User guide

To save a document’s setting as a style sheet:
1. Go to File>Save As. The Save As dialog box appears.
2. Name the file and change the type (in OS X: format) to CD Style Sheet (cds)
3. To save the file in the ChemDraw items folder, click Go To ChemDraw Items.
4. Click Save.
Customizing toolbars
The look and arrangement of toolbars are defined by a set of XML files. If you are familiar with editing XML files, your
can modify the toolbar for the way you work. You can remove, rename, and resize buttons; change button icons, or
move them from one toolbar to another. You can also create or delete toolbars.
The toolbar schema
The Toolbars.xsd file contains the schema definitions for all the toolbars. These include definitions (but not the con-
tent) for the toolbars, the pop-up text, and the status bar text.
The toolbar XML files
The Toolbars directory at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Ca-
mbridgeSoft\ChemOffice2012\ChemDraw\GUI\Common\XML\Toolbars, contains the subdirectory where
the toolbars xml files are stored. The files are stored according to the skins in which they are used. These are the files
you will most commonly edit to customize the toolbars. The XML file when launched, validates itself against the Tool-
bars.xsd file stored online.
Editing the XML files
You can edit the files using any xml or text editor. After you save them, exit and restart ChemBioDraw. Your changes
will take effect.
Create a backup of all XML files that you intend to edit.
Note: All images files you use as icons must be in .png format.
Document and object settings
You can apply document and object settings to the current document. The changes you specify in the document set-
tings are applicable only within the document and is not applicable throughout the application. The changes you spec-
ify in the object settings are specific to the selected object.
Settings include:
Drawing settings. set drawing options such as the fixed length used to draw bonds.
Caption and label text settings. set text options such as the font used for atom labels and captions.
Color settings. set available colors for objects and the document background.
Print/Page Setup. set options such as the page size used and text displayed in footers.
You can apply document settings in the following ways:
Customize settings for the entire document using the Document Settings dialog box.
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