4. Attribute editing bar

Displays the attributes for the object selected on the canvas area, and allows the attributes to be edited directly.

When a shape is selected:

No.	Item	Brief description
1	Color	Selects fill and border colors. You can import image data to fill patterns.
2	Position	Displays the X and Y coordinates of the center of the selected shape. The origin is the bottom left corner of the paper area.
3	Size	Displays the size of the shape in the X and Y directions. Click the padlock icon to change the size without maintaining the aspect ratio.
4	[Rotate]	Click and drag the handle at the bottom of the selected shape to vary the rotation angle.
5	[Width]	Sets the line width for shapes and images.
6	[Cap/Joint]	Cap Specifies the shape of the line ends. Joint Specifies the shape of the line joints. Select from [Bevel], [Miter], and [Round].
7	[Gradient]	Select two or more colors to generate a color gradient for filling the shape. The gradient is linear.
8	[Extract Frame]	Extracts the outline of a shape object. Details

If increasing the line width distorts the shape, try enlarging the object or changing the joint method.

When an image is selected:

No.	Item	Brief description
1	Color	Selects the border color.
2	Position	Displays the X and Y coordinates of the center of the selected image. The origin is the bottom left corner of the paper area.
3	Size	Displays the size of the image in the X and Y directions. Click the padlock icon to change the size without maintaining the same aspect ratio.
4	[Rotate]	Click and drag the handle at the bottom of the selected image to vary the rotation angle.
5	[Width]	Sets the line width for shapes and images.
6	[Cap/Joint]	Cap Specifies the shape of the line ends. Joint Specifies the shape of the line joints. Select from [Bevel], [Miter], and [Round].
7	[Adjustments]	Opens a dialog box for adjusting image brightness and contrast. Details
8	[Image Tracing]	Traces the image to create an outline.
9	[Extract Frame]	Extracts the outline of an image or clipped image. Details

When text is selected:

No.	Item	Brief description
1	Color	Selects the fill color.
2	Position	Displays the X and Y coordinates of the center of the selected text. The origin is the bottom left corner of the paper area.
3	Size	Displays the size of the text in the X and Y directions. Click the padlock icon to change the size without maintaining the same aspect ratio.
4	[Rotate]	Click and drag the handle at the bottom of the selected text to vary the rotation angle.
5	Font	Displays font information. The following variables can be edited: Font Style Size Spacing Line gap
6	[Arc]	Arranges text along an arc. Use the slide bar to modify the curve of the arc.
7	[Align]	The following alignment operations are available for objects consisting of multiple lines of text: [Align Left], [Align Right], [Align Center], [Justify]
8	[Split to Letters]	Divides text into individual characters.
9	[Convert to Shapes]	Converts text into shapes. The shapes will be grouped following conversion.

Justifying may not be applied correctly depending on the combination of text and font.

With some fonts, the text area and display position may be misaligned.
To align the position with other objects, for example using [Align Top], use [Convert to Shapes] before positioning it.

Text objects cannot be converted into shapes in the following cases:

If objects other than text objects are selected or if multiple text objects are selected
If the text object contains characters for which no corresponding glyphs exist.

Some information on converting text objects into shapes

Each character is converted into a single shape.
If the text consists of two or more characters, the multiple shapes created after conversion will be grouped together.
Empty characters (e.g., spaces, tabs, and line breaks) are not converted into shapes.
However, the layout of the characters will retain the same layout as in the original text (line breaks and spaces) after they are converted into shapes.
The sequence in which converted shapes overlap will be the same as for the text objects before conversion.
The fill color of converted shapes will be the same as for the text objects before conversion.
The outline of the converted shapes will be transparent.

When multiple objects are selected

[Unite]

Combines multiple selected shapes.

Shapes that have been combined cannot be uncombined after you save the design.
Objects cannot be combined if they include objects other than shapes (text, images, variable data) or objects that have been grouped.

The color for the combined shapes is based on both the fill and outline color of the shape in the foreground.

[Extract Frame]

Extracts the outline of a shape object.

The following parameters can be set:

[Offset (mm)]
Sets the distance from the shape outline. Setting a negative value creates an outline inside the shape.
[Joins]
Select [Miter], [Bevel], or [Round].
[Miter Limit]
Sets the miter limit when [Miter] is selected.

The function can be applied to the following objects:

If the frame extraction results consist of multiple shapes, these will be grouped together.

The frame extraction results with miter settings may not be as expected. Try altering the offset or miter limit before reapplying.
If the frame shape becomes distorted, try altering the join shape and miter limit.

[Clipping]

If you select one shape and one image, the shape is used to clip (mask) the image.

For variable data

For more information on variable printing, refer to Variable Printing Function.

Text
Image
Sequential numbering
For more information on sequential number settings, refer to Sequential numbering frame.