Example:

DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder();

String imageFileName = getMyDir() + "Hammer.wmf";

builder.write("Image linked, not stored in the document: ");

Shape linkedOnly = new Shape(builder.getDocument(), ShapeType.IMAGE);
linkedOnly.setWrapType(WrapType.INLINE);
linkedOnly.getImageData().setSourceFullName(imageFileName);

builder.insertNode(linkedOnly);
builder.writeln();


builder.write("Image linked and stored in the document: ");

Shape linkedAndStored = new Shape(builder.getDocument(), ShapeType.IMAGE);
linkedAndStored.setWrapType(WrapType.INLINE);
linkedAndStored.getImageData().setSourceFullName(imageFileName);
linkedAndStored.getImageData().setImage(imageFileName);

builder.insertNode(linkedAndStored);
builder.writeln();


builder.write("Image stored in the document, but not linked: ");

Shape stored = new Shape(builder.getDocument(), ShapeType.IMAGE);
stored.setWrapType(WrapType.INLINE);
stored.getImageData().setImage(imageFileName);

builder.insertNode(stored);
builder.writeln();

builder.getDocument().save(getMyDir() + "Image.CreateLinkedImage Out.doc");

Example:

public void ExtractImagesToFiles() throws Exception
{
    Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Image.SampleImages.doc");

    NodeCollection<Shape> shapes = doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SHAPE, true, false);
    int imageIndex = 0;
    for(Shape shape :  shapes)
    {
        if (shape.hasImage())
        {
            String extension = ImageTypeToExtension(shape.getImageData().getImageType());
            String imageFileName = MessageFormat.format("Image.ExportImages.{0} Out.{1}", imageIndex, extension);
            shape.getImageData().save(getMyDir() + imageFileName);
            imageIndex++;

        }
    }
}

private static String ImageTypeToExtension(int imageType) throws Exception
{
    switch (imageType)
    {
        case ImageType.BMP:
            return "bmp";
        case ImageType.EMF:
            return "emf";
        case ImageType.JPEG:
            return "jpeg";
        case ImageType.PICT:
            return "pict";
        case ImageType.PNG:
            return "png";
        case ImageType.WMF:
            return "wmf";
        default:
            throw new Exception("Unknown image type.");
    }
}