Top  | Previous | Next

header_logo Images and Image Placeholders

Create images by clicking on the image buttonbtnImage on the add shapes button of the toolbar. Double click on an image in the Image Browser window.

 

imagebrowser

 

Image Options

Image options are specified in the shape specific inspector for images.

Option

Function

Key

Specify a string expression that returns an image path to change the image. Useful for a multistate image within a table.

Page

Applicable to pdfs only. Selects page number of multipage pdf to display.

Margins

Specifies how many pixels you want of margins around the image.

Style - stretch

Stretches the picture to the image object's size, regardless of aspect ratio.

Style - tile

Tiles the original sized picture within the image object, cutting off sides as necessary.

Style - fit

Resizes picture to image object maintaining aspect ratio.

Style - fit if needed

Resizes picture to image object maintaining aspect ratio, shrinking if necessary, but never enlarging.

Size borders to image

Applicable to fit and fit if needed.

Rounding Radius

Turns stroke (border) from rectangle, to rounded rectangle, to circle as the number is increased.

 

 

Image Placeholders

Images can be populated with BLOB data from an SQL database. They are referred to as Image Placeholders when used in this fashon. Simply define the Key to the Blob image.

blobtablepreview

Using an Image Placeholder and blobs to dynamically illustrate table row based on department.

 

Using Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files

Pdf files are typically used when you have an existing report that you wish to create dynamically. Simply drag text labels or even tables on the pdf to generate a "filled in" report.

pdf

 

tutorial3-final

A filled out pdf report

 

TIPtip

Extract only the pdf pages that you are going to use before putting them into your report.