This chapter will cover the following:

Adding an Image element to the dashboard;

Download image from a local storage;

Using the icon in the Image element;

Download image via hyperlink;

Disabling aspect ratio.

 

 

Adding Image

 

Step 1: Run the report designer;

 

Step 2: Create a dashboard or add it to a current report;

 

Step 3: Select the Image element in the toolbox of the report designer or on the Insert tab;

 

 

 

Step 4: Place the item on the dashboard panel;

 

Step 5: If the element editor does not open, double-click on the image;

 

Step 6: Download the image from the local storage, select the icon or specify a hyperlink to the image.

 

 

Loading an image from a local storage

 

Step 1: Double-click on the Image element to call the editor;

 

Step 2: Click the Open button;

 

 

 

Step 3: Select an image from the local storage, and click the Open button in the dialog box;

 

 

 

Step 4: Close the element editor;

 

Step 5: Go to the Preview.

 

 

 

An icon in the Image element

 

Step 1: Double-click on the Image element to call the editor;

 

Step 2: Click the Browse button in the Icon field, and select the icon in the drop-down list;

 

 

 

Step 3: Using the color palette element, you can change the color of the icon;

 

 

 

Step 4: Close the element editor;

 

Step 5: Go to the Preview.

 

 

 

An image by a hyperlink

 

Step 1: Double-click on the Image element to call the editor;

 

Step 2: Specify a link to the image in the Hyperlink field;

 

 

 

Step 4: Close the element editor;

 

Step 5: Go to the Preview.

 

 

 

Aspect ratio

By default, aspect ratio is enabled when loading an image. To disable the aspect ratio, you should do the following:

 

Step 1: Select the Image element;

 

Step 2: Set the value to False for the Aspect Ratio property.