Datasheet

208 Creating Animations
optimized for the animation type. For custom sized pages, choose the
Custom Page Setup button at the bottom of the dialog.
4. Select a document type thumbnail from the right-hand pane and click
Open. The new document opens.
To begin a new Stopframe or Keyframe animation from scratch:
• Either:
• Select New>New Stopframe Animation from the File menu.
- or -
• Select New>New Keyframe Animation from the File menu.
A new document window opens in the respective Animation mode.
To convert an existing drawing to either animation mode:
1. Choose Convert to Stopframe Animation or Convert to Keyframe
Animation from the File menu. You'll be prompted to save changes (if
any) to your existing drawing.
2. Select Yes to save your work, No to convert to an animation or Cancel
to continue working on your current drawing.
To adjust the basic layout of your animation:
1. Choose Page Setup from the context toolbar (shown with Pointer or
Rotate Tool selected).
2. Select a preset page type (e.g., Banner Ad) from the Size drop-down
menu (or keep Custom selected, then set units for page width and
height).
3. Choose Wide or Tall as the page orientation.
4. Choose values for left, right, top, and bottom Margins.
5. Click OK. Your page dimensions are expressed in pixels.
You can modify page characteristics such as page size, orientation,
number of pages, and snapping from the Pages context toolbar.