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Adding a new Diamond

Renaming a Diamond

Changing the position of a Diamond

Resizing a Diamond

Changing the action and sound of a Diamond

Changing the fill style and color(s) of a Diamond

Changing the stroke color of a Diamond

Changing the stroke thickness of a Diamond

Displaying the Diamond’s name inside of it

Changing the font, font size, or font color of the name of a Diamond

Changing the font style of the name of a Diamond

Moving a Diamond Forward or Backward

Centering a Diamond

Deleting a Diamond

Adding a new Diamond:

Choose Widget > Insert Shape > Diamond. If the current Edit Mode is Edit Background Layer, then the Diamond will be added to the Background. Otherwise, it will be added to the current card.

Alternately, you can type ^⌥⌘D.

A Diamond can also be added using the Widgets pull-down menu in the toolbar.
Widgets Pull Down

Renaming a Diamond:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. In the “General” section of the Info sidebar, type the new name of the Diamond into the Name field.
    Rename

Changing the position of a Diamond:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click and drag the Diamond to the desired destination.

    Alternately, the location can altered using the Diamond’s “Metrics” section of the Info side bar.

Resizing a Diamond:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. Click and drag one the anchors in the desired direction.
    Anchors

    Alternately, the width and height can altered using the Diamond’s “Metrics” section of the Info sidebar.

Changing the action and sound of a Diamond:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. In the “Action” section of the Info sidebar, choose the action type using the “Type” pop up.
    Action Type
  5. To complement the the action with a sound, choose a system sound using the “Sound” pop up.
    Action Sound

Changing the fill style and color(s) of a Diamond:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. In the “Fill” section of the Info sidebar, choose the fill style using the “Style” pop up. Possible styles include: None, Color, and Gradient.
    Fill Style
  5. If the chosen style is either Color or Gradient, then change the fill color (or colors if Gradient is chosen) by clicking on the well under “Style” pop up.
    Fill Well

Changing the stroke color of a Diamond:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. In the “Stroke” section of the Info sidebar, click on the “Color” color well to open the Colors panel.
    Stroke Color
  5. Using the Color panel, choose the desired color.

Changing the stroke thickness of a Diamond:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. Click and drag the “Thickness” slider to the desired thickness (in points).
    Fill Well

Displaying the Diamond’s name inside of it:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. In the “Text” section of the Info sidebar, click the “Display name in shape” check box if it is not already checked.
    Display Name

Changing the font, font size, or font color of the name of a Diamond:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. If the name of the Diamond is not displayed inside the Diamond, then tell the Diamond to display its name by following the instructions in the section Displaying the Diamond’s name inside of it.
  5. Choose Format > Font > Show Fonts.

    Alternately, you can type ⌘T to show the Font Panel
  6. Make the desired changes in the Font Panel.

Changing the font style of the name of a Diamond:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. If the name of the Diamond is not displayed inside the Diamond, then tell the Diamond to display its name by following the instructions in the section Displaying the Diamond’s name inside of it.
  5. Choose Format > Font > <Bold or Italic or Underline>.

Moving a Diamond Forward or Backward:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. To move a Diamond one position at a time, choose Widget > Bring Forward or Send Backward.

    To move a Diamond in front of all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Bring to Front.

    To move a Diamond behind all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Send to Back.

Centering a Diamond:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. To center a Diamond horizontally, choose Widget > Center Horizontally in Card or Center Horizontally in Background.

    To center a Diamond vertically, choose Widget > Center Vertically in Card or Center Vertically in Background.

Deleting a Diamond:

  1. If the Diamond is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
  2. Click on the Diamond.
  3. Press the Delete key.