Content objects are the objects of your publication that contain the content of your pages including text, images or video. The process for adding a content object to your page is much the same for all the different objects.
On the Tools toolbar, click the Tool for the specific object you want to create.
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All of the object tools are also available on the Insert menu. This also has infrequently used objects such as the Comment tool. If you want to add or remove items to the toolbar you can use the Customize feature by right-clicking on the Tools toolbar.
Move the cursor over your page.
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Opus tells you the exact location of your cursor in the status bar at the bottom of the workspace.
When you have moved to the correct location click with the left mouse button on the page where you want the top left corner of the object to be. You can reposition it later so it only need be approximate. Then, keeping the left mouse button pressed down, drag the cursor over to the right and down until you have described the area you want the object to cover. You can resize the object later so, again, this only needs to be approximate.
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Once you have completed drawing the object Opus will launch the Properties dialog for this object so you can begin editing the object’s properties. In the case of Video and Image objects this includes the image or video you wish to display.
You can switch this automatic launch off via the Options dialog accessible from the Tools menu – Options General Tab. If you do switch this option off you will need to manually launch the Properties dialog by double-clicking on the object with the left mouse button or pressing Ctrl+R.