Operation Manual

134 | Corel DESIGNER X7 User Guide
To break the link between the callout and the object, click the Link callout button on the property bar, and choose Break
callout link. You can also right-click the callout and choose Break callout link from the context menu.
To draw a callout that shows object properties
1
Click a callout tool in the toolbox, and click the Text source button on the property bar.
2 Enable the Object property option.
3 Using a callout tool, draw a callout.
4 In the Callout data dialog box, enable any of the following check boxes:
• Include field name — includes the field name (such as name or cost) in the callout text
• Keep updated — automatically updates the callout text when the object data is modified. This option is available only for linked
callouts.
• Apply as default — sets the current settings in the dialog box as the defaults for new callouts. The dialog box will not be shown when
you draw other callouts that include object data.
You can change how object data is displayed in a callout by clicking the Callout object data button on the property bar and
modifying the settings you want.
To add a halo to a callout
1
Using the Pick tool , select a callout.
2
Click the Halo properties button on the property bar.
3 Enable the Halo options check box.
4 Adjust any of the following settings:
• Width — lets you specify the width of the halo on each side of the line
• Color — lets you access a color palette to change the color of the halo, or use the color of the page
• Opacity — lets you control the transparency of the halo and the visibility of objects underneath the halo by specifying a percentage
value (with values less than 100 allowing visibility)
• Justification — lets you specify the position of the halo in relation to the callout line
To remove a halo from a callout, select the callout, click the Halo properties button, and disable the Halo options check box.
To break a callout apart
• Right-click the callout, and click Break callout apart.
To add a hotspot to a callout
1
Using the Pick tool , select a callout.
2
Click Window Object data manager.
3 Choose WebCGM from the list box.
4 Perform one or more tasks from the following table.
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