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This procedure applies only to objects. You cannot convert a group, or a page, to PlanetPress Talk.
To convert an object to PlanetPress Talk:
1. Select the object.
2. Choose Tools | Advanced | Convert to PlanetPress Talk.
Related topics:
• PlanetPress Design Object (Page 236)
• Group (Page 236)
• Select Objects and/or Groups (Page 247)
• Lock and Unlock Objects and Groups (Page 248)
• View or Edit the Properties of an Object or Group (Page 251)
• Debug an Object or Group (Page 245)
15.2.2 Debug an Object or Group
You can use the Messages area in either the Program window or the Object Preview to help you debug an
object. The PlanetPress Talk Editor also offers a number of features for debugging any PlanetPress Talk code
you enter in a document.
Related topics:
• PlanetPress Design Object (Page 236)
• Group (Page 236)
• Select Objects and/or Groups (Page 247)
• Lock and Unlock Objects and Groups (Page 248)
• View or Edit the Properties of an Object or Group (Page 251)
• Edit the Layering Order of Objects (Page 258)
• Convert an Object to PlanetPress Talk (Page 244)
15.2.3 Set the Basic Attributes of an Object or Group
To set the Basic attributes properties of an object or group:
• In the properties dialog box, click Basic attributes and enter the name, position, size, style, and
condition properties for the object.
Name: Enter a name for the object or group. Although PlanetPress Design supplies a default name, it is
recommended you choose a name that reflects the content or purpose of the object/group.
Position AND SIZE
Note that you can also click and drag on the object or group after you add it to the document to adjust
its position and/or size.
Left: Set the distance to offset the left edge of the object/group from the left edge of the page. If the
object/group is within a group, this is the distance to offset the left edge of the object/group from the
left edge of the group that contains it. The unit of measure is that set in the PlanetPress Design User
Options dialog box.
Top: Set the distance to offset the top edge of the object/group from the top edge of the document
page. If the object/group is within a group, this is the distance to offset the top edge of the object/group
from the top edge of the group that contains it. The unit of measure is that set in the PlanetPress Design
User Options dialog box.
Width: Set the width of the object/group.An object/group can measure a maximum of 32 inches (80
centimeters) in width. The unit of measure is that set in the PlanetPress Design User Options dialog box.
Note that in the case of a data selection object, you should not adjust this value; PlanetPress Design
automatically adjusts the width of the data selection based on the longest width in the data selection
and the style selected for the data selection object. Similarly, in the case of a picture object you use to
create a static image, PlanetPress Design automatically adjusts the Width to that of the image resource
referenced by that picture object. In the case of a bar code object, Width is automatically set to the
width of the bounding box, a width determined by the bar code you define in the object; you cannot
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