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Media > Graphics and Sound

This page displays an image, with a magnifier to zoom in on parts of the image on mouseover. You can also add audio and a transcript which appears when the learner clicks on a button.

Example demo

or view at Xerte Page Types - Media: Graphics and Sound (opens in new tab)

Editor interface

Core Properties

Property	Description	Type	Additional information
Page Title	Text that appears in header of published page	Text
Page Text	Text and any other content you want to have displayed on the page	Text+ (Toolbar)	You can add images, tables, sound, video and other content through the Text editor.
Align Text	Aligns text relative to the image {Left/Right/Top/Bottom}	Drop-down
Image: File	Upload the image here, through the Media Browser	Link to Media Browser
Image: Size	Sets the size of the image {Auto/Actual Size/Full screen}	Drop-down
Image: Description	Enter a Description for Accessibility	Text (Toolbar)

Optional Properties

Page-specific

Property	Description	Type	Additional information
Hide Panel	This hides the panel behind the image.	Tick box	This property has little impact on how the page displays. When the Panel is hidden, you do not see a white border round the image. It only works when you don't use Caption, Transcript or Audio.
Image Caption	Adds a caption below the image.	Text
Image Magnification: Magnifier	Enables or disables the Magnifier.	Tick box
Image Magnification: Size	Sets the size of the Magnifier circle.	Number
Image Magnification: Force Magnification	Magnification will only work when the image displayed is less than or equal to 80% of the original image size. This forces magnification on all images.	Tick box
Sound	Adds an audio player below the image.	Link to Media Browser
Transcript	Adds a transcript (or any other text you want to have revealed while learners are on the page).	Text+ (Toolbar)	The Transcript button is only visible if you have entered text into the Transcript editor.

General

See General Optional Properties

There is only one Language Option. You can edit the text that appears on the Transcript button.

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