Adding a Graphic to the page

1. Begin with a left click on the INSERT GRAPHIC button in the vertical object tool bar at the left of the program. This opens up the SELECT A GRAPHIC dialog box, where you choose your graphic. You can also access the graphics with a left click on the INSERT menu, move the mouse cursor to the GRAPHIC option and left click on ALL or a specific graphic type. This ALSO opens the SELECT A GRAPHIC dialog box

The SELECT A GRAPHIC dialog box lets you search alphabetically through the list of graphics for one that you like. Some of the graphics need to access the program CD disk to show you the pictures so you may need to place the PRINT SHOP PREMIER EDITION CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

If you want to see every graphic available in The SELECT A GRAPHIC dialog box, be sure you have ALL CATAGORIES chosen at the top, and ALL TYPES chosen in the SHOW GRAPHIC TYPES section.
Adjust the scroll bar to view down the list. They are in alphabetical order with numbers being listed before a, b, c, etc.

You may also view the graphics in three ways:

Gallery view = shows 4 items at a time LARGE VIEW = shows one graphic at a time LIST VIEW = subdivides the viewing area to show a list of all of the graphic items by name and then shows that selected graphic one at a time.

When you find a graphic that you like, select it with a single left click and then left click on OK OR double left click on the graphic. Your chosen graphic will be be put in the center of your project page ready for further resizing and/or placement.

Altering an Object

ä Any object box, whether a text box or a graphic box, can be manipulated in several ways. You can:

1. Move an object. See Positioning a graphic box
2. Resize an object. See Resizing a graphic box
3. Scale an object. See Scaling an object box
4. Distort an object. See Distort an object box
5. Rotate an object. See Rotating an object from menue bar option
   or See Rotating an object using the rotation pointer
6. Duplicate an object.
   a) Select the graphic box with a left click.
   b) Left click on the EDIT option on the MENU BAR
   c) Move the mouse cursor down to DUPLICATE and left click on it. It will put an exact duplicate of the original object on top of the original. The new one will be selected. Left click and drag the duplicate off of the original and reposition on your page.
   
7. Add a Shadow to an object.
   a) Select the graphic box.
   b)Left click on the EFFECTS option on the MENU BAR
   c)Move the mouse cursor down to SHADOW ON and left click to add a simple drop shadow or to SHADOW OFF to remove a shadow
8. Put a Frame around an object.
9. Change the order of objects.
10. Flip an object on its horizontal axis or vertical axis.
    a) Left click on the EFFECTS option on the MENU BAR
    b) Move the mouse cursor down to FLIP, slide to the right and left click on HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL, or BOTH
11. Add color to an object or its background within the object box

Positioning a graphic box

Assuming you have a graphic on your project page, it needs to be selected before you can do anything with it. A graphic box usually appears selected after you finish choosing a graphic from the SELECT A GRAPHIC dialog box. If there are several items on the page, you must select one by moving the mouse until the arrow pointer cursor is over the object and left click on the object. It will appear the same as the text box with control handles in the four corners and a center line with a box handle on it:

1. Your mouse cursor changes shape when it is positioned over different elements of the object. It will be a double arrowhead when positioned over the control handles, it will be a circular arrow (: ) when over the control handle on the center line, it will be a pointing hand when it is inside the graphic box margins, and it will be a pointer when it is over other areas of the page.
2. To move a graphic box, move the mouse until it is over the object and turns into a pointing hand. Hold the left mouse button down and drag the entire graphic box to its new location. When you have positioned the item in the place you want it, let go of the mouse button.

Resizing a graphic box

1. Select the graphic box
2. Position the mouse cursor over one of the four corner control handles. The cursor changes to a double arrowhead
3. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the control box handle away from the object to make it larger or toward the object to make it smaller. Most objects have their aspect ratio locked and can not be distorted.It will keep the new size when you release the left mouse button.
4. If you wish to use the graphic but alter its aspect ratio, see instructions on Scaling an object in a graphic box.

   Scaling an object box

1. Select the graphic box with a single left mouse click.
2. Left click on the EFFECTS option on the MENU BAR
3. Left click on SCALE. You will get a dialog box of choices to make.

You may scale by a specific numerical degree by typing in a number in the percentage text box OR by adjusting the arrow controls to change a number up or down in increments of one. OR by adjusting the sliding control with a left click/drag. You can slide the control from 10% to 400%.

4. To keep the object from distorting, be sure you have the DIRECTION radio button ¤ set at ALL     DIRECTIONS. This will scale the x and y axis simultaniously.
5. To adjust only one axis at a time and distort the object, see Distort an object

Distort an object box

1. Select the graphic box with a single left mouse click.
2. Left click on the EFFECTS option on the MENU BAR
3. Left click on SCALE. You will get a dialog box:

First, left click the DIRECTION radio button ¤ to HORIZONTAL ONLY or VERTICAL ONLY (Choosing the Horizontal Only will distort the object to be skinnier or fatter; choosing the Vertical Only will squish the object or make it taller.

4. Scale by a specific numerical degree by typing in a number in the percentage text box OR by adjusting the arrow controls to change a number up or down in increments of one OR by adjusting the sliding control with a left click/drag. You can slide the control from 10% to 400%
5. You will see the affects of your rotation on the generic graphic in the PREVIEW area
6. Left click on OK when you have chosen your options OR CANCEL if you decide not to rotate the object.

Rotating an object from the menu bar option

ä Any object box can be rotated

You may rotate by a specific numerical degree [A] by typing in a number in the degrees text box OR by adjusting the arrow controls to change a number up or down in increments of one. or by adjusting the rotational dial with a left click/drag. You will see the affects of your rotation on the generic graphic in the PREVIEW area.

Rotating an object using the rotation pointer

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