FreeHand Basics > Inspectors

 

Inspectors

An inspector is a panel that allows you to display and alter the attributes of objects and pages. At least one inspector is used in almost all drawing tasks. FreeHand comes with the following inspectors:

The Object inspector displays the position and dimensions of a selected object or objects. You can edit values in the Object inspector and apply them to a selection. For more information, see Working with objects overview.

The Stroke inspector displays the stroke attributes of a selected path, including the types of strokes (None, Basic, Brushes, Custom, Pattern, and PostScript), and the stroke width, cap, join, miter limit, dash setting, and arrowheads. For more information, see Applying strokes.

The Fill inspector displays the fill attributes of a selected path. Fills include None, Basic, Custom, Gradient, Lens, Pattern, PostScript, Textured, and Tiled. For more information, see Applying fills.

The Text inspector displays the formatting of selected text. The inspector contains five subpanels: Character, Paragraph, Spacing, Columns and Rows, and Adjust Columns. For more information, see The Text inspector.

The Document inspector displays thumbnail icons for each page in your document. You can move the thumbnails in the inspector with the Pointer tool to move the corresponding pages on the pasteboard. You can choose from three magnified views. The Document inspector also has options for adding, duplicating, and removing pages, plus options to set page size, orientation, bleed, and printer resolution. For more information, see Using the Document inspector