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EDITLIVE! INSERT IMAGES

The EditLive! Insert Images function allows you to insert images into your document.
 
1. Using the EditLive! editor window, click at the location in the document where you want to insert the image.
2. Click the Insert Images icon to display the Insert Image From window.
3. Use one of the following selections to select an image:
Selecting an image from your Remote Server:
  • Click the radio button in front of Remote Server and click Browse Server to display either
    • the list of links to images in your images directory (if "Links" was selected in User Preferences), or
    • a list of the images (if "Inline was selected in User Preferences).
  • If the list of links displays, select and click a link to display the image in an Image Insert window.
    • To deselect an image, click "Back" to return to the list of links.
  • Use your mouse to drag the image to the Drag Image Here window.
  • Click OK to return to the Insert Image From window.

Note: The URL will be displayed under "Image Location" using the radio buttons located under the displayed URL, choose whether you want the URL inserted as an "Absolute URL" or a "Relative URL

Selecting an image from a page on another server on the World Wide Web:
  • Click the radio button in front of World Wide Web to navigate to a page on any other Internet server and click Browse Web
  • In the new pop-up window, type the fully qualified URL to any Internet web page and select Enter to display the page you identified.
  • Use your mouse to drag any image from the displayed page to the Drag Image Here window.
  • Click OK to return to the Insert Image From window. Note: The URL will be displayed under "Image Location"
  • If you navigated to your own web server, you may choose whether you want the URL inserted as an "Absolute URL" or a "Relative URL" 
Entering an image URL as text:
  • Click the radio button under Enter Image URL as text
  • Type a fully qualified image URL into the data entry field under Image Location on the right side of the screen

Selecting an image from your local machine:

  • Click the radio button in front of Local Machine and click Browse Local
  • In the new pop-up window, locate the image you want to insert from your local machine and click Open. You will return to the insert image from window and the image will be visible in the image preview box.

Note 1: This option is only available if an Image Upload Directory has been assigned as a property for the directory where the document is going to be published or an Image Upload Directory has been set via the system configuration screen. If none is designated, the option to select an image from the local machine will be grayed out.

Note 2: After inserting the image in your document and clicking preview, update, or update and return, the Save Image Files pop-up window will open. Click OK to upload the image(s). You will be prompted for your username and password. WSD will publish the image(s) directly into the designated directory.

4. You may type a value into the data entry field located under Alternative Text if you want browsers rendering the image to display a textual description when a site visitor hovers a mouse over this image.
5. You may modify the image properties associated with Layout or Size associated with the image you selected
6. Click Insert Image to insert the selected image into the page and return to the online editing screen.

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