The most efficient way to bring pictures into Helix is through the Scrapbook (or an enhanced scrapbook utility). The Scrapbook can hold 20+ pictures at a time. You can create these pictures in MacPaint, other drawing programs, scanners, or any of several video digitizers, then paste them into the Scrapbook. Copy a picture from the Scrapbook, then select the picture-type rectangle on your form and Paste it in.
There are other accessories that can help you transfer pictures into Helix. Check with your Apple dealer for details.
• Pictures can be Pasted, Cut, or Copied in and out of picture-type fields on your form, or Label rectangles on the Template.
• Pictures can consume a great quantity of space, both in memory, and on your disk. If you have less than 50-100K of disk space available, you should avoid entering records containing large or multiple pictures. Doing so can risk overloading available space, and can “jump over” the “out of room” warnings that are built into the Helix program. Keep an eye on both the available space, and the size (in bytes) of the pictures you are entering.
