Formatting Components

Components feature a shortcut menu, the primary means of formatting and editing. All menus are identical with the exception of component-specific Custom Settings commands:

Command

Submenu

Description

Bring to Front

 

Brings the selected object to the top and front when objects are layered.

Send to Back

 

Sends the selected object to the bottom and back when objects are layered.

Edit

  
 

Cut

Removes the selected object to the clipboard.

 

Copy

Saves the selected object to the clipboard.

 

Paste

Pastes content from the clipboard into the selected object.

 

Delete

Deletes the selected component.

Opaque

 

Makes the selected object opaque when selected, or transparent when deselected.

Border

  
 

Etched

Sets object borders to an etched style.

 

Line

Sets object borders to a solid line.

 

Lowered Bevel

Sets object borders to a lowered bevel style.

 

Raised Bevel

Sets object borders to a raised bevel style.

 

None

Removes object borders.

 

Set Border Color

Sets line border color.

 

Set Border Size

Sets the (interior) component line border width in pixels. Zero (0) means no border.

Anchor

  
 

Top

Affixes objects to the top edge of the panel.

 

Bottom

Affixes objects to the bottom edge of the panel.

 

Left

Affixes objects to the left edge of the panel.

 

Right

Affixes objects to the right edge of the panel.

 

Slack

Sizes the component to fill unused space.

 

None

Positions the component, using the underlying pixel grid.

Align

  
 

Top Edges

Aligns the top edge of all selected components. Moves all selected components vertically to the current position of the top edge of the top object.

 

Vertical Centers

Aligns the center point of all selected components. Center in this case is the vertical center (left and right edges of components). Moves all selected components vertically to a median determined using the top edge of the top component and the bottom edge of the bottom component.

 

Bottom Edges

Aligns the bottom edges of all selected components. Moves all selected components vertically to the current position of the bottom edge of the bottom object.

 

Left Edges

Aligns the left edge of all selected components. Moves selected components horizontally to the current position of the left edge of the left object.

 

Horizontal Centers

Aligns the center point of all selected components. Center in this case is the horizontal center (top and bottom edges of components). Moves all selected components horizontally to a median determined using the left edge of the left component and the right edge of the right component.

 

Right Edges

Aligns the right edge of all selected components. Moves all selected components horizontally to the current position of the right edge of the right object.

Distribute

  
 

Top Edges

Evenly spaces the top edge of three or more components vertically.

 

Vertical Centers

Evenly spaces the center point of three or more components. Center in this case is the vertical center (left and right edges of components). Moves all selected components vertically to a median determined using the top edge of the top component and the bottom edge of the bottom component.

 

Bottom Edges

Evenly spaces the bottom edge of three or more components vertically.

 

Left Edges

Evenly spaces the left edge of three or more components horizontally.

 

Horizontal Centers

Evenly spaces the center point of three or more components. Center in this case is the horizontal center (top and bottom edges of components). Moves all selected components horizontally to a median determined using the left edge of the left component and the right edge of the right component.

 

Right Edges

Evenly spaces the right edge of three or more components horizontally.

Custom Settings

 

Displays additional component-specific commands. Options are described in component profiles.

Font Properties

 

Displays the Font Properties dialog box to format caption fonts.

Properties

 

Displays the component-specific property dialog box, or a series of dialog boxes.