Changing a picture's attributes

You use the Picture tab of the Details dialog to format the currently-selected picture and change the way it appears in a border. The tabs available on the Details dialog depend on the items that are selected when you display the dialog. For example, if you choose to edit the attributes of a picture and a shape, the dialog contains two tabs: Picture and Shape. To access the Details dialog, select the item or items you want to maintain then select the Details command from the Edit menu, or click .

Placing pictures into a category

By placing items in particular categories, you can build up a border in layers and display only the layers on which you want to work at a specific time.

To place one or more pictures into a category:

Select one or more pictures, then select the Details command from the Edit menu. The Details dialog appears.
On the Picture tab of the dialog, select the category into which you want to place the pictures in the Categories field.
Click OK to confirm your changes and close the Details dialog.

Specifying the pages on which pictures are printed

To specify the pages on which one or more pictures are printed:

Select one or more pictures, then select the Details command from the Edit menu. The Details dialog appears.
On the Picture tab of the dialog:
- Click the Print on every page radio button to make the selected pictures print on all pages of a printout, in cases where a printout exceeds a single page.
- Click the Print on the following only radio button, then select the page or pages on which you want the selected pictures to print, in cases where a printout exceeds a single page.
Click OK to confirm your changes and close the Details dialog.

You may find this feature useful if you want to create a border that displays different items on certain pages. For example, you can create borders that:

Display items on the first page only - useful for an introduction.
Display items on the last page only - useful for a conclusion.
Display items on all pages but the first and last pages.
Display different information on odd and even pages - useful if you want to print the border in duplex and want information to be mirrored on odd and even pages.

Replacing a picture with a different picture

To replace a picture with a different picture:

Select the picture that you want to replace with a different picture, then select the Details command from the Edit menu. The Details dialog appears.
On the Picture tab of the dialog, click Filename. You see the Open dialog. Locate and select the picture you want to add in place of the current picture, then click Open to return to the Details dialog.
Click OK to confirm your changes and close the Details dialog.

Specifying whether a picture's width-height aspect ratio is preserved when the picture is resized

To specify whether a picture's width-height aspect ratio should be preserved when it is resized:

Select the picture, then select the Details command from the Edit menu. The Details dialog appears.
On the Picture tab of the dialog, select the Preserve aspect ratio when sizing check box to maintain the aspect ratio, or deselect the check box to enable you to change the ratio when you resize the picture.
Click OK to confirm your changes and close the Details dialog.

Specifying whether pictures are embedded in a border

Embedding a picture in a border is useful if the picture may be moved from its current location, or if you intend to use the border on a computer on which the picture is not present - for example, if you plan to share the border with a different user.

To specify whether a picture should be embedded in a border:

Select the picture, then select the Details command from the Edit menu. The Details dialog appears.
On the Picture tab of the dialog, select the Embed Picture check box to store a copy of the picture within the border file, rather than referencing the picture in its current location, or clear the check box to reference the picture in its current location rather than storing a copy of the picture in the border file.
Click OK to confirm your changes and close the Details dialog.