Picture and element positioning

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Sometimes you will want to merge form elements with an illustration:

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How to do it

  1. Upload a picture to Media files and copy the URL
  2. Add a Static content element and insert picture reference
    <img src=COPIED_URL>
  3. Add other fields and merge the with the picture field (above)
  4. Create a stylesheet extension and link to the solution
    • The outer element of the picture should have the following CSS element
    position: relative;
    • The picture and fields inside should have the following CSS elements
    position: absolute;
    top: [OFFSET]px;
    left: [OFFSET]px;

Sample CSS

 .PAGE_28013 td {
   position: relative;
 }
 #VB_PICTURE { 
   position: absolute; //relative to outer element
   left: 0px; //Upper left corner
   top: 0px;
 }
 #NB_INPUTBOX1 { //Label
   position: absolute; //relative to outer element
   left: 10px;
   top: 10px; //Above input box
 }
 #VB_INPUTBOX1 { //Input
   position: absolute; //relative to outer element
   left: 10px;
   top: 10px;  //Below descriptive label
 }