Introduction
The editor allows you to insert an image into your document.
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Place your cursor on the provision where you would like to insert the image, then either:
Right-click menu in the Editor View “Insert image”
From the upper tool bar, select Insert > Insert image
The system will present a dialogue boxthe Insert Image dialogue box where you can upload a new image or select from images that you’ve already inserted elsewhere in the document.
To insert a new image
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click Upload, navigate to the folder where your image is saved, select it and click Open.
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The image selected must be in either jpeg or tiff format. |
To insert an existing image,
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select it from the File list
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Navigate to the folder where your image is saved. Select and click Open
Provide ‘Alternative text’ (.
You must add Alternate text for all images. This is text which describes the image to assist visually-impaired users).
You can optionally add an image Image caption and adjust the Width, Height and Image alignment. The system will maintain the image aspect ratio.
The system will warn you when the image quality is less than the recommended resolution of 300 dpi which required for print publishing.
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In the Editor, the image will be displayed at a relative size for convenience of viewing. The PDF version of the document will show the image’s true size. |
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Maximum image sizeIf your image exceeds the height of 228mm (or 235mm if it does not have an Image caption), it will not render in the PDF. Please reduce the height to ensure it is visible in the PDF. See below for instructions for updating an image. There is not a strict limit on image width |
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, but images that are beyond 147mm wide will ‘spill’ over to the right of the page, which may cause issues later in the publication process. |
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How to delete an image
To delete an image:
Click on the image in the Editor.
Select ‘img block’ from the breadcrumb and press delete or backspace (see screenshot below).
The image will be removed from the document without affecting the element it was inserted in.
The image will not be removed from list of images that are available in the ‘Insert Image’ modal, so it can be reinserted if required.
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How to update image information
Click on the edit button next to the image in the document bottom right of the image.
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Make changes to any of the fields in the “Manage Image Properties” dialogue box and click Update button.
The system will update the image in the document with the changes
How to create high resolution images from Word
Create your form/notice/table in Word (making sure it doesn't get split over two pages)
Save the word doc as a PDF
Open the PDF in Acrobat Reader (not in your browser)
In Acrobat, go to the Edit menu> preferences...> General
Check the box "Use fixed resolution for Snapshot tool images" and enter 300 in the resolution box and click Ok
Go to the Edit menu again and select "Take a Snapshot"
Use the snapshot tool to draw a selection box around the form/notice/etc., staying as close to the edges of the form etc. as possible
Open Paint application
Paste in snapshot from clipboard
Save as jpeg
Use the normal Lawmaker insert image function to insert it into your document
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Hints and tipsThe system will calculate the size of the image based on its properties and will display the image at a relative size alongside the text in the Editor. The PDF will show its true size based on the mm height and width assigned. The system will warn you when the image quality is less than the recommended size of 300 dpi, required for print publishing You can only adjust the height or the size as the system will maintain the image aspect ratioThe system will save the image files against the document version so that only users with permission to see the document will view the images. When you duplicate a document version which contains images, these image files will be mapped to the duplicated version Images must currently be either Jpeg or Tiff format When you delete an image from the document, the image will not be removed from list of images available in the document version so can be reinserted if required. |