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In This Chapter• Annotations• Characters• Video• Flash• WebObjects

IntroductionInadditiontoaddingcontenttoyourslidesusingPowerPointobjects,suchasshapes,images,andtextboxes,youcanaddspecialcontentobjectsfromtheArticulateribbon.• Audio:AddingaudioviatheArticulateribbonversusthePowerPointInserttab

givesyoumorecontroloveryourcourseaudio.Youcanlearnaboutaudiointhenextchapter.

• Annotations:Youcanmarkupandhighlightyourslideswithcheckmarks,boxes,andothercallouts.

• Characters:Presentercomeswithabuilt-inlibraryofillustratedandphotographiccharacterstoaddtoyourcourse.

• Video:Aswithaudio,youcanaddvideousingthePowerPointInserttabbutwillhavemoreoptionsifyouusetheArticulateribboninstead.You’llalsohaveaccesstosimplevideoeditingtools.

• Flash:PresentermakesiteasytoaddFlashcontenttoyourcourses.• Web Objects:ThisfeatureletsyouembedaliveWebpageintoyourcourse.

Wondering where Attachments went? They are now called Resources and are part of the player interface, which is in chapter 5.

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Adding AnnotationsInaclassroom,aninstructormightdrawanarrownexttosomethingonawhiteboard,pointtosomethingonthescreen,orcircleakeywordonaPowerPointslide.Presenter’sannotationsfeatureletsyoudrawattentiontoyourcoursecontentinmuchthesameway.Youroptionsinclude:• Arrow• Check• Cross• Rectangle• Spotlight

Plus,eachoptionhasanumberofvariations,suchasstylesize,color,andanimationeffects.

DESIGN TIPWhyuseannotationsinsteadofPowerPointanimatedgraphics?Youcouldreallyusebothtoaccomplishthesamegoal.Usingtheannotationsfeaturecanbemuchquicker,becausecreatingandtimingtheannotationstakesjustafewclicks,whereaswithPowerPointgraphics,youhavetocreatethem,addanimations,andthentimetheanimations.Plus,theannotationelementshaveavery“slick”lookthataddsprofessionalismandvisualinteresttoyourcourse.UsingPowerPointgraphicsissometimesbetterbecauseyouhavemorecontroloverthetiming.Withannotations,youhavetoworkveryquicklytogeteverythingwhereyouwantitatjusttherighttime,andifyoumakeamistake,youhavetostarttheslideover.Withanimatedgraphics,youcanmakeeditsandadjustmentstoindividualitemswithouthavingtostartover.

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To add annotations:1. Selecttheslideyouwanttostarttheannotation

from.2. ClicktheAdd Annotations buttononthe

Articulatetab.3. Selecttheannotationshapeyouwant.(A)4. Configureanyoftheshapesettings.(B)5. ClicktheSTART ANNOTATION button.(C)6. Placetheannotationsontheslideattheappropriate

time.• Clickwhereyouwantarrows,checks,and

crosses.• Clickanddragtodrawrectanglesandspotlights.

7. Selectanewannotationtoolandsettings,ifneeded.8. Placetheannotationontheslide.9. Continuesteps7and8untiltheslideisfinished.10.ClicktheSTOP ANNOTATION button(wherethe

START ANNOTATIONbuttonwaspreviously)orwaituntiltheslidehasfinishedplaying.

11.ClicktheNextarrowtogotothenextslide,orselectanewslidefromthedrop-downmenu.(D)

12.Repeatsteps3through11asneeded.13.ClickSave & Close.

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CAUTION• AfteryouclicktheSTOP ANIMATION button,itturnsbackintotheSTART ANIMATION button.Ifyouclickthatbuttonagainforaslideyouhavealreadydone,iteraseswhatyouhaveandstartsover.

• Youcannotgetoutofthisviewwithoutsaving,soifyoudon’twanttokeepyourannotations,recordablankannotationsessionbeforeclosing.

• YoucannotadjustannotationsintheAudio Editor.Ifyouneedtochangetheannotations,re-recordthemfromthisscreen.

TIME SAVERS• YoucanpracticeyourannotationsasmuchasyouwantbeforeclickingtheSTART ANIMATIONS button.

• Ifyouneedtimetoswitchtoolsorsettings,clickthePausebuttonsoyoucantakeasmuchtimeasyouneed.ClicktheRESUMEbuttonwhenyouarereadytocontinue.

• YoucanswitchbackandforthbetweenRecord Narration,Sync Animations,andAdd Annotations withthedrop-downmenuontheleftofthe Narration ribbon.

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Therearetwoannotationmodesthatdeterminewhathappenswhenyouaddasecondannotation.

Show OneWithShow One mode,eachannotationdisappearswhenthenextoneisadded.Forexample,ifyouareemphasizingthreekeypoints,youmaywantonlyonemarktoappearatatime.

Show AllWithShow All mode,eachannotationstaysonthescreenevenasyouaddmore.Forexample,whenemphasizingthesamethreekeypoints,youmayinsteadwanttokeepeachmarkupsoallthreeeventuallyshowtogether.

Youcanswitchbackandforthbetweenmodesduringasingleannotationsessionbyclickingthebuttonforthemodeyouwant.ClicktheClear All buttonwhenyouwanttomakealltheannotationscurrentlyontheslidetodisappear.

Annotation Modes

DESIGN TIPS• Ifyouwanttolineupseveralannotationsperfectly(likethethreecrossmarksabove),drawalineonthePowerPointslidetoserveasaguide.Afteryou’veaddedtheannotations,youcandeletethelinefromtheslide.

• EveninShow All mode,youcanonlyhaveonespotlightontheslideatatime.

• Youcancreateaquickcoursetutorialwithannotations.UsetheArrow shapetopointtovariouscourseelementsintheplayerinterface(suchastheNotesorAttachmentstab)asyouexplainthem.Youwon’tseetheplayertemplatewhileinanannotationsession,soputmarkersonyourslidetouseasreference,andthendeletethemwhenyouaredone.

• Youcanhaveannotationsandanimationsonthesameslide.Justbesurenottooverdoit!

BRIGHT IDEA• WhenyoubringupaslideinAnnotation mode,youcan’tseeanyannotationsthatmightbethere.ButifyoulookjustabovetheShow One andShow All buttons,itsaysAnnotateiftherearen’tany,andRe-annotate iftherealreadyaresome.Payingattentiontothiscankeepyoufromerasingexistingannotations.

• Ifyouchangetheaudiofiles,theannotationsmaynotmatch.Waituntileverythingisfinalizedbeforeannotatingtopreventre-work.

• Youcanaddannotationswhenyourecordaudio.WhileinRecord Narration mode,checktheboxforShow Annotation Tools.


Arrow StyleTheArrowshapehasadrop-downmenuthatletsyouchoosefrom4differentdesignsand8differentdirections.

Color MenusFill ColorTheArrow,Check,andCrossshapesletyouselectafillcolor.Inadditiontoselectingfromthepaletteofoptions,youcanselectMore Fill Colorstomixyourowncolor.Ifyou’dliketoseetheslideelementsslightlythroughtheshape,selecttheSemitransparent Fill option.

SpotlightTheSpotlightshapehasareversefill,meaningtheareaontheoutsideoftheshapeisfilled.YoucanselectthatcolorfromtheSpotlightmenu,whichisonlyavailablewhenthatshapeisactive.ItfunctionsjustliketheFill menu,exceptthatthereisnoSemitransparent Fill optionsincetheSpotlight shapealwaysusesasemitransparentfill.

DESIGN TIPForalightslide,useadarkspotlightcolor.Foraslidewithdarkorstrongcolors,usealightspotlightcolor.

OutlineAllshapetypesletyouselectanoutlinecolor,usingthesamecoloroptionsastheFillmenu.

Animation EffectsEachoftheshapeshasvariousoptionsforanimationeffects.

Fade,Bounce,Draw,andStretchcaneitherbedoneonce,threetimes,orcontinuouslyinaloopuntilthenextanimationoruntiltheshapeiscleared.FortheRectangleshape,theanimationoptionsareonanAnimationbutton,ratherthanasasub-menuontheEffectsbutton.

SizeTheArrow,Check,andCrossshapesletyouselectashapesize.(RectangleandSpotlightshapesaredrawnbyyou,soyoudeterminethesize.)

CornersTheRectangleandSpotlightshapescanhaveeitherstraightorroundedcorners.RectanglecornersarecontrolledfromtheCornersdrop-downbutton.SpotlightcornersarecontrolledfromtheCornerssub-menuontheEffectsbutton.

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Insert and Edit CharactersTo insert a character:1. GototheArticulatetab.2. ClicktheCharacterbutton.3. SelectIllustratedorPhotographic.4. Selectthecharacteryouwant.5. ClicktheExpressiontab.(A)6. Selecttheexpressionyouwant.7. ClickthePosetab.(B)8. Selecttheposeyouwant.9. ClickLeft,Front,orRighttoselecttheperspective

youwant.(C)10.ClicktheInsertbutton.(D)

To change a character:1. Selectthecharacterontheslide.2. GototheArticulatetab.3. ClicktheCharacterbutton.4. SelectEdit Character.(E)5. Makeyourchangesinthedialogbox.6. ClickOK.

CharactersPresenter’13comeswithabuilt-inlibraryofillustratedandphotographiccharacterstoaddtoyourcourses.Eachcharactercomeswithavarietyofviews,poses,expressions,andperspectivestocreateacustomgraphic.Presentercomeswith40illustratedcharactersandonephotographiccharacter.AdditionalphotographiccharactersareavailableforpurchaseontheArticulateWebsite.

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Toinsertavideofromafile:1. GototheInserttab.2. ClicktheVideobutton.3. SelectVideo From File.4. Findandselectthefileyouwant.5. ClicktheOpenbutton.6. Configuretheoptions.7. ClicktheOKbutton.

Video Insertion OptionsShow Video

In slide:LeavethedefaultofIn slide ifyouwantthevideotoappearontheslide.In new browser window:Selectthisoptionifyouwantthevideotoplayinanewbrowserwindow.

Play VideoAutomatically:Asthedefaultoption,thevideowillplaywhenthestudentarrivesontheslidewithoutthestudentneedingtodoanythingextra.When clicked:Ifyouselectthisoption,thevideowillnotplayuntilthestudentclicksthevideo.

Show Video ControlsCheckthisboxifyouwanttoincludeacontroltoolbaratthebottomofthevideo.Thistoolbarletsthestudentplay,pause,goback,orjumpforward.

Start VideoIfyoudon’twanttostartthevideoassoonastheslidebegins,enterthenumberofsecondsyouwantforthedelay.

Insert a Video From a File

VideoPresenter’13acceptsawidevarietyofvideoformats.Inadditiontoaddinganexistingvideofile,youcanalsoembedavideofrompopularsitessuchasYouTubeandVimeoorrecordavideofromyourwebcamorotherattachedvideo.Oncethevideoisontheslide,youhavesomesimpleeditingtoolsavailablerightfromtheribbon.Inadditiontoputtingavideoonyourslides,youcanalsoputavideointhepresenterpanelintheplayerinterface.

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CAUTIONIfyouhaveotherelementsontheslidethathavetimings,becarefulaboutlettingthestudentcontrolthevideo.Ifyouletthestudentsdecidewhentostartthevideoorletthempausethevideousingthecontroltoolbar,therestoftheslideelementswillcontinuetoplay.(Anotheroptionistojustletthemusethestandardplayerseekbartopausethevideo,asthatwillpauseallslideelements.)


Add Video From a WebsiteYoucanaddvideotoyourslidesfrompopularvideosharingWebsitessuchasYouTube,Vimeo,oranyotherWebsitethatprovidesanembedcode.

To import a video from a Website:1. GototheWebpagewiththevideoyouwanttoimport.2. Findandcopytheembedcode.(Seebelow.)3. InPresenter,gototheArticulate tab.4. ClicktheVideo button.5. SelectAdd Slide Video From Website.6. Pastetheembedcodeinthespaceprovided.7. ClicktheInsert button.8. Enterthepropertiesasdescribedonthepreviouspage.9. ClicktheOK.

Finding Embed CodesHowdoyoufindtheembedcode?Herearethemethodsfortwopopularvideo-sharingsites(atthetimeofpublication).

YouTube1. ClicktheSharelinkbelowthevideo.(A)2. ClicktheEmbedlinkthatappears.(B)3. Copythecodethatappearsbelowthevideo.(C)

Vimeo1. Hoveryourmouseoverthevideo.2. ClicktheShareicon.(D)3. Copytheembedcodeinthepop-upwindow.(E)

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Add a Video to the Presenter PanelRatherthanputtingavideoontheslideorinapop-upbrowserwindow,youcanputavideointhePresenterpanelintheplayerinterfaceforagivenslide.Forexample,youcanputavideoofasubject-matterexpertpresentingaconceptinthePresenterpanelwhilerelevantimagesordiagramsappearontheslide.

To add a video to the Presenter panel:1. GototheArticulatetab.2. ClicktheVideobutton.3. SelectAdd Presenter Video.4. Findandselectthevideoyouwant.5. ClicktheOKbutton.6. ClicktheOKbuttoninthepreviewwindow.

CAUTION• Don’tworryifyoudon’tseethevideoassoonasyouaddit.ItwillnotshowupinthePowerPointslide.YoucanseeitwhenyoupreviewtheslideinPresenter.

• Becarefulabouthavingaudioonaslidewhereyouuseapresentervideo.Thevideoauto-plays,andyoumostlikelywouldn’twantittoplayoveryouraudio.


Record Video in PresenterIfyouhaveawebcamorvideocameraattachedtoyourcomputer,youcanrecordvideofromwithinPresenter.

To record video in Presenter:1. GototheArticulatetab.2. ClicktheVideobutton.3. SelectRecord Webcam.4. ClicktheRecordbutton.5. Dowhateveryouplantorecord.6. ClicktheStopbutton.7. ClicktheOKbutton.

ClicktheMore device settings linkforthefollowingoptions:• Video Device:Presenterautomaticallysearches

forawebcamonyourcomputer.Ifoneisnotfound,aNo Signal messageisdisplayed.Ifthishappens,usethisdrop-downmenutoselectyourwebcam.Youcanalsousethismenuifyouwanttouseadifferentwebcamthantheonethatwasautomaticallyselected.

• Advanced:Thislinkgivesyouaccesstoanywebcammanagementsoftwarethatyoumighthaveonyoursystem.Itallowsyoutoadjustthecolor,brightness,contrast,specialeffects,etc.,independentofthesettings.

• Video Size:Thismenugivesyouoptionsforthepixelsizeofthevideotobecaptured,basedonthesettingsavailableforyourcamera.

• Audio Device:Fromthisdrop-downmenu,youcanselectwhichaudiodeviceisusedtorecordaudioinconjunctionwiththevideo.Inmostcases,therewillbeanaudiooptionforyourwebcam.

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Editing Video

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Working in the Video Editor• Clickinthetimelinetomovetheplayhead.• ClickthePlaybuttontoplayfromtheplayhead.• Tofast-forwardthroughthevideo,dragtheredplayheadindicatoralongthetimeline.• Tozoominoroutofthevideotimeline,clickanddragthezoomslider.Thissliderdoesnotchangethesizeof

thevideo.Instead,itprovidesmoreorlessdetailonthetimeline.Zoominforverypreciseplacementoftrimpoints,logos,etc.

To edit video:1. Selectthevideoontheslide.2. GototheArticulate tab.3. ClicktheVideo button.4. SelectEdit Video.5. Makethechangesyouwant.(Seenextpage.)6. ClicktheSave & Close button.

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Video Editing Options

BRIGHT IDEAWhat happened to Video Encoder?Presenter’09onlyaccepted.flvandcertain.mp4videos.Becauseofthis,Studio’09camewithaseparateutilitycalledVideoEncoderthatletyouconvertothervideoformatstovariousvideoformatsto.flvformat.SincePresenter’13acceptssomanyadditionalvideotypes,VideoEncoderisnolongernecessary.

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BRIGHT IDEAS• Yourfullvideostaysonthetimeline,soyoucanmakechangestothetrimorcropatanytime.

• Ifyoudecideyoudon’twantthetrimorcroplater,clicktheTrimorCropbuttonagaintoremovethem.Thesettingsaresavedifyoueverdecidetoactivatethemagain.

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To trim off the beginning or end of the video:1. ClicktheTrimbutton.2. Clickanddragthedarkgraybarontheleftsideof

thetimelinetowhereyouwanttobeginthepublishedvideo.(A)

3. Slidethegraybarontherightsideofthetimelinetowhereyouwanttoendthepublishedvideo.(B)

To crop a video:1. ClicktheCropbutton.2. Clickanddragthecornerhandlestooutlinethearea

youwanttoincludeinyourvideo.(C)3. Clickanddragthemiddleofthecropboxtomoveit

around.

To change the volume of the video:1. ClicktheVolumebutton.2. Clickanddragthesliderleft(lowervolume)orright

(highervolume).3. ClicktheOKbutton.

Notethatthevolumechangeswillonlybeheardwhenyourprojectispublished.

To change the brightness of the video:1. IntheBrightnessfield,enterapositivenumber

(brighter)ornegativenumber(darker)from-100to100.

To change the contrast of the video:1. IntheContrastfield,enterapositivenumber(more

contrast)ornegativenumber(lesscontrast)from-100to100.


Video Editing Options (cont’d)To add a logo to the video:1. ClicktheInsert Logo button.2. Findandselecttheimageyouwant.3. ClicktheOpen button.4. Clickanddragthecornerhandlestoresizetheimage.5. Clickanddragtheimagetorepositionit.

Options• YoucanremovethelogobyclickingtheRemove

Logo button.• Youcancreateawatermarkedlogobyadjustingthe

transparencyintheTransparencyfield.

Toreplacethecurrentvideowithanewfile:1. ClicktheChange Video button.2. Findandselectthevideofileyouwant.3. ClicktheOpen button.

To reset the video to its original settings:1. ClicktheReset Video button.

BRIGHT IDEAS• EvenifyouarepublishingyourcourseforiPhoneoriPad,youcanstilluse.flvFlashvideoinyourcourse.Whenyoupublish,yourvideoisconvertedto .mp4 formatautomatically.

• Whenyoupublish,thevideoiscompressed.Youcanadjustthequalitysettingstofindtherightbalancebetweenqualityandfilesize.

Qualitysettings,p.95

• OnceyouhaveinsertedavideoorFlashfile,youcan’tgobackandchangetheinsertionsettings.Youwouldneedtore-insertthefile.

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ToinsertaFlashfile:1. GototheArticulatetab.2. ClicktheFlashbutton.3. Findandselectthefileyouwant.4. ClicktheOpenbutton.5. Configuretheproperties.(Seebelow.)6. ClicktheOKbutton.

Flash Insertion OptionsShow Flash

In slide:LeavethedefaultofIn slide ifyouwanttheFlashfiletoappearontheslide.In new browser window:SelectthisoptionifyouwanttheFlashfiletoplayinanewbrowserwindow.

Play FlashAutomatically:Thedefaultoption,theFlashfilewillplaywhenthestudentarrivesontheslidewithoutthestudentneedingtodoanythingextra.When clicked:Ifyouselectthisoption,theFlashfilewillnotplayuntilthestudentclicksit.

Start FlashIfyoudon’twanttostarttheFlashfileassoonastheslidebegins,enterthenumberofsecondsyouwantforthedelay.

Insert a Flash File

Flash FilesFlashfilesincludeananimationorinteractioncreatedinAdobeFlashoranynumberofothersoftwarepackagesthatpublishtoFlash,suchasRaptivityorCaptivate.Thesefileshaveanextensionof.swf.Onceinserted,Flashfilesplaymuchlikevideofiles:youcanhavethemplayintheslideorinaseparatebrowserwindow.

CAUTIONIfyouinserta.swfFlashfile,itwillNOTbeconvertedtoanotherfileformatwhenyoupublish.Therefore,itwillnotplayonaniPhoneoriPad.

POWER TIPSSomeFlashanimationfilesneedtocallother,externalfiles.Forexample,youmighthavesoftwarethatcreatesacrosswordpuzzleasa.swf filethatcallsatextfileforthewords.Incaseslikethis,usetheWeb Object featuresothattheadditionalfilesareincluded.

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YoucanalsoaddaFlashfileinthelogopanelintheplayerinterface.

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To insert a Web object:1. GototheArticulatetab.2. ClicktheWeb Object button.3. TypetheWebaddressintheAddress field.4. Selecttheoptionsyouwant.(Seebelow.)5. ClicktheOKbutton.6. PositiontheWebobjectplaceholdertothesizeand

locationyouwant.

OptionsDisplay• Display in slide:Thisoption,selectedbydefault,

embedstheWebpageintotheslide.• Display in a new browser window:Selectthis

optionifyouwouldratherhavetheWebpageopeninitsownwindow.Thisoptionworksmorelikeatraditionalhyperlinkinsteadofanembeddedpage.

• Start Web Object:Ifyoudon’twanttheWebpagetoappearwhentheslideloads,enterthenumberofsecondsyouwantforthedelay.

Behavior• Load Web Object Automatically:Ifyouleavethis

selected,theWebobjectisactiveassoontheslideappears.Uncheckittoshowathumbnailthatthestudentmustclicktoactivatethepage.

• Browser Controls: IfyouchoosetodisplaytheWebobjectinanewbrowserwindow,youcanindicatewhetherornotyouwantthatnewwindowtoincludestandardbrowsercontrols.

• Window Size:AlsoavailableiftheWebobjectwilldisplayinanewwindow,youcaneithersetthepagetoappearatthestudent’sdefaultbrowsersize,fullscreen,oracustomsizethatyouenter.

Insert a Web Object

Web ObjectsYoucanuseWebobjectstoinsertanythingthatexistsonaWebpageintoyourcourse.WhileahyperlinktakesthestudenttoaWebsiteoutsidethecourse,aWebobjectcanembedthepageintothecourseitself.Thestudentcaninteractwithallbuttons,links,etc.ontheWebsitebutdoesnothaveaccesstotheAddressbar.UsingaWebobjectinsteadofahyperlinkhelpskeepthestudentfocusedonyourcourse,preventsthemfromhavingtomanagemultiplewindows,andavoidsissueswithpop-upblockers.YoucanalsouseWebobjectstoinsertHTMLfilesintoyourcourse.Forexample,youmightcreateaninteractionwithanotherauthoringtool.YoucanuseaWebobjecttoinsertthefilesforthatinteractionintoyourcourse.

CAUTIONIfyouarelinkingtoanInternetorintranetsite,thestudentmusthaveaconnectiontobeabletoviewtheWebobjectcontent. Active Web object in published course

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RatherthanembeddinganInternetorintranetpage,youcanalsoembedHTMLfilesasaWebobject.Beforeperformingthisprocedure,haveallofthenecessaryfilesinonefolder,andmakesurethefilethatlauncheseverythingiscalledindex.html orindex.htm.

ToinsertfilesasaWebobject:1. GototheArticulatetab.2. ClicktheWeb Object button.3. ClicktheBrowsebutton.(A)4. FindandselectthefolderwiththeWebfiles.5. Clickthe Select Folderbutton.(B)6. ClicktheTest Link buttontomakesureyourfileswork.(C)

7. Selecttheoptionsyouwant.(Seepreviouspage.)

8. ClicktheOKbutton.9. PositiontheWebobjectplaceholdertothesizeandlocationyouwant.

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