Add and manage graphics
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| Graphic type | Purpose/Description |
|---|---|
| Figure | A figure that will be listed in the Table of Figures, with an automatic label, e.g. Figure 1, and a title. Figures can have a key associated, and you can add multiple graphics to the same figure. |
| Figure containing sub-figures | Same as Figure but containing multiple automatically labelled sub-figures, e.g. Figure 1 a), Figure 1 b), all listed in the Table of Figures. |
| Image | A small simple graphic inside your text, without title or label. |
| Inline image | A small graphic inline with your text, without title or label. |
Add a figure
Figures are automatically numbered inside the document as you add them, starting with Figure 1 and incrementing with each new Figure.
To add a figure, place your cursor at the location where the figure should be added and click on Graphic from the INSERT menu and choose Figure
A pop-up modal will show you all graphics already uploaded to your document, and you can choose any of these for your Figure. You can also upload a new Graphic from your computer by choosing the Upload option. Select the graphic you want to add and click Insert.
A Figure element will appear. You can type the title of the Figure and add a key or an additional graphic to the figure.
Please note
- The size of a figure or image set in the OSD platform cannot be viewed on the online draft version. It is applied to figure or image only when the final draft is exported.
- For a figure containing multiple images, the selected size setting is applied at the level of the figure and not the individual graphics (i.e. it applies to all the images in the figure.)
- To change the image of your figure, right-click on the graphic and select Change graphic.
Add a figure containing sub-figures
It is possible to insert a figure containing sub-figures.
To insert a figure containing sub-figures, go to the INSERT menu on top, click on the Graphics dropdown menu, and select Figure containing sub-figures.
Now, select a sub-figure to add in this figure and click on the Insert button. The first sub-figure is added. Click on the LAYOUT edit icon to select a an appropriate layout: 1X2, 2X1, 1X3 or 2X2. Once done, from the context menu of the figure, select Add sub figure, select a sub-figure, and click on the Insert button. Repeat the last step to add more sub figures
Please note
- There are controls to ensure that users cannot insert more sub-figures than allowed as per the layout selected.
Go to Other actions, Preview, and then select Docx or HTML rendering to preview the word document or webpage preview of the draft.
Please note
- For a draft containing sub figures, the HTML rendering is different from the DOCx rendering.
Add an image
To add an image in the text that is not a formal figure (i.e. it does not have a number or a title), click on Graphics from the INSERT menu and choose Image
A pop-up modal will show you all graphics already uploaded to your document, and you can choose any of these as your Image. You can also upload a new Graphic from your computer by choosing the Upload option. Select the graphic you want to add and click Insert.
Add an inline image
To add a small image that is inline with the text click on Graphics from the INSERT menu and choose Inline Image
A pop-up modal will show you all graphics already uploaded to your document, and you can choose any of these as your Image. You can also upload a new Graphic from your computer by choosing the Upload option. Select the graphic you want to add and click Insert.
The image will appear as a small icon inside your text.