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andthenenterawebaddress(forexample,http://www.mys-
ite.com/images/image.jpg).
Note: IfaURLdoesn'thaveafileextension,andtheoptionSavewithtemplateis
notselected,theSelectImagedialogautomaticallyaddsthefiletypeparameter
withthefileextensionasitsvalue(forexample:?filetype=pdf(ifitisthefirst
parameter)or&filetype=pdf).
Thefiletype,pageandnopreviewparametersarenotsenttothehost;theyare
usedinternally.Therefore,URLsthatrelyononeoftheseparameterscannotbe
used.
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Withanexternalimage,youcanchecktheoptionSave with template.Ifthisoptionis
checked,thefilewillbeinsertedintheImagesfolderontheResourcespaneatthetop
left.
Ifitisn'tsavedwiththetemplate,theimageremainsexternal.Notethatexternalimages
needtobeavailablewhenthetemplateismergedwitharecordsettogenerateoutput,and
thattheirlocationshouldbeaccessiblefromthemachineonwhichthetemplate'soutputis
produced.Externalimagesareupdated(retrieved)atthetimetheoutputisgenerated.
5. SelectthePDF'sposition:
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Fit to pagestretchesthePDFtofitthepagesize.
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CenteredcentersthePDFonthepage,verticallyandhorizontally.
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AbsoluteplacesthePDFataspecificlocationonthepage.UsetheTopfieldtospecify
thedistancebetweenthetopsideofthepageandthetopsideofthePDF,andtheLeft
fieldtospecifythedistancebetweentheleftsideofthepageandtheleftsideofthePDF.
TheTopandLeftoffsetcanbespecifiedintheusualunitsofmeasurementorasaper-
centageofthepage(forexample:aLeftvalueof25%meansitwillbeplacedat25%ofthe
pagewidth).
6. Setthescaleofthewidth(x)andheight(y)oftheimageasapercentageoftheoriginalimage.
Toavoidstretching,checktheoptionKeep aspect ratioandsetthescaleofthewidth.
7. ClickoneoftheoptionsnexttoRotationtorotatetheimage.
8. Optionally,ifthePDFhasmorethanonepage,youcansettherangeofpagesthatshouldbe
used.
ThenumberofpagesinthePrintsectionisautomaticallyadjustedtothenumberofpages
inthePDFfilethatarebeingusedasthesection'sbackgroundimage.
9. Finally,clickOK.
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