Inserting content images

You can define the images you want inserted as white space content.
    Note:
  • In AFP Visual Environment you can display measurement units in inches or millimeters. To change the measurement unit, click View ⇒ Units.
To define the images you want inserted as content:
  1. In AFP Visual Environment, open a sample AFP file and the control file that contains the white space definitions.
  2. Click Mode ⇒ Whitespace Manager.
  3. Click Tools ⇒ Manage Campaigns.
    You see the Manage Campaigns window.
  4. Do one of these:
    • Select an existing rule from the list in the top pane of the window.
    • Select a white space definition from the list in the top pane of the window and then click Create rules/content to create a new rule.
  5. Click Insert image in the Content section.
    You see the Insert Image window.
  6. On the Image tab, do these:
    • Select the file type in the Type drop-down list. If the file type is JPEG or GIF, you must specify the size of the image in these fields:
      Width
      Any positive decimal value, such as 0.75, for the horizontal width (in inches or millimeters) of the image. The default width is 0.5 inches or 12.7 millimeters.
      Height
      Any positive decimal value, such as 0.75, for the vertical height (in inches or millimeters) of the image. The default height is 0.5 inches or 12.7 millimeters.
    • Type a file name in the Image file name field, or click Browse to select a file.
    • Optional: Click Add image inline to add the image to the resource group in the AFP file.
  7. Optional: On the Position tab, change the origin (top-left corner) of the image area. Specify the origin in inches or millimeters. Decimal values (such as 2.5) are allowed. The fields are:
    X position
    The horizontal distance of the left side of the area measured from the left side of the image area.
    Y position
    The vertical distance of the top of the area measured from the top of the image area.
  8. Click OK.
    The image is added to the rule and the list in the drop-down box.
  9. Optional: Click Preview to view how the image you specified is displayed in the defined white space.
    To close the window, click the X in the upper right corner.
  10. Click OK.
    If you added the image inline, you see the image listed in the inline resource group in the left pane.
Parent topic: Assigning content to white space