Making objects the same size, Making objects the same color – Maple Systems 5000HD Series User Manual

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EZwarePlus Programming Manual

1010-1015, Rev. 03

Use the nudge up

, down

, left

, and right

commands (Edit > Nudge or the Nudge

icons in the Edit toolbar) to move objects on the window. This function is duplicated with the arrow keys on
the keyboard.

Aligning O

b

jects

The alignment tools can be used to quickly align two or more objects. Aligning justifies objects to the desired
position of the last-selected object. The last selected object will have "handles" of a different color than the
other selected objects.

Use the align left

, align right

, align top

, align bottom

, horizontal center

, and

vertical center

commands (Edit > Align or the Align icons in the Edit toolbar) to clean up the alignment

of objects on the window.

Making Objects the Same Size

This feature is handy if you want to quickly make two or more objects the same size. Objects are sized to the
size of the last-selected object. The last-selected object will have "handles" of a different color than the other
selected objects. This is most often used when you are trying to overlap objects that must be the same size. To
better illustrate, refer to the left side of Window_12 of the sample project:

To make objects the same width

:

1. Select the objects you wish to make the same width.

2. From the Edit menu, select Make Same Size, then Width or click the Make Same Width icon from the

Edit toolbar.

To make objects the same height

:

1. Select the objects you wish to make the same height.

2. From the Edit menu, select Make Same Size, then Height or click the Make Same Height icon from the

Edit toolbar.

To make objects the same size

:

1. Select the objects you wish to make the same size.

2. From the Edit menu, select Make Same Size, then Both or click the Make Same Size icon from the

Edit toolbar.

Making Objects the Same Color

This feature can be used to make two or more drawn objects the same color.

To make objects the same color

1. Select the objects that you wish to make the same color. EZwarePlus will choose the color of the last

selected object.

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