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Desktop Publishing Class 5

Inserting and Placing Images:

1. Go to the Insert tab, and click Insert Picture from File button, then select an image from
your local files.

2. After you've successfully inserted an image, you can edit the image with built-in tools on the
right-side panel. With these tools, setting brightness, contrast, transparency of the picture as
well as clipping the picture to a predefined share comes easy.

Layers of EDraw:

Each document includes at least one named layer. By using multiple layers, you can create and edit
specific areas or kinds of content in your document without affecting other areas or kinds of
content.
You can add layers at any time using the New Layer command on the Layers panel menu or the New
Layer button at the bottom of the Layers panel.

Create Layers:

You can open the layer menu from the right sidebar.

1. To create a new layer, click the New
button on the bottom.

2. Select an active layer from the Active
column. The newly added shape will go
to the active layer.
3. Check the Lock box of a layer, the shapes in
this layer will be locked and cannot be
selected or operated.
4. Uncheck the Show box of a layer, the shapes
in this layer will not be displayed.
5. Uncheck the Print box of a layer, the shapes in this layer will not be printed. For the
background layer, you can’t edit its name or delete it.

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