File Element

Description

The File element represents an Author-it File object, and contains all of its properties.

The File object is used to link or embed any pictures, OLE objects, or files created and maintained by a separate application. It also defines how they are formatted in the printed and on-line documents.

You can define aspects such as size, captions, borders, etc. When published the file is read from disk or from the Author-it Library, inserted and formatted as specified.

Note: You can insert a File object directly into the text of a Topic, or it can be in the contents of a Book. When in the contents of a Book it is included in the Topic immediately preceding the File object in the contents.

Attributes

Attribute Name	Optional	Data Type	Values
wordcount	Yes	Integer	>= 0

Parent Element

Objects

Children

Element	Optional
Object	No
EmbeddedPicture	Yes
EmbeddedPictureExt	Yes
HyperLink	Yes
PrintBorderBottom	Yes
PrintBorderLeft	Yes
PrintBorderRight	Yes
PrintBorderTop	Yes
PrintCaptionPosition	Yes
PrintCaptionLabel	Yes
PrintCaptionTitle	Yes
PrintFilename	Yes
PrintFolder	Yes
PrintOutputFormat	Yes
PrintParagraphStyle	Yes
PrintScaleHeight	Yes
PrintScaleWidth	Yes
PrintSizeHeight	Yes
PrintSizeWidth	Yes
PrintSizingMethod	Yes
PrintSourceType	Yes
HelpBitmapAlignment	Yes
HelpBitmapTransparency	Yes
HelpFileName	Yes
HelpFolder	Yes
HelpOutputFormat	Yes
HelpParagraphStyle	Yes
HelpScaleHeight	Yes
HelpScaleWidth	Yes
HelpSizeHeight	Yes
HelpSizeWidth	Yes
HelpSizingMethod	Yes
HelpSourceType	Yes
HelpVideoPlay	Yes
HelpVideoRepeat	Yes
HelpVideoShowMenuButton	Yes
HelpVideoShowPlaybar	Yes
WebAdditionalFiles	Yes
WebAlignment	Yes
WebAltText	Yes
WebBorder	Yes
WebFileName	Yes
WebFolder	Yes
WebHorizontalSpace	Yes
WebImageMap	Yes
WebOutputFormat	Yes
WebSizeHeight	Yes
WebSizeWidth	Yes
WebSourceType	Yes
WebSpaceVertical	Yes
WebVerticalSpace	Yes
WebVideoRepeat	Yes
WebVideoRepeatTimes	Yes
WebVideoShowControls	Yes
WebVideoStart	Yes

Sample XML

<File>
+ <Object />
<EmbeddedPicture>UEsDBAoAAAAIAFgSPTDTy1DHJxcAAOy5AAAHAAAAU3RyZWFtMe2ayW4bSRBEU5YN0xRNsk2I</EmbeddedPicture> 
  <EmbeddedPictureExt>wmf</EmbeddedPictureExt> 
  <HyperLink inherited="true">0</HyperLink> 
  <PrintBorderBottom inherited="true">0</PrintBorderBottom> 
  <PrintBorderLeft inherited="true">0</PrintBorderLeft> 
  <PrintBorderRight inherited="true">0</PrintBorderRight> 
  <PrintBorderTop inherited="true">0</PrintBorderTop>

  <PrintCaptionPosition inherited="true">1</PrintCaptionPosition> 
  <PrintCaptionLabel inherited="true">2</PrintCaptionLabel> 
  <PrintCaptionTitle /> 
  <PrintFilename /> 
  <PrintFolder inherited="true" /> 
  <PrintOutputFormat inherited="true">1</PrintOutputFormat> 
  <PrintParagraphStyle inherited="true">0</PrintParagraphStyle> 
  <PrintScaleHeight inherited="true">100</PrintScaleHeight> 
  <PrintScaleWidth inherited="true">100</PrintScaleWidth> 
  <PrintSizeHeight inherited="true">1</PrintSizeHeight> 
  <PrintSizeWidth inherited="true">1</PrintSizeWidth> 
  <PrintSizingMethod inherited="true">1</PrintSizingMethod> 
  <PrintSourceType inherited="true">3</PrintSourceType> 
  <HelpBitmapAlignment inherited="true">1</HelpBitmapAlignment> 
  <HelpBitmapTransparency inherited="true">false</HelpBitmapTransparency> 
  <HelpFileName /> 
  <HelpFolder inherited="true" /> 
  <HelpOutputFormat>0</HelpOutputFormat> 
  <HelpParagraphStyle inherited="true">0</HelpParagraphStyle> 
  <HelpScaleHeight inherited="true">100</HelpScaleHeight> 
  <HelpScaleWidth inherited="true">100</HelpScaleWidth> 
  <HelpSizeHeight inherited="true">1</HelpSizeHeight> 
  <HelpSizeWidth inherited="true">1</HelpSizeWidth> 
  <HelpSizingMethod inherited="true">1</HelpSizingMethod> 
  <HelpSourceType inherited="true">4</HelpSourceType> 
  <HelpVideoPlay inherited="true">false</HelpVideoPlay> 
  <HelpVideoRepeat inherited="true">false</HelpVideoRepeat> 
  <HelpVideoShowMenuButton inherited="true">false</HelpVideoShowMenuButton> 
  <HelpVideoShowPlaybar inherited="true">false</HelpVideoShowPlaybar> 
  <WebAdditionalFiles /> 
  <WebAlignment inherited="true">Bottom</WebAlignment> 
  <WebAltText /> 
  <WebBorder inherited="true">0 px</WebBorder> 
  <WebFileName /> 
  <WebFolder inherited="true" /> 
  <WebHorizontalSpace inherited="true">0 px</WebHorizontalSpace> 
  <WebImageMap /> 
  <WebOutputFormat>0</WebOutputFormat> 
  <WebSizeHeight inherited="true">100 %</WebSizeHeight> 
  <WebSizeWidth inherited="true">100 %</WebSizeWidth> 
  <WebSourceType inherited="true">5</WebSourceType> 
  <WebSpaceVertical inherited="true">0 px</WebSpaceVertical> 
  <WebVerticalSpace inherited="true">0 px</WebVerticalSpace> 
  <WebVideoRepeat inherited="true">1</WebVideoRepeat> 
  <WebVideoRepeatTimes inherited="true">1</WebVideoRepeatTimes> 
  <WebVideoShowControls inherited="true">false</WebVideoShowControls> 
  <WebVideoStart inherited="true">0</WebVideoStart> 
</File>