Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 194)

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Learn how to add images, shapes, sound, and movies to your
spreadsheets.
An object is any item you add to a spreadsheet and then manipulate. Images, shapes,
movies, text boxes, tables, and charts are all objects.
This chapter focuses on images (photographs or PDF files), shapes, sound, and movies.
Many of the techniques covered in this chapter for placing and manipulating these
objects can be generalized to tables, charts, and text boxes; any special formatting
techniques for these objects are covered in other chapters.
Working with Images
Numbers accepts all QuickTime-supported formats, including the following graphics
file types:
TIFF Â
GIF Â
JPEG Â
PDF Â
PSD Â
EPS Â
PICT Â
If you intend to greatly enlarge or reduce an image’s dimensions, consider converting
it to a PDF file before importing it. PDF files don’t lose their crispness when they’re
significantly resized; other file types may not retain their clarity as well when they’re
resized. You can convert an image to a PDF by using Grab. Open Grab (it’s in the
Applications/Utilities folder), choose Capture > Selection to capture an image, and
then choose File > Print to save the image as a PDF.
To import an image, do any of the following:
Choose Insert > Choose, select the file, and then click Insert.
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Working with Shapes, Graphics,
and Other Objects