Click Object PowerClip Create empty PowerClip frame.
2 Click Object PowerClip Create empty PowerClip frame.
You can also right-click the object, choose Frame type, and click Create empty PowerClip frame. You can also click the PowerClip frame button on the Layout toolbar. To open the Layout toolbar, click Window Toolbars Layout.
To add content to a PowerClip frame
1 Drag an object to the PowerClip frame.
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When the object approaches the frame, the frame is highlighted.
2 Do one of the following: • To add the object to an empty PowerClip frame, release the mouse button.
• To add the object to a full PowerClip frame, hold down the W key as you release the mouse button. You can also drag content to the PowerClip frame directly from Corel CONNECT, or from the Connect docker.
If the content is placed so that it falls outside the frame, it is automatically centered inside the frame to make it visible. To change this setting, click Tools Options, choose Edit in the Workspace list of categories, and set the options you want in the PowerClip frame area.
To convert a PowerClip frame back to an object • Right-click the PowerClip frame, choose Frame type, and click None.
If the frame contains content, the content is deleted when the frame reverts to a regular object. To avoid losing the content, you can first extract it from the PowerClip object.
You can also click the No frame button on the Layout toolbar. To open the Layout toolbar, click Window Toolbars Layout.
To select the contents of a PowerClip object
1 Select the PowerClip object. The PowerClip toolbar appears.
2 Click the Select contents button on the PowerClip toolbar. To position the contents inside a PowerClip frame
1 Select a PowerClip object.
2 Perform a task from the following table. To
Do the following
Center the contents inside the PowerClip frame
Click Object PowerClip Center contents.
Fit the contents proportionally inside the PowerClip frame
Click Object PowerClip Fit contents proportionally. The content is resized so that its longest dimension fits inside
the frame. The content is not distorted, and its aspect ratio is preserved. The whole content is visible, but there may be empty areas in the frame.
Fill the PowerClip frame proportionally
Click Object PowerClip Fill frame proportionally. The content is resized so that it fills the frame without being
distorted. The content’s aspect ratio is preserved. The frame is full, but there may be parts of the content that fall outside the frame and are not visible.
Fill the PowerClip frame by stretching the contents
Click Object PowerClip Stretch contents to fill frame.
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Do the following The content is resized and distorted so that it fills the frame. The
content’s aspect ratio is not preserved. The frame is full, and all of the content is visible.
The Fit contents proportionally, Fill frame proportionally, and theStretch contents to fill framecommandsmodify the PowerClip contents. The content remains modified even if you extract it from the frame.
You can also position the contents by clicking the Fit contents button on the PowerClip toolbar and clicking a command.
Examples of PowerClip contents positioned by using the following commands: Center contents (top left), Fit contents proportionally (top right), Fill frame proportionally (bottom left), and Stretch contents to fill frame (bottom right).
To copy the contents of a PowerClip object
1 Select an object .