Tool

Name

Description

Edit Image

The Edit Image button opens your selected bitmap editor, such as Picture Publisher. You can change the default bitmap editor in the General panel of the Preferences dialog box.

Crop/Remove Crop

The Crop button lets you specify a rectangular area of a selected image to show. The rest of the image is hidden. The Remove Crop button restores a previously cropped image.

Image Effects

The Image Effect button opens the Micrografx Effects Browser. Use the Effects Browser to apply a special image effect to a selected object.

Drop/Restore Color

Use the Drop Color button to select a color that you want to become transparent. Use the Restore Color button to remove the transparency from the image.

Foreground / Background

The Foreground and Background buttons open a palette from which you can choose foreground and background colors for a monochrome bitmap image. The appearance of these buttons changes to reflect the current selection.

Image Information

The Image Information button shows file and display size information about a selected bitmap image.

Trace

Use the Trace button to create a vector "tracing" of the bitmap image that is placed on top of the image.

Trace Quality

The Trace Quality button opens a menu that lets you adjust how accurately and smoothly Designer traces a bitmap image.

Line Type

The Line Type button opens a menu that lets you choose whether Designer uses lines or curves to create the tracing.

Number of Colors Box

In the Number of Colors box, select the number of colors you want to use when tracing an image. You can assign up to 256 colors.

Noise Level Box

Use the Noise Level box to select the noise level to use when tracing an image.