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content categories on the left. A small pop-up preview appears as you traverse the
categories - click to select and that category is expanded and shown on the right side.
For categories that have many items there is a page control at the top right, allowing you
to flick to the next and previous pages of content.

Import an item either with a double click or by clicking the IMPORT button that appears as
you mouse-over the item. After the import, the catalog closes. If you want the catalog to
remain open after an import hold down the Shift key as you click.
An enhanced Online Content Catalog is included free for one year as part of our new
Update Service. It now offers:-

• Regular updates to the templates as part of the Update Service
• Full keyword search of the entire catalog
• A new more logical structure to the content offering a better work flow

When using the free trial version, items shown in blue in the left content list are free to
use during the trial period. All items shown in grey are available instantly for free once
you've purchased and unlocked the program.

Stock Photos
One of the categories you will see on the left is STOCK PHOTOS. These are provided by an
external company called Pixabay and so the first time you import one of these photos
you will be asked to read and accept Pixabay’s Terms & Conditions. But you only need to
do this once on each computer you use, then you can import as many photos as you like.
The photos are released under a Creative Commons CC0 license and are totally royalty
free. You can use the images for personal or commercial use with almost no limitation.

There are thousands of photos available - just select STOCK PHOTOS on the left and then
enter keywords in the search field at the top to find them. Alternatively you can replace
an existing photo by right-clicking it in your document, and then choosing "REPLACE
PHOTO" > "WITH STOCK PHOTO" from the context menu.

When you import a stock photo into a print document you get the photo’s full resolution
into your design. The resolution of photos varies, but most are much higher than HD
resolution. When you import into a web document, as when importing local photos, the
resolution is still limited to HD because it’s rare to need any higher resolution than this for
a website.

Stock Illustrations
In addition to the STOCK PHOTOS, there is also a category of vector graphic STOCK
ILLUSTRATIONS. All the images have keywords so you can easily search for the graphic
you want. Because the original vector files vary enormously in size, graphics larger than
around 300px are scaled down. Also un-grouped images are placed in a group for ease
of manipulation. Because this is vector clipart, it’s re-sizable to any size without loss of
quality.