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4.5.2 Text, Graphics and Video Example

   In Figure 3 in topic 1.3.1 we show you an OpenDoc document with text, 2D 
   Graphics and a playing video.  The figure is show again in Figure 149. 
   The steps to create this document are similar to the steps for the 
   Financial Portfolio explained in "The Financial Portfolio Example" in 
   topic 4.5.1. 


 


                                              



 
   Figure 149. An OpenDoc Document with Text, Graphics and Video Components 

   The following are the steps for creating this example: 

   1.  Drag the Page Layout template from the OpenDoc Templates folder to, 
       for example, the OpenDoc Shell Plug-Ins folder.  (You can use the 
       Desktop or any folder to drag the Page Layout object.) 

   2.  We renamed the object to Redbook OpenDoc Sample.  Use any name you 
       wish to use. 

   3.  Double-click on the object to open it. 

   4.  You will have the Page Layout open and ready as a Root Part.  To make 
       our work easier we clicked on the Grid icon to have the grid on the 
       canvas. 

   5.  Drag the Text part from the OpenDoc Templates folder to the canvas. 

   6.  Resize the Text Part by clicking on the part to activate it.  Move the 
       mouse to the hashed border until the mouse changes to the mouse 
       pointer with a star at the point.  You can now select the border by 
       clicking once on it.  The border will change to a dashed border with 
       black blocks on the corners.  Select a black block and drag the Text 
       Part until it fills the page horizontally from the left to the right 
       margin and align it with the top margin.  You don't have to worry 
       about the bottom part as it will expand the Text Part as soon as we 
       load the text into the Test Part. 

   7.  You can now either import the text or do the layout of the graphics. 
       We decided to import the text first as it will be easier to decide 
       where the graphics needs to go. 

   8.  You can drag a text file onto the Text Part to import the text, load 
       it from a text file, or use cut and paste.  The Text Part will expand 
       at the bottom to fit in all of the text. 

   9.  Drag a 2D Graphics Part from the OpenDoc Templates folder.  Drop this 
       part on the document where you want it. 

   10. Now resize and position the Graphics Part using the same method as you 
       used with the Text Part.  To move the whole 2D Graphics Part you can 
       click with the second mouse button in the part when it is enabled to 
       be resized, and move it to the new position.  If the 2D Graphics Part 
       is within the Text Part, then you can only resize and move it within 
       the boundaries of the Text Part. 

   11. Select the 2D Graphics Part.  You will have a tool bar at the bottom 
       left corner of the 2D Graphics Part.  Select the type of figure that 
       you want to draw and follow the instructions that appear in the status 
       window at the bottom of the Layout Page window.  The drawing functions 
       are easy to use.  To change the color of the lines or the background, 
       the style of the background, width of the lines, or shadows, select 
       the Graphics object and press the second mouse button for the pop-up 
       menu.  To include a bitmap in the 2D Graphics Part drag, the bitmap 
       file onto the part. 

   12. To include the Video Part, drag the Container part from the OpenDoc 
       Templates folder to your document.  Resize and position the part and 
       then drag the AVI Video.AVI Part from the Multimedia Templates folder 
       into the Container Part.  You can now drag the .AVI file into the 
       video Part. 

   13. To play the video, click with the second mouse button inside the Video 
       Part and select Play from the pop-up menu. 

   14. To save the document you can either close the document or select Save 
       Document from the Document main menu. 


   You can resize or position any parts after you have worked with them.  If 
   you imported a bitmap into the 2D Graphics Part or the Image Part you can 
   resize the frame to the size that you want the bitmap to be displayed.  If 
   you reposition or resize any parts that are inside a Text Part, the text 
   inside the Text Part will reflow around the parts that are inside the Text 
   Part. 

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