Adding a "header" (or skin?) to files

Question

Hello,
I would like to have a common header on all of my slides- a
company logo. Can anyone help me learn how to do this?
Lindsay

Answer 1

I can think of two (2) ways off-hand. One is to insert a
colored, closed, "highlight" at the top, on which the logo could be
placed. The second is to use the "Project > Resize" dialog.
The first would simply entail inserting a "highlight" box
with the same interior and exterior colors so it appears as a solid
box. This could then be copied to all slides at the top of your
existing movie - in the case of an application, it might be placed
on top of the application's "title bar", to avoid intruding on
"clickable" areas.
The second is probably better, but as I mentioned earlier,
involves using the "Resize" which will always make your project
size larger. Sometimes that is not a problem, sometimes it is. To
go this way:
1) Open the dialog (Project > Resize Project).
2) Deselect the box "Maintain Aspect Ratio"
3) If you want to place the logo at the top ...
4) Increase ONLY the Vertical size by an amount sufficient to
fit your logo
5) Select "Keep Project Same Size and Fill Background with
Color"
6) Select a background color from the color-picker below
that.
7) From the "Position Project" drop-list, select any of the
"Top-" selections
8) Click "Finish" - you will be warned this cannot be undone
- click "OK".
And there you have it. Be sure, if you choose option #2, to
use "File -Save As" to create a copy of your project - to protect
the original if you make a mistake.
Good luck!!
.