HP Intelligent Management Center Standard Software Platform - Manual (Page 127)

The ruler allows you to add indents and align text within the text object.
Note:
When you first insert the text object into the report, the object is automatically
selected for editing.
Picture fields
When designing reports, there will be times when you want to include a
picture. For example, you may wish to put a company logo in the report
header.
To insert a picture
1.
On the Insert Tools toolbar, click Insert Picture.
The Open dialog box appears.
2. Select the desired picture file from the file list and click Open to return to
the report.
An object frame appears with the picture inside, ready to be positioned.
3. Position the picture object where you want it to appear in the report and
left-click once.
BLOB (Binary Large Object) fields
A BLOB field is a database field whose data consists of Binary Large
Objects—such as bitmap graphics, images, OLE objects, metafiles, and so
on. Inserting a BLOB field into your report allows you to access these binary
objects as you would other data types.
Crystal Reports 2008 SP3 User's Guide 127
6 Introduction to Reporting
Creating a new report