Excel – embed pictures from web by url in excel spreadsheet (or oo calc)

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I want to embed a picture from the web in an excel spreadsheet.

I want to embed the picture by url, in the same manner that pictures are embedded in an html page. I don't want to download the picture and insert it as a regular picture.

And I want the picture to be displayed (if I am online, of course), not just the url.

Can this be done? If so how?

Preferably in excel, but OO calc would be ok to

Best Answer

In Excel, go to Insert > Picture > From file... and type the URL of the picture you want to insert. I don't know if the picture updates itself since I've never tried it.

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