Import from > Bitmap via URL, Fit in Rectangle (File Menu)

This command creates a bitmap object which is used to display a remote bitmap in one of the supported formats within the drawing. If is fitted into a given rectangle.

The first corner point of the rectangle can be entered by clicking the mouse at any point within the drawing.

The first corner point of the rectangle can be entered by clicking the mouse at any point within the drawing.

The two other corners are positioned automatically so that the adjacent sides form right angles.

After the rectangle has been entered, a dialog appears in which you can enter the file's URL. Supported URLs start with http://, https://, or ftp://.

The bitmap is then loaded into memory, and if needed, adjusted to the color depth of the monitor. The type and quality of the adjustment depends largely on the screen driver in use.

Up to 1,000 bitmaps can be in memory concurrently. If a bitmap is displayed at different locations within the same drawing, it will be loaded to memory only once.

Optionally, bitmap objects may be used or ignored during output (i.e. to the printer, Clipboard, a metafile or another bitmap). Use the Manage > Drawing Settings > Output command to set this option. By default, bitmaps objects are used.