You can set the global path when entering an image link.
add a new link or edit an existing link and one of the questions is Use Global Path (y/n) if you say Yes and you have never set up a global path it will prompt you for the Path. If you already have a global path set up then a button appears when you get to the Use Global path question to Edit Path.

When you select other there is a button to add the application that you want to use to open that file
 
IMHO I suggest that you use word or another like program for everything.
 
It makes a nice container that you can put just about anything into.  You can add footer and a header to identify the document page numbers ECT.
 
Also
 
The machine will need to have the application exe in the search path so windows can find the app.
 
I put a sample doc here that you can use as an example
 
 
http://www.waddingtonelectronics.com/pfTPT72000.doc
 
If you just link a bunch of bitmaps w/o identification in them you cant tell what photo goes with what work order or whatever you print it with.
 
All my doc files have the same name as the part number and that what prints in the header.
 
 
 
JW
 
 

You may have to enter the application in the windows Path variable  so it can find the proper program
or put a copy of the exe in the DBA directory.
 
I had to as the winword directory to my path so I could open word doc's
 
 
JW