How do I import a picture into a recipe?

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How do I import a picture into a recipe?

It is possible to import pictures of your recipes into Resort Bistro.  Pictures that you import will then be displayed in the Picture page within the Recipe form.

 

Resort Bistro supports pictures in the file formats listed below:

 

JPEG files

GIF files

PNG files

BMP files

PCX files

TIF files

TGA files

WMF files

 

To import a picture into a recipe:

 

First you will need to open the Recipe form.

 

This can be done by choosing one of the following methods:

 

Click on the button_formrecipe  toolbar button        or

 

Select Forms->Recipes from the menu bar        or

 

Click on the icon_formrecipe icon on the left-hand browser pane of your database form.

 

From the recipe browser, select the recipe you wish to add the picture to.

 

Once you have selected the recipe, open the Picture page. See the following image.

 

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When the Picture page is open, there will be a large amount of screen area blank.  This area is where your imported picture will appear. You will need to click within the blank picture screen to select the area to import to.

 

To import the picture, use one of the following methods:

 

Select File->Import from the menu bar       or

Click on the button_fileimport toolbar button                or

 

Right-click within the picture tab and select "Import picture..." from the context menu                or

 

Copy and paste a picture from the Windows clipboard. See note at the bottom of the page or the help topic on Pictures for more information.

 

The dialog box that appears will ask you to find the picture file that you wish to import.  See the following image.

 

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NOTE: If the Import Wizard is displayed when you select File->Import, close the wizard, click on the picture area on screen and select File->Import again.

 

The picture you have selected will now appear on the Picture page of your selected recipe.

 

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To delete a picture, select the picture (by clicking on it) and press the delete key on your keyboard, or right-click your mouse and select "delete" from the context menu. You will be asked to verify whether to delete the picture.

 

The picture context menu

 

The picture context menu will appear if you right-click your mouse in the picture tab. See the following image.

 

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From the picture context menu the following options are available:

 

 

Copy

Undo

Delete Picture

Import Picture

Export Picture

Lighten

Darken

Contrast

Blur

Soften

Sharpen

Greyscale

Flip

Mirror

Rotate Left

Rotate Right

Resize

 

 

Copy

 

Copies the selected picture to the clipboard.

 

Undo

 

Reverses the last command performed.  The program remembers the last eight (8) changes made to an image, thus up to eight (8) changes can be undone.

 

Delete Picture

 

Selecting this option will delete the current picture.

 

Import Picture

 

Selecting this option will allow you to import a picture into the current item.

 

Export Picture

 

Selecting this option will allow you to export the current picture and save it to a selected file on your computer.

 

Lighten

 

Lightens the picture within the picture page of a selected form.

 

Darken

 

Darkens the picture within the picture page of a selected form.

 

Contrast

 

Increases the contrast of a picture within the picture page of a selected form.

 

Blur

 

Blurs the picture within the picture page of a selected form.

 

Soften

 

Softens the picture within the picture page of a selected form.

 

Sharpen

 

Sharpens the picture within the picture page of a selected form.

 

Greyscale

 

Converts the picture within the picture page of a selected form from colour to a monochrome image.

 

Flip

 

Flips the picture within the picture page of a selected form about the horizontal axis (i.e. turns the image upside down).

 

Mirror

 

Mirrors the picture within the picture page of a selected form about the vertical axis (i.e. swaps the image left to right).

 

Rotate Left

 

Rotates the picture 90° to the left.

 

Rotate Right

 

Rotates the picture 90° to the right.

 

Resize

 

Launches the Resize picture dialog. This allows you to manipulate the size of the picture within the picture page of a selected form and preview the results before accepting any changes made.

 

 

Note: Copying and pasting pictures from the Windows clipboard

 

There are a number of ways to copy and paste a picture from the Windows clipboard. Should you find a picture that you wish to import to a recipe, you can use one of the following methods to do so.

 

From an displayed image (a picture on the internet or within a graphics program):

 

Right click on the image and select copy, then right click in the blank picture section of your recipe and select paste. This will paste the image into the picture page of the selected recipe                 or

 

Select the picture you wish to copy and use the CTRL + C (copy) shortcut, then click in the blank picture section of your recipe and use the CTRL + V (paste) shortcut. The image will then be displayed on the picture page of the selected recipe.

 

For more help on methods of importing pictures, see the Pictures topic.