Inserting a Picture

                                       
You can insert a picture from a file, from a list of images, or as an OLE object. Inserting pictures is useful, for example, if you have a picture of a site plan and want to create buildings directly on it.

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Note: To create a tracing of an inserted picture, see Tracing.

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As with inserting any object, the picture will be inserted "on top" of existing objects. To adjust the object stack, you can use the Bring to Front and Send to Back tools. See Stacking Objects. The Image toolbar can be opened by right-clicking on any toolbar area and selecting Image.

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Using this tool you can insert any type of graphic - .gif, *.jpg, etc. The file is embedded and the picture itself cannot be edited. You can, however, select it and perform any of the *Select Edit commands (see Select Edit). All inserted files are listed in the Image Manager.

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You can view certain properties of all currently inserted picture by selecting an image and opening its Properties (see Object Properties) to the Image page.
   
The toolbar at the top of the window can be used to change the image list as thumbnails, list, or detailed list. Show Image: Shows or hides the images. Show Clipped: Uncheck to hide the clipping contour and show the original image. Check the box to show a clipped image.
From the Selection Info Palette you can access the additional properties of:

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