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3.5 Inserting Multi-Media Objects
More than one object such as pictures, text, and video can be added to a page.
First insert a blank page without an image or you can simply add objects onto existing pages.
Insert an Image:
1. Click Edit on the menu bar and click Insert Multi-Media Object....
2. The Insert Multi-Media Objects Browser dialog box will be displayed (Fig 3.5.1).
3. Navigate to the desired folder.
4. You can view the image files as thumbnails by clicking View as Thumbnail or View as
Filename.
5. Drag and Drop to the page either the filename or image, depending on which view you
have chosen.
6. Repeat the above steps as necessary.
To drag and drop more than one object at a time, simply use the Ctrl or Shift key and
left-button on mouse
1. Use the Ctrl and left-button on mouse click to select individual files.
2. Use Shift and left-button mouse click to select multiple files at once. Hold down the
SHIFT-key and click on a file to mark the start of the selection. Hold down the SHIFT-key
and click on another file to mark the end of the selection. All the files between the first
and the second click will be selected. The titles of selected files will be highlighted.
3. Once the files are highlighted, simply drag and drop them onto the page.
Note:
1. If you are inserting an object from a folder different from your currently opened
folder, you may want to select Insert As Copy or Insert As Link before inserting
the object.
2. When you select Insert As Copy, a copy of the object would be copied into your
currently opened folder.
3. If you select Insert As Link, the object would not be copied to your currently
opened folder. If you were to delete this object, then the page will show an “Invalid
Page” error message.
Note: You can click on the Insert icon instead of clicking the menu items. You may
also drag and drop images from Windows Explorer.