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      Exercise 4.7: Creating Text Objects

      A number of text objects need to be created for this template. Use Figure 4-5 as the visual guide.

      1. Create a new text object that will carry the sheet title (Right-Click⇒New Sheet Object – you know the drill…).

      a. Type Template in the Text box.

      b. Make the Background fully transparent by sliding the Transparency slider fully to 100 %.

      c. Fonts tab: Use Font Size 22, color RGB(0, 100, 200).

      d. Layout tab: Set Border Width to 0 pt. Press OK to confirm.

      e. Position the object on top of the screen, almost all the way to the left.

      2. Create a new text object that will carry the icon next to the sheet title:

      a. Leave the Text empty.

      b. For the Background, use Image. Click on Change and find an icon image in the subfolder called \Icons. Pick an image of your choice. Under Image Stretch, pick Keep Aspect. Click OK to confirm the changes.

      c. Position the image in the upper-left corner, to the left of the sheet heading.

      3. Create a new text object that will carry the logo in the upper-right corner of the screen.

      a. Leave the Text empty.

      b. For the Background, use Image. Click on Change and find the logo image in the subfolder called \Icons. Alternatively, you can use any other logo of your choice. Under Image Stretch, pick Keep Aspect. Click OK to confirm the changes.

      c. Position the image in the upper-right corner of the screen.

      4. Create a new text object that will provide a gray ribbon outlining the header from the rest of the screen:

      a. Leave the Text empty.

      b. For the Background, use Color. Open the Color dialog and define the gray color as RGB(200, 200, 200).

      c. Layout tab: Border Width=0, Layer – Bottom.

      d. Caption tab: In order to ensure precise position of the object, enter the exact coordinates and sizes in the bottom-left corner: X-pos=0, Y-pos=41, Width=1,240, and Height=40. Click OK to confirm.

      e. Ensure that the previous three text boxes fit nicely above the gray ribbon. Position the list boxes for Year and Month on top of the gray ribbon, approximately in the middle.

      5. Create another gray text object, which will serve as the bottom outline of the page. It is very similar to the object created in Step 4, with the only difference in size and position. On the Caption tab, set X-pos=0, Y-pos=800, Width=1,240, and Height=6.

      6. Save your work.

      This template is optimized to fit nicely in a screen with the resolution of 1280x1024. If you want to develop a template that works for a different screen size, tweak these suggested sizes and positions accordingly.