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You can also right-click an object or a group of objects, click PowerClip inside, and then click the object that you want to use as a
frame.
If the content is placed so that it falls outside the frame in its current position, it is automatically centered inside the frame to make it
visible. To change this setting, click Tools Options, choose PowerClip frame in the Workspace list of categories, and set the options
you want in the Auto-center new content area.
To create an empty PowerClip frame
1 Select an object that you want to use as a frame.
2
Click Object PowerClip Create empty PowerClip frame.
You can also right-click the object, choose Frame type, and click Create empty PowerClip frame.
You can also click the PowerClip frame button on the Layout toolbar. To open the Layout toolbar, click View Toolbars Layout.
To add content to a PowerClip frame
1 Drag an object to the PowerClip frame.
When the object approaches the frame, the frame is highlighted.
2 Do one of the following:
• To add the object to an empty PowerClip frame, release the mouse button.
• To add the object to a full PowerClip frame, hold down the W key as you release the mouse button.
You can also drag content to the PowerClip frame directly from Corel CONNECT, or from the Connect docker.
If the content is placed so that it falls outside the frame, it is automatically centered inside the frame to make it visible. To change this
setting, click Tools Options, choose PowerClip frame in the Workspace list of categories, and set the options you want in the Auto-
center new content area.
To convert a PowerClip frame back to an object
• Right-click the PowerClip frame, choose Frame type, and click None.
If the frame contains content, the content is deleted when the frame reverts to a regular object. To avoid losing the content, you can
first extract it from the PowerClip object.
You can also convert a frame back to an object by clicking the No frame button on the Layout toolbar. To open the Layout toolbar,
click View Toolbars Layout.
To select the contents of a PowerClip object
1 Select the PowerClip object.
The PowerClip toolbar appears.
2 Click the Select PowerClip contents button on the PowerClip toolbar.
To position the contents inside a PowerClip frame
1 Select a PowerClip object.