Operation Manual

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To set which visible elements are snapped to:
1. Choose Options... from the Tools menu, and select the Layout option.
2. Check the "Snap to:" box, then check/uncheck the elements you want to
snap to. The choices include Grid dots, Page/Bleed edge, Page margins,
Ruler guides, Row/column guides and Nearest Pixel.
Using the dot grid
The dot grid is a matrix of dots or lines based on ruler units, covering the page
and pasteboard areas. Like ruler guides, it's handy for both visual alignment
and snapping.
To turn the dot grid on and off:
• Enable (or disable) the Dot Grid button on the View menu.
OR
• Choose Options... from the Tools menu and select Layout. Check or
uncheck Dot Grid.
You can set the grid spacing, style, and colour via the Options dialog.
To change the grid spacing, style, and/or colour:
1. To set the grid interval, enter a value (in pixels) in the Grid lines box.
2. To display the grid using dots, select "Dots" in the Grid option. To
display grid lines or crosses, select "Solid" or "Crosses", respectively.
3. To change the colour of grid dots, click the Colour button and then select
a colour thumbnail. Use More Colours.. to access the Colour Selector
dialog.
Incorporating theme graphics
The Studio’s Theme Graphics tab provides a wide selection of ready-made
themed objects, which you can add to your pages with a single click. (Or you
can use a dialog if you prefer.) Theme graphics range from static "design
elements" like bullets to hyperlinked "navigation elements" like
Previous/Next buttons and navigation bars pre-programmed to adapt to the
site structure you’ve defined. Theme graphics behave as single objects, with
built-in responses to being resized, rolled over with the mouse on a Web page,
and so on. Where applicable, you can edit the text or other properties of a
theme graphic once it’s been added to a page. Once you’ve added theme
graphics to your site, you can instantly update any or all of them to use a
different theme.