How do I move images, text boxes, or shapes from one item to another?
Recreating Images (by position, size, and rotation)
From the existing item:
- Click on the image.
- Copy the Alt Text:
- From the toolbar, click the Alt Text button.
- Highlight the text in the alt text box and use CTRL + C on your keyboard to copy it.
- Click OK or Cancel.
- Copy the positioning and size:
- From the toolbar, click the Position button.
- Make note of all the position values for the image (top, left, width, etc.)
- From the left panel, click on the Images option and drag an image onto your item.
- Search for the image by Alt Text:
- In the image selector window, paste the alt text from the previous image in the search box.
- Click Enter. Your image will display.
Note: If you can't find your image, contact LibraryAware support at LibraryAware@ebsco.com with the alt text you copied. - Click Select Image under the image.
- Position your image:
- From the toolbar, click the Position button.
- Enter all the position values that you noted from the previous image.
Recreating Text Boxes (by position, size, rotation, colors, and font)
- Click on the text box.
- Copy the positioning and size:
- From the toolbar, click the Position button.
- Make note of all the position values for the text box (top, left, width, etc.)
- Copy the background color:
- With the text box selected, click the Background Color icon in the toolbar.
- From the Hex field, make a note of the code that displays.
- Copy the text content and properties:
- With the text box selected, highlight the text and copy it using CTRL + C on your keyboard.
- Make note of the text properties that display in the toolbar, including font, font size, and line spacing.
- Click the Text Color icon in the toolbar, click More Colors... at the bottom of that drop-down, then make note of the code listed in the "#" or Hex field.
- Note the alignment (Aligned Left, Aligned Right, or Center Aligned) for the text.
From the new item:
- From the left panel, click on the Text option and drag any size text box onto your item.
Note: Since you will change the properties of the text and the text box, any text box size will work. - Position your text box:
- Select the text box.
- From the toolbar, click the Position button.
- Enter all the position values that you noted from the previous text box.
- Add the background color:
- With the text box selected, click the Background Color icon in the toolbar.
- In the Hex field, enter the Hex code that you noted from the previous text box.
- Add the text and the text properties:
- With the text box selected, highlight the placeholder text and paste in the text that you copied from the previous text box. You can use CTRL + V on your keyboard to paste the text in the text box.
- In the toolbar, select the font, font size, and line spacing.
- Click the Text Color icon in the toolbar, click More Colors... at the bottom of that drop-down, then enter the font color code copied from the previous text box "#" or Hex field.
- Use the Justify icon to align your text within the text box.
Recreating Shapes (by position, size, and rotation)
- Click on the shape.
- Copy the positioning and size:
- From the toolbar, click the Position button.
- Make note of all the position values for the shape (top, left, width, etc.)
- Copy the background color:
- With the shape selected, click the Background Color icon in the toolbar.
- From the Hex field, make a note of the code that displays.
- From the left panel, click on the Shapes option and drag a shape onto your item.
- Position your shape:
- Select the shape.
- From the toolbar, click the Position button.
- Enter all the position values that you noted from the previous shape.
- Add the background color:
- With the shape selected, click the Background Color icon in the toolbar.
- In the Hex field, enter the Hex code that you noted from the previous shape.
- Click Layer to move the shape behind any other elements in your item.