Getting Started

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Inserting a text
Start by placing a text object on the banner. 

  • Click the Headline tool , move the cursor into the top left corner of the banner, and hold down the left mouse button while dragging it towards the bottom right corner. Now let go of the mouse button.

This is the way you create all your objects. Click where you wish to place the top left corner of the object and hold the mouse button down, while moving the mouse to the bottom right corner of your object. For some of the objects a dialog appears in which you must specify which file (picture and bumpmap) you wish to use.

  • In the Text box type: "Go to my web site"

In the properties dialog for the Headline object you select the font, color etc. You can resize the Headline object by pulling the handles. 

Selecting Effects
Now it is time to apply our first effect.

In the timeline at the bottom of the screen you see five actions. These five actions (Animate, Show, Hide, Animation Effect, and Exit) are the foundation for all documents created with MatchWare Visual GIF Animator. 

  • Click the 'Show' action and drag it into the Timeline. Place it at 0 seconds.


Here the 'Show' action is placed at 0.3 secs.

The Show dialog appears.

First you want to select the object, you wish to show. 

  • Click the browse button to access a list of available objects.

  • Select the object called Headline (the only object you currently have).

  • Now select an effect. Click the Scroll tab. Select Scroll Left. 

  • Set the time for the effect to 300 milliseconds (0.3 seconds)

  • Click OK

You have now "programmed" that MatchWare Visual GIF Animator shows your text scrolling in from the right side of the screen. In order for you to be able to see the effect of the Show action, you must first hide the text. 

Right Click the Headline object, and deselect Show Object. The Headline object is still there, only it is now invisible.

Now you can test the document to see, how your show effect looks.

Select Test | Run from the main menu or click the test button 

That completes the first of four steps in creating our animated GIF. 
You are ready to go to Step 2.
  

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