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3.5 Item Menu

Modify

Brings up a dialog box in which you can change most all properties of an object at once. The selections available are context sensitive, depending on you have selected a text frame, image frame or graphics object. These dialogs are often available as a right click context menu, shown below. Any object can be directly selected for editing by double clicking. All items can be named objects, for referencing in Javascript for PDF, as well as scripting with Python.


Modify Text Context MenuRight Click > Modify Text Frame can change orientation, make changes in the fonts, shading, colors and rotation of the text frame. This menu is also where you select and create PDF annotations and bookmarks.


Modify Image Context MenuRight Click > Modify Image Frame can change shading, colors, borders, rotation and layering options on the canvas of the image frame.






Duplicate

Makes a copy of the currently selected item.

Multiple Duplicate

Allows you to copy an item more than once. This is handy for creating templates for business cards, labels or invitations where you would want to print multiple instances of a object on a single page.

Delete

Deletes the selected Item

Send to Back

Put the selected item in the background.

Bring to Front

Brings the selected item in the foreground

Lower

Shifts the selected Item one layer back.

Raise

Shifts the selected item one layer up.

Distribute/Align...

Opens a dialog box in which you can select how grouped items are aligned. This can allow you to automatically align objects like a text caption on a picture or create 3D layering/border/shadow effects with artwork or images. This option is only available after grouping objects.

Shape

Contains a sub menu with various frame styles. This only works on image frames.

Text On a Path

To create text on a path. Create a text box then enter the text. Then create a bezier curve with the desired shape. Next, Left Drag select the two items with the mouse. Group them together and the text will automatically follow the path of the curve. Double clicking the grouped item will enable editing the control points and shape of the bezier curve.


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