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Using The Editable Images Feature:
Editable Images
Editable image fields allows you to insert photos directly in your ePublication from your computers hard drive, a CD-Rom, or even copy and paste from a web page or other sources. You can also size your image to fit and even optimize it all from within your ePublication.
(Note) A "Page" refers to a 2 page spread...left and right side of the visible page that's open in an ePublication.
The following links could be shown as text or a button on an ePublication page and are the main links for inserting your photos.
- Edit
Clicking on the "Edit" link will reveal thin black lines outlining the area or areas where you can insert or change your images. After clicking on edit, right-click anywhere within the desired photo slot, then left click on Insert/Change Image. This will bring up a navigation window for you to locate your image. Once you have located your image just double-click on it to insert it into your ePublication. Using your mouse cursor, which will change to a hand, you may then left-click and drag your image around inside the image slot to position it. (Note) See Manipulating Images below for more options.
(Note) While you are in the "Edit" mode you will not be able to turn the pages.
- View or Preview
Clicking the "View" link hides the thin black lines that reveals the editable areas and allows you to resume page turning.
- Save
Clicking the "Save" link enables you to save the images that you have inserted. After saving your images, you may continue to insert or change the images as often as desired via the "Edit" link.
Manipulating Images
The following are options within the right-click menu of the editable image field. These options help you to size and optimize your images for that picture perfect fit. Once you have inserted your image, right-click on the image and choose from these options...
- Fit Horizontally
Automatically resizes your image so that it fits horizontally into the image slot.
- Fit Vertically
Automatically resizes your image so that it fits vertically into the image slot.
- Fit and Trim Horizontally
Fits the image horizontally as well as trims it to fit the size of the image slot.
- Fit and Trim Vertically
Fits the image vertically as well as trims it to fit the size of the image slot.
- Remove Image
Removes the inserted image from the image slot.
- Paste Image
If you have copied an image from somewhere onto your clipboard, then you would use the Paste Image option to paste the image into the image slot.
- Zoom In
This will change your mouse cursor to a magnifying glass with a + in it. Then clicking on your image will allow you to zoom in.
- Zoom Out
This will change your mouse cursor to a magnifying glass with a + in it. Then clicking on your image will allow you to zoom out.
- Zoom Ratio
Will bring up a box that allows you to select a specific zoom ratio.
- Move Image
Will change your mouse cursor to a hand which will allow you grab and move your image in any direction desired.
- Optimize Image
This step is very important for greatly reducing the file size of your total ePublication.
While watching your image, slide the pointer along the optimization quality line. As you are doing so you can actually see the difference in the quality of your image the different percentages make as well as the file size difference. The average optimization without alot of difference in image quality is around 80% and results in a much smaller file size. You be the judge. When you are happy with your setting, click OK.
- Trim Image
When you have your image where and how you want it, click on Trim Image to remove unwanted areas around the edges of your images. This also helps to reduce the final file size.
- Lock Image
Locking your image will prevent you from changing it. (Note) Before locking see the Locking Options section below.
- Page Option
This option has 2 options within it. Page optimization allows you to optimize all of the images on the page at one time instead of individually. Page lock allows you to lock all of the images on the page at one time instead of individually. (Note) Before locking see the Locking Options section below.
(Note) A "Page" refers to a 2 page spread...left and right side of the visible page that's open in an ePublication.
- Book Option
This option has 4 options within it. Book optimization allows you to optimize all of the images in the entire ePublication all at once. Book save allows you to save all the work you have done so far in the entire ePublication. Book save and trim allows you to save and trim all the images in the entire ePublication all at once. Book lock allows you to lock the entire ePublication all at once. (Note) Before locking see the Locking Options section below.
- Help
This is a mini guide that appears on the screen and gives short, simple explanations of these options.
Locking Options
IMPORTANT!!! The following actions are Permanent! If you LOCK area, image or text, no further editing will be possible in that area and all links pertaining to editing will be removed. Make sure that you are happy with your work before locking it.
- Lock Image
This option will LOCK the image in a specific editable image field.
(Example) There are 2 editable image fields on the page. You want to lock only 1 of them and leave the other to still be editable... Once you have your image in the field that you want to lock, make sure your mouse cursor is over that specific field, right-click and then click on "Lock Image". This leaves the other editable image field still editable.
- Page Lock (Page Option)
This option will LOCK all editable image fields on the entire visible page spread and all links pertaing to editing on that page will be removed.
- Book Lock (Book Option)
This option will LOCK the entire ePublication and all links pertaining to editing will be removed.
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