Serif WebPlus X4 WPX4-HFMINI-ENG-STA-1 User Manual
Product codes
WPX4-HFMINI-ENG-STA-1
Editing Objects
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To select an individual object within a group:
•
Ctrl-click the object.
Updating and saving defaults
Object defaults are the stored property settings WebPlus applies to newly
created objects such as:
created objects such as:
•
lines and shapes (line and fill colour, shade, pattern, transparency,
etc.)
etc.)
•
frames (margins, columns, etc.)
•
text (i.e., font, size, colour, alignment, etc.). Defaults are saved
separately for artistic, shape, frame and table text.
separately for artistic, shape, frame and table text.
You can easily change the defaults for any type of object via the Update Object
Default command or the Text Style Palette dialog.
Default command or the Text Style Palette dialog.
Default settings are always local—that is, any changed defaults apply to the
current site and are automatically saved with it, so they're in effect next time you
open that site. However, at any time you can use the Save Defaults command to
record the current defaults as global settings that will be in effect for any new
site you subsequently create.
current site and are automatically saved with it, so they're in effect next time you
open that site. However, at any time you can use the Save Defaults command to
record the current defaults as global settings that will be in effect for any new
site you subsequently create.
To set local defaults for a particular type of object:
1.
Create a single sample object and fine-tune its properties as desired—
or use an existing object that already has the right properties. (For
graphics, you can use a line, shape, or rectangle; all share the same set
of defaults.)
or use an existing object that already has the right properties. (For
graphics, you can use a line, shape, or rectangle; all share the same set
of defaults.)
2.
Select the object that's the basis for the new defaults and choose
Update Object Default from the Format menu.
Update Object Default from the Format menu.