Using Scrapbook Scrapbook is a graphics utility that lets you search for and insert clipart, photo, sound, and movie files into a WordPerfect, Corel Presentations, or Quattro Pro document. In this section, you'll learn about starting and quitting Scrapbook working with Scrapbook items searching for items in Scrapbook working with Scrapbook categories previewing sound and movie files in Scrapbook viewing items in Scrapbook updating Scrapbook items Starting and quitting Scrapbook You can start Scrapbook from WordPerfect, Corel Presentations, and Quattro Pro. You can quit Scrapbook from the Scrapbook utility window. To start Scrapbook Click Insert Graphics Clipart. To quit Scrapbook Click Close in the Scrapbook utility window. Working with Scrapbook items Scrapbook does not store files but contains thumbnails that point to media files. A thumbnail is a low-resolution miniature of a graphic or icon that is represented as an item in the Scrapbook utility window. Each item contains properties, such as keywords, file paths, and location. Scrapbook can list files on a local disk drive, network drive, or CD. You can use Scrapbook to insert a clipart file into a document. You can also insert a photo, sound, or movie file. You can copy or move a file from a document into Scrapbook. You can also import files into Scrapbook. With an Internet connection, you can download graphics, sound files, and movie files from the Corel Web site at http://www.wordperfect.com/office2002/scrapbook/index.htm. You can delete an item from Scrapbook. To insert a clipart file into a document 1 Choose a category from the Categories list. 2 Click the Clipart tab. 3 Choose an item from the Scrapbook item window. 4 Click Insert. You can also Insert a photo Click the Photos tab. Choose an item, and click Insert. Insert a sound file Click the Sounds tab. Choose an item, and click Insert. Insert a movie file Click the Movies tab. Choose an item, and click Insert. Tip You can preview sound and movie files before you insert them into a document. For more information, see "Previewing sound and movie files in Scrapbook." To copy or move a file from a document to Scrapbook 1 In the document from which you want to copy or move a file to Scrapbook, click a file. 2 Click Edit, and click one of the following commands: Cut-removes the selected file from the document Copy-copies the selected file into Scrapbook 3 In the Scrapbook utility window, click one of the following tabs: Clipart Photos Sounds Movies 4 Choose a category from the Categories list. 5 Click in the Scrapbook item window. 6 Click Edit Paste. Tip You can also move a file from a document into Scrapbook by dragging it. Notes If an item you copy or move to Scrapbook is not already a file, such as a graphic that you have created yourself, Scrapbook gives it a temporary filename of scrapx, where "x" is an incremental number. Any image or movie file that is copied or moved from WordPerfect or Corel Presentations to Scrapbook converts to a bitmapped image that has a .wpg filename extension. Once a movie file becomes a bitmapped image, it cannot be played. Any clipart or photo image that is copied or moved from Quattro Pro to Scrapbook converts to a bitmapped image, and a corresponding thumbnail item is placed in the Photos tab. To import files into Scrapbook 1 Click Import clips. 2 Click Browse. 3 Choose the drive and folder where the file is stored. 4 In the Insert file dialog box, choose a filename from the list. 5 Click Open. Note When you import a file, Scrapbook places a thumbnail of the file in the Scrapbook database. The thumbnail is represented as an item in the Scrapbook utility window. To download files to Scrapbook from the Corel Web site 1 Click Internet. 2 Follow the instructions on your screen. Note To download files, you must be connected to the Internet. To delete an item from Scrapbook 1 Click an item. 2 Press DELETE. Tip To delete multiple items at once, hold down CTRL, click the items, and press DELETE. Note When you delete an item from Scrapbook, only the thumbnail from the database is deleted. The actual picture, sound, or movie file is not deleted from your hard disk. Searching for items in Scrapbook You can search for a Scrapbook item by using criteria such as file type, keyword, or filename. To search for a Scrapbook item 1 Click Find. 2 Choose a file type from the Scrapbook item type list box. 3 Click Find now. You can also Search for a file by using keywords Type keywords in the Keywords box. Search for a file by using a full or partial filename Type text in the Filename containing box. Notes You can search for Scrapbook items as often as you like, but only the last five results are displayed. Only the last search is saved when you quit or reopen Scrapbook. Working with Scrapbook categories You can create a Scrapbook category to store items. You can also rename and delete a Scrapbook category. To create a Scrapbook category 1 Click one of the following tabs: Clipart Photos Sounds Movies 2 Click Options Create category. 3 Type a name in the Display name box. Note Scrapbook lets you store one item in multiple categories. To rename a Scrapbook category 1 Choose a category from the Categories list. 2 Click Options Rename category. 3 Type a name in the Display name box. To delete a Scrapbook category 1 Choose a category from the Categories list. 2 Click Options Remove category. Notes Deleting a category only removes the category from the Scrapbook database file; it does not delete the files contained in that category from your hard disk. The Results of find, All categories, and My favorites categories cannot be deleted. Previewing sound and movie files in Scrapbook The Scrapbook lets you preview sound and movie files before you insert them into a document. To preview a sound file in Scrapbook 1 Click the Sounds tab. 2 Right-click an item, and click Play. Notes Scrapbook supports .mid and .wav sound files. To play sound files, you must have a sound card and a sound driver properly installed on your computer. To preview a movie file in Scrapbook 1 Click the Movies tab. 2 Right-click an item, and click Play. Notes Scrapbook supports .avi movie files. To play movie files, you must have a video card and a video driver properly installed on your computer. Viewing items in Scrapbook You can view file details for Scrapbook items. You can display or hide all items in the Scrapbook database. You can display large icons, and view item keywords. You can also view item properties, such as the filename, type, size, and the path to a Scrapbook database file (.srb). To view file details for Scrapbook items Click Options Filename. Note Scrapbook database files have a .srb filename extension. To display or hide all items in the Scrapbook database Click Options Display all thumbnails. A check mark beside Display all thumbnails indicates that the command is enabled. Note When you enable the Display all thumbnails command, Scrapbook displays all the items included in the Scrapbook database, whether or not the files are stored on your hard disk. When you disable the command, only the items for files stored on the hard disk are displayed. To display large icons in Scrapbook Click Options Large icons. A check mark beside Large icons indicates that the command is enabled. To view item keywords in Scrapbook Click Options Keywords. A check mark beside Keywords indicates that the command is enabled. To view item properties in Scrapbook 1 Click an item. 2 Click Options Item properties. Updating Scrapbook items Scrapbook lets you verify that item file paths in Scrapbook correspond with item file paths on your computer. If you delete or rename an item, Scrapbook updates the item and marks those missing file paths with a red "X." You can update all items in Scrapbook. You can also update a selected item. To update all items in Scrapbook Click Options Update all thumbnails. To update a selected item in Scrapbook 1 Click an item. 2 Click Options Update the selected thumbnail. Reference: Working with Scrapbook The following tables list the file formats that Scrapbook supports, and the corresponding filename extensions. Clipart Supported format Filename extension CorelDRAW .cdr Corel Presentations exchange file .cmx Enhanced metafile .emf Encapsulated PostScript .eps Macintosh PICT .pct PC Paintbrush bitmap .pcx Quick Art document file .qad Scrapbook storage file .scb Windows metafile .wmf Compressed Corel exchange .ccx WordPerfect graphics .wpg Photos Supported format Filename extension Graphics Interchange Format bitmap .gif Joint Photographic Experts Group file interchange format .jpeg, .jpg Portable Network Graphics .png Tagged Image File format .tif Windows bitmap .bmp Sounds Supported format Filename extension Sound .mid Sound .wav Movies Supported format Filename extension Movie clip .avi