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Open the Clipart Gallery (Shift F-10). In the Photographs 1 section, select the image named Lighthouse and press Import. Move the Lighthouse image to one side or you can delete it if you want. A copy of the image has been added to the Bitmap Gallery.

Select the bottom rectangle. Open the Bitmap Gallery (F11). Select the Lighthouse image and press Fill. Close the Bitmap Gallery.

Switch to the Fill Tool (F5) and click either of the outside control handles and reduce the size of the image using the left arrow key. Click on the center control handle (where the 2 arrows come together) and press the left arrow key to move the center of the fill until it is out to the left as shown above.

New Users: This is how you apply a bitmap as a fill to a object and how you  modify the fill. The outer 2 control handles (squares) scale and rotate the image. The center control handle moves the image around inside the filled shape. The selected control points change to red.

TIP: I like to set my Nudge Size setting (the distance an object is moved (nudged) when you press one of the arrow keys) to 1 pixel increments. From the Utility menu, select  Options... General and in the Nudge Size text entry box enter 1pix (exactly like this with no spaces). Now when you use the arrow keys to move a selected object it will move in 1 pixel amounts. If you need to move the selection in smaller amounts, hold down the Alt key when you press one of the arrow keys. In this tutorial we will be using the 1pix Nudge setting so now is a good time to make the changes.

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