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Getting Started Tips
These tips apply to all types of designs
Add new objects to canvas
Open "Inspector Panel"
Select "Objects" tab
Drag and drop objects to canvas
Change background color
Open "Inspector Panel"
Select "Format" tab
Choose "Color-Background"
Change shape color
Select object
Open "Inspector Panel"
Select "Format" tab
Choose "Color-Shape"
Turn on grid options
Format Menu > Grid Options
Select "Show Grid"
Adjust grid line color and spacing
Align and group objects
Align:
Select multiple objects
Right click (control-click) and choose "Align"
Select alignment option to align by position, size and layout
Objects align to "last selected" object
Group:
Select multiple objects
Right click (control-click) and choose "Group"
Grouped objects can be moved together
To separate objects, right click (control-click) and choose "Ungroup"
Copy and apply format
Right click (or control-click) first object and choose "Copy Format"
Right click (or control-click) one or more objects and choose "Apply Format" to transfer format from first object
Add background image
Drag and drop image file from Finder to canvas
Resize image to fill entire canvas
Right click (or control-click) image and choose "Arrange" > "Move to back"
Right click (or control-click) image and choose "Lock" to fix image position so it's not movable (optional)
Customize text style
Simple text box
Drag and drop "text box" to canvas
Select text box
Open "Inspector Panel" and choose "Format"
Update properties including font size, color, style and background color
Each regular text box supports a single style. Updating the font changes font style for the entire text box.
Rich format text box
Drag and drop "rich text" to canvas
Highlight text inside text box
Update font properties from "font panel" located below Toolbar
Rich text box supports multiple font styles and character based formatting.
Duplicate text box
Right click text box > Choose "Duplicate"
Select multiple text boxes to duplicate in batch.