Page Canvas

The Page Canvas provides a few object editing functions in addition to the functions described in the Working with Page Objects topic.

Right-Click Menu

Click with the right mouse button on an object to bring up the following menu:

  • Bring to Front - Places the object on top of all other objects.
  • Send to Back - Places the object behind all other objects.
  • Bring Forward - Moves the object up one layer.
  • Send Backward - Pushes the object back one layer.
  • Align - Provides the following options for aligning objects with each other or the page:
  • Top: Aligns all selected objects to the topmost object on the page.
  • Middle: Lines up the vertical middle of each selected object.
  • Bottom: Aligns all selected objects to the bottommost object on the page.
  • Left: Aligns all selected objects to the leftmost object on the page.
  • Center: Lines up the horizontal center of each selected object.
  • Right: Aligns all selected objects to the rightmost object on the page.
  • Center Vertical on Page: Places all selected objects in the vertical center of the page.
  • Center Horizontal on Page: Places all selected objects in the horizontal center of the page.
  • Space Evenly - Horizontal: Arranges the currently selected objects so that they all have the same amount of horizontal space between them.
  • Space Evenly - Vertical: Arranges the currently selected objects so that they all have the same amount of vertical space between them.
  • Group - Fixes the position of objects in relation to one another so that they can be moved, resized, and rotated without changing their position relative to each other.
  • Ungroup - Returns a group of objects to individual objects.
  • Cut - Removes a page object from the page, but saves it in memory so that it may be pasted to another location.
  • Copy - Saves a page object in memory so that it may be pasted to another location.
  • Edit Object - Opens the Object Settings window, allowing you to change the size and position of the object.
  • Delete - Removes a page object from the project.
  • Lock Object - Fixes the position and size of the currently selected page object so that it cannot be edited.

Double-Click

Double-click a photo to open the crop function (see Crop).

Double-click a text box to change the text (see Editing Text).

Double-click on headlines to open the headline effects window. See the Headline Effects topic for more information.

Double-click a calendar to open the Calendar Settings window. See the Calendar Settings topic for more information.

Double-click clip art or shapes to open the Object Settings window. See the description of the Object Settings functions in the Edit topic in the Shapes area for more information.