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eZediaMX
Bringing in a graphic
1.
Click on the graphic icon.
2. The Open dialog box pops up to have you explore
where on your computer the file is located that you want to use.
3. Click on the "more choices" arrow to
navigate/browse to where your file is located. (Remember that I
probably have more hard
drives on my machine than you do, so don't worry if your list is much
shorter.)
Locate the file you want to use by going to the drive it is on and then
to
the correct folder, if it's in one.
4. Select your graphic by clicking once on the file
name. You’ll see a preview of the graphic appear to the left. It’s a
good
idea to wait until you see that, as it tells you the computer memory
has
caught up with your commands on older machines. Sometimes the graphic
you
select is actually a HUGE file size and it takes a moment for the
computer
to get organized.
5. Note, that in the picture above, the name of the
graphic file is now filled in next to “File Name.” Go ahead and click
on
Open.
6. You’ll be returned to the eZediaMX document window
and you’ll see your Graphic Object dialog box now shows the name of the
graphic and a preview of it. IF the preview window shows a black
square,
it just means the computer wasn’t quite able to organize itself to get
the
picture. Click on ”File” just below the black square and go get your
graphic
again. This occasionally happens on older machines.
7. If your graphic is larger than the current size of your
document frame, eZediaMX will try to help you out. It will ask if you
would like it to resize the photo to fit in the frame. You'll see a
message box like this:
8. Position your graphic in the frame. If it’s going
to cover the entire frame, like a background graphic, move it into the
top, left-hand corner first and then drag on the little handles in the
corner to
stretch it out to the bottom right-hand corner. Notice the little hand
symbol
that appears when you can move an object. You can stretch your graphic
by
grabbing onto any of the handles. In the picture below, I've gotten
hold of
the middle handle on the bottom of the picture.
9. With your graphic positioned on your frame, I
recommend adding it to the well now. That way you won’t forget about it
later. To do that, hold down the CTRL key and click hold and drag it
into the document well that you opened at the start of your work. When
the well gets an internal yellow or gold border, you can let go of your
mouse button and a small square will appear in the well with the name
of your graphic. You can rename the square if you want. To do that,
click on the square with your left mouse button so it gets a red line
around it (that means it is selected - the computer knows which one you
want to work on). Next, right-click and you’ll get a menu that gives 2
choices - rename or delete. Left-click on Rename. Type in
the name you want to use and click okay. Don’t forget to save your well
as
you go along, as well as your project.
10. Background images
You’ve positioned your graphic on the frame where
you want it. It covers your entire frame. You aren’t going to want to
make changes to it. You have a copy in the well and the well has been
saved. Okay - now you’re ready to add the image to the background on a
permanent basis. Remember - adding something to the background can’t be
undone.
With the image selected by clicking on it, go to
Objects, Add to Background and it’s done. Note: If the Add to
Background command is greyed out, it just means that you haven’t
selected your object. Click on it again and that will do the trick.
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