You would need to use a field coded along the lines of:


{IF{MERGEFIELD "Image_URL"}<> "" {INCLUDEPICTURE {IF TRUE "{MERGEFIELD "Image_URL"}"} \d}}

Note: The field brace pairs (i.e. '{ }') for the above example are all created in the document itself, via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac or, if you’re using a laptop, you might need to use Ctrl-Fn-F9); you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message. Nor is it practical to add them via any of the standard Word dialogues. The spaces represented in the field constructions are all required.

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Paul Edstein
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Thank you for your reply Paul.

I've typed in

{ IF{ MERGEFIELD "Image_URL" }<> "" { INCLUDEPICTURE { IF TRUE "{ MERGEFIELD "Image_URL" }" }\d } }

ran mail merge, CTRL+A, F9, and I get no pictures and no error message.

Is there anything special about the "<>"? Or do I just type those in from the keyboard?