[Index]

Overview of the Smart Button
The Smart Buttons Wizard
Editing Smart Buttons
Using the Smart Buttons for the First Time
Implementing Smart Buttons
Using Resizable Image Components
Using Bitmapped Image Components

Using Resizable Image Components

In order to make full use of the Smart Button Wizard, you should familiarize yourself with combining and applying various effects. The following excercises will help you learn the most important Smart Button editing techniques.


    Exercise 1: Using Resizable Image Components

     

    Before Editing
     

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    After Editing

  1. Open the Smart Button Wizard. In the Select Shape step, select the Labels category, and then choose a shape like the one shown above. Click Next.
  1. In the Edit Button step, insert a new resizable image component like the one shown below. (Use the Insert Resizable Image command in the Editing Tools menu.
  1. Using the Arrange > Send to Back command in the Editing Tools menu, send the new resizable image component behind the existing components.
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  1. Resize the resizable image component by dragging its resize handles in the preview area. Click the Fill tab and change the starting color.
  1. Click the Stroke tab. Change the starting color and the thickness.
  1. Click the Bevel tab. Adjust the various properties to give the component a 3D bevel effect.
  1. Click the Shadow tab. Adjust the various properties to apply a shadow effect to the component. Click Next.
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  1. In the Export Area step, click Default Area to automatically fit the export area to the image. Click Save In My Smart Buttons to save the Smart Button for later use. Saved buttons appear in the My Smart Buttons category in the Select Shape step of the wizard. Click Finish to close the wizard and insert the Smart Button into the document.

 

 

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