Insert an Image

You can add images to your web page from files stored in packages in the Library, saved on your computer or a local intranet, or available on the Internet. The Web Page Editor supports png, jpg/jpeg, and gif image file formats.

When inserting an image, you can choose from three types of sources as follows:

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Image in Library	Image saved in a package in the Library	The image displayed on the web page is linked to the package graphic file. Therefore, if you update the package file, the image displayed on the web page is automatically updated as well. However, if you move, delete, or rename the package file, you create a broken link, and a "file not available" indicator replaces the image on the web page. Because this option allows for easy image reuse and maintenance, it is preferable for images used many times throughout your content.
Image on My Computer	Image saved elsewhere on your computer or a network	The image is embedded in the web page; that is, it becomes part of the web page document and is not available in the Library as a separate file. This option is preferable for images used only once or a few times.
URL	Image located on an Internet or intranet site	For images obtained from Internet or intranet sites, you must enter (type or copy/paste) the complete URL of the image file itself. The complete URL includes the URL of the site on which it is located, plus the path to the image file within the site structure. When you insert a URL image in a web page, the image is linked to its source and is updated whenever the source file changes. However, if the source file is moved, deleted, or renamed, the link is broken, and a "file not available" indicator replaces the image on the web page. Therefore, you must be sure to use exactly the same file name and path within the site structure each time you change the source image for the link to be maintained.

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Image in Library

Image saved in a package in the Library

The image displayed on the web page is linked to the package graphic file. Therefore, if you update the package file, the image displayed on the web page is automatically updated as well. However, if you move, delete, or rename the package file, you create a broken link, and a "file not available" indicator replaces the image on the web page.

Because this option allows for easy image reuse and maintenance, it is preferable for images used many times throughout your content.

Image on My Computer

Image saved elsewhere on your computer or a network

The image is embedded in the web page; that is, it becomes part of the web page document and is not available in the Library as a separate file.

This option is preferable for images used only once or a few times.

URL

Image located on an Internet or intranet site

For images obtained from Internet or intranet sites, you must enter (type or copy/paste) the complete URL of the image file itself. The complete URL includes the URL of the site on which it is located, plus the path to the image file within the site structure.

When you insert a URL image in a web page, the image is linked to its source and is updated whenever the source file changes. However, if the source file is moved, deleted, or renamed, the link is broken, and a "file not available" indicator replaces the image on the web page. Therefore, you must be sure to use exactly the same file name and path within the site structure each time you change the source image for the link to be maintained.

Note: You can also add images to web pages using copy and paste. For images copied from Internet or intranet sites, you can choose to link or embed the pasted images.

To insert an image:

Position your cursor at the location on the web page where you want to insert the image.
On the Insert menu, select Image.
On the Link to pane, select the type of image source as Image in Library, Image on My Computer, or URL.
Depending on your selection in step 3, navigate to the desired image in the Library or on your computer/server or type/paste the target URL in the Address field.
Click OK.
If you later decide that the image is not needed on the web page, you can delete it by simply selecting it and pressing DELETE.