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In the PowerClip object, the artistic text is the frame, and the bitmap
forms the contents. The bitmap is shaped to the letters of the artistic text.
You can create an empty PowerClip frame from an object, or convert a PowerClip frame back to an object. Creating empty PowerClip frames
or text frames is useful when you want to define the layout of your document before adding the content. For more information about text
frames, see “Adding paragraph text” on page 383. After you create an empty PowerClip frame, you can add contents to it. You can also
add contents to a PowerClip frame that already contains another object.
Creating empty PowerClip frames and text frames is useful when
you want to visualize your page layout before adding the contents.
After you create a PowerClip object, you can select or edit its contents, or reposition the contents inside the frame. Whenever a PowerClip
object is selected, a floating toolbar appears.
The PowerClip toolbar lets you edit, select, extract, lock, or reposition the contents
inside the frame. The toolbar appears whenever a PowerClip object is selected.
You can lock the PowerClip contents, so that when you move the frame, the content moves with it. If you want to delete the contents of a
PowerClip object or modify it without affecting the frame, you can extract the contents.
You can set the default behavior for dragging content to PowerClip frames, centering new content, and marking empty PowerClip frames.
To create a PowerClip object
1 Select the object that you want to use as the PowerClip contents.
2
Click Object PowerClip Place inside frame.
In the Classic workspace, this command appears under the Effects menu.