> #### How to insert a linked image

> 1 | Drag the image element from the palette, and drop it in the desired location on the page. Edit Image Item appears, as shown in Figure 5‑2.

> Figure 5-2 | Edit Image Item dialog

> 2 | To link to an image stored in the resource folder:

> 1 | In Select Image from, select Image file in shared resources.

> 2 | Choose Browse to find the image file in the designated resource folder.

> 3 | Select the image file, and choose OK.

> 4 | Choose Insert to insert the image in the report.

> 3 | To link to images whose URIs are stored in a database, use the following procedure. The procedure assumes you have already created a data set that includes the field, which stores the URIs to the images.

> 1 | On Edit Image Item, in Select Image from, select URI.

> 2 | Under Enter URI, choose the expression builder button.

> 3 | In the expression builder, select the data set field that stores the locations of the images, then choose OK. Figure 5‑3 shows an example of selecting a data set field named URL, which stores the URLs to images.

> Figure 5-3 | The expression builder showing a selected data set field that stores the URLs to images

> Enter URI on Edit Image Item displays the expression that refers to the data set field.

> 4 | Choose Insert to insert the image in the report.

> 4 | To link to an image stored in any other location:

> 1 | On Edit Image Item, in Select Image from, select URI.

> 2 | Under Enter URI, choose the expression builder button.

> 3 | In the expression builder, type the location of the image file. Enclose the URI in double quotation marks (" ").

> The following expression is an example of a URL for a file in a remote location:
> "http://mysite.com/images/companylogo.jpg"
> The following expression is an example of a URI for a file that is on the local file system:
> "file:///c:/myprojects/images/companylogo.jpg"
> You would specify a local file system location only for testing in the early stages of report development. A deployed report cannot access resources on a local machine.

> 4 | Choose Insert to insert the image in the report.

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