Image (JPG, PNG, GIF, ICO) web resources

 

Updated: November 29, 2016

Applies To: Dynamics 365 (online), Dynamics 365 (on-premises), Dynamics CRM 2016, Dynamics CRM Online

Use image web resources to make images available for use in Microsoft Dynamics 365.

With image web resources you can add images where you need them. Common uses include the following:

  • Custom entity icons

  • Icons for custom Ribbon controls and SiteMap subareas

  • Decorative graphics for entity forms and webpage web resources.

  • Background images that are used by CSS web resources.

Like all web resources, image web resources use the Microsoft Dynamics 365 security context. Only licensed Microsoft Dynamics 365 users who have the necessary privileges can access them.

Only the four specified types of image files (*.jpg, *.png, *.gif, and *.ico) are supported.

All web resources can use relative URLs to reference each other. In the following example, for the webpage (HTML) web resource new_/content/contentpage.htm to reference the image web resource new_/Images/image1.png, add the following HTML code to new_/content/contentpage.htm:

<img src="../Images/image1.png" />

Add an image to an entity form

  1. Navigate to the form editor for an entity.

  2. Select where you want to add the image in the form.

  3. On the Insert tab, click Web Resource.

  4. On the General tab, select the web resource image that you want to add.

  5. Specify a name for the web resource. You can also specify a label and alternative text.

  6. On the Formatting tab, you can define:

    • The number of columns the images should use.

    • The number of rows the images should use, or if it should automatically expand to use available space.

    • The size of the image using the following options:

      • Stretch to fit

      • Stretch to fit (maintain aspect ratio)

      • Original

      • Specific

    • If you select “Specific,” you can enter the desired height and width in pixels.

  7. Click OK.

  8. You must save your changes and publish the form before users can see the image in the form.

Use the $webresource: directive to specify a web resource image to use as an icon in the ribbon or in the application navigation using Site Map. The following sample shows how to specify icons for a button in the ribbon.

<Button Id="MyISV.opportunity.form.actions.FlyoutAnchor.Button.1" Image16by16="$webresource:new_/icons/oneIcon16.png" Image32by32="$webresource:new_/icons/oneIcon32.png"/>
System_CAPS_noteNote

Using the $webresource: directive adds a solution dependency that prevents the referenced image web resources from being deleted as long as they are used by another solution component.

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