Setting a Texture

Textures are images you can use as styles for lines, fills and text. You can stretch the image or tile the image across the entire element to be filled.

To set a texture

1. In the style selection dialog box, click the Textures tab.

2. Click Select Image. The Open dialog box appears. You can import the following image formats: .BMP, .GIF, .JPG, .JPEG, .TIF, .TIFF, .PNG, .ICO, .EMF. Animated GIF images are not supported.

3. Browse to and select an image file and click Open. The new pattern appears in the New color box on the right of the dialog box.

4. Configure the size mode. Do one of the following:

   • Click Tile to create a pattern that repeats itself.

   • Click Stretch to enlarge (or shrink) the pattern across the selected element.

5. Click OK.

Related Topics

Setting Style