RiggerPJ was very recently heard
to utter:
I hate the way the picture toolbar pops up each time I insert a
picture. How do I disable this? Thanks.

You can't stop it from appearing (for one thing, it has to be there for you
to perform a number of picture-related tasks).

The best you can do is move it to a position where it will least bother
you - e.g., snap it to another toolbar.

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Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher