Drawing Picture Objects

1. In the Draw menu or Draw toolbar, click Picture .
2. Move the cursor onto the screen where you want to draw a picture object. A picture object with default settings will display and move along with the cursor.
3. Click the desired position on the screen to place the picture object. The upper-left corner of the bounding box of the picture object will be at the clicked position.
4. Double-click the picture object to bring up the Picture Object dialog box. Select a picture and define the settings for the picture object in the dialog box. Note that you can use the Picture toolbar to modify the properties of the picture object instantly. The following is an example of the Picture Object dialog box.

The following table describes each property in the Picture Object dialog box.

Property		Description
Name		The name of the picture that the object displays. You can use the drop-down list to select a picture from the picture database. Click to select a picture from a file. After the selection, the software imports the picture of the selected file and saves the picture in the picture database. Click to bring up the Select/Import from Library dialog box. Select a picture from a picture library file. After the selection, the software imports the selected picture from the selected library and saves the picture in the picture database.
View		Shows the processed result of the selected picture according to the current settings.
Fit to Object		Check this item so the picture can change its size automatically to fit inside the object.
Transparent		Check this item to make parts of the picture transparent. The transparent parts are pixels whose colors are identical to the specified transparent color. This item is available when the picture is not a black and white picture.
Transparent Color		The transparent color. This item is available when the picture is not a black and white picture.
FG Color		The color to paint the black part of a black and white picture. This item is available when the picture is a black and white picture.
BG Color		The color to paint the white part of a black and white picture. This item is available when the picture is a black and white picture.
Flip/Rotate		Specifies the method to flip or rotate the picture before drawing it. There are 8 options:
		Method	Description
		0°	Do nothing
		90°	Rotates the picture clockwise by 90 degrees
		180°	Rotates the picture clockwise by 180 degrees
		270°	Rotates the picture clockwise by 270 degrees
		X	Flips the picture over the X axis
		90° & X	Rotates the picture clockwise by 90 degree and flips it over the X axis
		Y	Flips the picture over Y axis
		90° & Y	Rotates the picture clockwise by 90 degree and flips it over the Y axis
Tone		Specifies the reference color to tone the picture before drawing it. The reference color is the color will be changed to the toning color. There are 4 options:
		Reference Color	Description
		None	Do nothing
		Ref: CentralPixel	Use the color of the central pixel as the reference color.
		Ref: Gray	Use gray (RGB:128,128,128) as the reference color.
		Ref: LightGray	Use light gray (RGB:196,196,196) as the reference color.
Toning Color		The color to tone the picture.
Visibility Control	Visibility Controlled By Bit	Check this option if the picture will be shown or hidden by the specified bit.
	Control Bit	Specifies the bit that shows or hides the picture object. Click to enter the bit address. Click to enter the bit tag.
	Visible State	Specifies the state (On or Off) that makes the picture visible.
Profile	Left	The X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the object.
	Top	The Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the object.
	Width	The width of the object.
	Height	The height of the object.
	Redraw	Click this button to redraw the object on the screen with the current settings.