Operation Manual

58 Working with Graphics, Animation, and Multimedia
Importing a picture or animation
You’ll have no difficulty importing such items as metafile clipart,
bitmap photos, or animated GIFs. WebPlus can handle all the standard
formats. You have wide-ranging control over import and export
options, using the Graphics tab of the File/Site Properties... dialog.
The regular settings result in most imported images being embedded in
the WebPlus project file and then exported as .PNG bitmaps when you
publish the site. Let’s try importing...
 Click on a blank part of the page to deselect any objects.
For future reference, note that the import function is sensitive to the
current selection. If you preselect a picture, WebPlus assumes you want
to replace it. If you have a selection point in text, you’ll be given the
option of inserting the new image inline. This time we just want to
bring in a standalone photo.
 Click the
Import Picture button on the left toolbar.
 Using the file selection dialog, open P
HOTO1.BMP in the
P
ROGRAM FILES/SERIF/WEBPLUS/9.0/SAMPLES/ folder.

When you see the special cursor, you have two choices. You
can either drag out a box region on the page to set the size of the
imported picture, or simply click to insert the picture at a default
size. Pick either one. The sample picture (of a lion) will appear,
and you can always resize it later by dragging its handles.
You can use the Picture toolbar to improve the appearance of an
image by adjusting contrast, brightness, color, size, and other
properties. You can also access global and local settings that let you
control the format of each image when it’s ultimately displayed on your
published Web site.