VIZACT: Cannot Apply Effects to Some Objects on the Page

ID: Q236661

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Vizact 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you select an object on your HTML page, you cannot apply any effects or behaviors (such as Grow/Shrink, Motion, Color Cycle, and so on). The toolbar buttons and effect commands on the Format menu are unavailable (dimmed).


CAUSE

In Vizact 2000, you cannot apply the following effects and behaviors

  • AutoEffects
  • Color Cycle
  • Grow/Shrink
  • Spin
  • Motion
  • Transition
  • Any Effect in the Effects view
to any of the following elements in your HTML page:
  • Form fields of any kind (input boxes, buttons, and so on)
  • Embedded objects in the page (such as embedded sounds or ActiveX objects)
  • Horizontal lines


WORKAROUND

You can work around this limitations by moving your objects inside a text box, and then applying the effect that you want to the text box. The effects are then applied to all contents of the text box.

IMPORTANT: You can use this workaround for Motion and Transition effects only.

To use this workaround, follow these steps:

  1. On the Insert menu, click Text Box to insert a text box into your page.


  2. Right-click the object to which you want to apply the effect and click Cut.


  3. Place the mouse pointer inside the text box.


  4. On the Edit menu, click Paste.


  5. Select the entire text box by clicking the text box border. Or, click the text box timebar on the timeline.


  6. Apply either a Transition or a Motion path effect.


You can also remove the text box border and fill color so that only the contents of the text box are displayed. To do so, double-click the text box and set the Line Color and Fill Color to none.


MORE INFORMATION

For more information about working with text boxes, click Help and Tutorials on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Microsoft Vizact Help, type the following text

text
and then double-click the selected text.

For more information about applying effects, click Help and Tutorials on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Microsoft Vizact Help, type the following text
effects,
and then double-click the selected text.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: August 30, 1999
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