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Report Builder
User’s Guide


Importing Images

Follow these steps to import a graphic image into a report:

  1. Choose Create Image. The cursor changes to a crosshair and an outline of the Image button.
  2. Position the crosshair where you want the upper-left corner of the image to begin. Click and drag the mouse down and to the right. Report Builder draws an outline of the image. When you release the mouse, the Image Properties dialog box appears:
  3. Select a filename or field from the appropriate selection list. The From Field drop-down list contains only character fields.
  4. Enter the width and height settings in the Width and Height fields. If you use the up and down arrows to select the size, the setting value increases or decreases in increments of one-tenth of an inch.
  5. If you incorrectly change the image size in the Width and Height fields, you can change the size using two automatic settings:

    • Original Size — Returns the image to its original size (which is the image size before you imported it into Report Builder).
    • Current Size — Returns the image to the size it was before you entered new values in the Width and Height fields (the size it is on the report layout).
  6. Specify the image scaling. There are three scaling options:
    • Zoom — (default) Maintains the image’s original aspect ratio (width to height) regardless of the dimensions of the insertion rectangle or of the specified width-to-height ratio.
    • Crop — Inserts the image at its original size and does not perform any image scaling. If the image is larger than the insertion rectangle or if you enter width and height settings smaller than those of the original image, Report Builder crops the image—that is, it inserts only the top left-portion of the image that fits within the rectangle or specified dimensions.
    • Stretch — Scales the image to fit the insertion rectangle or to fit the specified width and height. If the aspect ratio of the rectangle or of the specified width and height differs from the aspect ratio of the original image, Report Builder distorts the shape of the image in the report (either stretches or shrinks the image).
  7. Choose OK. Report Builder inserts the image at the specified location with the specified scaling.

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