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4. In the Picture properties dialog box, click Settings and use one of the following to associate an image
with the picture object.
Image: Specify the image resource to associate with the picture object. Select or type the name of the
image resource you want to associate with the picture object. The image resource must already exist in
the document.
Browse button: Click to select an image file using the Open dialog box. Once you select an image file,
PlanetPress Design makes a copy of that image file and adds it to the Image resources of the document.
If the image resource is a bitmapped image, it sets the image quality and scanline orientation of the
resource to reflect the values set in the Document properties dialog box.
5. If the image is a multi-page PDF, select the page of that PDF you want to use as the image for this
picture object. If the image is a monochrome bitmapped image, you can adjust the transparency and
duotone properties.
PDF Page
Page: If the image resource is a multi-page PDF file, enter the page number of the PDF that you want
to use as the image for this picture object. You can also use a PlanetPress Talk expression in this box to
specify the page number. When PlanetPress Design adds an image resource that is in PDF format, it
adds the complete PDF file; a picture object can reference only a single page of that image resource.
Monochrome Properties
Transparent: If the image is a monochrome bitmapped image, select to make the background color of
that image transparent. This makes the white pixels of the image transparent.
Duotone: Select to create a duotone by replacing the foreground color in the bitmapped image with a
color. Click Color to select the color using the Color Picker. The Color box displays the current duotone
color. Note that any changes to the foreground color are internal to the picture object and do not have
any effect on the image resource itself.
Color: Click to select the foreground color for the duotone using the Color Picker. The color you select
replaces the current foreground color in the bitmapped image.
Color box: View the current duotone color. This is the color that replaces the foreground color in the
bitmapped image.
Clipped region: Select to specify whether the image resource must be clipped, defining a clipped
region using Left, Top, Width and Height coordinates.
Invert clipped region: Select to invert the specified clipped region, thus using the reverse of the
designated region.
6. In the Fit setting box, define how you want PlanetPress Design to adjust the size of the static image
with respect to the size of the picture object.
Fit setting: Select how you want the document to size the image relative to the size of the picture
object. Then select Constant resolution to display the image at the resolution specified in the relevant
resolution box in the Document dialog box or at the default size. This is the least time-consuming of all
the resolution options since it does not require any scaling of the image at runtime. Select Constant
height to scale the image such that its height is equal to the height of the picture object. The scaling
preserves the aspect ratio of the image, and thus in some cases may result in the image extending
beyond the right edge of the picture object. Select Constant width to scale the image such that its width
is equal to the width of the picture object. The scaling preserves the aspect ratio of the image, and thus
in some cases may result in the image extending beyond the bottom edge of the picture object. Select
Best fit to scale the image to create the best fit with the width and height of the picture object. The
scaling preserves the aspect ratio of the image. This is the most time-consuming of all the Fit setting
options since it requires calculating the image size that yields the best fit with the picture object. Best fit
is the default Fit setting.
7. Click Manipulation and define any constraints you want to set on resizing, moving, or selecting the
picture object with the mouse or with keyboard shortcuts.
8. If necessary, click Snapping points to set either or both snapping points for the picture object.
9. If necessary, add PlanetPress Talk code to the object:
▪ In the Picture properties dialog box, click PlanetPress Talk before to enter PlanetPress Talk
code that you want the document to execute before it executes the picture object, or click
PlanetPress Talk after to enter PlanetPress Talk code that you want the document to execute
after it executes the picture object.
10. If necessary, click Repeat to set the Repeat properties for the picture object.
11. Click OK.
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