Clip Art Panel

This panel is called from the Panel bar by the following tool:

If you do not see this tool, right-click in an empty area of the Panel bar and select it.

Use this panel to insert both system and custom clip art, and rename or delete clip art.

To collapse or expand the Clip Art display
 

Click this tool to collapse the display, so that all group names are visible. Click its plus variant to expand the display again.

To insert a clip art

1. Open the document and the Clip Art panel.

2. Display the page where you want to insert a clip art.

3. Do one of the following:

1. • Drag a clip art from the Clip Art panel onto the required place, or

   • Right-click a clip art and select Insert from the shortcut menu, or

   • Select a clip art, then drag a rectangle in the required size with the resulting cursor shape. When you release the button, the clip art appears on the page inside the rectangle. Resize as necessary.

To create a custom clip art

1. Click Create in the Clip Art panel to call the Select Image dialog box.

2. Specify a file type and browse for a source file to be reused in future as a clip art.

3. Assign a group and a name to it.  The group can be an existing one or a new one. The name must be unique within the group.

4. Click OK. The newly created custom clip art will appear in the Clip Art panel at the end of the specified group.

Note

You can select a multi-page image file, but only one page can be placed. Use the navigation arrows in the Select Image dialog box to select the desired page.

To find text in a clip art name or group name

1. Click the Find tool on the Clip Art panel toolbar.

2. Enter a text string to look for in the Find Clip Art dialog box and click Find.

3. Thumbnails containing the specified text either in their names or in their group names are displayed in the Clip Art panel.

To rename a clip art

1. Right-click a clip art in the Clip Art panel.

2. Select Rename in the shortcut menu.

To delete a clip art

1. Right-click a clip art in the Clip Art panel.

2. Select Delete in the shortcut menu.

Notes

All these commands are accessible from the shortcut menu of the Options tool.

Both system and custom clip art can be renamed or deleted. The initial set of system clip art can be restored at any time: choose Reset Clip Art from the Options drop-down menu and specify whether to replace the current choice or add to it.