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Chapter 6 Creating Your First AuthorIT Document 97
Inserting a Picture into a Topic
To include external files (especially graphics) in your document, youʹll use a File
object. Letʹs add a picture to a topic.
The File object is used to include any external files in your document, usually
graphics. You can link or embed any pictures, OLE objects, or files created and
maintained with another application. The File object defines how the external file
appears in your different output formats - including scaling and final file format for
graphics.
To Insert a Picture into a Topic
1) Make sure the Notepad Library Folder is selected, so the new File object is created
there.
2) From the Bookʹs Contents, open the To change the font style and size topic (by
double‐clicking it).
3) Weʹll insert our picture between the first two paragraphs. Put the cursor at the very
end of the first line, then press ENTER to create a new paragraph, ensure the
cursor is now in the new paragraph.
4) From the Insert menu, choose Picture..., a File open dialog appears.
5) Navigate to the AuthorIT\Data\Tutorial directory and open the Font
dialog.gif file.
Note: If youʹre not sure where to find the Tutorial directory, ask your AuthorIT
Administrator for help.
6) A File Object appears, choose the General tab.
7) In the Description field type Font Dialog