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Chapter 6

Working With Graphics and Other Media

Working With Alpha-Channel Graphics

Alpha-channel graphics contain a transparent area where text or other images can

show through. You can also use alpha channels to create transparency around

irregularly shaped images, so the image does not have a rectangular white area

around it.

When you bring an alpha-channel image into Pages, there’s nothing else you have to

do to make the transparency work. Just place it, manipulate it, and move it to the

back or front as you would any other image.

Many PDF, TIFF, and PSD files contain alpha-channel graphics. You can create your own

alpha-channel images using applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw,

Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Acrobat. See the instructions that come with the

application to learn how to create alpha-channel images.

Wrapping Text Around an Object

When you place any object—images, shapes, charts, and so on—fixed or inline with

the text, you can decide how you want the text to wrap around it. You can choose to

make the text hug tightly or loosely around the object, or make the text stay only on

the top and bottom or one side of the object. To set these options, use the Wrap

Inspector.

To open the Wrap Inspector:

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Click Inspector in the toolbar (or choose View > Show Inspector), and then click the

Wrap Inspector button.

This image of a
magnifying glass has an
alpha channel that allows
text to show through the
glass.

The irregular shape of the
image is surrounded by an
alpha channel that allows
text to show through its
containing rectangle.