Arrow Properties Dialog

You can use this dialog to accomplish several editing tasks for arrow shapes.

  • Arrow (Arrow Tab)  ClosedRead more… You can change many aspects of an arrow to change its shape. See Setting the Shape of an Arrow.
  • Blur Effect (Image Effects Tab)  ClosedRead more… You can create a blur effect in conjunction with a shape that you add to an image. This is a useful effect, for example, if you want to highlight a particular area of an image without hiding the rest of the image. You can draw a shape around the area of the image that you want to emphasize and then apply the blur effect, determining how much "blurriness" is used. The area inside the shape remains clear, but the rest of the image around the shape becomes blurred. You can even have multiple shapes on an image, each with a blur effect. See Adding Blur Effects.
  • Blur-Inside Effect (Image Effects Tab)  ClosedRead more… You can create a blur-inside effect in conjunction with a shape that you add to an image. This is a useful effect, for example, if you want to hide a particular area of an image, perhaps information that is confidential. You can draw a shape around the area of the image that you want to hide and then apply the blur-inside effect, determining how much "blurriness" is used. The area inside the shape is blurred, but the rest of the image around the shape remains clear. You can even have multiple shapes on an image, each with a blur-inside effect. See Adding Blur-Inside Effects.
  • Color (Appearance Tab) ClosedRead more… ClosedRead more… When you add an object (e.g., shape, line) to an image, you have many options for changing its look and feel. You can change the look of an object by changing its color settings, such as its fill, shading, transparency, or line color and width. See Setting the Color for an Object.
  • Condition Tags (Conditions Tab) ClosedRead more… You can apply condition tags to objects that have been added to images. You do not need to apply conditions to each and every object in an image, but rather only to those objects that should be included in some outputs but excluded from other outputs. If a particular object should always be included in the image, there is no need to apply a condition tag to it. See Applying Conditions.
  • Font Properties (Font Tab) ClosedRead more… After you add text to an object, you can adjust the font properties (e.g., font size, color). In the properties dialog for the selected object, you can set the font properties by using either the Font tab or the Rich Text tab. Use the Font tab if you want the properties to be set for all text in the object. Use the Rich Text tab if you want to specify settings for only portions of the text in the object. See Setting Font Properties for Text.
  • Gray Scale Effect (Image Effects Tab)  ClosedRead more… You can create a gray scale effect in conjunction with a shape that you add to an image. This is a useful effect, for example, if you want to highlight a particular area of an image, without hiding the rest of the image. You can draw a shape around the area of the image that you want to emphasize and then apply the gray scale effect. The area inside the shape remains displayed in the original color, but the rest of the image around the shape is displayed in gray. You can even have multiple shapes on an image, each with a gray scale effect. See Adding Gray Scale Effects.
  • Language (Language Tab) ClosedRead more… You can select a language for an object, which is useful for spell checking the text in that object. See Selecting a Language.
  • Shading Effect (Image Effects Tab)  ClosedRead more… You can create a shading effect in conjunction with a shape that you add to an image. This is a useful effect, for example, if you want to highlight a particular area of an image, without hiding the rest of the image. You can draw a shape around the area of the image that you want to emphasize and then apply the shading effect, determining the amount of darkness or lightness of the shading. The area inside the shape remains clear, but the rest of the image around the shape becomes shaded. You can even have multiple shapes on an image, each with a shading effect. See Adding Shading Effects.
  • Shadow Effect (Shadow Tab)  ClosedRead more… You can add a shadow effect to an object in an image or to the image itself. This helps to give your image the appearance of depth. When you create a shadow effect, you have control over where the shadow appears, how much shadow is shown, the color of the shadow, and the transparency of the shadow. See Adding Shadow Effects.
  • Text (Rich Text Tab) ClosedRead more… You can add text to an image by drawing a shape, clicking on it, and typing. You can also use the properties dialog for the shape. See Adding Text.