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.

You can delete an item from Scrapbook.

To insert a clipart file into a document

Choose a category from the Categories list.

Click the Clipart tab.

Choose an item from the Scrapbook item window.

Click Insert.

(Quattro Pro only) Click to place the item at its default size, or click and drag to place the item and size it manually.

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.

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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

In the document from which you want to copy or move a file to Scrapbook, click a file.

Click Edit, and click one of the following commands:

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Cut — removes the selected file from the document

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Copy — copies the selected file into Scrapbook

In the Scrapbook utility window, click one of the following tabs:

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Clipart

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Photos

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Sounds

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Movies

Choose a category from the Categories list.

Click in the Scrapbook item window.

Click Edit

Paste.

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You can also move a file from a document into Scrapbook by dragging it.

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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.

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Any image or movie file that is copied or moved from WordPerfect or Presentations to Scrapbook converts to a bitmap that has a .wpg filename extension. Once a movie file becomes a bitmap, it cannot be played. Any clipart or photo image that is copied or moved from Quattro Pro to Scrapbook converts to a bitmap, and a corresponding thumbnail item is placed in the Photos tab.

To import files into Scrapbook

Click Import clips.

Click Browse.

Choose the drive and folder where the file is stored.

In the Insert file dialog box, choose a filename from the list.

Click Open.

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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 delete an item from Scrapbook

Click an item.

Press Delete.

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To delete multiple items at once, hold down Ctrl, click the items, and press Delete.

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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.

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