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Changing the position of an Oval
Changing the action and sound of an Oval
Changing the fill style and color(s) of an Oval
Changing the stroke color of an Oval
Changing the stroke thickness of an Oval
Displaying the Oval’s name inside of it
Changing the font, font size, or font color of the name of an Oval
Changing the font style of the name of an Oval
Choose Widget > Insert Shape > Oval. If the current Edit Mode is Edit Background Layer, then the Oval will be added to the Background. Otherwise, it will be added to the current card.
Alternately, you can type ^⌥⌘O.
An Oval can also be added using the Widgets pull-down menu in the toolbar.
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- 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 Oval into the Name field.
Changing the position of an Oval:
- If the Oval 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 Oval to the desired destination.
Alternately, the location can altered using the Oval’s “Metrics” section of the Info side bar.
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- Click and drag one the anchors in the desired direction.
Alternately, the width and height can altered using the Oval’s “Metrics” section of the Info sidebar.
Changing the action and sound of an Oval:
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- 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 an Oval:
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- 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 an Oval:
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- 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 an Oval:
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- 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 Oval’s name inside of it:
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- 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 an Oval:
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- If the name of the Oval is not displayed inside the Oval, then tell the Oval to display its name by following the instructions in the section Displaying the Oval’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 an Oval:
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- If the name of the Oval is not displayed inside the Oval, then tell the Oval to display its name by following the instructions in the section Displaying the Oval’s name inside of it.
- Choose Format > Font > <Bold or Italic or Underline>.
Moving an Oval Forward or Backward:
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- To move an Oval one position at a time, choose Widget > Bring Forward or Send Backward.
To move an Oval in front of all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Bring to Front.
To move an Oval behind all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Send to Back.
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- To center an Oval horizontally, choose Widget > Center Horizontally in Card or Center Horizontally in Background.
To center an Oval vertically, choose Widget > Center Vertically in Card or Center Vertically in Background.
- If the Oval 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 Oval.
- Press the Delete key.