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About Cards Source Lists

Adding a new Cards Source List

Renaming a Cards Source List

Changing the position of a Cards Source List

Resizing a Cards Source List

Moving a Cards Source List Forward or Backward

Centering a Cards Source List

Deleting a Cards Source List

About Cards Source Lists:

A Cards Source List displays a list of the names of all of the cards in the stack. Clicking on one of the names will highlight it and go to its respective card. It is recommended that Cards Source Lists be placed in the Background.

Adding a new Cards Source List:

Choose Widget > Insert Control > Cards Source List. If the current Edit Mode is Edit Background Layer, then the Cards Source List will be added to the Background. Otherwise, it will be added to the current card.

Alternately, you can type ^⌘S.

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

Renaming a Cards Source List:

  1. If the Cards Source List 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 Cards Source List.
  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 Cards Source List into the Name field.
    Rename

Changing the position of a Cards Source List:

  1. If the Cards Source List 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 Cards Source List to the desired destination.

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

Resizing a Cards Source List:

  1. If the Cards Source List 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 Cards Source List.
  3. Click and drag one the anchors in the desired direction.
    Anchors

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

Moving a Cards Source List Forward or Backward:

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

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

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

Centering a Cards Source List:

  1. If the Cards Source List 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 Cards Source List.
  3. To center a Cards Source List horizontally, choose Widget > Center Horizontally in Card or Center Horizontally in Background.

    To center a Cards Source List vertically, choose Widget > Center Vertically in Card or Center Vertically in Background.

Deleting a Cards Source List:

  1. If the Cards Source List 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 Cards Source List.
  3. Press the Delete key.