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Introduction

Using Sage Report Designer you can add images to your documents which then print as part of your design. By adding images such as company logos you can personalise your documents, creating a streamlined corporate image.

 NOTE: If your adding an image for the purpose of emailing the document using the email functionality within Sage 200 Report Designer then you must make sure it is not located in a Page or Report section. The image must be in a section that is unique to the document, such as the SOPORDERRETURNID header or SOPINVOICECREDITID header.

You can add an image file to a document in the following ways:

• Embedded - When you add an embedded image to your document, if the original image is amended it does not change on the document.
• Linked - When you add a linked image, if the original image is amended, the changes also appear on the document. Using this option you can store the image in a secure location, and quickly update or amend the image on all relevant documents.
• Select an image from my application data (This option is not currently supported in Sage 200)
• Build an expression to select an image

Steps

The following steps contain everything you need to help you add an image to a document.

This article assumes that you have located the report or layout that you want to amend and opened it in Sage Report Designer. Read more >

Add an image

1. Toolbox menu > choose Add Image / Logo.
   
   
2. Click the document where you want the image to appear.
   
   
3. Choose an image window > select the required option as follows:
   
   

   To add an image stored on your PC or network	Choose Browse my PC or network for an image > if you want to retain a link to the original image file, clear the Store the image in the report check box > OK. Locate and select your image file > click Open. Tip:You can select .BMP, .GIF, .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG, .ICO, .EMF and .WMF files. The selected image appears in the Preview pane.
   To enter an expression to locate the required image	Choose Build an expression to select an image > OK > enter the required expression > OK. For an example of how to use an expression to show product images on a report, please refer to article .

   Note: The Select an image from my application data option is not applicable to Sage Accounts. To add an image stored in your Sage Accounts data, choose Build an expression to select an image.
   
   

   Tip: If required, you can resize the image or move it to a different position on the report. For information about the image properties available, please refer to the Image properties section later in this article.

You have now added an image to your document. If required you can change the image properties such as the size and make any further changes you require to the document before saving the changes.

Image properties

Note: If the Properties pane is not visible, View menu > Properties. If the pane doesn't appear, to reset the Report Designer view to its default, refer to article .

When you select an image on the report design, the image properties appear in the Properties pane and you can amend these as required. The following properties apply to an image:

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