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Embedded Picture

An embedded picture becomes a part of a document so that even if the original picture file is moved, deleted, or renamed, the picture remains the same. This is the easiest type of picture to work with.

You might not need to import a picture if what you want is a standard complex caution, warning, hazardous materials, packaging, textile care, electrical matters, or industrial workplace symbol. Most of these images are available in one of the special symbol fonts that are installed with BarTender.

For more information about how to place a symbol font character text object on the template or data entry form, refer to the "Text Object" section of Adding Objects to the Template and Adding Objects to the Form.

You can embed a picture by using one of the following methods.

ClosedTo insert from a file

  1. On the object toolbar, click the icon to display a list of all picture sources. Alternatively, click Picture on the Create menu.

  2. Click Insert from File to open the Select Picture dialog.

  3. Browse to the picture file that you want, and then click Select to close the dialog and return to the template or data entry form.

  4. Click the template or data entry form at the location where you want to add the picture.

ClosedTo insert from a scanner or camera

  1. On the object toolbar, click the icon to display a list of all picture sources. Alternatively, click Picture on the Create menu.

  2. Click Insert from Scanner or Camera to open the Scanner and Camera Setup dialog.

  3. Select the device that contains the pictures that you want to add to your template or data entry form.

  4. Click OK to open the Get Pictures dialog.

  5. Select the pictures that you want.

  6. Click Get Pictures to insert the image on your template or data entry form.

ClosedTo insert from a clip art collection

  1. On the object toolbar, click the icon to display a list of all picture sources. Alternatively, click Picture on the Create menu.

  2. Click Insert from Clip Art Collection to open the Select Clip Art dialog.

  3. In the Search field, enter search criteria for the image that you want, and then press Enter. You can filter the search results by using the Layout, Type, Color, and License list options.

  4. In the returned results, click the picture that you want. The picture properties are displayed below the preview image in the preview pane. Click Select to return to the template or data entry form.

  5. Click the template or data entry form at the location where you want to add the picture.

ClosedTo embed pictures by using the "drag and drop" method

  1. In Windows Explorer, locate the image that you want to import.

  2. Drag the image file to the template or data entry form in the BarTender document at the location where you want to add the picture.

If the file type that you drag to the open document is not supported by BarTender, you might receive an error message. In this case, verify that the object is in a supported image format.

Saving an Embedded Picture

After you embed a picture into your document, you can re-save the picture to a file on your computer. When you do this, you can access the picture for use in other applications or create a backup of the image in case the document is lost or corrupted.

The new image file is a copy of the original embedded image, without any of the picture adjustments that you might make in BarTender. However, if you modify the image in an external editor or permanently apply your changes by using the Apply Image Processing Permanently option, then the modified image is saved.

ClosedTo save an image by right-clicking it

  1. On your template, right-click the embedded image that you want to save, and then click Save Embedded Picture.

  2. In the Save Embedded Image dialog, browse to the location on your computer or network where you want to save the image.

  3. In the File Name field, enter a new name for your image file.

  4. Click Save to save the image.

ClosedTo save an image by using the Picture property page

  1. Double-click the embedded image that you want to save to open the Picture Properties dialog. Alternatively, right-click the image, and then click Properties.

  2. In the navigation pane, click Picture to open the Picture property page.

  3. Click Save Picture.

  4. In the Save Embedded Image dialog, browse to the location on your computer or network where you want to save the image.

  5. In the File Name field, enter a new name for your image file.

  6. Click Save to save the image.

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