Creating graphics

To create a rectangular graphic item

The graphic item will be selected, as indicated by the selection handles on its border:

To create an oval graphic item

When you import a graphic into the oval graphic item it will be cropped to the oval outline:

To create a graphic item with an arbitrary outline

To import a graphic into a graphic item

The image will be shown in the graphic item:

Note: It is good practice to move any images you want to use on your site into a Media folder, within your Site folder, before importing them into the site. This ensures that you will have the original master versions of each image available when you publish the site. If you import images from other locations, such as your desktop, there is a risk that they will subsequently get moved or deleted, with the result that Freeway will not be able to locate them when you next publish the site.

To drag and drop a graphic

You can simply drag graphics from a Finder window and drop them onto your Freeway document.

If you drop the graphic into a graphic item it will be cropped to fit the item.

If you drop the graphic onto the page, a new graphic item will be created the correct size for the graphic you have imported.

To import a graphic as a pass-through graphic

To drag and drop a graphic as a pass-through graphic

To import a graphic using a plug-in

If you have appropriate import plug-ins installed, they will appear on the Acquire submenu and you can use them to import graphics; see Using plug-ins. For example, with a suitable scanner and plug-in you can scan images directly into Freeway.

The graphic will be imported directly into Freeway. You can manipulate it as you would any other imported graphic.

To delete a graphic from a graphic item

Alternatively, importing or dragging and dropping another graphic onto the same graphic item will replace the original graphic in the item.


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