Left and Right Tabs

The Left and Right tabs (marked in red) have similar features as the Header and Footer tabs. You will be able to insert text, images and animations in the left and right margins of the Letter and they will appear to the left and to the right of the text space, respectively. Be sure to use the editing space (marked in green) to edit images and type in text.

Inserting Content into the Left/Right regions

From the Left or Right tab, select the Insert Image icon (marked in brown) which appears in the Content and Layout section.

A file option box will open. Select an image and click Open.

Note: It is possible to insert more than one image.

At this point, the image you have chosen will be displayed in both the preview pane and the editing space.

Use the editing space to edit or add any text to the Left/Right section.

Use the alignment buttons (marked in blue) to align the images and text in the editing space to the left, right or center of the Left/Right sections of the Letter.

You can make the image or text in the editing space a link to a specific Web site on the Internet (see image below) by selecting the image or text and clicking on the "Link" button (marked in pink).

Use the Top, Center, Bottom buttons (marked in purple) to vertically align the content in the editing space into the upper, middle or bottom section of the margin.

Note: To clear the right or left margin, simply select the Clear button in either the Background or Content and Layout section.

Choosing the Color for the Left/Right section

There are two ways to designate the background color of the Left and Right region; the Color button (marked in red) and the Sample button (marked in green).

The Color Button:

Select the Color button.

At this point, a color palette window will open.

Select a color and click OK.

The color that you have chosen will be featured in the Left/Right region.

The Sample Button:

The Sample tool is designed to help you match a background color with the colors of the image that you have already inserted.

Select the Sample button.

Move the cursor over the image you inserted.

In the preview pane, watch how the color changes according to the position of the cursor. When the color you want is featured in the preview pane, click on the mouse in order to set the color.

Note: To clear the Left/Right region, select the Clear button in the Background Color and the Content and Layout section.


Moving On

You have now completed designing the Body section of your Letter. To move on to the next step, click on another tab (i.e., Body, Header, Footer, 3D Effects or Finish) OR click on the Next button located at the bottom left corner of the page.