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manually adjust this width. When you adjust the width of a group, PlanetPress Design scales the width
of each element in the group, such that the new width of the group accommodates all the elements and
preserves their spatial relationships. The width of the contents of an n-up object depends on the scaling
of each of the repeated pages, the number of repeats of each page, and the horizontal space between
each repeat; the Width box does not update to reflect these settings. The Repeat properties of an n-up
object use the width as it appears in the Width box. Finally, note that if you use PlanetPress Talk code to
define the width, PlanetPress Design automatically locks the object to prevent an inadvertent change to
this value due to selecting, moving, or resizing the object using the mouse or keyboard shortcuts.
Height: Set the height of the object/group. An object/group can measure a maximum of 32 inches in
height. 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 height of the data selection based on the number of lines per inch (LPI) set for the data
selection and the number of lines in the data selection. Similarly, in the case of a picture object you use
to create a static image, PlanetPress Design automatically adjusts the Height to that of the image
resource referenced by that picture object, at the resolution specified in the Document dialog at the time
you create the picture object. In the case of a bar code object, the height of the object determines the
height of the bars in the bar code. If a shape object of type Line, you cannot change the Height
property; PlanetPress Design automatically sets the Height property to the Line width you set for the
Line. When you adjust the height of a group, PlanetPress Design scales the height of each element in
the group, such that the new height of the group accommodates all the elements and preserves their
spatial relationships. The height of the contents of an n-up object depends on the scaling of each of the
repeated pages, the number of repeats of each page, and the vertical space between each repeat; the
Height box does not update to reflect these settings. The Repeat properties of an n-up object use the
height as it appears in the Height box. Finally, note that if you use PlanetPress Talk code to define the
height, PlanetPress Design automatically locks the object to prevent an inadvertent change to this value
due to selecting, moving, or resizing the object using the mouse or keyboard shortcuts.
Dynamic height: This option is available only in text objects, and only when word wrap is on in the
text object. You use it when you define a background box for the text object. It determines whether the
background box, when word wrap is on, adjusts to fit the word-wrapped text. Select to have the height
of the background box adjust to accommodate all of the word-wrapped text. Clear to leave the size of
the background box fixed and independent of the word-wrapped text. You define the default setting for
this option in the User Options dialog box. If you select this option, you cannot adjust the object height.
Dynamic width: This determines the width of the bounding box for the text object used when you
carry out operations on that text object. Select to have the width of the bounding box dynamically
adjust to the width of the text entered in the Text area. Clear to have the bounding box always set to
the width of the text object.
Angle: Set the angle of rotation. The pivot point for the rotation is the lower-left corner of the object/
group. Note that if you use PlanetPress Talk code to define the angle of rotation, PlanetPress Design
automatically locks the object to prevent an inadvertent change to this value due to selecting, moving,
or resizing the object using the mouse or keyboard shortcuts.
Style and Condition
Style: Select the style for the object/group. This is the style all text in the object/group uses by default.
It is also the style any PlanetPress Talk code you enter in the PlanetPress Talk properties of the object/
group uses by default. The default style is the style that appears by default in this box. Note that the
style for a group does not override any styles referenced by individual objects/groups within that group.
Size: Select or type the point size for the font the style uses.
Bold: Click to turn the Bold property for the style on or off.
Italic: Click to turn the Italic property for the style on or off.
Underline: Click to turn the Underline property for the style on or off.
Color button: Click to select a color for the style using the Color Picker.
Color box: Displays the current color for the style.
Ratio: Enter the percentage by which you want to shrink or stretch the font spacing in the style.
Condition: Select the condition you want to associate with the object/group. You can select or enter the
name of an existing global condition. You can also enter a PlanetPress Talk expression that defines the
condition. The expression must evaluate to a Boolean value.
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