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Chapter 7 Working with Shapes, Graphics, and Other Objects 159

Here are ways to add an image as an inline object:

m Press the Command key, and then drag an image file from the Finder to the document

window until you see the insertion point at the place where you want the image to

appear. Release the image when you have placed it where you want it.

m Click Media in the toolbar, click the Photos button in the Media Browser window, select

the album where your picture is located, press the Command key, and then drag a

thumbnail to the document window, releasing the image when the insertion point is at

the place where you want the image to appear.

m Place the insertion point wherever you want the image to appear, choose Insert >

Choose, select the image file, and then click Insert.

Masking (Cropping) Images

You can crop images without actually changing the image files by masking parts of

them.

Cropping an Image Using the Default (Rectangular) Mask

You can use a rectangular mask to define the boundaries of an image.

To crop an image using the default (rectangular) mask:

1 Import the image you want to mask (see “Importing an Image as a Floating Object” on

page 158 and “Importing an Image as an Inline Object” on page 158 for instructions).

2 Select the image, and then click the Mask button in the Format Bar or select the image,

and then choose Format > Mask. A resizable mask appears over the image, and some

mask controls are displayed.

3 To resize the image, drag the slider above the Edit Mask button.

4 Refine the mask by doing any of the following:

Â To resize the mask, drag the selection handles. To constrain the mask’s proportions,

hold down the Shift key as you drag.

Â To rotate the mask, hold down the Command key as you drag a corner selection

handle.

Drag the selection handles

to resize the mask.

Drag the image to

position the part you

want to show.

Drag the slider to resize

the image.

Click to show or hide the

area outside the mask.

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