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is"localhost",itcanbeomitted,resultinginfile:///<path>,forexample:
file:///c:/resources/images/image.jpg.
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Urllistsimagefilesfromaspecificwebaddress.Selecttheprotocol(httporhttps),
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&amp;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.
4. IfthePDFfileconsistsofmorethanonepage,selectthedesiredpage.
ThenumberofpagesinaPDFfilecannotbedeterminedviatheHTTPandHTTPSpro-
tocols.Ifyouwishtouseapageotherthanpage1inaremotePDF,checktheoptionSave
with template;thenclickOKandreopenthedialog.Next,ontheResourcestab,selectthe
PDF,andselectapage.
5. ClickFinish.
6. ForeachofthePDFfiles,selecta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.
7. Finally,clickOK.
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