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Chapter 3 | Creating databases 84
Screen stencils
You can display guides that help you design layouts optimally for iPad, iPhone, and common
desktop resolutions. You can also create screen stencils with custom dimensions.
To display a screen stencil, click the arrow on Screen Stencil in the layout bar, then choose
a size from the drop-down list. You can display more than one screen stencil at a time on the same
layout. To create a screen stencil, choose Custom Size from the menu.
Selecting objects
To work with an object on a layout, select it in Layout mode. You see small squares, or handles,
surrounding the selected object.
Note If an object’s selection handles display as , the object is locked.
To select an object, click the selection tool in the status toolbar. The pointer becomes an arrow
pointer. Then do one of the following.
To select In Layout mode, do this
One object With the arrow pointer, click the object. (If the object is transparent, click its border.)
Several objects at once Drag the arrow pointer to make a selection box that completely surrounds the objects. (If
you press Ctrl (Windows) or 2 (Mac
OS) while dragging, the selection box does not have
to completely surround the objects.)
Or, press Shift as you click each object individually.
All objects on the layout Choose Edit menu > Select All.
All objects of the same
type (for example, all
text objects or all
rectangles)
Click the tool for the type of object to select, then choose Edit menu > Select All. This
method does not select buttons.
Or, with the arrow pointer, click a field, press Shift (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and
choose Edit menu
> Select All (Windows) or Select Same (Mac OS).
All fields With the arrow pointer, click a field, press Shift (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and
choose Edit menu > Select All (Windows) or Select Same (Mac OS).
A portal With the arrow pointer, click the border of the portal, or any other area within the portal that
doesn’t contain a field or object.
Guides
Screen
stencil
Rulers
Handles surround a selected object