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l Fit object width in window:Adjusts the zoom level so the width of the object fits the width of the preview, ignor-
ing the object's height.
l Show Messages:Click to make the message area appear or disappear.
You can reposition the contents of the Object Preview by clicking and dragging the preview around, or by using the scrollbars.
Text and Box Object
Text and Box objects are essentially the same object. The Box object is offered as a separate menu in the ribbon for con-
venience - it gives you automatic starting options for borders that appear around the text object. On the other hand, the Text
object will not show any borders by default.
The following properties tab apply to the Text and Box options:
Borders
Borders are applied either through the Settings pre-defined border settings, or manually. To define the borders manually, start
by choosing the color, width and style of the border you want to apply, then click on the appropriate button to add the border
you want. To remove a border, click on the - None - line style then click on the border button you want to remove.
l Custom Line Settings
l Top, Bottom, Left, Right sides: Click one of these to select a side of the background box and apply the cur-
rent line settings to it.
l Upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left corners: Click to switch between a right-angled and
rounded corner, or to apply the current line settings to a rounded corner. If you want to apply the current line set-
tings to a rounded corner that is not currently visible, click that corner. If the rounded corner is currently visible,
click the corner twice: the first click switches to the right-angled corner style, the second switches back to the
rounded corner style and applies the settings to that style.
l Left, Right diagonal: Click to apply the line settings to a diagonal that bisects the background box.
l Vertical, Horizontal line: Click to apply the line settings to a line that bisects the background box.
l Radius: Set the radius of the circle to use to create round corners. The maximum value is one half of the smaller of the
Width and Height values set for the object. Units are as set in the User Options dialog box. This setting applies to all
rounded corners in the background box. If you resize the text object such that the value of the radius exceeds the max-
imum allowed, PlanetPress Design automatically adjusts the value of the radius to the maximum. In the latter this case
PlanetPress Design does not update the value of the radius in the Object Inspector or the Text properties dialog box;
you can update the value by entering a new value that exceeds the current maximum value.
l Line width: Enter the width of the line to use in the border. Units are points.
l Line style: Select the style for the line.
l Line color box: View the current color for the line.
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