Working with VivaDesigner

Working with VivaDesigner
1. Creating picture objects
VivaDesigner is an object-oriented layout program.
This means that, the display of images in the program
is achieved using picture objects. For this reason a picture
object must be created before importing images.
The imported image is displayed in the object, the
edges of the object form the frame of the image.
1 Every closed form can be used as a picture object.
The images below show examples of closed object
forms containing images.
VivaDesigner offers several possibilities for creating
picture objects:
If no object is already available, create a new closed
picture object (rectangle, ellipse, polygon or Bézier
object) using the toolbar.
If an object has already been created, whichever type
(graphic or text), select the object and then the command
Picture in the Object > Content auf.
2 If you convert a text object to a picture object
VivaDesigner issues a warning that the content will be
lost.
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If you want to create a rectangular picture object,
VivaDesigner offers you the possibility of doing this via
the menu or shortcut keys.
Ensure that no object is selected and that the program
is not in text or image mode.
Select the comand Picture in the Object > Content
menu. The program will create a rectangular(square)
image in the top left hand corner of the page.
3 After a picture object has been created it will be
displayed with a diagonal cross to show that it is a picture
object.
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