Cursor Properties Dialog

You can use this dialog to accomplish several editing tasks for cursors, including the following.

  • Anchors (Rectangle Tab) ClosedRead more… You can set anchors on many objects that you add to an image. An anchor is a way to "lock" the position of the object so that it stays in place even if the configuration of the image is changed (e.g., cropped or resized). You can set anchors on any of the four sides of an object—top, bottom, left, right. See Setting Object Anchors.
  • 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… 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.
  • Cursor Type (Cursor Tab) ClosedRead more… When you add a cursor object to an image, it displays by default with an arrow cursor bitmap inside an oval shape. You can change the cursor type to something other than an arrow (e.g., IBeam, cross, hand). See Selecting Cursor Types.
  • 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.
  • Rectangle Properties (Rectangle Tab) ClosedRead more… After you add a shape to an image, you can adjust its rectangle settings to meet your needs. You can determine the position and size of that rectangle, as well as how much of a curve is applied to its corners. You can also determine if the rectangle will automatically resize to fit any text inside the object. See Setting the Rectangle Properties for an Object.