Web Part: CMS Image

Modified on 2011/04/26 16:34 by Charles — Categorized as: CMS, Web Parts

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   Image Part Features
      Access
      Screen Shots
      Editor for the Image
      Custom Edit properties
      Image Layout
      Compare to Microsoft Image

Image Part Features¶

One image is displayed
A navigation URL may be assigned to the Image
Alternate text may be set for the image
Background Colour may be set. This fills in the space that the image does not use.
Image Width and/or Height may be set per Image

Access¶

The Web Part is accessed from the CMS Designer Web Parts Library.

Screen Shots¶

Figure 1 shows an example of a Image Web Part. Note the following:

One image is shown
The alternate text, ‘TrackerRealm ICON’, is superimposed on the image
The background colour is red

Figure 2: Image Editor

Editor for the Image¶

Figure 2 shows the editor for the Image. This is shown to the user, when the Image Part is edited.

Custom Edit properties¶

Custom Edit properties include:

Link to the image file
- Enter the link to the image file
- Test the link to verify that the file can be found by the Web Part
Navigation Link
- Enter the link to the image file
- Test the link to verify that the file can be found by the Web Part
Alternate text for the image
- Enter the text in the text box
Background Color for the Image
- Select a color from the colour selector
CMS Standard Editors for more information.

Image Layout¶

The image includes a layout property that is used to position and resize the image. The options include:

None: The content preserves its original size.
Fill: The content is resized to fill the destination dimensions. The aspect ratio is not preserved.
Size to Height: The content is resized to fill the destination height dimension while it preserves its native aspect ratio.
Size to Width: The content is resized to fill the destination width dimension while it preserves its native aspect ratio.
Center: The image is horizontally centered in the space.

Note: the Appearance properties for Height and Width may also be used to provide space for the image.

Compare to Microsoft Image¶

Microsoft offers an Image Web Part as part of SharePoint Services 2007. This section compares the Microsoft Image to the TrackerRealm Image Part.

Attribute              Microsoft Image     TrackerRealm Image
SharePoint 2007	              Yes	          Yes
ASP.net 2.0                                       Yes
Image Link                    Yes	          Yes
Alternative Text              Yes	          Yes
Navigation Link	              Yes                 Yes
Image Vertical Alignment      Yes	          Yes
Image Horizontal Alignment                        Yes	
Background Color                                  Yes
Stretch Image to fill                             Yes
Size Image to Height		                  Yes
Size Image to Width		                  Yes
Connections (Get file from Web Part on same page) Yes