Operation Manual

Working with Graphics, Animation, and Multimedia 57
In this chapter, we’ll continue the hands-on sequence, examining the
pages the Web template provided—this time looking at images and
graphic objects. The focus will be on how to replace the placeholder
images with your own images, and how to create new graphic elements.
Graphics in WebPlus
Web template sites may include several different types of graphic
objects. You can use the Pointer tool to select, move, and resize them,
just as with text objects.
 On the Home page of the H
ANDSON.WPP template site, click with
the Pointer tool on the photo on the right. (The Picture toolbar will
pop up.) Try resizing the photo by dragging from one corner. Now
click in the center and drag it around the page... notice that it
appears behind some objects and in front of others.
TIP: Watch the HintLine as you drag an object, and it will tell you the
object’s properties.
 Drag the photo so it slightly overlaps one of the lemon-shaped
bitmaps near the “Service Offer” text frames. Click in the region of
overlap once, then click again in the same place. Notice how the
selection switches between one object and the other.
As a general rule, when two or more objects overlap at a particular
point, your first click at that point selects the uppermost object—
typically the one most recently created. Your second click selects the
object below the first, and so on. If one of the objects happens to be a
text frame, use Alt-click to override the text edit cursor.
 Reposition the photo if necessary so it’s overlapped by one of the
“Service Offer” text frames, and try clicking several times in the
region of overlap. All you’ll see is a blinking text edit cursor. Try
clicking again, this time with the Alt key held down. Now you can
successfully switch between the two objects.
TIP: You can also employ Alt-click anytime to drag a text frame from
its center.
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