Creating Image Paragraphs
Create an image paragraph with the <Figureimage> icon.
Click the <Figureimage> icon to create an image paragraph.
If a paragraph is selected, the image paragraph is created below it. Otherwise, it is created at the bottom.
Drag the <Figureimage> icon to where you want the image paragraph, and the image paragraph is created there.
Image paragraph icon
You can also create an image paragraph with keyboard shortcuts.
Ctrl + 2—If a paragraph is selected, the image paragraph is added below it. Otherwise, it is added at the bottom.
Ctrl + Alt + 2—If a paragraph is selected, the image paragraph is added above it. Otherwise, it is added at the top.
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
Edit images with the Visual Editor. For details, see Visual Editor.
Note the following about image file formats.
PNG, GIF, and JPEG(jpg, jpeg) files are supported.
Animated GIFs are supported in the web viewer, but when you create a PDF file, only one of the frames is inserted.
Some JPEG files may not be inserted when you create a PDF file. In that case, convert the file to another format with an image editing program, save it, and try again.
URL
Enter the URL of an image on 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
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
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
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
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
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
Placing Text Paragraphs Beside Image Paragraphs
Place text paragraphs beside an image paragraph as follows.
Select the image paragraph.
Click the <Optionscheck_box> icon.
For “Figure Float”, select “Left” or “Right”.
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.