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Creating a Bitmap Frame
A
bitmapframe
defines the outer bounds of a bitmap. Create a bitmap
frame using the Frame tool or by drawing a bitmap shape using other bitmap
tools. Use the Bitmap tools to change pixels in the object and manipulate
the
bitmap by moving, resizing, or transforming
it as desired.
If you know
the size of the bitmap
you want
to create,
or if you just want
to
block
out an area of the drawing
for the bitmap,
use the Frame tool to create
a rectangular
bitmap
frame.
Any bitmap
operations
you perform
in the frame
are bounded
by the frame
and become
part of it. The frame acts much
like a draw
object
that you can
stretch,
move,
and
rotate.
You cannot,
however,
move
or resize
individual
bitmap
items
you place
in the bitmap
frame.
Once
you place a bitmap
item
into a frame,
it permanendy
becomes
part of that frame,
unless
you select
Undo
from the Edit menu.
l_ To draw a bitmap frame:
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1. Select
the Frame tool from the Bitmap
tools.
Thepointer
changes
to
crosshairs
when you move it over the drawine,
area.
2. Move the on-screen
pointer
to where
you want
to anchor
the first point
of
the frame;
then hold
the Select
button
and drag the frame until it becomes
the size you want.
3. Release
the Select
button.
A frame
with a wbite fill appears
with selection
handles:
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Drawing
a bitmap
frame
creates
the bitmap.
You can now change
pixels
inside
the bitmap
frame.
You can also draw
other
Drawing
objects
on top of
the bitmap;
however,
they remain
separate
objects,
distinct
from the bitmap.
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