Backdrop pictures

A backdrop is a picture which appears behind the text and does not move when the text changes. You would usually use backdrops to help you create stationery.

You will probably use one of two strategies with backdrops:

Create stationery by printing the backdrop with your document on to plain paper

Use the backdrop to help you line your document up to match your pre-printed stationery. In this case you will need to create a Draw file or sprite file which matches your pre-printed stationery, perhaps by scanning the stationery.

Creating backdrops

To create a backdrop within a document:

  1. Drag the picture file into your Fireworkz document window, and click to select it.
  2. Choose Backdrop... from the Pictures menu. The Backdrop dialogue box will be displayed.
  3. Choose one of the first two options in the dialogue box.
  4. You should then choose an option to tell Fireworkz where to position the backdrop on the page.
  5. The final options in the Backdrop dialogue box are: Print, which determines whether the backdrop is printed with the document or not. You might use this option to display a backdrop on screen (such as your company letterhead) to help you position text which will be printed on pre-printed stationery. Scale to fit, which scales the backdrop to fit the Paper region. This is most useful for placing decorative borders around the page.
  6. Click OK. The backdrop will be displayed as requested.

Repositioning backdrops

To reposition a backdrop:

  1. Choose Swap front/back from the Pictures sub-menu on the Extra menu.
  2. Drag the picture to the new position.
  3. Choose Swap front/back again.