Objects are components of a slide including text, graphics shapes, images, audio and video. You can place any object onto a slide in a presentation project from the main window. Click the object if it is not active. You can tell that a text object is active when you see 8 small binding boxes around the edges of the text box. Objects can be positioned, resized and rotated. Also you can set fill color and line style of some objects. Furthermore, you can change their layer order.

You can use your mouse to right-click inside the project viewer to present several options for objects. These options will have similar behavior to the Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete buttons found in the edit menu. See: Menu reference


Graphics Shapes

A shape is a geometric object such as a circle, rectangle, line or curve. Text and corresponding styling information can also be attached to a shape.

To add shape to your slide, click the Add Shape button and select the shape type on the main window toolbar. Next, add the shape on your slide by clicking and dragging a box; when you release the mouse your shape will appear. You can format the shape using the property panel on the right. Also, you can add text by selecting Edit Text from the right-click menu. A rich text editor will open. See: Text Edit Dialog


Image

Each image object contains a single image. If the originally loaded image contains an alpha channel, the image object will appear transparent.

To add images to your slide, click the Add Image button on the toolbar. The Select Image window will open. Navigate to and select the photo that you would like to add, then click the Open button. You can select, move, rotate, and resize your image object by dragging it, or change other properties using the right panels.

You can also click the Add ClipArt button on the toolbar to add an image from NCH's clipart library online.


Audio

Audio objects allow you to insert audio files and narration into your slides. Audio can be played back during editing and is played during slideshows.

To add audio to your slide, click the Add Audio button on the toolbar. Clicking the button will open the Audio from file dialog, or you can select to insert a file or record narration from the button's menu. Selecting Audio from file will open a file browser where you can select an audio file from your media. Selection Record Audio will open a recording window where you can record your narration (See: Audio Record Dialog). You can play an audio object by right-clicking it when it is selected. See: Audio Play Dialog

Video

Video objects allow you to insert video files into your slides. Video can be played back during editing and is played during slideshows.

To add video to your slide, click the Add Video button on the toolbar. You can play a video object by right-clicking it when it is selected.