Powershell resize image in word document

Question

I've added an image to a word document using powershell. How can I resize?

$Word = New-Object -ComObject Word.Application

$Word.Visible = $True

$Document = $Word.Documents.Add()

$Selection = $Word.Selection

$Selection.InlineShapes.AddPicture("$imagelocation")|Out-Null

$Selection.InlineShapes.Height = 50

$Selection.InlineShapes.Width = 50

But I get the following errors:

Exception setting "Height": 
"The property 'Height' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set."

Exception setting "Width": 
"The property 'Width' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set."

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 25 '19 at 18:06

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You're attempting to set the Height and Width on the collection that contains all inline shapes.

Use the specific InlineShape object returned by AddPicture() instead:

$newInlineShape = $Selection.InlineShapes.AddPicture("$imagelocation")
$newInlineShape.Height = 50
$newInlineShape.Width = 50

answered Oct 25 '19 at 18:06

Mathias R. Jessen

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great! Do you know, how to 1) put it on a specific page and 2) position it on the page? – sberezin Apr 23 '21 at 15:43
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@sberezin By assigning the [appropriate range](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11806763/select-page-in-docx-using-c-sharp) to `$Selection` – Mathias R. Jessen Apr 23 '21 at 16:02

Powershell resize image in word document

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