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How to: Add an Image (Report Builder 2.0)

A report can include images from external locations, from database tables, or from images embedded in the report definition, the file that defines the report. For external images and data-bound images, you must verify that the image exists and that the report user has permissions to access the image. For more information, see Adding Images (Report Builder 2.0).

To add an image

  1. In Design view, on the Insert tab, click Image.

  2. Click a location on the design surface and drag the mouse to create a box that is the size of the desired image.

  3. In the General page of the Image Properties dialog box, type a name in the Name text box or accept the default.

  4. (Optional) In the Tooltip text box, type text to display when the user hovers the mouse over the image in a report rendered for HTML.

  5. In Select the image source, click the option that specifies where the source for the image exists.

    • External   Choose this option to specify an image that exists outside the report.

      For an image on a report server in native mode, type a relative path to the image in the Use this image box—for example, /images/image1.jpg

      For an image on a report server in SharePoint integrated mode, or any other Web site, type a full URL to the image in the Use this image box.

    • Embedded   Choose this option to specify an image that is part of the report definition. To add a new embedded image, see How to: Embed an Image in a Report (Report Builder 2.0).

    • Database   Choose this option to specify an image in a database. For more information, see How to: Add a Data-Bound Image (Report Builder 2.0).

  6. Click OK.

  7. (Optional) Click Size, Visibility, Action, or Border to set additional properties for the image report item.