Add Objects to a Page

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There are several ways to add objects to a page. You can drag and drop objects from the galleries right onto the page or insert your own graphic files.

 

Drag an object from a gallery

• Click on a gallery’s name tab to open the gallery.
• Scroll to find the object.
• Drag and drop the object onto the page.
• Click and drag the object to position it on the page.

 

Insert an object using the Insert Command

The Insert Tab has a large selection of objects that can be inserted into a page. Backgrounds, text, Flash, video and sounds are among the objects that can be inserted.   

• Click on Insert Tab>Illustrations Group>Insert Picture. The Open dialog opens.
• Navigate to the object file you want to insert, such as a GIF file.
• Highlight the file.
• Click Open. The object is placed on the page.
• Click and drag the object to position it on the page.

Copy and Paste graphics or text from other applications

• Locate the graphic object or text in another application.
• Copy the object or text from the application.
• Go back to your Web Studio project and paste in one of two ways:
• Click on Home Tab>Edit Group>Paste.
• Right click over a blank spot on the page and choose Paste from the Page Background Menu.
• Click and drag the object to position it on the page.

 

Drag a file from Windows onto the page

• Locate the file you want in any Windows folder.
• Drag and drop the file directly onto the page.
• Click and drag the object to position it on the page.

 

Drag and drop a graphic or text from a browser

• Open the browser and locate the graphic you want to use.
• Select the graphic or text.
• Drag and drop the graphic or text directly onto the page.
• If you dragged text from the application, a new text object containing the dragged text is created automatically and placed on the page.

   

Drag and drop a graphic or text from other applications

• You can do this if the other application supports drag and drop.
• Locate the graphic or text from the other application.
• Select the graphic or text.
• Drag and drop the graphic or text directly onto the page.
• If you dragged text from the application, a new text object containing the dragged text is created automatically and placed on the page.