Placing an Image on the Canvas

You can place an image on the canvas. The image data is imported from an image file. You can import the following image formats: .BMP, .GIF, .JPG, .JPEG, .TIF, .TIFF, .PNG, .ICO, .EMF.

You cannot use animated GIF images.

To place an image on the canvas

1. In the Tools panel, select the image icon.

2. Click the canvas where you want to place the image and drag the mouse to draw a rectangle that will contain your image.

3. Release the mouse button. The Open dialog box appears.

4. Browse to and select an image file, and then click Open. The image is loaded into the image frame.

   If the image frame is smaller than the image, the image is cropped to fit into the frame. If the image frame is larger than the image, the image appears in its original size.

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