Using the Object Specs palette
The Object Specs palette provides several important features for
working with objects.
The Object Specs palette displays data for selected objects and lets
you modify settings for selected objects. It also lets you create objects
by specifying size, position, and object type.
The Object Specs palette contains tabs labeled Data, Info, Trap, and
Style.
The Data tab lets you create objects, and edit the size, posi-
tion, and other data for a selected object.
The Style tab lets you create, modify, and apply object styles.
The Trap tab lets you set printing options, including over-
printing and trapping for color separations.
The Info tab lets you control the attributes (inks, pen stroke,
dash, arrow, opacity, and transfer mode) of a selected
object.
To display the Object Specs palette
Choose Object > Object Specs. The palette can remain open while
you work. You can change coordinates, dimensions, or other settings,
and then click Apply to implement them.
To create an object
1
On the Data tab, choose an object type from the Object Type
palette. You can create rectangles, ovals, arcs, polygons, and lines.
2
Enter values for the objects size and position in the text boxes.
The type of data you can enter depends on the object type.
3
Click Create to create the object.
Editing object data
You can use the Data tab to create objects, and to view and edit data
for selected objects.
The Data tab displays information for a selected object or group
object. If you select a group object, you can change the groups size
and coordinates, but not an individual object within the group.
When more than one object is selected, the boxes on the Data tab are
not available, because you cant edit the position or dimensions of
multiple selected objects.
Press to open
Object Type palette