1 Topic by Radionut44 (edited by Radionut44 2024-11-16 00:56:24)

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Topic: Adding a graphic from Asset Manager or Asset Browser to document

I want to add a bunch of clip art to My Designs on the Asset tab, to be used in any document. I have added the items in My Designs, added tags for each in Asset Manager, and I can enter a tag in the Search box and see all the matches in the manager screen. I want to be able to drag or copy/paste one of the items to the current document, but I can find no way to do this. Is there any way to do this? What is the point of being able to search tags if you cannot easily use graphics?

My present “System” is to keep a bunch of graphics scattered all over the pasteboard which gives a performance hit when I do a file save, and is impossible to keep organized.

I am using PagePlus X9.

Ron B

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Re: Adding a graphic from Asset Manager or Asset Browser to document

To copy an item that is in Assets tab to your publication just drag and drop.

You can add items in your publication to theAssets tab the sam way.

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Re: Adding a graphic from Asset Manager or Asset Browser to document

I am aware of that. But if I have 50 or more graphics in the asset tab, I have to scroll to find and select. Suppose I have ten graphics with a “welcome” tag. If a put welcome in the search field, it shows me all ten graphics in the asset manager window. I can decide which one I want for my application. I can find no way to get it from the search window. I have to close the search screen, before I can do anything else. I still have to search the asset tab until I find it. If they have a way to do it I cannot find it. It would be impossible to decide how to arrange the order of items in the asset tab. Why have tags if they do not work to help you get what you searched for?

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Re: Adding a graphic from Asset Manager or Asset Browser to document

I think the asset search function is broken. After some time adding graphics and other items to the My Design and other categories, I used the search function, but I either found nothing or crashed the program.

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Re: Adding a graphic from Asset Manager or Asset Browser to document

I found that search works in Asset Manager for objects in both My Designs and Graphics. However, in Asset Browser it works for objects in Graphics, but not for objects in My Designs. But in either Manager or Browser I have found no way to get objects from the search screen to the document. That is what is lacking a solution.

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Re: Adding a graphic from Asset Manager or Asset Browser to document

I found the correct solution to my question. I had been using the Search box in Asset Manager. I had overlocked the Search box at the bottom of the Assets Tab. That works! I couldn't see the forest for the trees!
I am now going to post a new, but somewhat related question. I hope anyone seeing this post will also check out the new one as well.

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Re: Adding a graphic from Asset Manager or Asset Browser to document

Radionut44 wrote:

I am now going to post a new, but somewhat related question. I hope anyone seeing this post will also check out the new one as well.

Ron’s new topic is here.

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