Insert As Image
What is Insert as Image?
Form Director allow you to insert image into Google Docs/Slides from Form field, Lookup, Templated field, Calculated field and Service result.
How to use Insert as Image?
If you want to embed an image from a user-uploaded file into Google Docs/Slides.
If you want any logo to be embedded you can use lookup mapping.
If If you want a constant image to be embedded in the doc, you can set the image URL from Templated mapping.
If you want to imbed an image based on conditional expressions, you can use the Calculated mapping.
How to embed image into Google Docs
You can embed image file into Google Docs from File upload option in form field.
Check Insert as Image checkbox if image needs to be embedded into Google Docs.
Select the required Height and Width required.
You can set the Height and Width as Auto if you want to use the actual height and width of the uploaded image.
If you want image size in custom size you can select the Fixed type and enter the size as you required
If you want to fix Height and make the Width to be auto scaled, set only the Height and Width as Auto.
If you want to fix Width and make the Height to be auto scaled, set only the Width and Height as Auto.
If mapping type is form field and Insert as Image is unchecked then uploaded file will be inserted as hyper link.
How to embed image into Google Slides
You can embed image file into Google Slides from File upload option in form field.
Check Insert as Image checkbox if image needs to be uploaded.
Select Fit Content or Custom Size whatever required.
If Fit Content is selected. it will fit the image into shape size. please ensure to place image in separate shape.
If Custom Size is selected, enter the required Height and Width required.
You can set the Height and Width as Auto if you want to use the actual height and width of the uploaded image
If you want to fix Height and make the Width to be auto scaled, set only the Height and Width as Auto.
If you want to fix Width and make the Height to be auto scaled, set only the Width and Height as Auto.
If mapping type is form field and Insert as Image is unchecked then uploaded file will be inserted as hyper link.
How to use Insert as Image in Lookup mapping
Use case: When you want to insert image based on user entry/selection.
Example: based on the company name insert its logo into document/slide using lookup.
Setup:
Select the look from as Google Sheet
Choose the Spreadsheet
select the tab from drop-down
Select the range type
add the lookup condition as you required
Click on check lookup button to test
select the Insert as Image
select the width and height
Save the mapping
Sample lookup spreadsheet
How to use Insert as Image in Templated mapping
Use case: When you want to insert image that is a fixed or constant.
Example: Your company brand. When you want to your document to be always contain your company brand . you can map using templated type by giving its URL in template message
Setup:
Enter the image URL in templated message
select the Insert as Image
select the width and height
Save the mapping
How to use Insert as Image in Calculated mapping
Use case: When you want to insert image using expression condition.
Example: Insert male or Female image based on gender selection
Setup:
Write the expression condition
Click on check Expression button to test
select the Insert as Image
select the width and height
Save the mapping
