Pictures
Time to put an image on the page. A picture sits next to the numbers. It is a region like any other block, but it holds no expression and takes no part in evaluation.
Three ways to get an image onto the page
- On the Insert tab, choose Picture to import from file. The file dialog opens straight away. Pick a PNG, JPEG, GIF, or WebP. The image lands in the middle of the current view.
- Copy an image anywhere on your machine, then paste it onto the canvas.
- Drag an image file out of Finder or Explorer and drop it on the page where you want it.
Right-clicking bare canvas and choosing Import Picture… does the same job as the ribbon button. The picture appears at the point you clicked, not in the centre of the view.
Pictures must be under 1 MB. A heavier file gets an Image too
large dialog instead of a region. Compress it or export it at a
smaller size and try again. Whatever you insert is stored inside the
worksheet, so it travels with a .leaf export.
Once it is on the page
Drag the frame to move the picture. Drag a corner handle to resize it. The handles hold the original aspect ratio, so the image never stretches. Copying, pasting, and deleting work as they do for any other region. The right-click menu offers Evaluate, Copy, and Delete. Evaluate does nothing here, because there is nothing to compute.
Caption is one of the built-in text styles. It stays with the image when you print or export a PDF, so the figure and its number end up on the same page of the issued pack.
Next, sketch a 2D frame or a 3D frame if the sheet needs member forces rather than a drawing.