Display a gallery of slide show backgrounds that you can choose from.
BackgroundGetNext
Syntax
()
Description
Select the next background in the Background Name dialog box.
BackgroundGetPrevious
Syntax
()
Description
Select the previous background in the Background Name dialog box.
BackgroundInsert
Syntax
(Filename: string; KeepObjects: enumeration)
Description
Specify a background from the Background Gallery and apply it to your slide show.
Parameters
Filename: string The name of the .WPG file to insert as the new background.
KeepObjects: enumeration Specify whether to keep objects from the existing background before replacing it with the new one.
No!
Yes!
BackgroundNext
Syntax
()
Description
Open the next background in the Background Editor.
BackgroundPrevious
Syntax
()
Description
Open the previous background in the Background Editor.
Backspace
Syntax
()
Description
Delete the character to the left of the insertion point in the Text Editor.
BeginAcquireImageArea
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the tool used to define a rectangular area which will contain a scanned image. The image is scaled to fit inside the area, matching the closest width or height dimension of the area and maintaining the aspect ratio. A scanning device with a TWAIN driver must be installed for this command to function.
BeginAcquireImageFixedSize
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the tool used to scan an image into a rectangular area. The image is scaled to match both the width and height of the area. The aspect ration is maintained if the scanning software supports it. If not, the image width and height are scaled non-uniformly and the image may be distorted. A scanning device with a TWAIN driver must be installed for this command to function.
BeginAirBrush
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Air Brush tool in the Bitmap Editor.
BeginArrow
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Arrow drawing tool.
Note
This command is obsolete.
BeginBezier
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Bezier Curve drawing tool.
Note
This command is obsolete.
BeginBitmap
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Bitmap tool.
BeginBulletChart
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the tool used to create a new bulleted list.
BeginCircle
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Circle drawing tool.
BeginCircularArc
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Circular Arc drawing tool.
Note
This command is obsolete.
BeginClosedCurve
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Closed Curve drawing tool.
BeginCurve
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Curve drawing tool.
BeginDataChart
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the tool used to create a data chart.
BeginEllipse
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Ellipse drawing tool.
BeginEllipticalArc
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Elliptical Arc drawing tool.
BeginFloodFill
Syntax
()
Description
Activate Flood Fill in the Bitmap Editor.
BeginFreehand
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Freehand drawing tool.
BeginLine
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Polyline drawing tool.
BeginLine2
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Line drawing tool.
BeginOrgChart
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the tool used to create a new organization chart.
BeginPaintBrush
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Paint Brush tool in the Bitmap Editor.
BeginPaintDropper
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Pickup Color tool in the Bitmap Editor.
BeginPaintEraser
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Eraser tool in the Bitmap Editor.
BeginPolygon
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Polygon drawing tool.
BeginRectangle
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Rectangle drawing tool.
BeginRegularPolygon
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Regular Polygon drawing tool.
Note
This command is obsolete.
BeginRetrieveFigure
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Clipart drawing tool, which is used to insert a figure into the current document.
BeginRoundedRectangle
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Rounded Rectangle drawing tool.
BeginSelect
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the Select drawing tool, which is used to select items to modify.
BeginSelectArea
Syntax
()
Description
Activate the tool used to select part of the current drawing in the Bitmap Editor.
BeginSelectiveReplace
Syntax
()
Description
Activate Selective Replace in the Bitmap Editor. Selective Replace allows you replace foreground-color pixels with background-color pixels.
BegOfLine
Syntax
()
Description
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line of text in the Text Editor.
Apply the Blur effect to the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Blur the full image or the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Amount: enumeration (optional) The amount of blurring.
Change the brightness of the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Change the brightness of the full image or the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Percent: numeric (optional) The percentage by which to increase or decrease brightness. A value of 50% specifies no change.
Change the contrast values for the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Change the contrast for the full image or the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Percent: numeric (optional) The percentage by which to increase or decrease contrast. A value of 50% specifies no change.
Apply the Emboss effect to the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Emboss the full image or the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Apply the Equalize effect to the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Equalize the full image or the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Apply the Mosaic effect to the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Apply the Mosaic effect to the full image or to the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Size: numeric (optional) The size of mosaic "tiles."
Apply the Rain effect to the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Apply the Rain effect to the full image or to the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Length: numeric (optional) The length of streaks, in pixels.
BitmapReturn
Syntax
()
Description
Close the Bitmap Editor and insert the bitmap object into the current drawing.
Change color saturation for the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Specify whether to change color saturation for the full image or for the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Percent: numeric (optional) The percentage by which to increase or decrease saturation. A value of 50% specifies no change.
Apply the Sharpen effect to the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Specify whether to sharpen the full image or the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Amount: enumeration (optional) The sharpness level.
Apply the Smooth effect to the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Smooth the full image or the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selection area.
Amount: enumeration (optional) The smoothness level.
High!
Low!
Medium!
BitmapSpecialEffectsDlg
Syntax
()
Description
Display the Special Effects dialog box, which is used to specify visual effects for a bitmap object in the Bitmap Editor.
Region: enumeration (optional) Remove spikes from the full image or the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Amount: enumeration (optional) The smoothness level.
Apply the Stereogram effect to the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Apply effect to the full image or the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Region: enumeration (optional) Trace the full image or the portion inside or outside a selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel of the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Amount: enumeration (optional) The amount of tracing.
High!
Low!
Medium!
BitmapUndo
Syntax
()
Description
Reverse the effects of the most recent editing change in the Bitmap Editor.
Apply the Wind effect to the current bitmap image.
Parameters
Region: enumeration (optional) Apply the wind effect to the full image or the area inside or outside the selected area.
Full!
Inside!
Outside!
Left: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area. Coordinates are measured from the top left pixel in the bitmap area (0,0).
Top: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the top left corner of the selected area.
Right: numeric (optional) The horizontal coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Bottom: numeric (optional) The vertical coordinate of the pixel in the bottom right corner of the selected area.
Length: numeric (optional) The length of streaks, in pixels.
Direction: enumeration (optional) The direction the wind blows.
Both!
Left!
Right!
BitmapZoom
Syntax
(Direction: enumeration)
Description
Toggle magnification in the Bitmap Editor so you can edit a bitmap area one pixel at a time.
Parameters
Direction: enumeration (optional) Zoom in or out.
In!
Out!
BlackAndWhite
Syntax
()
Description
Change the colors of the selected objects to black and white.
Note
This command is obsolete.
BlendDlg
Syntax
()
Description
Display the Blend dialog box, which is used to combine the shapes, sizes, and colors of two selected objects.
BlendObjects
Syntax
(BlendSteps: numeric)
Description
Combine the shapes, sizes, and colors of two selected objects.
Parameters
BlendSteps: numeric (optional) The number of blending steps.
BoxAttributesDlg
Syntax
()
Description
Display the BoxProperties dialog box, which is used in organization charts to change box colors, appearance, and style.
BranchZoomInOut
Syntax
(ZoomInOut: enumeration)
Description
Zoom the selected branch in or out.
Parameters
ZoomInOut: enumeration (optional) Off!
On!
BrushAttributesDlg
Syntax
()
Description
Display the Brush Attributes dialog box, which is used in the Bitmap Editor to specify brush shape, width, and spray density.
BulletChartAttrEnd
Syntax
(SaveTo: enumeration)
Description
Close a command sequence used to specify bulleted list attributes. Precede with BulletChartAttrStart and commands which specify attributes.
Parameters
SaveTo: enumeration (optional) Specify where to save style information.
Chart!
Layout!
BulletChartAttrStart
Syntax
()
Description
Begin a command sequence used to specify bullet chart attributes. Follow with commands which specify attributes and with BulletChartAttrEnd.