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3.2.4 Show or Hide Areas of the Program Window
To show or hide a Program window area:
• Choose View and then the area you want to show or hide. PlanetPress Design updates the Program
window to reflect the requested show/hide.
Related topics:
• Dock and Undock Areas of the Program Window (Page 11)
3.2.5 Use the Messages Area
To find the source of an error:
• In the Messages area of the PlanetPress Design Program window, double-click the error.
To clear some or all of the messages in the Messages area:
• Right-click in the Messages area and choose either Clear all messages or a given message category
(converter error, run error, outputdebugstring, or notification).
To save the contents of the Messages area to a file:
1. Right-click in the Messages area and choose Save PlanetPress Talk Messages.
2. In the Save PlanetPress Talk Messages dialog, navigate to the folder in which you want to save the
file, enter a file name for the saved file, and click Save.
Related topics:
• Messages Area (Page 10)
• Object Preview (Page 10)
3.2.6 Use the Object Inspector
To edit properties Using the Object Inspector:
1. Select the element (object, page, document, condition, style, attachment) you want to change. To
change multiple elements, do a multiple selection (CTRL-click).
2. In the Object Inspector, select the property you want to edit. If you selected multiple elements, only
those properties common to all of the selected elements appear in the Object Inspector. If necessary
use the scroll bar and/or the expand/collapse button.
3. Edit the property using the appropriate method, as described below:
▪ If the property lets you enter any value, type in the new value and press ENTER.
▪ If the property is associated with a list of possible values, select the new value from the list.
▪ If the property lets you select any value, click the selection button located to the right of the value
field. For example, if the button is for a PlanetPress Talk before, PlanetPress Talk after, or
PlanetPress Talk code property, click it to launch the PlanetPress Talk Editor.
To resize the name or value pane:
1. In the Object Inspector, position the pointer over the vertical bar that separates the two panes.
The pointer changes to a double-headed arrow.
2. Drag left or right to resize the panes.
To expand or collapse a group:
• In the Object Inspector, click the expand/collapse button for the group.
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