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24 Getting Started
Opening other file types
Opening images as a new document
DrawPlus allows a comprehensive range of image file formats to be opened, each
as a separate DrawPlus document. From the document, you can add your own
text captions, lines, shapes, or apply image adjustments and effects. You can save
your design changes as a new project or just export the image (with or without
adjustment), while preserving its original properties.
To open an image:
1. Click Open on the Standard toolbar.
2. Change the file type drop-down menu to display All Image Files,
locate and select the file, and click Open. The image occupies your
workspace such that page dimensions are adjusted to match the image
dimensions (a Custom page size is adopted; in pixels).
3. (Optional) You can modify the image—modify the document as for
any other document or double-click the image to load PhotoLab (then
apply one or more effects or adjustments).
4. Click Save to save the document as a DrawPlus .dpp project, or
File>Export>Export as Image... to export it to the same or a different
file format (the original image's name, dpi, color depth, and
transparency settings are maintained for export).
Importing PDF
It is possible to import PDF files—once opened, you can save your page content as
a DrawPlus Drawing (.dpp). The character formatting, layout and images in the
original PDF document are preserved to allow for editing of the imported content.
For PDF import, any fonts used in the original PDF document but not available on
your computer can be substituted for suitable replacement fonts of your choosing.
This is possible during the import process via a PDF Import Options dialog.