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To show these SmartShape control handles, click on the grid. As you hover over each
handle a little info tip appears.

Drag the blue handles in the centers of images to re-order images.
Adjusts the gap between the images.
Rotate the whole grid.
Click a green edge handle to add a new image to the row. This will add a
placeholder image onto which you can drag a new photo.
Resize the whole grid, alternatively, use the Selector Tool. Hold down shift
to resize the grid around its center.
Drag down to add another row of images.
Click an interior green handle to delete the image. This will reshuffle and
resize the other images on the row.

You can also use the Smart Photo handles on individual images, by going into the PHOTO
TOOL and clicking on an image. Each time you replace an image, it puts you into this
Photo Tool mode. To get back to the SmartShape handles use the QUICKSHAPE TOOL
(Shift+F2) or go back to the SELECTOR TOOL (on page 123) and click again.

Adding & Replacing images
To replace an image with your own photo, just drag and drop a photo file from Windows
Explorer (or from the BITMAP GALLERY (on page 350) if the photo is already in the current