Graphics such as logos and scanned signatures can be
inserted easily into the form design. FTDesign supports
bitmap (.bmp), JPEG (.jpg), GIF and TIFF graphics. To
include graphics in other file formats, you need to
convert them using one of the many freely available
graphics format converters.
To insert an image:
- Choose Picture from the
Draw menu or click the Picture
tool button on the toolbar. The cursor
changes to a cross-hair pointer.
- Click and drag the mouse diagonally to locate
the top-left corner of the picture. The picture
draws at it’s native size.
- Release the mouse button and the Picture
dialog box will open.
- On the Settings tab, edit
- By clicking the browse "..."
button you may choose a different picture file.
- Linked - these
pictures are not copied into the form, but
referenced by the form from a folder when
FTDesign is used. The production system MUST
have access to pictures that are linked. To link the picture, tick the
Linked
checkbox.
- Scalable - these
pictures can be resized by moving the black
handles when the picture is selected. Holding
the SHIFT key down while
resizing will retain the proportions of the
image. To make the image scalable tick the
Scalable checkbox.
Note: Image
scaling is the most process intensive function
in FormTrap, for production efficiency build
logos and images to their final size using your
graphics tools rather than scaling in FormTrap.
- Print white color transparent
- Checking this box will make all the white
pixels within a picture transparent. The
transparent pixels do not print at run time.
This option is especially useful when placing a
picture on top of a filled/colored background.
To make the white pixels within an image
transparent check the Print white color
transparent check box.
- Image substitution - using
image substitution you can insert information
from external files onto the output form.
- On the Position tab, edit the
image's position and size.
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