Display the addfile plugin dialog (see To attach a plugin to a field) then:

1.Set up a file-name (see Direct) or a file-name template (see Dynamic) and file-page number.
2.The units in which measurements are shown may be inches, centimeters or points (1/72 inch): select a suitable unit from the drop-down list in the Positioning panel.
3.Click on the diagram to select a reference point. The top-left corner of the file-page may be placed at that point or offset from it: see Reference points table below.
4.Enter a horizontal offset distance and a vertical offset distance in the edit boxes. Use negative values to reverse the direction of the offset. A zero in both boxes places the file-page at the reference point.
5.The file-page may be scaled: enter a suitable percentage in the Scaling edit-box.
6.Specify the rotation to be applied to the file-page when it is added to the document. Select:
o0 degrees: no rotation (default)
o90 degrees: one right-angle to the left
o180 degrees: upside-down
o270 degrees: one right-angle to the right
7.Tick Delete original field if the field text is not to be shown in the document.
8.Tick Draw opaquely if required.
9.Drawing order may be specified (for example, when an image is drawn opaquely). Choose an option from the drop-down list:
oDraw first on page
oDraw after field
oDraw last on page
10.Click OK.
Click to expand/collapse hidden textReference points

A "page" diagram is displayed with a "field" area shown as a cyan block. To set up the reference point to be used, click on a the corner of the page or block or on the block's text-origin. This automatically sets up the direction of offset.

Select

Reference point

Offset

Page:

top-left

Down-right

 

top-right

Down-left

 

bottom-right

Up-left

 

bottom-left

Up-right

Block:

top-left

Down-right

 

top-right

Down-right

 

bottom-right

Down-right

 

bottom-left

Down-right

Block:

text-origin

Down-right

Links

AddFile Plugin

File selection