To insert a picture frame, proceed as follows:
| 1. | On the ribbon tab Insert | group Objects | Picture  , click on the arrow of the icon. |
In the dropdown menu, enable the checkbox  Insert as frame. |
| 2. | In the dropdown menu, select From file. |
| Tip: You can also choose this command by clicking on the icon itself. However, you cannot enable or disable the option Insert as frame. The last set state is automatically applied. |
| 3. | A dialog box appears. Select the desired picture file and confirm with OK. |
| 4. | The picture frame is now inserted. |
| You can then move or resize the frame: |
| To move it, click on the picture frame with the mouse, and then drag it (while still holding down the mouse button) to the desired position. |
| To adjust its size, drag one of the round handles surrounding the picture frame. |
A picture frame is allowed to easily cover existing text – this is then automatically wrapped in such a way that it flows around the frame.
Tip: Picture frames can still be subsequently converted into a picture that is embedded in the body text without a frame and vice versa using the ribbon command Convert. For more information, see Converting between frame and embedded object.
Options of the dialog box
The options in the above dialog box mean the following:
▪Save within document
| If the option is enabled, TextMaker saves a copy of the picture in the document and uses this copy instead of the original. |
| Note: If this option is enabled, the file size of the document may increase significantly. |
| If it is disabled, however, TextMaker saves only a reference to the original picture file in the document. Changes to the original picture file are thus always available in an updated form in TextMaker. |
| Tip: You can see the location of the original picture file in the picture properties. Right-click on the picture to open the context menu, and select Picture properties. In the dialog box, switch to the Properties tab and take a look under File name. |
| Note: If the file path of the picture file changes, however, it will no longer be displayed in the document. |
▪Copy to document's folder
| If the option is enabled, TextMaker creates a copy of the picture file in the folder in which the document is located and saves a reference to this copy instead of to the original. |
| This option is available only if the document has already been saved. |
Scanning pictures/Selecting source
By using the small arrow of the Insert | group Objects | Picture icon, you not only find the option From file, but also the entries From scanner and Select source that let you scan originals directly into a document. For more information, see Scanning pictures.
Inserting pictures from the gallery/camera (Android and iOS)
Note: This function is available only in the Android and iOS version.
In the Android/iOS version, you can also insert pictures as picture frames via the Gallery or Camera application on your device.
For more information, see Inserting pictures from the gallery/camera (Android and iOS).
Compressing pictures
FreeOffice: The command Compress pictures is not included in SoftMaker FreeOffice.
You can use the command Compress pictures 
to reduce the memory size of images in TextMaker. For more information, see Compressing pictures.