Microsoft KB Archive/140486

How To Add Graphics To the Bob Picture Picker

PSS ID Number: Q140486 Article last modified on 07-02-1996

1.00 1.0a

WINDOWS

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= SUMMARY =

Bob contains clip art you can use to add graphics to your letters; the Great Greetings add-on package contains additional clip art. You can also add your own graphics to the Picture Picker. Bob stores this clip art in the Picture Picker.

= MORE INFORMATION =

You must have a graphics filter to add graphics to Picture Picker. Bob installs graphics filters for the following graphic formats:

Computer Graphics Metafile(.cgm) Tagged Image Format(.tif) PC Paintbrush(.pcx)

Bob Great Greetings add-on includes these additional filters:

Windows Metafile(.wmf) Bitmap (.bmp)

If you have installed other graphics programs, you may have other graphic filters installed.

To add graphics to the Picture Picker, do the following:

NOTE: You must know the location of your graphic files and the file name(s) you wish to add before you begin.

  Open a letter in the Letter Writer.   Click the, Add An Object squishy.   Click Microsoft Bob Picture.   Click the, Add More Pictures squishy.   Click the, Add Pictures From Your Hard Disk, A Floppy Disk, Or Other Source squishy.   In the Pick A Picture dialog box, locate the folder your graphic files are stored in and click the graphic file you want to add.   Click OK.   Select the Bob Picture Picker category you want the graphic in and click the button with the green check mark. NOTE: If you want to set up a new category for your graphics, click the Create A New Category squishy, then type a name for the new category and click the button with the green check mark. </li></ol>

You can now select your picture and insert it in the Letter Writer or Great Greetings.

Repeat steps 4 through 8 for each graphic you want to add to the Picture Picker.

KBCategory: KBusage KBSubcategory: B_Letter KBPriority: 3

= Additional reference words: kids, w_bob, kbhowto =

Keywords : B_Letter Version : 1.00 1.0a Platform : WINDOWS ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1996.