Chapter 1: Learning the Basics 1-19
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Changing the Appearance of Objects
You can change the appearance of objects from the
Attributes
toolbar or the
Draw
toolbox.
Access the
Attributes
toolbar from the
Hide/Show Attributes
command in the
Options
menu. In the
Draw
toolbox, use the
Fill
,
Thick
,
Dotted
, or
Modify Appearance
tools.
To apply attributes from tools in the
Draw
menu, select the tool, and then select the object to be
modified. To use an option from the
Attributes
toolbar, first select the objects to be modified, and
then select the attribute.
Labeling objects
You can label points in two ways — as you create them or with the
Label
tool in the
Display
toolbox.
Labeling objects as they are created is intended for quick access and is limited to five
alphanumeric characters. Editing is not available at this stage. However, after constructing the
object, you can edit the label with the
Label
tool.
Example 7a: Adding labels during construction
1.
Select
Triangle
from the
Lines
toolbox.
2.
Click on the drawing window. Then type
A
.
A point appears with a label
A
beside it.
3.
Move the
#
, click once, and then type
B
.
Another point, a segment connecting the two points,
and a label
B
appear.
4.
Move the
#
to a new position, click once, and type
C
.
The completed triangle appears as well as the label
C
beside the last point created.
The
Label
tool in the
Display
toolbox allows you to attach labels to a point, line, or circle. Once
attached to the object, labels cannot be detached. You can position them near the object using the
Pointer
, and they will retain that position through all modifications to the object.
