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Automating addition of shortcut icons to excel worksheet cells

My excel worksheet contains a column of file addresses
I want to use AUTOMATION to add a graphic short cut to each row, so when I click a shortcut, it opens the file addressed on that row.

I did a manual trial, and recorded the macro below.  It causes a shortcut (MyFilename.png) to be positioned within cell B7, and to gain a hyperlink which opens file: 'Support.log".

My MAIN QUESTION: This worksheet will end up as a large catalogue of files. I need to search for files against names or tags, and import and export file details; further - this list of utilities is likely to increase..
Given that requirement, is my intention of using shortcut icons the right way to go about building a directory of links to files? OR: are there better solutions?
 
My subsidiary QUESTION, is about computing  .ScaleWidth and .ScaleHeight, please see below.

Thanks! Kelvin4

Sub Macro2()
    Range("D7").Select
    ActiveSheet.Pictures.Insert("Path\MyFileName.png").Select
    Selection.ShapeRange.ScaleWidth 0.4923809159, msoFalse, msoScaleFromTopLeft
    Selection.ShapeRange.ScaleHeight 0.4923809159, msoFalse, msoScaleFromTopLeft
    ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=Selection.ShapeRange.Item(1), Address:= "Support.log"
End Sub

.ScaleWidth and .ScaleHeight needed to be changed to 0.7 for graphic MyFileName.png to fill the height of the Excel cell. Can VBA calculate the required values of .ScaleWidth and .ScaleHeight?

I locked the sheet:
ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True
and Unlocked:
ActiveSheet.Unprotect
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This will place the graphic over the cell and make the graphic's dimensions the same as that of the cell. I commented out the hyperlink to make it easier for me.

Sub Macro2()
    With Range("D7")
        ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddPicture "Path\MyFileName.png", msoCTrue, msoTrue, .Left, .Top, .Width, .Height
        'ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=Selection.ShapeRange.Item(1), Address:="Support.log"
    End With
End Sub

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Thanks Martin, am tied up presently, but should test the script tomorrow.
I get back promptly,
Kelvin.
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Thank you for helping me so promptly.
I apologise for my late acknowledgement due to an unrelated issue.

Once I was able to test it, I got the code to work immediately, and the graphic looks great.

Kelvin
You're welcome and I'm glad I was able to help.

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