Resources Figures

Figures Guide

Creating Figures

To create useful figures, consider the following:

• They need to be downloadable on their own
• If a figure fits half a A4 page, the resolution should be around 1240x874 px
• Take the accessibility guide to heart
• Avoid writing in the figure. Instead, use numbers and explain them in the caption (this allows re-use in other languages)
• If you are able to, do not use background

The figures go in the same folder as your Markdown file. This may change later, but you don't need to worry about it now.

Using figures

To include figures into your Markdown file, you need to write it like this:

[!["<alt text>"](./<filename.png>)](./<filename.png>)

This allows you to click on the figure on the webpage, so a new tab opens showing only the figure. This is achieved by having the picture-syntax (![]()) inside a link ([]()). The alt text is used as descriped the accessibility guide and as a caption in the formatted files.