After completing this topic, you will be able to modify the screenshots in a document template.
Steps:
This placeholder controls the size of the frame screenshots in a topic.
You can change the size of the screenshots in the document output with the Picture Tools tab, or by dragging a corner or side selection handle of the placeholder.
Step 1Click the screenshot placeholder to open the Picture Tools tab in the ribbon.
Step 2You can use the Picture Tools tab to add borders, resize, change the alignment, crop, and control the color, contrast and brightness of images.
Step 3Change the size of the frame screenshot by scaling it to 80%.
Click the Size Dialog Box Launcher.
Step 4Scale the placeholder to 80%.
In the Scale section, double-click the 100 in the Height field.
Step 5Enter the desired information into the Height: field. Enter "80".
Step 6Double-click the 100 in the Width field.
Step 7Enter the desired information into the Width: field. Enter "80".
Step 8Click the OK button to close the Format Picture dialog box.
Step 9Notice the smaller size of the screenshot placeholder.
Step 10We have scrolled to the placeholder for the topic concept.
Step 11Change the maximum size of a package image linked as a concept.
Click the image placeholder.
Step 12You can use the Height and Width settings on the Picture Tools tab or open the Size dialog box to set an absolute size.
The Size dialog box allows you to control the aspect ratio of the picture.
Step 13Click the Size Dialog Box Launcher.
Step 14Change the height to 3.5".
Double-click the 72 in the Height field.
Step 15Enter the desired information into the Absolute height field. Enter "5".
Step 16Click in the Absolute width field.
Step 17The width adjusts automatically because the Lock aspect ratio option is enabled in the Size dialog box.
Step 18Click the OK button.
Step 19The maximum size for the image is resized to a specific dimension.
Step 20We have also resized the images in web pages linked as a topic concept.
Note: To be consistent, we resized all of the package and web page images for attachments in the document template.
Step 21After completing this topic, you are able to modify the screenshots in a document template.