## Creating graphics

### To create a rectangular graphic item

- Click the Graphic icon in the toolbar:

- Drag to draw a rectangle defining the size and position of the graphic item on the page.

The graphic item will be selected, as indicated by the selection handles on its border:

### To create an oval graphic item

- Click the Oval icon in the toolbar:

- Drag to draw a rectangle defining the size of the oval.

When you import a graphic into the oval graphic item it will be cropped to the oval outline:

### To create a graphic item with an arbitrary outline

- Click the Path icon in the toolbar:

- Click with the tool to draw successive points on the path, or drag to extend handles from the points to create a smooth curve outline.
- Click again on the first point to complete the outline:

### To import a graphic into a graphic item

- Select the graphic item.
- Open the File menu and choose Import....
- Select the image you want to import:

- To import the image as a pass-through graphic select Pass-through.
- Click the Open button to import it.

The image will be shown in the graphic item:

Note: It is good practice to move any images you want to use on your site into a Media folder, within your Site folder, before importing them into the site. This ensures that you will have the original master versions of each image available when you publish the site. If you import images from other locations, such as your desktop, there is a risk that they will subsequently get moved or deleted, with the result that Freeway will not be able to locate them when you next publish the site.

### To drag and drop a graphic

You can simply drag graphics from a Finder window and drop them onto your Freeway document.

- Drag the graphic from a Finder window, such as the Media folder.
- Drop it onto the page in your Freeway document, or into a graphic item:

If you drop the graphic into a graphic item it will be cropped to fit the item.

If you drop the graphic onto the page, a new graphic item will be created the correct size for the graphic you have imported.

### To import a graphic as a pass-through graphic

- Select Pass-through in the Import dialog box and click the Open button to import it.

### To drag and drop a graphic as a pass-through graphic

- Drag the graphic and drop it onto a page or graphic item, holding down [Option] before you release the mouse button.

### To import a graphic using a plug-in

If you have appropriate import plug-ins installed, they will appear on the Acquire submenu and you can use them to import graphics; see Using plug-ins. For example, with a suitable scanner and plug-in you can scan images directly into Freeway.

- Select the graphic item.
- Open the File menu and choose Acquire..., then follow the procedure for the plug-in.

The graphic will be imported directly into Freeway. You can manipulate it as you would any other imported graphic.

### To delete a graphic from a graphic item

- Select the graphic item, then open the Edit menu and choose Clear Content.

Alternatively, importing or dragging and dropping another graphic onto the same graphic item will replace the original graphic in the item.

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