Hi, In the next beta \definexternalfigure is chained. \starttext \defineexternalfigure[test][width=2cm] \defineexternalfigure[less][test][width=3cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=green] \setupexternalfigure [less][height=.5cm] \externalfigure[cow.pdf][test] \par \externalfigure[cow.pdf][test][frame=on] \par \useexternalfigure[test][cow.pdf][width=2cm] \useexternalfigure[more][][test][background=color,backgroundcolor=blue] \externalfigure[test] \par \externalfigure[test][frame=on] \par \externalfigure[test][width=4cm,frame=on] \par \externalfigure[more] \par \externalfigure[more][width=4cm,frame=on] \par \useexternalfigure[more][][test][background=color,backgroundcolor=red] \externalfigure[more][width=4cm,frame=on] \par \externalfigure[cow.pdf][less][frame=on] \par \startpagefigure[cow]\stoppagefigure \stoptext ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------