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Changing the position of a Check Box
Changing the width of a Check Box
A Check Box is a special type of button that can be considered on or off. Clicking on a Check Box will toggle its state.
Choose Widget > Insert Control > Check Box. If the current Edit Mode is Edit Background Layer, then the Check Box will be added to the Background. Otherwise, it will be added to the current card.
Alternately, you can type ^⌘H.
A Check Box can also be added using the Widgets pull-down menu in the toolbar.
- If the Check Box 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 Check Box.
- 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 Check Box into the Name field.
Changing the position of a Check Box:
- If the Check Box 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 Check Box to the desired destination.
Alternately, the location can altered using the Check Box’s “Metrics” section of the Info side bar.
Changing the width of a Check Box:
- If the Check Box 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 Check Box.
- Click and drag one the anchors in the desired direction.
Alternately, the width can altered using the Check Box’s “Metrics” section of the Info sidebar.
Please note that the height of a Check Box cannot be altered.
Moving a Check Box Forward or Backward:
- If the Check Box 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 Check Box.
- To move a Check Box one position at a time, choose Widget > Bring Forward or Send Backward.
To move a Check Box in front of all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Bring to Front.
To move a Check Box behind all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Send to Back.
- If the Check Box 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 Check Box.
- To center a Check Box horizontally, choose Widget > Center Horizontally in Card or Center Horizontally in Background.
To center a Check Box vertically, choose Widget > Center Vertically in Card or Center Vertically in Background.
- If the Check Box 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 Check Box.
- Press the Delete key.