Working with Clip Art

Add Clip Art to Library Manager

Your graphics can be saved as your own clip art in Artboard. Create your graphic and group the objects as necessary. Choose Edit > Add Clip Art to Library from the main menu, or click the Add Clip Art icon from the toolbar (note, the Add Clip Art icon can be added to the toolbar by customizing the toolbar). The clip art is automatically added to the Library Manager and is available immediately from the Styles & Clip Art Palette.

Double-click the name to rename clip art in the Library Manager to rename it. Drag the clip art to a new category and/or collection to organize your clip art as desired.

Grouped Objects in Clip Art

Many clip art are composed of grouped objects. To edit clip art after placing, ungroup as necessary by choosing Graphic > Ungroup from the main menu or right-click and choose Ungroup from the context menu (some objects may have groups within groups). Note that text may be edited within a group without ungrouping. Styles may by picked up with the Style Dropper tool without ungrouping.

Making Objects from True Type Fonts

True Type Fonts (TTF) can be converted into individual editable shape objects.

1. Place TTF glyphs in the drawing area using the Text Box tool. Select the font you want to use, or choose Edit > Special Characters from the main menu to open the Special Characters window.
2. After typing one or more glyphs, select the text box and choose Graphic > Convert To > Shape Group from the main menu (or right click and choose Convert to Shape Group) then Ungroup to obtain each glyph as a separate object.
3. To further explode and modify multi-layered objects, choose Graphic > Combine > Break Apart from the main menu and modify the shape or re-color individual components.

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