4.2 Using Graphics from the Clip Art Library

Sample clipart ships with Operations Center and is organized into folders representing different content categories. Use clip art for backgrounds or images within the Layout view. You can also import SVG clipart from other sources.

Clipart displays under Administration > Graphics > Clipart. You should import and organize clipart using this hierarchy:

Figure 4-1 Clipart Hierarchy

The Graphics tab (at the bottom of the Explorer pane) allows you access to the same clipart library under Administration > Graphics and is used to add clipart to the Layout drawing.

Drag and drop clipart onto the Layout view to use as a background or an additional image. In this way, clipart images are added as a linked objects from the Graphics Library. However, they can also be added as embedded directly into the Layout drawing.

4.2.1 Linking Clipart from the Graphics Library

Generally when adding clipart to a drawing, you are simply linking an object from the Graphics Library. This can be accomplished from the Administration > Graphics > Clipart hierarchy or from the Graphics tab at the bottom of the Explorer pane.

To add clipart to a drawing:

  1. Click the Graphics tab.

  2. Select Clipart from the Categories drop-down list to display the clipart folders:

    Layout View Graphics Tab
  3. Double-click a folder.

    The images in the folder display. If necessary, scroll down to view additional images.

  4. To change the size of the icons displayed in the Graphics tab, right-click anyplace in the Graphics tab, then select the icon size (small, medium, and so on) from the pop‑up menu.

  5. Select a clipart image.

  6. Drag and drop the image to the Layout view.

    The server1 clipart graphic is added to the drawing.

    Alternatively, you can drag and drop clipart from the Administration > Graphics > Clipart folder from the Explorer pane to the Layout view.

    The drag and drop action automatically changes the Layout view from View to Edit mode.

  7. If necessary, click a “handle” around the clipart and drag to enlarge or shrink the image.

    You can also drag the image to reposition it.

  8. If you are placing the clipart as background, right-click the image, then select Order > Send to Bottom.

    The image displays beneath other drawing components in the Layout view.

4.2.2 Embedding Clipart Images

Embedding an image from the Graphics Library is only accomplished via the Administration > Graphics > Clipart hierarchy. An embedded image is saved as an object in the Layout drawing and is no longer linked from the Graphics Library.

To embed clipart into a drawing:

  1. From the Explorer pane, click to expand Administration > Graphics > Clipart.

  2. While holding the Ctrl key, drag and drop the clipart object into the Layout view.

    The drag and drop action automatically changes the Layout view from View to Edit mode. The clipart image is added as an embedded image.

  3. If necessary, click a “handle” around the clipart and drag to enlarge or shrink the image.

    You can also drag the image to reposition it.

  4. If you are placing the clipart as background, right-click the image, then select Order > Send to Bottom.

    The image displays beneath other drawing components in the Layout view.