Inserting a Picture in a Message

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You can insert a picture as part of the message in an Interaction.

To Insert a Picture in a Message

1.  Open the required Interaction.

2.  Position the mouse pointer in the message area of the Reply/Consult/Forward/Review pane.

3.  From the Insert menu, select Picture.

The Picture dialog box is displayed.

4.  In the Picture Source field, type the path and file name of the file with the picture.

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Click Browse to select a file from the Picture dialog box. Select a file and click Open. The file name with path details is displayed in the Picture Source field.

5.  In the Alternate Text field, type text. This text is displayed if a problem occurs in displaying the image on the recipient's computer.

6.  Set the layout options for the picture, in the Alignment and Border Thickness fields.

7.  Set the spacing options for the picture in the Horizontal and Vertical fields.

8.  Click OK.

The selected picture is inserted and displayed at the mouse pointer position in the message.

To Insert an Image from an External Application

You can now copy images from an external application, and paste them in the Reply pane of the Interaction window. If you want to copy an MS Excel chart, perform the following steps:

1.  Click the chart in MS Excel.

2.  Hold the shift key down, and from the Edit menu, select Copy Picture.

The Copy Picture dialog box is displayed, prompting you to specify the format in which you want to copy the chart.

3.  In the Format area, select the Bitmap option.

4.  Click OK.

5.  Paste the image in the Reply pane of the Interaction window.