# Managing Graphicsgraphicsmanaginggraphics

You may want to remove a graphic from the document flow, placing it in a separate window for viewing or manipulation (scaling). Such a graphic is known as a "detached" graphic. Some of the reasons you may want to detach a graphic include:

- Keeping a graphic displayed allows you to reference it as you continue reading.

- Detaching a graphic provides a way to compare images in the same or different sections.

- By detaching a graphic that is very large or that simply extends beyond the width of your default Reading window size, you can scale the graphic image without having to resize the Reading window.

- Since the placement of some large graphics can break up the text flow significantly, you can improve the readability of a section by detaching them.

You can easily manipulate and manage detached graphics. Specifically, you can:

- Resize the graphic window and position the panner button. See INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.3.

- Resize graphics. See INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.4.

- Find a graphic’s original section. See INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.5.

- Reattach graphics. See INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.7.

## Detaching Graphics

To detach a graphic from a book:

1. Choose Detach Graphic from the Options menu. The Information Manager displays a cross-hair cursor.

2. Using the mouse pointer, click on the graphic to be detached. (To cancel the operation, click anywhere outside of the graphic.)

You can also detach a graphic by placing the pointer on the graphic and clicking the right mouse button. From the popop menu, choose Detach Graphic.

If a graphic is selected, the Information Manager displays it in a separate window. In the Reading window, a Detached Graphic icon appears in place of the graphic.

The following figure shows a sample Detached Graphic window.

### Detached Graphic Window

A detached graphic remains in a separate window until you reattach it, close the detached graphic window, or end the browser session. This means that during a session, you can close the section in which the graphic appeared while continuing to display the graphic in a separate window.

## Resizing the Graphic Window

To change the size of a detached graphic window, use the mouse to drag and stretch the window borders or use the Maximize button in the upper-righthand corner of the window frame.

When you reduce the size of a detached graphic window, the Information Manager displays a panner in one corner of the window. To see hidden parts of the graphic after reducing the window size, move the panner to uncover the sections you want to see. The following figure shows a Detached Graphic window with a panner in the window’s top left corner.

### Panner

To relocate the panner to another corner of the window or to remove it entirely, select the location you prefer from the Panner menu. The Information Manager moves the panner to the corner you requested or removes it entirely.

## Resizing Graphics

You can use the options in the View menu to specify how a scalable graphic looks in the Detached Graphic window. These options are inactive for nonscalable graphics:

Fit to Window

- Sizes the graphic to fit within the borders of the Detached Graphic window.

Fit to Graphic

- Sizes the Detached Graphic window to match the current size of the graphic.

Scaling percentages

- Increase or decrease the size of the graphic, relative to its initial size.

Custom

- Specify a scaling percentage for the current graphic.

## Finding a Graphic’s Original Section

From a Detached Graphic window, you can open the section from which the graphic was detached. To do this, choose Display Section from the Detached Graphic window’s File menu. The Information Manager opens the window from which you detached the graphic and brings it to the top of your other windows.

## Reattaching Graphics

You can replace a graphic in the book from which you detached it by using any of the following methods:

- Choose Attach from the Detached Graphic window’s File menu.

- Choose Close from the Detached Graphic window’s File menu.

- Double-click the Window menu button (upper-left corner of the Detached Graphic window).

- Place the pointer on the graphic and click the right mouse button. From the popop menu, choose Attach Graphic.

The Information Manager closes the Detached Graphic window and replaces the graphic in the book, whether the book is currently open or not.