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Adding a new Arrow

Renaming an Arrow

Changing the position of an Arrow

Resizing an Arrow

Changing the action and sound of an Arrow

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

Changing the stroke color of an Arrow

Changing the stroke thickness of an Arrow

Displaying the Arrow’s name inside of it

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

Changing the font style of the name of an Arrow

Changing the direction of an Arrow

Moving an Arrow Forward or Backward

Centering an Arrow

Deleting an Arrow

Adding a new Arrow:

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

Alternately, you can type ^⌥⌘→.

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

Renaming an Arrow:

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

Changing the position of an Arrow:

  1. If the Arrow 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 Arrow to the desired destination.

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

Resizing an Arrow:

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

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

Changing the action and sound of an Arrow:

  1. If the Arrow 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 Arrow.
  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 Arrow:

  1. If the Arrow 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 Arrow.
  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 Arrow:

  1. If the Arrow 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 Arrow.
  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 Arrow:

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

  1. If the Arrow 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 Arrow.
  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 Arrow:

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

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

Changing the direction of an Arrow:

  1. If the Arrow 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 Arrow.
  3. Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
    Widgets Button
  4. In the “Miscellaneous” section of the Info sidebar, choose the direction using the “Direction” pop up.
    Arrow Direction

Moving an Arrow Forward or Backward:

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

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

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

Centering an Arrow:

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

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

Deleting an Arrow:

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