Set basic properties such as fill object, size or alignment.
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Drawing Properties tab of Object Properties Task Pane
Fill
- None
Select None to disable fill effects.
- Solid
Specify color and transparency to apply solid fill. - Color
Select a color from the color palette.
- Transparency
Specify transparency for the selected color.
- Gradation
Fill the background with gradation for gradual color spread. - Type
Select a gradation type to spread.
- Direction
Select a gradation direction to spread.
- Angle
Specify the angle of the effect.
- Gradient Stops
Provides gradient stops preview bar.
- Gradient Stops
Each stop is located below the gradation preview bar and you can view the color, position and transparency of a gradient stop by selecting the gradient stop on the bar.
- Color
Select a color from the color palette and change the color of the selected gradient stop.
- Position
Adjust the position of the selected gradient stop
- Transparency
Specify the transparency of the selected gradient point.
- Pattern
Fill the object with a pattern. - Pattern
Select a pattern from the image collection to fill the side of the object.
- Foreground Color
Select the foreground color of the pattern when the color palette appears.
- Background Color
Select the background color of the pattern when the color palette appears.
- Transparency
Specify transparency for the selected color.
- Image
Fill the object with an image. - Picture
Open a picture file to fill the side of the object.
- Transparency
Specify transparency for the image.
- Tiled
Stretch or tile the picture to fill.
The sub options are vary depending on the arrangement.- Base Point
Specify where to set as a base point in the background.
- Offset X/Y
Specify how much space to set in horizontal and vertical directions from base point.
- Scale X/Y
Adjust the horizontal and vertical scale of the picture.
- Mirror Type
Specify the symmetry type of the picture to fill in tiles. Select from “None, Horizontal, Vertical, All”.
- Base Point
- Offset Left/Right
Specify the horizontal scale of the picture so that the width of the picture is scaled to the left or right of the object.
- Offset Top/Bottom
Specify the vertical scale of the picture so that the height of the picture is scaled relative to the top or bottom of the object.
Line
You can specify the color, width, type, and end style settings for the selected line.
- None
Select None to disable lines.
- Solid
Apply lines with the color of your choice.
- Color
Specify the line color.
- Transparency
Specify transparency for the selected color.
- Line Type
Specify the line type.
- Line Width
Specify the line width.
- End Type
Specify the end type of the line.
- Corner Rounding
Specify the corner rounding of the line.
- Arrows
Specify the style and size for the begin and end arrows.
- Gradation
Fill the background with gradation for gradual color spread. - Type
Select a gradation type to spread.
- Direction
Select a gradation direction to spread.
- Angle
Specify the line angle for linear gradation.
- Gradient Stops
Provides gradient stops preview bar.
- Gradient Stops
Each stop is located below the gradation preview bar and you can view the color, position and transparency of a gradient stop by selecting the gradient stop on the bar.
- Color
Select a color from the color palette and change the color of the selected gradient stop.
- Position
Adjust the position of the selected gradient stop
- Transparency
Specify the transparency of the selected gradient point.
- Line Type
Specify the line type.
- Line Width
Specify the line width.
- End Type
Specify the end type of the line.
- Corner Rounding
Specify the corner rounding of the line.
- Arrows
Specify the style and size for the begin and end arrows.
Size and Properties Tab of Object Properties Task Pane
Size
Resize and customize objects or change textbox properties.
- Size
Adjust the size of an object based on the unit of the input value.
- Width
Specify the width of the object.
- Height
Specify the height of the object.
- Lock Aspect Ratio
Maintain aspect ratio when changing either width or height of the selected object.
- Original Size
Click Reset to restore the original size of the object.
Alignment
Change the order of objects.
- Order
Click one of the icons to change the order of objects.
Text Box Properties
- Align Table Text
Click one of the icons to set alignment for paragraph.
- Inside Margin
Click one of the icons to adjust the spacing between left, right, top, and bottom margins of the text box and inside the text box.