Chapter Heading Images

Place a decorative image at the top of your chapter headings, with controls for where it sits, how it lines up, and how much room it takes. For art that fills a whole page, see full-page images; for art across a two-page spread, see split-page background images.

Chapter types only

This setting applies only to sections set as chapter types. To add an image to any other section, open its Options menu and choose Add Heading Image.

The panel has two tabs: Image and Position & Spacing.

Image

• Add an image. Choose Upload Chapter Header Image, or pick one from your image gallery. A preview appears, along with a print-quality (PPI) check so you know the image is sharp enough for print.
• Alt Text. A short description for readers who use a screen reader.
• Maximum Width. The widest the image can appear, as a percentage. It only ever shrinks the image, never stretches it, so an image smaller than your setting stays at its natural size. For an exact size, keep this at 100% and upload the image at the dimensions you want.
• Remove Image takes the image back off your chapter headings.

Position & Spacing

• Alignment. Line the image up to the left, center, or right.
• Placement. Where the image sits relative to your heading text: Before Section Title, After Section Title, or Between Title & Subtitle.
• Spacing Around Image. The space above and below the image (Top and Bottom), which you can link or set separately.

Override one chapter

This image applies to every chapter. To use a different image (or none) on a single chapter, open that chapter’s Options menu and edit its heading image there.

Related

• Section Titles: style the heading text that sits with your image.
• Heading Spacing: the space around the whole heading area.