel still showing, click the next image and type Alt Text for that image. Repeat for each image.
