Properties Panel

Use the Properties Panel to manipulate the presentation of graphics and other objects on the Graphics tab.

• W and H fields: The W and H fields contain the width and height of a selected graphic. These cannot be edited.
• X and Y fields: The X and Y fields contain the coordinates of the graphic within the Graphics Container and are relative to the top left corner of the grid (0,0). You can change these by dragging the graphic, or by entering a value and clicking Enter.
• Alpha field: The Alpha field manipulates the transparency of a graphic. Values range from 0-100, with zero being 100% transparent and one hundred being 100% opaque. You can change the transparency by entering a value and clicking Enter.
• Rotate field: The Rotate field manipulates the rotation of a graphic. A positive rotation value rotates clockwise and a negative value rotates counterclockwise. You can change the rotation of a graphic by entering a value and clicking Enter.

  Rotation Example

  • To make an animation rotate one full cycle clockwise, stage 1 would have a rotate value of 0 and stage 2 would have a value of 360.
  • To make an animation rotate two full cycles counterclockwise, stage 1 would have a rotate value of 0 and stage 2 would have a value of -720.
• Scale field: The Scale field adjusts the size of your graphic. Values range from 0.0 (0%) to 9999.0, with 1.0 being 100%.
• Assign To Tab
• Effects Tab
• Image Memory Tab

Note: When in Preview mode, the Assign To and Effects tabs will be inactive:

• The Assign To drop-down list will be inactive. If a graphic item had already been selected, the check boxes will continue being visible, but not selectable.
• In the Effects tab, any effects that were added are visible but not selectable. The Add, Remove, Duration and Delay controls will not be active.