Apple Pages '09 - Manual (Page 155)

Chapter 7 Working with Images, Shapes, and Other Objects 155
When you add media files to your document, make sure that they will be available if
you transfer your document to another computer. When saving your document, make
sure to select “Copy audio and movies into document” in the Save window after you
choose Save or Save As. (If you don’t see the option, click the disclosure triangle next
to the field, and then click Advanced Options.)
Placing a Picture Frame Around a Movie
Placing a picture frame around a movie is an attractive way to display it in a document.
To add a picture frame, you use the Stroke settings in the Graphic inspector.
To frame a movie:
1 Select it, and then click the Inspector button in the toolbar to open the Inspector
window. Click the Graphic inspector button in the Inspector window.
2 Choose Picture Frame from the Stroke pop-up menu.
3 Click the picture frame that appears below the Stroke pop-up menu, and select a
frame style.
4 Drag the Scale slider or specify a percentage to set the thickness of the picture frame.
Adjusting Media Playback Settings
If you don’t want to use an entire audio file or movie in your document or you want to
limit the playback only to certain parts, you can set this up in the QuickTime inspector.
You can also set the movie poster frame, which is the frame that displays until the
movie starts playing, and other playback options.
Set the playback volume.
Set playback repeat options.
Select the frame to
display until the movie
begins playing.
Use these controls to view
the movie or play sound as
you edit your document.
The QuickTime inspector
button
Start and stop a movie at
particular times.
The Play, Pause, Fast-Forward, and Rewind buttons available in the QuickTime inspector
can be used to play and preview a movie as you set the playback preferences
described here.
To set media playback preferences:
1 Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the QuickTime inspector button.
2 Click the movie or sound object to select it.