Panning Graphics

Panning Graphics

Panning a graphic allows you to adjust the portion of the image that is displayed after it has been cropped.

1. From the Toolbox, select the Cropping tool. 2. Select the image you want to pan. 3. Position the Cropping tool in the center of the graphic. 4. Click and hold the mouse button. A small Hand icon will appear in the graphic . 5. Hold the mouse button down and move the Hand icon within the graphic until the image is where you want it. 6. Release the mouse button.

Moving Graphics

If your graphic is not placed in quite the right spot on the page, it can be moved.

To move an independent graphic:

1. From the Toolbox, select the Pointer tool. 2. Select the graphic you want to move. 3. Click and hold anywhere on the graphic except on a handle. Warning: If a two-sided arrow appears you may have grabbed a handle and accidently resized the graphic. To undo any resizing, release the mouse button and from the Edit menu, select Undo Stretch. 4. Still holding the mouse button, drag the element to its new location and release the button. Note: If you have selected an in-line graphic, you will not be able to move it more than a few pixels up or down within the text. If you click on an in-line graphic and try to move it, you will see this arrow .

Cutting and Pasting Independent Graphics

To cut and paste or copy and paste a line, a graphic, or a block of text:

1. From the Toolbox, select the Pointer tool. 2. Select the graphic elements that you want to Copy or Cut. 3. From the Edit menu, select Copy or Cut. 4. To paste the item (s), from the Edit menu, select Paste. Warning: The computer will retain only one cut or copy at a time. If you select Cut and then highlight another item or items and select Cut or Copy, the first item or group of items will be replaced in memory by the second group and can no longer be pasted.

Layering of Graphics and Text

As you add more graphic elements and text to your document, the order that they appear on the page can make a difference on how the page looks. For example, if you have a shaded box and text in the same area of the page, the text has to be on top of the box in order for you to be able to read the text. So you do not have to create the graphics and text in the order that you want them to appear, PageMaker allows you to order the layers by sending them either to the front or to the back.

To do this:

1. With the Pointer tool, select the desired graphic or text block. 2. From the Element menu, select Arrange. 3. From the Arrange submenu, select Send to Back or Bring to Front. Selecting Text or Graphics behind Another Layer To select text or graphics which are not on top. Press [CTRL] and click the object.