Inserting an image into a pre-existing background group?

[Richmond]

On 07/22/2010 08:36 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
> On 7/22/10 11:16 AM, Richmond wrote:
>
>> My problem is two-fold:
>>
>> 1. Insert an image into a pre-existing
>> background group so it shows up\
>> across the 50 pages.
>
> Select the group. Edit it. Import an image as a control. Stop editing 
> the group.
>
>>
>> 2. Remove an image in a similar situation.
>
> With "select grouped" chosen in the toolbar, click on the image and 
> hit the delete key. Or you can edit the group and delete it that way 
> but it isn't necessary.
>
> But for replacing an existing image, I often use a short script. The 
> advantage here is that the new image retains the same layer number and 
> all the properties I've assigned, and only the image itself changes.
>
>  answer file "choose an image file:"
>  put url ("binfile:" & it) into the selobj
>
> Select the image you want to replace with the edit tool, then run 
> that. No error checking in there, so make sure you select a real image 
> file.
>

Lovely job; Thanks so much.

Richmond.