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About embedded pictures
An object can contain picture files that are embedded directly in the content. If FirstClass supports the file type of an embedded file, the file contents are displayed; otherwise, a placeholder is displayed.
 NoteYou can also embed other types of files, such as text files and recordings. As is the case for pictures, FirstClass will indicate these files with a placeholder if it cannot display their contents.
To see a description of an embedded picture (if one was supplied), display the picture or placeholder's tooltip.
Hiding embedded pictures
When FirstClass is first installed, embedded pictures are shown by default. If you want to speed up the time it takes to open objects containing pictures, you can hide these pictures by default. When you hide pictures, they are indicated by placeholders.
To hide embedded pictures, clear "Always show images" in your content view preferences.
Showing hidden pictures
To show all hidden embedded pictures in an object, choose View > Show Images with the object open.
To show a specific embedded picture, or any other embedded file that FirstClass is not able to display, open the shortcut menu from the placeholder, then choose Open. If FirstClass does not support the format of the file, it tries to open the file using the application associated with it on your computer. For example, a .cdr file is opened in CorelDRAW®, if you have this application.
NoteThe next time you open this object, the pictures are hidden again.
Opening pictures in the viewer window
FirstClass lets you open an embedded picture in a separate viewer window. To do this, double-click the picture.
NoteIf you double-click a placeholder, and the embedded file can be viewed by another application on your computer, the file is automatically opened in that application. If you double-click an embedded picture in an object that you can edit, the Format Image form opens. To open the viewer window, click Open.
In the viewer window, you can control how the file is displayed, and print and save the file. If there is room, the picture is displayed at its original size.
To rotate the display, choose View > Image > Rotate Left or Rotate Right.
To resize the display, choose View > Image, then the appropriate menu command. You can also click Use Zoom Tool, then click the display to enlarge it. To make this display smaller again, Control-click (Windows, Linux) or Option-click (Mac OS, Mac OS X) while the Use Zoom Tool control is still active.
ShortcutResizing the viewer window makes the display grow or shrink to fit, if Image > Fit to Window is selected.
To pan a display that is larger than the viewer window, click Use Hand Grab Tool, then drag the display to see the parts that are hidden.
To select an area of the display for copying to the clipboard, click Use Select Tool, then click and drag over the area, starting at the top left corner of the area you want to select. Release the cursor when you are at the bottom right corner of the area. A selection marquee is displayed around the area. To select the whole picture, choose Edit > Select All.
To print the file, choose File > Print or click the Print toolbar button. If you chose File > Print, the Print Layout form opens, allowing you to specify how you want to print the file.
NoteAny changes that you make on the Print Layout form are not saved as defaults when you open this form using File > Print.
Saving embedded picture files
To save an embedded picture file to your computer:
1 Click the picture.
2 Choose File > Save Attachment.
3 Select the folder where you want to save the file.
The file is saved in the format in which it was embedded.
Embedding pictures
To embed a picture into your content, use one of the following methods:
• drag the picture or a picture file to the body
• copy the picture to the clipboard, then choose Edit > Paste or Paste Special
• click the location in the body where you want the picture to appear, then choose Edit > Insert > Insert File.
How pictures are embedded
The file format of an embedded picture depends on how you embedded the picture.
If you chose Insert Image, the picture file format is the same format as the original.
If you dragged the picture to the message body, the picture file format is the same format as the original.
If you chose Paste, the picture file format is the best format as determined by FirstClass (for example, screen shots paste as .png, and photographs paste as .jpg).
If you chose Paste Special, the picture file format is the format that you chose when you pasted the picture. In the case of .jpg files, the file resolution and size depend on the "JPEG quality" value you chose on the Paste Special form.
Changing picture properties
You can change the following properties of an embedded picture:
• the width of the blank space (padding) around the picture
If the picture is in a paragraph by itself, you can also adjust the spacing above it by changing the paragraph spacing.
• the picture alignment (right, left, or aligned within the text so that the picture flows along the line with the text)
• the picture size
• text that describes the picture.
To change picture properties:
1 Select the picture by clicking it.
2 Choose Format > Format Image.
ShortcutDouble-click the picture.
3 Update the Format Image form.
NoteYou can also change the properties of a placeholder for an unsupported file type. Choose Format > Format Embedded File to open the Format Embedded File form (which is identical to the Format Image form).
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