Numbers - Creating Media Placeholders for a Custom Template

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Creating Media Placeholders for a Custom Template

When you drag your own image, movie, or audio file to a media placeholder, your
media is automatically sized and positioned for you. You can easily replace media in
the media placeholder by dragging a new file to it; you don’t have to delete the old
file first.

To create a media placeholder:

1

Add an image, audio file, or movie to the spreadsheet.

See “Working with Images” on page 194, “Adding a Sound File” on page 209, and
“Adding a Movie File” on page 210 for instructions.

2

Select the imported object and move it where you want it in the spreadsheet, as

“Moving and Positioning Objects” on page 214 describes.

3

Format the imported object, as “Manipulating, Arranging, and Changing the Look of

Objects” on page 212 describes.

4

Select the object, and then choose Format > Advanced > “Define as Media Placeholder.”

To delete a media placeholder, select it, and then press the Delete key.