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Adding an Image to a LiveText Document

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Adding an Image to a LiveText Document Complement your Text & Image sections by adding an image. Each Text & Image section can contain one image. If you need additional images, create a new section for each image. This guide will demonstrate how to add an image to a LiveText document. To add images, your browser must allow for pop-up windows. If you are running a pop-up blocker, you must disable it before you attempt to add an image.

1. From within the MyDesk workspace, click the title of the document you wish to edit.

Click document’s title 1

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2. If the document has a multi-page layout, click the title of the page you wish to edit. Skip to step three if the document’s layout is single page.

3. Click the edit link that corresponds with the section you wish to edit.

Choose the page title 2

Click edit

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Remember that you can only add images to Text & Image sections.

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4. Click the edit » link that corresponds with the Image field (located below the HTML editor).

A pop-up window will open, allowing you to choose and add an image from your computer.

Click edit »

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5. Click the Browse… button to locate the image file on your computer.

6. Click the Attach button.

7. Click the Finish button to close the pop-up window.

Click Browse…

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Click Attach 6 [tip] During the upload process, a status bar indicator will appear.

[tip] When the upload is complete, the image file will appear as a current attachment.

[tip] Remove the image by clicking the remove link.

Click Finish 7

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8. Add an optional Caption. 9. Set the Display size. This setting allows you to shrink your images. Stretching

images isn't allowed because stretching the image will distort it. Display sizes are represented in pixels. The first number is the maximum width. The second number is the maximum height. Images are resized to fit within the selected width and height. If the display size is not set, the image will display in its original size. Choose from the following display sizes: Large (900x600) Medium (600x400) Small (300x200) Thumbnail (120x120)

10. Choose image Placement (in relation to the section’s text). 11. Click the Save button. 12. Click the Finish button to exit edit mode. You can now click the Finish button to view your changes. If the image appears too large or too small then click the edit link for the appropriate section, choose another Display size then click Finish. In viewing your document, clicking on an image will link you to the original image file, displayed in its original size. This is useful if you want to download your original image.

Add Caption 8

Click Finish12

Click Save 11

Set Display size 9

Set Placement

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Document History · March 5, 2006 · version 2.1