Adding graphics to a page, form, or subform

About this task

There are four ways to add a graphic to a page, form, or subform:

  • Copy and paste
  • Import a graphics file
  • Create a picture
  • Insert an image resource

To copy and paste a graphic

Procedure

  1. Copy a graphic to the clipboard.
  2. Open the page or form and move the cursor to where you want to place the graphic.
  3. Choose Edit - Paste.

To import a BMP, JPEG, GIF, PCX Image, or TIFF 5.0 bitmap

About this task

You can import different types of graphics files into a page, form, or subform.

Procedure

  1. Move the cursor where you want to place the graphic.
  2. Choose File - Import.
  3. Select the graphic file to import and click Import.

To create a picture

Procedure

  1. Move the cursor to where you want to place the picture.
  2. Choose Create - Picture.
  3. Select a graphic to import and click Import.

To insert an image resource

Procedure

  1. Move the cursor where you want to place the graphic.
  2. Choose Create - Resource - Insert Resource.
  3. Under Databases, select the database from which you want to insert the image resource.
  4. Under "Resource type," select Images.
  5. Under "Additional resources," select an image to insert from the list of images.
  6. Click OK to display the image in the page, form, or subform.