Operation Manual

Working with Graphics, Animation, and Multimedia 67
And don’t forget that there are several ways to put artistic text on a
path. For example, you can start with a line or shape object and use the
regular Artistic Text tool to add text along it. Or select both an artistic
text object and a separate line/shape object and use Tools/Fit Text to
Curve to combine the two. Yet another method is to select some text,
then click the Path flyout on the Text toolbar and choose a preset path
for the text to flow along:
Adding animations
WebPlus lets you add several varieties of eye-catching animation
effects to any Web page: animated marquees (scrolling text banners),
GIF animations, and Shockwave Flash (.SWF) files. Using Wizards,
you can preview the animation and/or customize the effect. Once
placed into your Web site, the animations appear static, but they will
spring to life once the site has been exported and a visitor views your
page in a Web browser. Let’s see how easy it is to add an animated
GIF.
 On the left toolbar, click to expand the Web Objects flyout and
click the
Insert Animated GIF button. The Animated GIF
Wizard appears.
 Click Next and select an animation category. We’ll leave you on
your own to browse through the collection. Just click a title on the
list, and watch the animation in the window.
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