Pictures object – Maple Systems MAPware-7000 User Manual
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MAPware-7000 Programming Manual
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Resize a round rectangle
Move the mouse pointer over one of the resize handles. When the pointer changes to a double-
headed arrow, simply click and drag to a new location.
Pictures Object
Use to display a picture (predefined *.bmp, *.jpg, or *.gif graphic image file) on a screen of
varying size.
Place a picture on screen
1. Use one of the following:
a. Click Drawing Tools…Picture from the Objects toolbar
b. Click the Picture icon from the Draw toolbar
2. Move cursor to a starting corner endpoint for the picture. Click and hold mouse cursor.
3. Drag mouse cursor diagonally to the opposite endpoint for the picture and release. The
picture appears on screen and the Picture Properties toolbox displays.
Picture Properties Options
Visibility Animation (List C) - make the object disappear or become ‘invisible’.
Design (List S) - identifies object.
Layout (List T) – coordinates (i.e. size and position) for the object.
Picture Properties: use to assign a graphic image to the picture object.
o Picture Name: this is the file name of the image that is displayed in the picture.
To select an image, click on the directory button
, then locate and select the
image in the Picture Library or use the browser window.
o Picture Type: options are Picture Browser or Picture Library.
Picture Browser: this option allows you to search your hard drive for
imported images using the Picture Name field. The image can be *.bmp,
*.gif, or *.jpg format.
Picture Library: choose from a large selection of predefined images in
the Picture library included with the MAPware-7000 software.