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COLLABORATION AND SINGLE-SOURCING
Converting a Composition Zones item to a picture
To create an external picture file from a Composition Zones item, choose Item >
Composition Zones > Convert to Picture. This creates a picture appropriate for the
layout type within which the Compositions Zones was created.
Before you convert a Composition Zones item to a picture, the Composition Zones
item displays in the Composition Zones pane of the Usage dialog box (Utilities
menu). But when you choose Item > Composition Zones > Convert to Picture, an
alert indicates that the Composition Zones item will become unsynchronized. The
resulting picture displays in the Picture pane of the Usage dialog box. However, the
composition layout remains in the Content palette.
Unsynchronizing a Composition Zones item
When you unsynchronize a Composition Zones item, its composition layout
remains available in your project. To unsynchronize a Composition Zones item:
Select the Composition Zones item in the layout window. 1.
Choose Item > Unsynchronize. The composition layout remains in the 2.
Content palette for future use. But subsequent changes to the unsynchronized
Composition Zones items in the layout window will not be synchronized.
Editing a composition layout: Content
When you edit a composition layout, you can change content and adjust layout-
level attributes.
To edit the contents of a composition layout:
Click the layout name in the layout tab at the bottom of the project window 1.
(available if Show Tab in Project Window is checked). If the composition
layout name does not display in the layout tab, select the Item tool and
double-click the Compositions Zones item.
When the composition layout displays, all the composition layout contents are 2.
available for editing. You can use menu and palette commands to alter text,
graphics, and items, and you can use tools to add content.
Closing the window updates the content in the Composition Zones item. 3.
Editing the contents of a composition layout
Your method for accessing a composition layout for editing is determined by your
Show Tab in Project Window setting in the Advanced Layout Properties dialog
box. When you check Show Tab in Project Window, you can access the
composition layout from the layout tab at the top of the project window. Simply
click the tab to activate the composition layout for editing content and layout
attributes.
If you don’t check Show Tab in Project Window, you have to select the Item tool
and double click the original Composition Zones item. The composition layout
displays.
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