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Object inspector
Use the Object inspector to set characteristics such as
opacity, blending mode, and placement of the brush
stroke in relation to a path. The Object inspector
contains status information for selected objects. The
Object inspector operates in one of eight different
modes, depending on the object type selected.
Components of the Object inspector
The different iterations of the Object inspector share
common elements, as shown in the table below. These
elements will become familiar as you work with various
object types.
Use To When
selecting
Object Opacity Set the opacity of a
single object Anything
except
hotspot or
slice objects.
Blending Mode Set an object's
blending mode Anything
except
hotspot or
slice objects.
Stroke Settings Control the
interaction of an
object's stroke and
fill Any text or
path object.
Transformation
Method Transform text as
pixels or as paths Text.
Group Type Define object
group as mask or
traditional group Grouped
objects.
Object type
Link to URL
Alt tag
Color well
Slice name
Clipping path
setting Define how the
mask group
appears A mask
group.
Export Settings Assign export
presets to exported
slice objects Slice objects.
Link to URL Assign URLs Slice objects
and hotspot
objects.
Alt tag Assign alternative
tag to be used
when the image is
unavailable Slice objects
and hotspot
objects.
Link target Specify the
window or frame
in which the link is
displayed Slice objects
and hotspot
objects.
Color well Set color Slice objects
and hotspot
objects.
Hotspot shape Choose to change
the shape of a
hotspot object Hotspot
objects.
Auto-name Choose default or
custom slice names Slice objects.
Use To When
selecting