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eZedia Resources
eZedia Tips & Tricks
 Get the Picture: Using Graphics to your Advantage
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the use of graphics can clarify or illustrate a point much more efficiently than text alone. But, there's more to using graphics in eZediaMX than just placing them on the frame.
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Use miniature-sized versions of graphics to create an index of preview images. These preview images can have Text Objects nested around them, so that they look like they have been embedded within the text. Then, create invisible Button Objects and place them over the thumbnails. These Button Objects could then be linked to Text Objects that contain supporting information, or linked to GoTo Objects that provide navigation to a frame containing a full-size version of the image.
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Imagine creating an interactive family tree with scanned photos of your family on the tree branches. Each of the images would bring you to another frame where you could use more Graphic, Text, or Movie Objects to create a visual history of your family.
Don't settle for plain rectangular graphics. Use the Mask Object feature to transform your graphic with any shape you like. Spice up your graphics with custom shapes, transparent graphics or even animated masks!
 Download Sample Masks
For more info on masking objects, see the Reference Manual, Part 3: Menu Bar Commands, Objects Menu, Mask Object.
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