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Local formatting vs. style sheets
Just as other elements, images can be styled in two ways:
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With local formatting. This means styling the image directly, using the Formatting dialog.
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Via Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). In a style sheet, style rules are declared for
elements with different HTML tags, ID's and classes.
See "Styling and formatting" on page717 for background information about these two methods.
Applying local formatting to an image
To apply local formatting to an image, either:
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right-click the image and select Image... from the contextual menu
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click the image and select Format > Image... from the menu.
For an explanation of the available options, see "Image Formatting dialog" on page882.
Applying style rules to an image
To format an image via a style sheet, first give the image an ID or class: select the image, and
enter the ID or class on the Attributes pane. This makes it possible to make the CSS style rule
target this image specifically, or a set of images with the same class. A style rule with the
selector img (the HTML image tag) would apply to all images.
Next, create the style rule; see "Styling templates with CSS files" on page718. Note that when
a property isn't present in the style rule editor, it can still be used: click the Advanced button in
the style rule editor; enter the property under Property, and its value under Value.
Resizing an image
There are several ways to resize an image after inserting it in the content of a template.
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Click the image and drag the handles to resize it. Press the Shift key while dragging, to
scale the image proportionally.
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and height in the respective fields on the Attributes pane.
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Select the image and select Format > Image, on the menu. On the Image tab, change the
width and height of the image.
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