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IMPORT
- imports the selected bitmap into the document. A copy of the bitmap then
appears in the
BITMAP GALLERY. You can also drag-and-drop the bitmap onto a blank
part of the page. This is usually easier than clicking
IMPORT.
FILL - imports and applies the selected bitmap as:
• A bitmap fill to the selected object (if any).
• Or, if no objects are selected, it inserts the bitmap into the document as a new
photo object.
You can also drag-and-drop the bitmap onto an object to apply a bitmap fill.
There are some differences between either dragging a bitmap from the BITMAP or
FILL GALLERY: When dragging bitmaps from the FILL GALLERY and dropping on
shapes to create a bitmap fill, the fill will be tiled and the bitmap won’t be best-fitted
into the shape. This different behavior to that seen when dragging from the BITMAP
GALLERY is because normally textures are applied from the Fill Gallery and these
should normally be tiled and not best-fitted.
TRANSP - (transparency) imports and applies the selected bitmap as:
• A transparent bitmap to the selected object (if any).
• Or sets the current transparency attribute.
GET FILLS - download free fills from MAGIX.
BACKGROUND - set the selected fill as the page background.
REMOVE - delete the selected fill or folder.
DISC FILLS - add new fills from your hard drive or a CD.
MORE - lets you select the size of the preview icons and whether full information
about the bitmap is shown, as well as find and sort the fills.
STOP DOWNLOADING - if you have a slow connection and find getting fills from the
Internet too slow, you can stop downloading them and then resume later.
Find & Sort are described in the Document handling (on page 64) chapter.
Document handling (on page 64) includes general information about galleries.