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Manipulating GraphicsResizingOnce your graphic is inserted, you can resize it. To keep the proportions, move the mouse over the corner and then click and drag. Remember, smaller graphics take less time to load! If you want to be precise about the size of your graphic, right click it and choose properties. Click the Appearance tab and use the Width and Height boxes to size it. The picture will automatically adjust your proportions as long as the Keep Aspect Ratio box is checked. Transparency
Notice how the above picture has a white frame around it? I can get rid of the white areas by making my picture transparent. Transparent graphics are those you can "see through." To make a graphic transparent, select it and click the Set Transparent Color button in the Pictures toolbar at the bottom of the window. Use the transparency tool to click on the part of the graphic you want to be transparent. FrontPage will warn you that it has to convert the graphic to a gif in order to make it transparent. (Note: The pictures toolbar should appear when you click on a graphic. If it doesn't, choose View/Toolbars/Pictures to make the toolbar appear.)
Adding a BorderSelect your graphic. Right click and choose Properties. (You can also choose Properties from the Format menu.) Click on the Appearance tab and set a size for the Border Thickness. My border above has a thickness of 2. Alignment
SpacingThe Appearance tab also allows you to choose how much space is around your
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