Picture / Picture Placeholder
In Bloom, picture and image are used interchangeably. Both refer, generically, to a picture/photograph, line art or similar. Pictures (images) can be in various formats.
They decorate or distinguish a Front Cover page or function as illustrations.
You can paste an image you previously copied to your computer's clipboard. However, typically, you use the Image Toolbox to:
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choose the source of the image
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choose the image
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crop the image (use a portion of it)
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open the Copyright and License dialog box so you can specify image metadata. Bloom embeds this information in the image file itself.
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Paste image credit information with Contributions.
Tip
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For BloomPUBs and ePUBs, you can set the maximize size of the images.
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For *.pdf output, like Big Books, the maximum size of 3840 in either direction.
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See Also: Thumbnail.
Picture Placeholder
This is a picture placeholder. It can appear in various sizes on pages that can have pictures.
Hold your mouse pointer over a placeholder or existing picture to display these buttons (not visible if the Overlay Tool is open in the tool box):
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Change Image |
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Image is missing information on Credits, Copyright or License |
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Edit Image Credits, Copyright, & License |
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Crop |
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Picture Information
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Hold your mouse pointer over an image in Bloom to see a pop-up box. This box contains the information about that picture.
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Use the Image Description Tool to add descriptions of images.
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Use the Overlay Tool to add bubbles, text boxes or captions to images.
Motion
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Use the Motion Tool to add motion to an otherwise still image.
Other
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For accessibility and feature considerations, you may want to use images of high contrast and careful choice of its colors.
The 
Impairment Visualizer can help you verify if your book has accessible pictures.