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Adding a new Octagon

Renaming an Octagon

Changing the position of an Octagon

Resizing an Octagon

Changing the action and sound of an Octagon

Changing the fill style and color(s) of an Octagon

Changing the stroke color of an Octagon

Changing the stroke thickness of an Octagon

Displaying the Octagon’s name inside of it

Changing the font, font size, or font color of the name of an Octagon

Changing the font style of the name of an Octagon

Moving an Octagon Forward or Backward

Centering an Octagon

Deleting an Octagon

Adding a new Octagon:

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

Alternately, you can type ^⌥⌘G.

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

Renaming an Octagon:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  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 Octagon into the Name field.
    Rename

Changing the position of an Octagon:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon to the desired destination.

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

Resizing an Octagon:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  3. Click and drag one the anchors in the desired direction.
    Anchors

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

Changing the action and sound of an Octagon:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  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 an Octagon:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  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 an Octagon:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  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 an Octagon:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  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 Octagon’s name inside of it:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  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 an Octagon:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. If the name of the Octagon is not displayed inside the Octagon, then tell the Octagon to display its name by following the instructions in the section Displaying the Octagon’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 an Octagon:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. If the name of the Octagon is not displayed inside the Octagon, then tell the Octagon to display its name by following the instructions in the section Displaying the Octagon’s name inside of it.
  5. Choose Format > Font > <Bold or Italic or Underline>.

Moving an Octagon Forward or Backward:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  3. To move an Octagon one position at a time, choose Widget > Bring Forward or Send Backward.

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

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

Centering an Octagon:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  3. To center an Octagon horizontally, choose Widget > Center Horizontally in Card or Center Horizontally in Background.

    To center an Octagon vertically, choose Widget > Center Vertically in Card or Center Vertically in Background.

Deleting an Octagon:

  1. If the Octagon 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 Octagon.
  3. Press the Delete key.