Adding and editing graphic elements

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Adding and editing graphic elements

You can also add graphic elements to a form: rectangles to visually group elements, lines to separate elements, icons, logos, photos, location maps, and other image elements.

To add an image to a form

1	Click the Image button in the Customize window and then click on the form where you want to place the graphic. A new graphic element appears.

2	Double-click the image element. The Field Properties window appears. The Open window appears.

3	Click Load Picture. The Open window appears.

4	Select the image file and click Open. The Field Properties window displays the graphic in the Preview Picture area.

5	Type the field location and field size for the picture.

6	Click OK to close the Field Properties window. The picture appears in the Customize window.

7	If you want, move the image or change the properties of the image—see ‘Editing all elements with common commands’ below.

To paste an image on a form

You can paste almost any graphic that can be placed on the clipboard into a form, regardless of its graphic format.

1	Open your graphic file in any graphics software.

2	Copy the graphic to the clipboard.

3	Click the add graphic button in the Customize window. Then click the location on the form where you want the graphic to appear. A graphic element appears.

4	Double-click the graphic element. The Field Properties window appears.

5	Click Paste Picture. The graphic appears in the Preview Picture area.

6	Type the field location and element size for the graphic.

7	Click OK. The graphic appears in the Customize window.

To add shapes to a form

You can draw lines, circles, squares and triangles on your form.

1	Click the Shapes button and choose a shape from the list. The selected shape appears on the form.

2	If you want to change the appearance of the shape, open the Format window and click the Fields tab.

3	Change the settings as required. You can change the color, border, location, rotation, and size of the shape.

4	If you want to move the shape to a different location on the form, drag and drop the shape using your mouse.

5	If you want to edit other properties of the shape, see ‘Editing all elements with common commands’ below.

To draw a line on a form

You can draw a vertical or horizontal line on a form.

1	Click the draw line button () and then click and hold the mouse at the location on the form where you want the line to begin.

2	Drag to where you want the line to end and then release the mouse button.

To draw a rectangle on a form

1	Click the Shapes button ().

2	Click and hold the mouse at the location on the form where you want the top left corner of the rectangle to appear.

3	Drag to the right and down to where you want the rectangle to end and then release the mouse button.

To change the thickness of a line or rectangle

1	Double-click the line or rectangle. The Field Properties window appears.

2	Choose a thickness in the Line Size section of the Field Properties window.

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