Apple Pages '09 - Manual (Page 140)

To learn how to Go to
Replace image and other placeholders in
templates with your own objects “Replacing Template Images with Your Own
Images” on page 140
Mask images to get rid of unwanted parts “Masking (Cropping) Images” on page 141
Reduce the size of your document by saving only
the used portion of masked images “Reducing Image File Sizes” on page 142
Make parts of an image transparent in order to
remove the image background “Removing the Background or Unwanted
Elements from an Image” on page 143
Improve the quality of images and create
interesting visual effects “Changing an Image’s Brightness, Contrast, and
Other Settings” on page 144
Place, align, resize, and reformat images “About Manipulating, Arranging, and Changing
the Look of Objects” on page 157
Replacing Template Images with Your Own Images
The photos you see featured in Pages templates are actually media placeholders. By
dragging your own images to these placeholders, your media is automatically sized,
positioned, and framed to fit the template.
To test whether an image is a placeholder, let the pointer rest over it and see if a help
tag appears instructing you to drag your own file to the placeholder.
Here are ways to work with media placeholders:
To replace a media placeholder with your own image, drag the image from the Media
m
Browser, the Finder, or another application to the placeholder.
To open the Media Browser, click Media in the toolbar. Click a button at the top of the
window to look for images, audio files, or movies.
To resize or reposition your image within a media placeholder, click the Edit Mask
m
button that hovers over the image after you’ve dropped it onto the placeholder, and
then do any of the following:
To resize your image within the placeholder, drag the resize handle above the Edit
Mask button.
To reposition your image within the placeholder, position the pointer over the image
(the pointer may appear as a hand), and then drag the image to position it where
you want.
To replace an item you’ve already placed in a media placeholder, drag a new file to it.
You don’t have to delete the old file first.
To reposition a media placeholder on a page, drag it.
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To convert a placeholder image to an image, select the image, choose Format > m
Advanced > Define as Media Placeholder (remove the checkmark).
140 Chapter 7 Working with Images, Shapes, and Other Objects