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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1.00 1.0a
WINDOWS
KBusage
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Bob, versions 1.00, 1.0a
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SUMMARY
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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
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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.
 
1. Open a letter in the Letter Writer.
 
2. Click the, Add An Object squishy.
 
3. Click Microsoft Bob Picture.
 
4. Click the, Add More Pictures squishy.
 
5. Click the, Add Pictures From Your Hard Disk, A Floppy Disk, Or
   Other Source squishy.
 
6. 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.
 
7. Click OK.
 
8. 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.
 
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
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Keywords          : B_Letter 
Version           : 1.00 1.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1996.