Creating a Message with Text Graphics

eMail VOICELink provides you with the ability to include both text and graphics (pictures) with your voice message. This capability is enabled through Whiteboard templates. eMail VOICELink comes with a variety of Whiteboard templates. Some templates include pre-selected graphics and text, while others allow you to enter your own text message and choose your own clip art.

Selecting a Whiteboard Template

The Select Template dialog box appears when you have selected the graphics option on the main window and then clicked Record Message . Follow these steps to select a template.

Browse through the templates by clicking one of the tabbed catagories on the Select Template dialog box and then click the templates.

When you click a template, a preview of the template appears in the preview box on the right side of the dialog box.

You can identify templates that allow you to add your own text message or clip art image by the dashed text or bitmap boxes.
When you have decided on a template, click on it and then click OK .

Adding Text on the Whiteboard

If the Whiteboard template you have selected includes a text box, you can enter a message by first clicking the box and then typing. The text boxes have the following restrictions:

You cannot copy, cut, or paste text in these boxes.
To make a correction, you must backspace and then retype.
To create a new line you must press the Return key. There is no text wrap function.

Adding Graphics

If the Whiteboard template you have selected includes a bitmap box, you can add a graphic by double-clicking the box. This causes the Select Clipart dialog box to open. This dialog box features tabbed categories of clip art. Follow these step to select clip art:

Browse through the images by clicking one of the tabbed catagories on the Select Clip Art dialog box and then click the image file.

When you click an image file, a preview of the image appears in the preview box on the right side of the dialog box.