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Changing the position of a Star
Changing the action and sound of a Star
Changing the fill style and color(s) of a Star
Changing the stroke color of a Star
Changing the stroke thickness of a Star
Displaying the Star’s name inside of it
Changing the font, font size, or font color of the name of a Star
Changing the font style of the name of a Star
Choose Widget > Insert Shape > Star. If the current Edit Mode is Edit Background Layer, then the Star will be added to the Background. Otherwise, it will be added to the current card.
Alternately, you can type ^⌥⌘S.
A Star can also be added using the Widgets pull-down menu in the toolbar.
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- In the “General” section of the Info sidebar, type the new name of the Star into the Name field.
Changing the position of a Star:
- If the Star 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.)
- Click and drag the Star to the desired destination.
Alternately, the location can altered using the Star’s “Metrics” section of the Info side bar.
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- Click and drag one the anchors in the desired direction.
Alternately, the width and height can altered using the Star’s “Metrics” section of the Info sidebar.
Changing the action and sound of a Star:
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- In the “Action” section of the Info sidebar, choose the action type using the “Type” pop up.
- To complement the the action with a sound, choose a system sound using the “Sound” pop up.
Changing the fill style and color(s) of a Star:
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- In the “Fill” section of the Info sidebar, choose the fill style using the “Style” pop up. Possible styles include: None, Color, and Gradient.
- 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.
Changing the stroke color of a Star:
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- In the “Stroke” section of the Info sidebar, click on the “Color” color well to open the Colors panel.
- Using the Color panel, choose the desired color.
Changing the stroke thickness of a Star:
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- Click and drag the “Thickness” slider to the desired thickness (in points).
Displaying the Star’s name inside of it:
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- In the “Text” section of the Info sidebar, click the “Display name in shape” check box if it is not already checked.
Changing the font, font size, or font color of the name of a Star:
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- If the name of the Star is not displayed inside the Star, then tell the Star to display its name by following the instructions in the section Displaying the Star’s name inside of it.
- Choose Format > Font > Show Fonts.
Alternately, you can type ⌘T to show the Font Panel - Make the desired changes in the Font Panel.
Changing the font style of the name of a Star:
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- If the name of the Star is not displayed inside the Star, then tell the Star to display its name by following the instructions in the section Displaying the Star’s name inside of it.
- Choose Format > Font > <Bold or Italic or Underline>.
Moving a Star Forward or Backward:
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- To move a Star one position at a time, choose Widget > Bring Forward or Send Backward.
To move a Star in front of all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Bring to Front.
To move a Star behind all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Send to Back.
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- To center a Star horizontally, choose Widget > Center Horizontally in Card or Center Horizontally in Background.
To center a Star vertically, choose Widget > Center Vertically in Card or Center Vertically in Background.
- If the Star 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.)
- Click on the Star.
- Press the Delete key.