The creation of new technologies, such as the computer, the cell phone, and other digital devices has truly changed the way business is done around the world. The Text Wrap dialog box appears on the screen.The digital age has taken productivity to heights it could never even get close to before. When settings and measurements are correct, click OK Type the standoff (the distance from surrounding text) in inches for each side of the graphic Select the graphic or drawing with the Pointer tool To select text or graphics which are not on top Selecting Text or Graphics behind Another Layer With the Pointer tool, select the desired graphic or text blockįrom the Arrange submenu, select Send to Back or Bring to Front So you do not have to create the graphics and text in the order that you want them to appear, PageMaker allows you to order the layers by sending them either to the front or to the back. For example, if you have a shaded box and text in the same area of the page, the text has to be on top of the box in order for you to be able to read the text. If you select Cut and then highlight another item or items and select Cut or Copy, the first item or group of items will be replaced in memory by the second group and can no longer be pasted.Īs you add more graphic elements and text to your document, the order that they appear on the page can make a difference on how the page looks. WARNING: The computer will retain only one cut or copy at a time. To paste the item(s), from the Edit menu, select Paste
Select the graphic elements that you want to Copy or Cut To cut and paste or copy and paste a line, a graphic, or a block of text: If you click on an in-line graphic and try to move it, you will see this arrow. NOTE: If you have selected an in-line graphic, you will not be able to move it more than a few pixels up or down within the text. Still holding the mouse button, drag the element to its new location and release the button To undo any resizing, release the mouse button and from the Edit menu, select Undo Stretch. WARNING: If a two-sided arrow appears you may have grabbed a handle and accidentally resized the graphic. If your graphic is not placed in quite the right spot on the page, it can be moved.įrom the Toolbox, select the Pointer toolĬlick and hold anywhere on the graphic except on a handle Hold the mouse button down and move the Hand icon within the graphic until the image is where you want it Position the Cropping tool in the center of the graphicĪ small Hand icon will appear in the graphic. Panning a graphic allows you to adjust the portion of the image that is displayed after it has been cropped. HINT: If you decide later not to change the cropping, you can select the graphic with the Cropping tool and enlarge the frame to show more of the graphic or the entire graphic. Release the mouse when the graphic is cropped correctly You should be able to see the handle through the center of the Cropping tool when you click on a handle for cropping. To crop part of the image, click a handle and drag it inward The Cropping tool functions somewhat like a scissors, cutting off the parts of the graphic you do not need or want.įrom the Toolbox, select the Cropping tool You may also find that you only need a portion of a graphic. Placing graphics often creates unnecessary white space along the sides of the image. HINT: To modify the object incrementally by. To change your image in height or width, click and drag one of the top, bottom, or side selection handles To change your image proportionately, click and drag one of the corner selection handles Using the Pointer tool, select the graphic you want to alter
The following instructions cover how to reduce, enlarge, stretch, or crop part of a graphic. If you need to do additional editing, you probably need to use a graphics program such as Adobe Illustrator.
With PageMaker’s ability to resize and crop graphics, you can make adjustments to the graphic so it better meets your needs. Once you have placed a graphic in your PageMaker document, you may discover that it is not the right size or it contains extra information that is not relevant to your document. You may resize, move, crop, layer or wrap text around it. NOTE: This feature may not be available on all computers.įrom the Edit menu, select Insert Object…įrom the Object Type list, select Microsoft Clip Gallery
Images from the Clip Gallery are placed as independent graphics regardless of whether you use the Pointer tool or the Text tool when inserting them. Inserting Clip Art from the Microsoft Clip Gallery Use the mouse to position the icon’s top left edge where the top left corner of the graphic should appear in the document Your cursor will change to a graphics icon