Operation Manual

24 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 color, shade, pattern, transparency, etc.)
• frames (margins, columns, etc.)
• text (i.e., font, size, color, 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 that already has the right properties. (For
graphics, you can use a line, shape, or rectangle; all share the same set
of defaults.)
2. Select the object that's the basis for the new defaults and choose
Update Object Default from the Format menu.
Or, for line and fill colors, including line styles:
1. With no object selected, choose the required line and/or fill colors
from the Color 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 colors and styles.