Creating an image

You can create a variety of funny-shaped buttons using dingbat fonts. Dingbat refers to a specialized font set, that has interesting shapes and symbols. You can create, modify, and insert them into the documents as you would any other text object.

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Step 1: Creating a new document

  1. Select the [File > New] menu command.
  2. In the New Document dialog box, type in ‘circle’ in the Name and specify the Width, Height, and Color and click OK.
  3. A Canvas opens and ‘myimage [Sheet 1] – 100%. is displayed on its title bar.

Step 2: Inserting a dingbat character

  1. Select the Text Tool Namo WebCanvas icon toolpalette text Creating an image on the Tool Palette.
  2. In the Text dialog box, type ‘/’ in the Text and specify the Font as ‘Wingding’ and specify the font size. Then, click OK.
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  3. Press the Swap Fill and Stroke Namo WebCanvas icon toolpalette swap properties Creating an image button on the Tool Palette.
  4. Press the Stroke button on the Tool Palette and remove the stroke by clicking the None Namo WebCanvas icon toolpalette erase properties Creating an image.
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  5. Press the Fill drop-down list on the Tool Palette and select the color you want from the Color tab.
    Namo WebCanvas tsm 3 5 Creating an image

Step 3: Inserting an object

  1. Select the Ellipse Tool Namo WebCanvas icon toolpalette ellipse Creating an image on the Tool Palette.
  2. Create a circle by dragging the mouse on the Canvas while holding down the <Shift> key.
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  3. Specify the Width as ’3′ in the Stroke tab of the Properties window.
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  4. Select the [Effect > Drop Shadow] menu command.
  5. In the Drop Shadow dialog box, specify the Offset X/Y and Blur as ’2′ pixels.
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  6. Drag the circle object while holding down the <Ctrl> key to make the digbat character in Step 2 included in the circle.
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  7. An image as below is created.
    Namo WebCanvas tsm 3 1 Creating an image

Step 4: Saving the Smart ClipArt

  1. Select the [File > Save] dialog box.
  2. In the Save As dialog box, specify the Filename as ‘myimage,’ Files of type as ‘TNG Files (*.tng) and click Save.

Namo WebCanvas reference Creating an image As the inserted text is saved as an image if you use the Smart ClipArt (*.tng) file format, you can freely use special fonts other than basic fonts.

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Creating an image