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208 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE
To save Material dialog box settings to the EasyPalette:
1. Select a text or path object to make it active, then switch to its corresponding
tool in the Toolbox, and click Material on the Attribute Toolbar.
2. In the Material dialog box, click Add.
3. In the Material: Save Options dialog box, select All to save everything or
Partial to choose the specific settings to save.
4. Click OK. The Add to EasyPalette dialog box then opens.
5. Specify the Sample name, Gallery, and Tab group information for saving.
6. Click OK to add the settings to the EasyPalette.
7. Next time you want to apply the saved 3D properties to any text or path object,
simply drag the thumbnail from the gallery to the active object.
Type effects
The EasyPalette's Type Gallery provides a wide selection of preset colors and
gradients, as well as glass, metallic, and other outstanding textures that you can
directly apply to text objects. Other visually striking effects such as fire, snow,
neon glows, and more are also available. Each of these effects can be applied to
path objects as well.
To apply a preset Type effect:
1. Click the Text Tool on the Toolbox. Enter your text and click OK.
2. Adjust the Font, Size and Color of the selected text on the Attribute Toolbar.
3. Click EasyPalette on the Standard Toolbar to open the galleries and libraries.
4. Open Text/Path Effects in the EasyPalette, select Type gallery, then choose a
preset effect.
5. Drag or double-click to apply the effect to the text.
Notes:
• Once a type effect has been applied, the text object becomes an image object,
and you will not be able to further edit the text attributes.
• To create custom type effects and apply them to your text, select Effect:
Creative - Type Effect.
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