Operation Manual

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Animated marquees
Animated marquees are an impressive way to add horizontally scrolling
motion to a headline or catch phrase. You can choose the background colour,
enter from one to three lines of text, define text properties (choose from any
installed font), scroll direction, speed and alignment for each line. If you like,
you can define any link destination type for the marquee (see Adding
hyperlinks and anchors on p.
149). For the most compelling effect, select
two lines with strongly contrasting text colours and opposing scroll directions.
Animated marquees appear as static graphics on the WebPlus page. You can
cut, copy, move, and resize them just like other graphics. They will animate
when previewed or viewed in a Web browser.
To create an animated marquee:
• Click the Insert Animated Marquee button on the Web Objects
toolbar’s Media flyout.
OR
Choose Web Object from the Insert menu and select Animated
Marquee... from the submenu.
To edit an animated marquee you've already defined:
• Double-click the marquee. The Insert Animated Marquee dialog
redisplays, with the current settings in place.
GIF animations
WebPlus lets you select and preview any animated GIF. They are particularly
useful to illustrate particular themes or just add some fun to your page! All
GIF animations appear as static images on the WebPlus page and, just like any
image, you can cut, copy, move, and resize them just like other graphics. They
will animate when previewed or viewed in a Web browser.
To preview and insert an animated GIF:
1. Click the
Insert Animated GIF button on the Web Objects toolbar’s
Media flyout.
2. Use the dialog to select the image file to open. Check Preview to examine
images in the window at right.
3. If you check the Place at native dpi option and the image has a different
internal setting, WebPlus will scale the image accordingly; otherwise it
applies a default screen resolution setting of 96 dpi.