Dynamic link Access to Excel with photo

Hi,
For an assignment, I have created a simple access db which contains photos of a product. I have dynamically linked that db to excel but the photo column lists the file name which is probably all that access is storing.

Is there a way to automatically have excel display this photo?

If not,
Is there a way to automatically convert that filename to a link that the user could click on and be taken to the photo?

Any help much appreciated, but please dumb it down as I am no expert!!!

Thanks
burna

btw. I should have said I'm using office 2007 so am using the attachment field data type in the access table.