Copying Images to the Clipboard (Windows Only)

This task explains how to copy images from the album to the clipboard, for integration into OLE-compliant application documents.

  1. Select Tools > Image > Album to display the album.

  2. Select the images to be copied to the clipboard.

  3. Right-click then select Copy.

    The selected image is copied to the clipboard, from where it can then be pasted into another application document (for example, a word processing package).

    Note that depending on the image format you select, Copy might be grayed out. This is the case when right-clicking a MPEG or AVI file, for instance.

  4. Paste the image into the external application.

    In our example, the selected image has been pasted into Microsoft Word:
    Starting from R18 SP1, the image size on paper (i.e. when the image is pasted) when the Constant size capture check box is cleared is as follows:
    • Rendering quality set to Low: 0.4 x size of the image on screen (in millimeters)
    • Rendering quality set to Medium: interpolation between Low and High rendering quality
    • Rendering quality set to Highest: equal to a 1024 pixel image on screen (in millimeters)
    • Rendering quality set to Customized: equal to the image size you specify.

    This means that the pasted images are always smaller or equal to 1024. This new behavior is more useful for office usage.

    When the Constant size capture check box is selected, images copied to the clipboard have the same size on paper (in millimeters) as when pasted into Excel sheets.
    From R15 up to R18:
      No constant size capture Constant size capture
      Pixel nb Size in mm Pixel nb Size in mm
    Low quality Px,Py Sx,Sy Px,Py 0.55 x Sx,Sy
    Medium quality P'x,P'y 0.5 x P'x screen Px,Py 0.5 x Sx,Sy
    Highest quality 2000 x 2000 2000 screen Px,Py Sx,Sy
    Customized quality Cp 1.5 x Cmm N/A N/A

    From R18 SP1:

      No constant size capture Constant size capture
      Pixel nb Size in mm Pixel nb Size in mm
    Low quality Px,Py 0.4 x Sx,Sy Px,Py Sx,Sy
    Medium quality P'x,P'y (0.4 x Sx,Sy + 1024 screen ) / 2 P'x,P'y Sx,Sy
    Highest quality 2000 x 2000 1024 screen 2000 x 2000 Sx,Sy
    Customized quality Cp Cmm N/A N/A

    where:

    • Px,Py stands for the pixel number for width and height of the image on screen (viewer size)
    • Sx,Sy stands for the image size in millimeters for width and height (viewer size)
    • Px < Px' < 2000
    • 2000 screen stands for the size in millimeters of a 2000 pixel image on screen
    • Cp stands for the pixel number and Cmm stands for size in millimeters of the Customized quality.
You paste data into OLE-compliant documents using either the Paste or Paste Special contextual command:
  • Paste simply copies the data into the OLE-compliant application
  • Paste Special offers two modes: you can either paste (embed) the data as normal, or link the copied data to its source.

For general information about linking and embedding data from Version 5 documents in OLE-compliant applications, refer to Using Version 5 Data in OLE-Compliant Applications.