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Change size of image in Blogdown about.md file inserted via Insert image option

I am trying to change the size of a headshot in my Blogdown about.md file. The theme is Hugo-lithium.

I have inserted my image into the about.md file using the 'Insert Image' option in 'Addins'. The size of the picture that appears in the viewer is giant. The code generated looks as follows:

---
date: "2020-07-22T21:48:51-07:00"
title: About
---

![](/./about_files/Monika_headshot.png)

I am passionate about empowering all individuals who care about the empirical underpinnings of policy, with direct access to data.

When I try to preview I get the following error even though the image is in the indicated file.

pandoc: /./about_files/Monika_headshot.png: openBinaryFile: does not exist (No such file or directory)
Error: pandoc document conversion failed with error 1
Execution halted

I have tried to change the size the markdown way and when I do so the image disappears entirely:

![](/./about_files/Monika_headshot.png =250x250)

or

![](/./about_files/Monika_headshot.png | width=100))

Neither of these have worked. What else can I do?

Solution

  • It should work with curly braces:

    ![](/./about_files/Monika_headshot.png){width=250px}