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4. Selectafillstyle:
Fillstyle
Procedure
None(transparent)
SelectNofill.
Solidcolor
a.
SelectSolidfill.
b.
Dooneofthefollowing:
o
Selectoneofthe40colorsinthepalette.
o
PressMore,andthenselectacolorinthedialogbox.
o
Presstheeyedropper
,andthenselectacoloronthe
screen.
Gradientoftwo
colors
a.
SelectGradientfill.
b.
Foreachcolor,dooneofthefollowing:
o
Selectoneofthe40colorsinthepalette.
o
PressMore,andthenselectacolorinthedialogbox.
o
Presstheeyedropper
,andthenselectacoloronthe
screen.
c.
SelectanoptionintheStyledrop-downlist.
Pattern
a.
SelectPatternfill.
b.
Selectapattern.
Picture
a.
SelectImagefill.
b.
PressBrowse.
c.
Browsetoandselectthepictureyouwanttouseasa
background,andthenpressOpen.
NOTE
Ifyouinsertalargepicture,adialogboxmayappearand
promptyoutoeitherreducethepicture’sfilesizeorretainthe
picture’sfilesize.Formoreinformation,seeSettingimage
optimizationpreferencesonpage 225.
d.
SelectKeepimagesizetokeepthepicture’ssize,regardlessof
whetherthepictureislargerorsmallerthantheobject.
OR
SelectScaleimagetofittoresizethepicturetofittheobject.
5. Optionally,dragtheObjecttransparencyslidertotherighttomakethetabletransparent.
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Tochangeatable’slinestyle
1. Selectatable.
NOTE
Youcanonlychangethelinestyleofanentiretable,notindividualcells,columnsorrows.
2. Pressthetable’s,column’s,row’sorcell’smenuarrow,andthenselectProperties.
3. PressLineStyle.
4. Changethetable’slinestyle.
Tochangeatable’stextstyle
1. Selectatable,column,row,cellorselectionofcells.
2. Pressthetable’s,column’s,row’sorcell’smenuarrow,andthenselectProperties.
3. PressTextStyle.
4. Changethetable’stextstyle(seeFormattingtextonpage 45).
Resizingtables,columnsorrows
Ifyouwanttocustomizeatable,youcanresizethetable,acolumnorarow.
Toresizeatable
1. Selectthetable.
2. Pressthetable’sresizehandle(thegraycircle),andthendragittoincreaseorreducethesize
ofthetable.
Toresizeacolumn
1.
PressSelect
.
2. Presstheverticalbordertotherightofthecolumn.
Aresizepointerappears.
3. Dragtheverticalbordertoresizethecolumn.
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Toresizearow
1.
PressSelect
.
2. Pressthehorizontalborderbelowtherow.
Aresizepointerappears.
3. Dragthehorizontalbordertoresizetherow.
Toresizeallcellsinatable
1. Selectthetable.
2. Pressthetable’smenuarrow,andthenselectAdjustsize.
3. Selectoneofthefollowingoptions:
o
Makesameheighttomakeallcellsinthetablethesameheight.
o
Makesamewidthtomakeallcellsinthetablethesamewidth.
o
Makesamesizetomakeallcellsinthetablethesameheightandwidth.
o
Makecellssquaretomakeallcellsinthetablesquare.
Addingorremovingcolumns,rowsorcells
Ifyouwanttocustomizeatable,youcanaddcolumnsorrows.
Toaddacolumn
1. Selectacolumn.
2. Pressthecolumn’smenuarrow,andthenselectInsertColumn.
Anewcolumnappearstotherightofthecurrentcolumn.
Toremoveacolumn
1. Selectthecolumn.
2. Pressthecolumn’smenuarrow,andthenselectDeleteColumn.
Toaddarow
1. Selectarow.
2. Presstherow’smenuarrow,andthenselectInsertRow.
Anewrowappearsbelowthecurrentrow.
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Toremovearow
1. Selecttherow.
2. Presstherow’smenuarrow,andthenselectDeleteRow.
Toremoveacell
1. Selectthecell.
2. Pressthecell’smenuarrow,andthenselectDeleteCells.
NOTE
o
Removingacelldeletesthecontentsofthecell.
o
You’reunabletoremoveacellifitprovidestheonlyconnectionbetweentwohalves
ofatable.
Splittingormergingtablecells
Youcanaddtablestoyourpageandinsertobjectsintothetable’scells.Ifyouwanttocustomizea
table,youcansplitormergecells.
Tosplitacell
1. Selectthecell.
2. Pressthecell’smenuarrow,andthenselectSplit.
3. Selectanoptiontosplitthecellintomultiplerowsand/orcolumns.
NOTE
Ifyousplitacellthatcontainscontent,thecontentappearsintheupper-leftcellafterthe
split.
Tomergecells
1. Selectthecells.
2. Pressthecells’menuarrow,andthenselectMergeCells.
NOTE
Ifyoumergecellsthatcontaincontent,themergedcellcontainsthecontentsofthetop-left
cell.Ifthetop-leftcellisempty,themergedcellcontainsthecontentsofthenextavailable
non-emptycell,movingfromlefttoright,toptobottom.
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Deletingtablesandthecontentsoftables
Youcandeletethecontentsofatableorthetableitself.
NOTE
Youcandeleteallobjectsonapage,includingtables,byclearingthepage(seeClearingpages
onpage 212).
Todeletethecontentsofatable
1. Selectthecellscontainingthecontentyouwanttodelete.
2.
PressDelete
.
Todeleteatable
1. Selectthetable.
2. Pressthetable’smenuarrow,andthenselectDelete.
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Working with objects
Selectingobjects
62
Changingobjects’properties
64
Changingthefill
64
Fillingdigitalinkdrawings
66
Changingotherproperties
67
Savingtoolsettings
67
Positioningobjects
67
Movingobjects
68
Movingobjectstoanotherpage
69
Aligningobjects
69
Rearrangingstackedobjects
71
Cutting,copyingandpastingobjects
71
Croppingimageswithamask
72
Cloningobjects
74
Resizingobjects
74
Usingtheresizehandle
75
Usingthescalegesture
75
Rotatingobjects
77
Usingtherotationhandle
77
Usingtherotategesture
78
Flippingobjects
79
Groupingobjects
79
Groupingobjectsmanually
79
Usingthemenu
79
Usingtheshakegesture
80
Groupingobjectsautomatically
80
Deletingobjects
81
Aftercreatinganobject,youcanselectitandworkwithitasdescribedinthischapter.
NOTE
Thetasksdescribedinthischapterareforallobjects,notjustbasicobjects.
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Selectingobjects
Beforeyoucanworkwithanobject,youmustselectit.Youcanselectanindividualobject,multiple
objectsorallobjectsonapage.Whenyouselectanobject,aselectionrectangleappearsaround
it.
Thegraycircleintheobject’slower-rightcornerisaresizehandle(seeResizingobjectson
page 74).
Thegreencircleabovetheobjectisarotationhandle(seeRotatingobjectsonpage 77).
Thedownwardarrowintheobject’supper-rightcornerisamenuarrow.Pressthemenuarrowto
displayamenuofcommands.
NOTE
Pressinganobject’smenuarrowgivesyouaccesstothesamemenuasright-clickingtheobject.
Toselectanobject
1.
PressSelect
.
2. Presstheobjectyouwanttoselect.
Aselectionrectangleappearsaroundtheobject.
NOTE
Ifyoupressanobjectandalocksymbolappearsinsteadofthemenuarrow,theobjectis
locked.Dependingonthetypeoflock,youmighthavetounlocktheobjectbeforeyoucan
manipulateit(seeLockingobjectsonpage 118).
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Toselectmultipleobjects
1.
PressSelect
.
2. Presstheinteractivescreenanddraguntilarectanglesurroundstheobjectsyouwantto
select.
OR
HolddownCTRL,andthenpresstheobjectsyouwanttoselect.
Aselectionrectangleappearsaroundtheselectedobjects.
NOTE
Ifyoudrawarectanglearoundmultipleobjectsandsomeoftheobjectsarelocked(see
Lockingobjectsonpage 118),youselectonlytheunlockedobjects.
Toselectallobjectsonapage
SelectEdit>SelectAll.
Aselectionrectangleappearsaroundallobjectsonthepage.
NOTE
Ifsomeoftheobjectsarelocked(seeLockingobjectsonpage 118),youselectonlythe
unlockedobjects.
Toselectalllockedobjectsonthepage
SelectEdit>SelectAllLockedNotes.
Aselectionrectangleappearsaroundalllockedobjectsonthepage.
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Changingobjects’properties
Youcanchangeanobject’sproperties.Thepropertiesyoucanchangedependontheobjectyou
select.Youcanalsoselectseveralobjectsandchangetheirpropertiesatthesametime.
Changingthefill
Youcanchangeanobject’sfillbyselectingtheobjectandthensettingthefillinthePropertiestab
orbyclickingFill
,settingthefill,andthenselectingtheobject.
Tochangeanobject’sfillbyfirstselectingtheobject
1. Selecttheobject.
2.
IfthePropertiestabisn’tvisible,pressProperties
.
3. PressFillEffects.
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