Adding pictures to a form

You can place pictures, such as your company logo, in a form to enhance its appearance.

NoteTips for using pictures To display a different picture for each row of data, retrieve a column containing picture file names from the database. For more information, see the section on character columns in “Specifying additional properties for character columns”.

To compute a picture name when a form is run, use the Bitmap function in the expression defining a computed field. For information about the Bitmap function, see Chapter 24, “DataWindow Expression and InfoMaker Functions” and online Help.

StepsTo add a picture to a form:

  1. Click the Picture button in the Controls drop-down toolbar, or select Insert>Picture from the menu bar.

  2. Click where you want the picture to display.

    The container for the picture displays in the Layout view.

  3. In the Properties view, enter a file name in the File Name box, or click the Browse button next to the FileName box to display the Select Picture dialog box and navigate to find the picture file.

    The picture must be a BMP, RLE, WMF, GIF, or JPEG file.