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13.2.11. Images

You can store various types of images in an database for later reference. For example, you may want to store an image of your company logo to display on printed invoices. Users who have been granted the MaintainImages privilege will have the ability to load and maintain images. The following list shows the supported image formats:

  • Graphics interchange format (.gif)

  • Joint photographic experts group (.jpg)

  • Portable network graphics (.png)

  • XPixMap (.xpm)

To access the master list of Stored Images, go to System > Setup > Master Information > Images. The following screen will appear:

Images master list

The Images master list displays information on all stored images, including image name, image description. To view the file size of images, select the Display Image Size option.

13.2.11.1. Image

To add a new image to the master list of stored images, select the NEW button. The following screen will appear:

Create new Image

When adding a new image to the master list of stored images, you are presented with the following options:

File Name

Enter the physical directory location of the image. The browse ... button enables you to search your system for the physical directory location of the image file. Once you locate the file, simply select it to have it entered into the File Name field.

Name

Enter a unique image name.

Description

Enter a brief description of the image.