Hi Ronny (and anyone interested),
attached is the latest update of the FREE BDSwapImage macro. The latest version has built upon the QuickSwap module (select 2 images and then swap them with one click) by adding a QuickSwapSize module which not only swaps 2 images, but also swaps their sizes.The macro also has the original module SwapImage module which pops up a userform and allows the user to choose how the 2 images are swapped (e.g. swap the position of their top left corners, bottom right corners, etc). Here is a screen capture of how the modules appear in the Macro Manager docker, assign shortcut buttons/keystrokes to make them one click away:
Refer to the video below to see the intented use of this macro:
Brian said:.The macro also has the original module SwapImage module which pops up a userform and allows the user to choose how the 2 images are swapped (e.g. swap the position of their top left corners, bottom right corners, etc).
hi Brian,
Looks good. FWIW, this functionality has been in the commercial Dizzy shaping macro since 2007, and it also includes all alignment and transformation options. Plus much more...
Jeff Harrison said:FWIW, this functionality has been in the commercial Dizzy shaping macro since 2007, and it also includes all alignment and transformation options. Plus much more...
Hi.
Yes. That's one helluva macro. Very handy.
Do you guys use this image swap feature a lot?
-John
RunFlaCruiser said: Do you guys use this image swap feature a lot?
Hi John,
yes, Ronny says he uses it a lot and I personally use it all the time! I am not a graphic designer, so I mainly use Draw for page layout to then output a navigable PDF file. It is very common for me to have 10-15 images to choose from and only need 3 or 4 in a design on a particular page. I drag 3 likely candidtates into position in the design and have the rest of the image at the side of the page. I then swap the images around until I get the best look. There is often a main larger image and then several smaller images. The macro in its current state is going to save me SO MUCH time!
Best regards,Brian.
Brian said:Ronny says he uses it a lot and I personally use it all the time!
Ronny Axelsson said:I have Dizzy Shapes too and use it mostly to line up objects with even spaces (Distribute spacing) and create copies (Step & Repeat, where it beats Draw's incredibly clumsy version).
I use GDG SpaceMaster for this. I like the dizzy macro but don't use all of it's features.