Resolving Image Paths

In general, insert images in your documentation by referencing a graphic file with its name only and omit filename extensions. In addition, you must add your image directories to your project.

If Doc-O-Matic can not detect a used image on the image path of the configuration, it generates a message in the message pane. Doc-O-Matic attempts to locate graphic files (on the image path) in the best matching format for the output. Doc-O-Matic knows which images can be used for the format it generates. Doc-O-Matic uses the first matching file in the image folder.

Doc-O-Matic attempts to detect the following files:

Output Format	Filename Extensions
PDF	.bmp, .jpg, .png and .gif files
HTML / HTML Help	.jpg, .png and .gif files. .bmp files are converted into .png files.
RTF	.bmp, .jpg, .png and gif files

To set image options in HTML

Select Files & Format > Output Options > Image Options. Do one of the following:
- Make image paths relative to the output file.
- Copy images to the output folder.
- Type an other suffix for the Big Image feature.
- Type an other suffix for the Hover Image feature.
To use big images in your HTML output, store them with the suffix _big in the same folder as the smaller image versions that you use in your Help.
To use hover images in your HMTL output store them with the suffix _hover in the same folder as the smaller image versions that you use in your Help.

To add an image path

On the View tab, in the Views group, click Project Manager.
On the Project tab, in the Active Configuration group, select the configuration for which you want to add your image path.
On the Manage tab, in the Files and Folder group, click Add More or right-click and point to Manage Other.
Select Add Image Path to current Configuration.

To add an image path to all configurations

On the Manage tab, in the Files and Folder group, click Add More or right-click and point to Manage Other.
Select Add image Path.

To set image options in PDF

Select Files & Format > Output Options > Image Options.
To change the DPI setting, select a different value under Resolution.
To make bitmaps transparent, select the Make color of top left pixel transparent check box.
To change the interpolation, select the Interpolate scaled graphics check box.

Advanced User Information

To use an image in a specific file format such as a gif file in one of the output formats such as PDF, do the following:

Move the GIF images into a separate folder
In the Project Manager, remove the image path in which the BMP is located from the PDF configuration
In the Project Manager, add the GIF image folder to the PDF configuration.