How to import by reference?

Question

I want to be able to keep my illustrations in a directory and reference them in a Confluence page. FrameMaker has an import-by-reference feature with this capability. For example, if I take a screen shot today and import-by-reference the saved .png file into several documents, when that screen shot gets updated, I can simply save the revised file and the update automatically gets picked up by all documents that reference it.

I know I can use an inclusion library for Confluence chunks/pages, but I'd like to be able to skip the step of updating a Confluence page with an updated screen shot. I'd like updates to occur directly from the saved file in a directory.

Thanks, in advance, for any tips you can provide.

Davin Studer · Accepted Answer

If the folder is web accessible you can use "Images from the web".

Pat Thomas · Accepted Answer

Thanks. I'll investigate both suggestions. I think they are both reasonable options.