To insert a picture onto a layout page, use the Insert→General→Picture command. Click on the layout where you would like to place the picture and the Insert Picture dialog (Figure 5.1) will appear, allowing you to select the picture you want to insert. Once the picture has been selected, click on the arrow located on the Insert button (to the right of the file name), and choose either Insert or Link to File. In both cases, the picture will be placed on the current page.

 

 

 

 

If you choose Insert, the picture will be saved as part of the layout file. If you choose Link to File, the picture will not be saved as part of the layout and the file will be smaller. However, if the layout file is moved to another computer, or the picture is moved to another location, the linked picture will no longer be visible when the layout file is opened.

 

The following graphics file types are supported: Windows bitmaps (*.bmp), JPEG files (*.jpg), Windows Metafiles (*.wmf), Windows Extended Metafiles (*.emf), Portable Network Graphics (*.png), GIF (*.gif), and TIFF (*.tif), Device-Independent Bitmaps (*.dib), PCX Images (*.pcx), Icons (*.ico).