How do I insert multiple images into Word in order?

Question

Is there a way to control the order in which Word 2016 copies in a set of images into a document? If I select a set of images in Windows Explorer, and drag them into my document, they are not copied into the document in any discernible order - not by filename, or created date, or mod date...

If I have a set of images such as

2.jpg
3.jpg
4.jpg
5.jpg

I want to copy all these images into Word in the order 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Is there a simple trick that I'm missing, or does this require a macro?

I've got to do this for multiple sets of images across multiple sections within the documentI've got a Word document that will require me to import multiple sets of images. For example, in Section 1, I'll include:

set_1_2.jpg
set_1_3.jpg
set_1_4.jpg
set_1_5.jpg

In Section 2, I'll have

set_2_2.jpg
set_2_3.jpg
set_2_4.jpg
set_2_5.jpg

and so on for multiple sets within my document.

Solution 1

Through my test, there's a simpler way.

You can put all these pictures in one folder and sort them in whatever order you want.

Then drag these files directly into the word.

These pictures appear in Word in the order of the folder.

Solution 2

I found that “Select All” will not put them in the order you are viewing them.

Instead, you will need hold the Ctrl key and manually select them in the reverse order you want them to be inserted.

In doing that, the last file you select will be the first file inserted.

Comments

[the_meter413]

This is exactly my question, though; when I do the steps you outlined above (which is what I'm doing in my OP), the files are not added in the order shown in Explorer.I think you're right that it works for maybe 2-3 files, but when I try to do ~20, they are not added to the document in order.

[Binggo_ MSFT]

If you need to insert a large number of pictures, it is recommended that you use the insert feature.

[Ravindra Bawane]

So what happens?

[jpeni]

The macro prompts for a folder. You select all the images you want to import. The images are imported in the numerical order of the filenames.