Setting the Default Look for Objects

You can add as many objects (e.g., shapes, lines) to as many frames as you need. Each type of object (e.g., oval, rectangle, bubble, polyline) has a default look (i.e., format settings). You can stray from that look for any object in your movie by manually changing the formatting for that object. You can then select that object and set it as the new default look. The next time you draw that type of object, the settings that you specified as the default are automatically used.

Example

Example  

You draw a rectangle on a frame and make formatting changes to the shape (e.g., color, border, shading). If you then select this object and set it as the default look, future rectangles will initially contain these same settings when you draw them.

How to Set the Default Look for Objects

  1. On a frame, click the object that contains the formatting that you want to use as the default for that object type.
  2. Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:

    • Ribbon Select Home> .

    • Right-Click Right-click the object and select Advanced > Set Default Look.
  3. In the message that displays, click Yes.
  4. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

What’s Next?

If necessary, you can continue enhancing the movie. Otherwise, you can finalize the movie by building and distributing it. See Editing a Movie and Building Movie Output Using the Interface.