LINE-ART FILES AND IMAGE FILES

You can use two types of pictures in 
your document: line-art files 
created with a drawing program like 
GEM Draw, and image files created 
with a painting program like DEGAS.

All pictures can be sized by making 
the frame larger or smaller, but 
only image files can be scaled, 
cropped and edited.

LOADING A PICTURE

To load a picture into a document, 
choose Import picture... in the File 
menu. When the form appears, select 
the type of picture file you want 
and click on OK. Use the Item 
Selector to select your picture and 
click on OK.

To place the picture into a frame, 
select the frame, then click on the 
name of the picture in the library.
HIDING THE PICTURES

To turn the pictures off and 
increase the screen drawing speed, 
click on Hide pictures in the 
Options menu. If the pictures are 
turned off, this command is checked. 






PICTURE STATUS

Select a picture frame then double-
click on the picture name in the 
library to display information about 
a picture.

DELETING A PICTURE

To remove a picture from your 
document, follow the instructions 
for Picture Status. When the Status 
form appears, click on DELETE.
SCALING AN IMAGE FILE

To change an image's proportions, 
select its frame and choose Scale 
picture... in the Graphics menu. The 
form displayed allows you to 
preserve or ignore aspect ratio (the 
height to width ratio of an image), 
and to select whole pixel scaling 
(which lets you overcome the 
difference in resolution between the 
screen and your printer).

CROPPING AN IMAGE FILE

To cut an image to size, select its 
frame and choose Crop picture in 
the Graphics menu. Drag a box inside 
the image with the "scissors" to 
mark the portion to be shown in the 
frame.





EDITING AN IMAGE FILE

To edit an image file, select its 
frame and click on Edit picture in 
the Graphics menu. Add and delete 
pixels in the window using the 
mouse. Click on the close box to 
save the edited image or cancel the 
edit.