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== [[Help:Reference|Syntax]] (autogenerated) ==
<syntax>externalfigure</syntax>
== [[Help:Reference|Syntax]] ==
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== Description ==
Command The <code>\externalfigure</code> command is used to include an external figure/movie inside ConTeXt. Includes both local files or remote files hosted on HTTP servers.
The simplest way to insert an image is to use:
=== Supported movie formats ===
 
{{note| Inclusion of movie formats is broken in MkIV }}
The following movie formats are supported.
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime QuickTime]''': File extension <code>.mov</code>.
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Video Flash Video]''': File extension <code>.flv</code>
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4 MPEG 4]''': File extension <code>.mp4</code>
 
{{ note| Movie inclusion only works in Adobe Acrobat but does not work on Linux }}
=== Support for special TeX formats ===
* '''cld''': Typeset the [[CLD|ConTeXt Lua document]] using <code>context</code> and include the result as a PDF file.
 
== Command options ==
 
=== <code>interaction</code> ===
 
By default, the interactive elements of the included PDF file are discarded. To enable the interactive elements of the included PDF file, use
 
<texcode>\externalfigure[filename.pdf][interaction=yes]</texcode>
== Example ==
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== See also ==
* {{cmd|defineexternalfigure}} to define a collection of settings
All issues with:
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[[Category:Command/FiguresImages|externalfigure]]

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