Inserting a Picture into a Topic

To include external files (especially graphics) in your document, you'll use a File object. Let's add a picture to a topic.

The File object is used to include any external files in your document, usually graphics. You can link or embed any pictures, OLE objects, or files created and maintained with another application. The File object defines how the external file appears in your different output formats - including scaling and final file format for graphics.

To Create a File Object:

If your X5000 User Guide is not already open, locate it within the X5000 folder and open it.

Check to make sure that the X5000 Folder is selected in the library explorer window.

1. Open the X5000 Description topic.
2. Put the cursor at the end of the text, then press Enter to create a new paragraph.
3. Select the Insert Picture Object button on the Edit tab.

   The Select a Picture file to insert window is displayed for you to choose a file.

   

4. Navigate to your Author-it 5\Data\Tutorial folder, select the X5000.gif, and choose Open.

   

   The picture is added and focus moves to the General tab so we can choose a template to base our new File object on.

5. Choose the Embedded Image template from the dropdown list.
6. Choose OK to save and close the File Object. Your picture is inserted into the topic at the cursor position.

   

7. Choose the Save Topic button to save the File object in the topic.