Place an Image in a Report Section

To insert an image into your report, complete these steps:

In Edit mode, click on the horizontal toolbar. An empty placeholder object for an image is placed in the next available cell in the layout grid.

For more information about how to position objects in the layout grid, see Overview of Positioning Report Objects.

Edit Mode for an Image in a Report
Right-click in the image, and then select Edit to open the Edit Image dialog box.

Edit Image Dialog Box
Select the image from one of the following locations:

Local machine

Select this option to choose an image from your local machine. Click Browse to choose a file on your local machine. The path to the selected image appears in the Image source field. Click Select a Folder to choose a destination for the image. In the Select Folder dialog box, you can create a new folder by clicking . Click OK. If you select an image from your local machine, it is saved to the repository.

Note: If you are authorized to save reports, you should be able to save images to the repository. If you cannot save images to the repository, contact your system administrator.

Repository

Select this option to choose an image that is stored on the same server as the reports. Click Select image to open the Select Image dialog box. (Only images appear in the Select Image dialog box. No other types of data sources appear.) Select an image. Click OK. You will see the image displayed below the Select image button in the Edit Image dialog box.
Specify a size for the selected image. The user-defined selections are Set height (maintain scale), Set width (maintain scale), and Set width and height.
(Optional) For Tool-tip text, type up to 60 characters that will appear when the user places the pointer over the image. You cannot use these characters: < > & #
Click OK.

For more information about linking the image to a Web page or to another report, see Creating a Link to a Report or to a Web Page.