Image Paragraphs

Creating Image Paragraphs

Create an image paragraph with the <Figureimage> icon.

Image paragraph icon

Image paragraph icon

You can also create an image paragraph with keyboard shortcuts.

Uploading Image Files

Importing from My Computer

On the <Upload> tab, upload an image file from your computer.

You can press Ctrl + V to paste an image from the clipboard.

Importing an image file from your computer

Importing an image file from your computer

Edit images with the Visual Editor. For details, see Visual Editor.

Note the following about image file formats.

URL

Enter the URL of an image on the web.

Importing an image from the web

Importing an image from the web

For an image paragraph created from a URL, you can select “Save Image” in the paragraph <Moremore_horiz> menu to store the image internally. Saving a web image reduces the time it takes to use the Visual Editor and to create PDF files.

Saving a web image

Saving a web image

Importing from Other Document

You can reference an image paragraph uploaded in another document. When the referenced image paragraph changes, the referencing image paragraph changes too.

Referencing an image paragraph uploaded in another document

Referencing an image paragraph uploaded in another document

Importing Others from Web

Insert various multimedia content from the web, such as videos and Google Charts. For example, to add a YouTube video to a document, insert its source code as shown in the figure.

Importing others from the web

Importing others from the web

Paragraphs added with “Importing Others from Web” appear as links to the web viewer in PDF and EPUB files.

Importing Clips (Audio) from a Video Document

Use an image paragraph to add a video clip to a document. Select “Importing Clip(Audio) from Video Document”, and then select the video clip to add from the 1list.

Importing a video clip from a video document

Importing a video clip from a video document

Creating Image Paragraphs Without Opening Them

You can create an image paragraph without opening it and clicking .

Dragging Image Files into the Editor

Drag an image file(PNG files only) to where you want it in the editor to create an image paragraph right away, without opening it.

Dragging an image file

Dragging an image file

Creating Image Paragraphs with Ctrl+V

In the editor, press Ctrl+V to paste an image from the clipboard where you want it, and an image paragraph is created right away, without opening it.

Adding Figure Captions

Add a caption to an image paragraph. You can add the caption when you upload the image file, or click the <Editmode_edit> icon of the image paragraph to write it. If you turn on “Omit Caption”, the caption you entered is not displayed.

Set the position of figure captions in the theme.

When you add captions to image paragraphs, you can view a separate list of figures in the left pane of the web viewer. Click a figure caption to show that figure.

List of figures in the web viewer

List of figures in the web viewer

Placing Text Paragraphs Beside Image Paragraphs

Place text paragraphs beside an image paragraph as follows.

  1. Select the image paragraph.

  2. Click the <Optionscheck_box> icon.

  3. For “Figure Float”, select “Left” or “Right”.

  4. Click the button.

The text paragraphs that follow are placed beside the image, up to the height of the image. To keep a specific paragraph from being placed beside the image, insert a “Clear Float” object paragraph before it.

Images for Print

Uploading an Image for Print

Set an image made at 300 DPI for print. When you set an image for print, it is used when you create a PDF file.

1Upload an image for print made at 300 DPI.

To set an image for print, select “Upload Figure for Print” in the <Moremore_horiz> menu of an image paragraph uploaded from your computer. For a paragraph with an image for print, you can also select “View Figure for Print” and “Remove Figure for Print”.

Hiding the Image for Print Feature

You can hide the feature for setting images for print in image paragraphs. Run the following command in the Console.

set-preference -name DISABLE_IMAGE_FOR_PRINT -value true

When you set this option, images for print that were already set are not used when you create a PDF.

Setting Alternative Text for Image Paragraphs

Set the 1alternative text of an image paragraph in the paragraph options. It is supported not only in the web viewer but also in PDF.