Chapter 6 Diagrams and Symbols


Browsing for an image

The Browse Images tab lets you browse for images in predefined collections.

Steps To browse for an image:

  1. Click a collection in the Collections pane to display its available images in the Images pane. You can add folders to the Collections pane by clicking the Add Directory tool.
  2. [optional] In the Images tab, select an image type and/or dimension to filter by from the Type and Dimension lists.
  3. Select an image and click OK to return to the Symbol Format dialog box or to display the image in the diagram.

Collections pane

The Collections pane displays a list of your image collections, and contains the following tools:

Tool Description

Add Directory – Adds a directory to the list of collections. When you add a directory, any sub-directories containing images are also added along with any intermediate directories required to represent the directory tree.

Remove Directory – Removes a directory from the list of collections. Predefined directories, such as Recent Images or Microsoft Office Clip Art cannot be removed.

Up – Moves up a level in the collections tree.

Images pane

The Images pane displays the images available in the selected collection, and contains the following tools:

Tool Description
Type Filters images by type, such as PNG, Bitmap, Cursor, etc.
Dimension Filters images by dimension, such as 16, 48, 128, etc.

Refresh Preview – Refreshes the list of available images.

Delete Recent Image – Deletes a selected recent image.

Large Icons – Displays images as large icons.

Medium Icons – Displays images as medium icons.

Small Icons – Displays images as small icons.

 


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