Fwd: Using OmniGraffle to Fill Out a Form

Sorry, I thought I had sent this to the entire group.

Rick

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Rick Zaccone <[email protected]>
> Date: December 6, 2008 11:21:35 AM EST
> To: Scout Sinclair <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Using OmniGraffle to Fill Out a Form
>
> Very interesting.  It gives me a clean rectangle.  Even better, if I  
> create a new rectangle, it's clean too!  Could I have had a corrupt  
> preferences file?  Is it an OmniGraffle bug?
>
> Rick
>
> On Dec 6, 2008, at 2008-12-06, 10:41 AM, Scout Sinclair wrote:
>
>> Hmm, I've never run into that.
>>
>> But, if you copy/paste the rectangle from the attached file into  
>> your file, does it also include the image?  (That could shed light  
>> onto the root of the problem, or at least maybe give you a "clean"  
>> rectangle to work with...)
>>
>>
>> <rectangle.graffle>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 6, 2008, at 9:56 AM, Rick Zaccone wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying to use OmniGraffle 5.1 to fill out a form that is in a  
>>> PDF file.  I've done this before, but I'm having a problem this  
>>> time.  Here is what I have done.
>>>
>>> I dragged the PDF form into the OmniGraffle window and adjusted  
>>> the PDF's (x,y) coordinates so that it is in the upper left corner  
>>> of the canvas.
>>>
>>> I then use the rectangle selection tool to create a rectangle that  
>>> fits the area I need to fill in.  The problem is that there is an  
>>> image in the rectangle background.  When I create the rectangle it  
>>> looks like it has a blotchy background instead of white.  If I  
>>> make the rectangle large, I can see that it is a PDF form that I  
>>> filled in several months ago!  If I open the Syle: image  
>>> inspector, there is no image set for the shape.  The "Remove  
>>> Image" menu item is not available.
>>>
>>> How do I get rid of this image?
>>>
>>> Is there a better way to go about this with OmniGraffle?
>>>
>>> Rick