Images User Guide

Adding images

When you are in the Content area of the Writer you can add images by Drag and Drop or by the Pen -> Upload image

The maximum size of images are configured by administrators and is specific for the environment. The default maximum size is 40 MB but can be set to custom value in configuration for Editor Service.

Supported file types:".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif" are the default values if unset in the configuration.

"data": {
        "imageFileExtension": [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif"],

Cropping images

To get to the cropping tool, select the image. The preset cropping settings are defined in the settings managed by the administrators of the Writer system. You see the original image, the cropping alternatives, in the example: 16:9, 3:2 and 1:1.

If the image holds defined photographer, it will show on the first row. Second is the caption text. Third is a demo field, that shows the oportunity to add other field, just as in the teaser.

If you hover over the orginal image, the buttons for image info, to download the image and to do a manual crop, are shown.

Image info - Image description, add creator, description, file name.

Download - Download the image to your desktop.

Manual cropping - Set a manaul define cropping size. (not supported in all environments and in all presentation layers)

Using the cropping tool

You get to the cropping tool by pressing the cropping-symbol (if there are croppings, they are presented with a number).

Configuration

See the Image plugin (ximimage) documentation for options in the set up. https://plugins.writer.infomaker.io/

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