Inserting Image Files

With Desktop Editor, you can insert an image document into a document as an annotation.

Click

(Insert Image) on the ribbon.

Or, click

(Insert Image) on the Details Window.

The [Select File] dialog box is displayed.

NOTE
If the Details Window is not displayed, see the following. Displaying/Hiding the Details Window This operation can also be performed with the tool buttons on the toolbar. If tool buttons are not displayed on the toolbar of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them. Setting Buttons on Toolbars Lists of Ribbon Commands/Toolbars

Select the document you wish to insert and click [Open].

Move the mouse pointer to the Work Window.

The shape of the mouse pointer changes to

NOTE
To cancel the insertion process, do one of the following. Click (Select Object) on the ribbon Click (Select Text) on the ribbon Click (Grab Mode) on the ribbon Click the command selected on the ribbon again Click (Select Object) on the Details Window Click (Select Text) on the Details Window Click (Grab Mode) on the Details Window Click the selected button on the Details Window again Press the [Esc] key on the keyboard

NOTE

To cancel the insertion process, do one of the following.

Click

(Select Object) on the ribbon

Click

(Select Text) on the ribbon

Click

(Grab Mode) on the ribbon

Click the command selected on the ribbon again

Click

(Select Object) on the Details Window

Click

(Select Text) on the Details Window

Click

(Grab Mode) on the Details Window

Click the selected button on the Details Window again

Press the [Esc] key on the keyboard

Click the position to insert the center of the image.

The image is inserted.

NOTE
Image documents in the following image file formats can be inserted. BMP TIFF (For a multi-page TIFF image, the first page is used. TIFF images including transparent parts also can be used.) JPEG PNG GIF The types of image documents that can be inserted may increase, depending on the codecs installed in your computer. When the edge of the inserted image exceeds the edge of the page, the size of the image is automatically reduced to fit the page while the aspect ratio of the image is maintained. It is convenient if you register frequently inserted images as image stamps. For information on registering new image stamps, see the following. Adding New Stamps For more information on handling annotations, see the following. Copying, cutting, and pasting: Copying Annotations Moving: Moving Annotations Deleting: Deleting Unnecessary Annotations Enlarging/reducing: Resizing Annotations

NOTE

Image documents in the following image file formats can be inserted.

BMP

TIFF (For a multi-page TIFF image, the first page is used. TIFF images including transparent parts also can be used.)

JPEG

PNG

GIF

The types of image documents that can be inserted may increase, depending on the codecs installed in your computer.

When the edge of the inserted image exceeds the edge of the page, the size of the image is automatically reduced to fit the page while the aspect ratio of the image is maintained.

It is convenient if you register frequently inserted images as image stamps. For information on registering new image stamps, see the following.

Adding New Stamps

For more information on handling annotations, see the following.

Copying, cutting, and pasting: Copying Annotations

Moving: Moving Annotations

Deleting: Deleting Unnecessary Annotations

Enlarging/reducing: Resizing Annotations

Click on the Work Window outside the image you inserted to deselect the image.

NOTE
When you want to change the inserted image, delete it first and then insert another image again.