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Inserting an Image

We are going to add an image to our source document, but first we must copy an existing graphic into our project.

Steps

Using Windows Explorer, navigate to ..\Users\<username>\Documents\My Doc-To-Help Projects\Samples\All About San Diego Sample\Media.
Copy the SanDiego.jpg file.
Drop it into the ..\Users\<username>\Documents\My Doc-To-Help Projects\SanDiego\Media folder. Although you can use images from any folder, it is a best practice to store all of your images in your project's Media folder.

Note: Just a reminder, the My Doc-To-Help Projects folder can be found here:

Windows® 7 or later: ..\Users\<username>\Documents\My Doc-To-Help Projects
Now we are ready to insert our image. In your Doc-To-Help project, open the Documents window pane and double-click the SanDiegoQuickTour.doc file.
In the SanDiegoQuickTour.doc Word file, add a new line after the third paragraph, which begins with "Although it is located along the Pacific Ocean…"
Open the Insert ribbon, and in the Illustrations group, click the Pictures button. The Insert Picture dialog opens.
Navigate to the Media folder in your project, choose SanDiego.jpg, and click the Insert drop-down list.
Choose Insert and Link. This is the recommended option for Doc-To-Help projects.

The image is now inserted in the document.

By the way, you can quickly add multimedia (video or audio) to a document using the Multimedia button on the Doc-To-Help ribbon.