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Modifying Box Corners, Lines, and Borders on Title Objects
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For more information, see “Understanding Color and Transparency Controls in the Title Tool”
on page 319 and “Selecting Colors and Setting Transparency” on page 321.
• You can add and adjust drop or depth shadows for any title object.
For more information, see “Adding Shadows to Title Objects” on page 323 and “Adjusting
Shadows on Title Objects” on page 324.
• You can modify the transparency level of any title object or of its shadow.
For more information, see “Selecting Colors and Setting Transparency” on page 321.
• You can manipulate title objects by changing their layer order, grouping them, locking them to
prevent accidental editing, aligning them with respect to one another, and distributing them
evenly across the viewing area.
For more information, see “Manipulating Title Objects” on page 325.
Modifying Box Corners, Lines, and Borders on Title
Objects
You can use the line attribute tools to round the corners of a box, adjust the width of lines and text
borders, or add arrowheads to lines. The following illustration shows the line attribute tools.
Left to right: Box Corner button, Border Width button, and Arrowhead button in the Title Tool toolbar
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If you do not select an object and you select a line attribute, the Title tool makes that attribute the
default for any new objects that you create.
You can use the Border Width button to change the width of lines created with the drawing tools or to
apply a border outline to text or graphic objects.
Example of text with borders
To round box corners:
1. Select a box.
2. Click the Box Corner button, and do one of the following:
t Select a standard rounding option.
t Specify a custom corner radius by doing the following:
a. Select the Custom Radius option (the last item on the list).
The Enter New Corner Radius dialog box opens.
b. Type a whole number (in pixels) into the dialog box.
The maximum custom radius is 200.
c. Click OK.