Operation Manual

20 Getting Started
Updating and saving defaults
Object defaults are the stored property settings PagePlus applies to
newly created objects such as:
• lines and shapes (line and fill colour, shade, pattern, transparency,
etc.)
• frames (margins, columns, etc.)
• text (i.e., font, size, colour, alignment, etc.). Defaults are saved
separately for artistic, shape, frame and table text.
You can easily change the defaults for any type of object via the Update
Object Default command or the Text Style Palette dialog.
Default settings are always local—that is, any changed defaults apply to
the current publication and are automatically saved with it, so they're in
effect next time you open that publication. However, at any time you can
use the Save Defaults command to record the current defaults as global
settings that will be in effect for any new publication you subsequently
create.
To set local defaults for a particular type of object:
1. Create a single sample object and fine-tune its properties as
desired—or use an existing object with the right properties.
2. Select the object that's the basis for the new defaults and from the
Format menu, select Update Object Default .
Or, for line and fill colours, including line styles:
1. With no object selected, choose the required line and/or fill colours
from the Colour or Swatches tab. Use the Line tab to set a default
line weight, style, and corner shape.
2. Draw your object on the page, which will automatically adopt the
newly defined default colours and styles.