Set the group number for a text block ......................................................................................... 215
Delete a text block ....................................................................................................................... 215
Working with rectangles ...................................................................................................... 215
Creating and modifying rectangles .............................................................................................. 215
Select the rectangle operating mode ........................................................................................... 215
Create a rectangle ........................................................................................................................ 215
Resize and move a rectangle ........................................................................................................ 216
Apply a solid fill to a rectangle ..................................................................................................... 216
Apply a graduated fill to a rectangle ............................................................................................ 216
Apply a textured fill to a rectangle ............................................................................................... 218
Change the color and thickness of a rectangle border ................................................................ 219
Select a pre-defined rectangle layout style .................................................................................. 219
Set the group number for a rectangle .......................................................................................... 220
Delete a rectangle ........................................................................................................................ 220
Working with background images ....................................................................................... 221
Using the image controls.............................................................................................................. 221
Select the image operating mode ................................................................................................ 221
Load an image .............................................................................................................................. 221
Resizing an image ......................................................................................................................... 222
Change the color and thickness of an image border .................................................................... 222
Set the group number for an image ............................................................................................. 222
Delete an image ........................................................................................................................... 222
Resizing and moving CG objects .......................................................................................... 223
Manually resize an object of any type ......................................................................................... 223
Manually move an object of any type .......................................................................................... 223
Automatically centralize an object ............................................................................................... 224
Changing the stacking order of objects ............................................................................... 224
Re-order layers ............................................................................................................................. 224
Working with multiple objects ............................................................................................. 225
Select multiple objects of any type .............................................................................................. 225
Select all objects of the same type ............................................................................................... 225
Undoing and redoing changes ............................................................................................. 225
Undo a change ............................................................................................................................. 225
Redo a change .............................................................................................................................. 225
The Color Selector ................................................................................................................ 226
Use the Color Selector .................................................................................................................. 226
Setting properties (visual effects, crawl speeds) for groups ................................................ 227
About groups ................................................................................................................................ 227
Select the animation operating mode.......................................................................................... 227
Specify a playout layer for a group .............................................................................................. 227
Set a transition for a group .......................................................................................................... 227
Set a vision effect for a group ...................................................................................................... 228
Set the speed of a crawl ............................................................................................................... 228
Preview transitions and vision effects .......................................................................................... 229
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