Manual

You can also create a bitmap frame by using the Bitmap tools to draw a
bitmap shape (straight line, freehand symbol, rectangle, or ellipse) in a blank
part of the drawing area. When you do this, Drawing creates a rectangular
bitmap frame around the object along its outermost points; the boundaries of
the frame become the boundaries of the bitmap.
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Drawing Bitmap Shapes
Unlike other Drawing
objects, a bitmap is
always opaque and never
transparent (unfilled). As
a result, if you place a
bib'nap on top of other
objects, you cannot see
the objects underneath.
Use the Bitmap tools to draw the following bitmap shapes:
• Straight lines
• Rectangles
• Ellipses
• Freehand shapes
Once you draw a bitmap shape, it becomes part of the bitmap frame. You
cannot change a bitma_ghape asyou Would a draw object. For example, you
cannot move or r_size a bitmap ellipse directly; you can only draw another
ellipse in the new location or size you want. For this reason, it is helpful to
select Undo from the Edit menu to correct any mistakes you make.
Select the attributes of a bitmap shape before you draw it, including the tone,
shading, line weight, and so on. You can change these attributes after you
have drawn the shape.
The default background tone for a bitmap is white. Change the background
tone by drawing a bitmap shape in a different tone using one of the Bitmap
tools. The Attribute tools do not apply to bitmaps.
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