5. Tool area
The area containing the various tools used to create designs.
No. | Item | Brief description | Details |
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1 | [Select] | Selects objects. | |
2 | [Shapes] | Positions and selects basic shape objects. | |
3 | [Text] | Positions and selects text objects. | |
4 | [Image] | Creates image objects. | |
5 | [Import] | Imports design files or SVG files and adds them to the Canvas screen. For more information on using SVG format images, refer to SVG Data Restrictions. |
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6 | [Template] | Displays the template selection screen. | |
7 | [Zoom In]/[Zoom Out] | Enlarges or reduces the display to any size on the canvas area. | |
8 | [Scroll] | Scrolls the screen to any position. | |
9 | [Paper Size] | Selects the paper size. |
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Detailed information
[Select]
The mouse cursor changes to an arrow for object selection.
Objects can be manipulated as follows:
- Click
- Selects an object.
- Shift key + clicking
- Select an object, then hold down the Shift key and click another to select multiple objects.
- Drag
- Moves the selected object(s).
- Dragging on canvas
- Drag from a point on the canvas free of objects to draw a rectangle. (The start and end points are opposite corners.) All objects overlapping with the rectangle are selected.
[Shapes]
Creates a shape object (e.g., circle, triangle, rectangle, polygon, arrow, heart, star).
Select the shape icon to display the shapes that can be selected on the action tool area. Select a shape to place it on the canvas.
[Text]
Creates text objects.
Selecting this places a text object on the canvas area.
[Image]
Creates image objects.
- Select to open the file selection dialog box and import files in standard image formats.
- JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, and GIF format images can be imported.
[Zoom In]/[Zoom Out]
Enlarges or reduces the canvas area in 25% increments or decrements.
- The zoom range is 15% to 1,000%.
- The default mouse cursor is the zoom-in icon. Press the [Alt] key to change this to the zoom-out icon.
- Click a point with the zoom icon to zoom in or out centered on that point.
- Drag using the zoom-in icon to enlarge the selected area to fit the current display area.
[Scroll]
Moves the screen to any position.
- Select the icon to change the mouse cursor to a Hand cursor.
- Click with the Hand cursor to turn the cursor to a Clenched Hand.
Move the mouse with this cursor to shift the canvas.
