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rtd_manual_ch_06_libraries [2012/02/14 17:57] mark [CLIP ART GROUPS]		rtd_manual_ch_06_libraries [2012/12/27 11:15] (current) mark [RTD CLIPART]
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	of individual clip arts that you upload, you are limited to turning system clip art categories on and off.		of individual clip arts that you upload, you are limited to turning system clip art categories on and off.
	You cannot control individual system cliparts.		You cannot control individual system cliparts.
		+	==== RTD CLIPART ====
		+	The RealTimeDesigner has several thousand pieces of clip art meant to appeal to a wide variety of users.  The clip art is referred to as System Clip Art.  Each client of RealTimeDesigner also has the ability to upload their own clip art into the system clip art categories or create their own categories.  System clip art can be turned off by category, but companies do not have access to individual clip art files.
	==== DEFINING CLIPART CATEGORIES ====		==== DEFINING CLIPART CATEGORIES ====
	Before you can upload clip art, you must define categories to organize the clip art. Click on the		Before you can upload clip art, you must define categories to organize the clip art. Click on the
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	text with no commas or other punctuation. Click on the ADD NEW button to initiate the upload. Valid		text with no commas or other punctuation. Click on the ADD NEW button to initiate the upload. Valid
	files types for clip art include GIF, JPG, EPS, PS.....		files types for clip art include GIF, JPG, EPS, PS.....
-	==== CLIPART MASS ACTIONS ====	+	==== CLIP ART MASS ACTIONS ====
	At the top of the Clip art Upload screen is an area titled MASS ACTIONS. This section was developed		At the top of the Clip art Upload screen is an area titled MASS ACTIONS. This section was developed
	to assist you in editing groups of clip arts rather than doing so individually which can be time		to assist you in editing groups of clip arts rather than doing so individually which can be time
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	To add a new clip art group, click the ADD A NEW GROUP button on the **LIBRARIES > MANAGE		To add a new clip art group, click the ADD A NEW GROUP button on the **LIBRARIES > MANAGE
	CLIPART GROUPS** screen.		CLIPART GROUPS** screen.
-	=== **[REWRITE THE FOLLOWING]** ===
-	NOTE: This tool allows you to set super categories between Groups.
-	Super categories are to be used to offer your users clip art categories
-	If you will set a product to use a Group which contains subgroups, the final result will be
-	to show users the group names as clip art categories.
-	Users will so see the clip arts associated with the selected group only, while "super category"
-	and subgroups will be listed all together in a drop-down, ordered by name.
-	To sum up the better way to setup groups if you want to have categories for users:
-	- define good separate groups
-	- set one of them as super for all the others (no matter which one)
-	- assign the "super" as group in product configuration for clip arts
-	Clip arts groups have precisely super-categories. As written in that page: [quote] NOTE: This tool
-	allows you to set super categories between Groups. Super categories are to be used to offer your users
-	clip art categories If you will set a product to use a Group which contains subgroups, the final result
-	will be to show users the group names as clip art categories. Users will so see the clip arts associated
-	with the selected group only, while "super category" and subgroups will be listed all together in a dropdown,
-	ordered by name. To sum up the better way to setup groups if you want to have categories for
-	users:
-	- define good separate groups
-	- set one of them as super for all the others (no matter which one)
-	- assign the "super" as group in product configuration for clip arts
	==== USING CLIPART IN TEMPLATES ====		==== USING CLIPART IN TEMPLATES ====
	You need to create any complex drawing elements OUTSIDE of RTD and insert them as clip art. RTD		You need to create any complex drawing elements OUTSIDE of RTD and insert them as clip art. RTD