Operation Manual

30 Getting Started
Closing DrawPlus
To close the current document:
• Click on the active document tab.
If the document is still unsaved or there are unsaved changes, you'll be prompted
to save changes.
To close DrawPlus:
• Choose Exit from the File menu.
For each open window, you'll be prompted to save any changes made since the
last save.
Updating defaults
When you create new objects in DrawPlus, the way they look depends on the
current default settings for that particular type of object. DrawPlus stores
defaults separately for (1) lines/shapes (including connectors and QuickShapes),
(2) brushes, (3) artistic/frame text, (4) 3D filter effects, and (5) dimension lines.
Defaults for shape text (as contained in shapes) are distinct from those for
artistic/frame text, and are defined along with other shape defaults (they are
subsumed under other shape properties). For any object, default means the
properties of the object that will be applied to the next new object (of the same
type) you create.
You can adopt two approaches to controlling your defaults according to your
preferred way of working, i.e.
Synchronize
Defaults (from
flyout on
Standard
toolbar)
On Defaults are changed dynamically by
synchronizing to the colour, style,
transparency, or effect of the currently
selected item (or tab setting). For example,
when painting, you might want to reuse the
colour of a previously painted brush stroke.
This is the default mode of operation.