Operation Manual

Figure 103: Image Styles dialog – Organizer page
4) Click on the Organizer tab to the Organizer page.
5) Give your new drawing object style a memorable file name.
6) Use the various pages and available options in the Image Styles dialog to format and
categorize your new style.
7) Click OK when finished to save your new drawing object style and close the dialog.
The Image Styles dialog consists of several pages that may be grouped as follows:
• Organizer – contains a summary of the style and its hierarchical position.
• Font, Font Effects, Indents & Spacing, Alignment, Tabs and Asian Typography – set the
properties of the text inserted in a text box or in a graphic object.
• Dimensioning – used to set the style of dimension lines.
• Text, Text Animation, Connector, Line, Area, Shadowing, and Transparency – determine
the formatting of an object.
Note
When styles are linked, changing a color (for example) will change the color in all
linked styles. Sometimes this is exactly what you want; at other times you do not want
the changes to apply to all linked styles. It pays to plan ahead.
Sidebar Styles and Formatting section
Make sure your object is selected and click on the Styles and Formatting icon on the
Sidebar to open the Styles and Formatting section. This section is identical to the Styles and
Formatting dialog. To create a new drawing object style, see the procedure given in “Styles and
Formatting dialog” above.
Using a selected object
You can create a new drawing object style from an object that has already been formatted.
1) Select the object you want to use to create your new style.
2) Open the Styles and Formatting dialog or the Styles and Formatting section on the Sidebar.
3) Click the New Style from Selection icon .
4) In the Create Style dialog that opens, type a name for the new style. This dialog also shows
existing custom styles that are available.
5) Click OK to save the new style.
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