Operation Manual

Area options
Area icon: Opens a dialog with seven tabs: Area, Shadow, Transparency, Colors, Gradients,
Hatching, Bitmaps.
• Area tab: Choose from the predefined list a color, bitmap, gradient or hatching pattern to fill
the selected object.
• Shadow tab: Set the shadow properties of the selected object.
• Transparency tab: Set the transparency properties of the selected object.
• Colors tab: Modify the available colors or add new ones to appear on the Area tab.
• Gradients tab: Modify the available gradients or add new ones to appear on the Area tab.
• Hatching tab: Modify the available hatching patterns or add new ones to appear on the
Area tab.
• Bitmaps tab: Create simple bitmap patterns and import bitmaps, to make them available on
the Area tab.
Area Style / Filling boxes: Select the type of the fill of the selected object. For more detailed
settings, use the Area icon.
Positioning options
Rotate icon: Rotate the selected object manually using the mouse to drag the object.
To Foreground icon: Move the selected object in front of the text.
To Background icon: Move the selected object behind the text.
Alignment icon: Modify the alignment of the selected objects.
Bring to front icon: Move the selected object in front of the others.
Send to back icon: Move the selected object behind the others.
Change Anchor icon: Choose between anchoring options:
• To Page—The object keeps the same position in relation to the page margins. It does not
move as you add or delete text.
• To Paragraph—The object is associated with a paragraph and moves with the paragraph. It
may be placed in the margin or another location.
• To Character—The object is associated with a character but is not in the text sequence. It
moves with the paragraph but may be placed in the margin or another location. This
method resembles anchoring to a paragraph.
• As Character—The object is placed in the document like any character and moves with the
paragraph as you add or delete text before the object.
Ungroup icon: Ungroup a selection of grouped objects, so that they can be managed individually.
Group icon: Group the selected objects, so you can manage them as a single object.
Using menu options
You can use some the choices on the Format menu to anchor, align, arrange, and group selected
Fontwork objects, wrap text around them, and flip them horizontally and vertically.
You can also right-click on a Fontwork object and choose many of the same options from the pop-
up menu. The pop-up menu also provides quick access to the Line, Area, Text, and Position and
Size dialogs. The Text dialog offers only a few options for Fontwork objects and is not discussed
here. On the Position and Size dialog, you can enter precise values for size and position. For more
information on all of these menu options, see the Draw Guide.
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