@Database "Objects.guide"
@Master "Objects.guide"

@Node Main "Using Objects"
@ToC "Ww3.guide/Main"
 @{B}CONTENTS@{UB}

 This section will help you create and manipulate
 objects on a page. An object is an additional
 element, which is separate from the text that
 appears on the page. Examples of an object
 are - a line, a circle or a picture.

 Objects are created from the Drawing Tools
 palette ("Drawing Tools" command, View menu) or
 from the "Create Object" command (Object menu):

 By default there will only by a Pointer and a
 `Text Frame' tool. To get the other four drawing
 tools, you will need the "Drawing Tools" module
 which is available on the March `Amiga Shopper'
 coverdisk.

   @{" Creating A Text Frame " Link "Objects.guide/CreateTextFrame"}
   @{" Drawing A Line, Oval, or Box " Link "Objects.guide/LineBoxOval"}
   @{" Inserting or Creating An Object " Link "Objects.guide/CreateObject"}


 Objects can be manipulated in many ways:

   @{" Arranging The Depth Of Objects " Link "Objects.guide/ObjectDepth"}
   @{" Duplicating Objects " Link "Objects.guide/Duplicating"}
   @{" Grouping And Ungrouping Objects " Link "Objects.guide/Grouping"}
   @{" Information About Objects " Link "Objects.guide/ObjectInfo"}
   @{" Locking And Unlocking Objects " Link "Objects.guide/Locking"}
   @{" Moving An Object " Link "Objects.guide/MoveObject"}
   @{" Selecting And Sizing Objects " Link "Keyboard.guide/ObjectHandling"}
@EndNode

@Node "CreateTextFrame" "Using Objects"
@ToC "Ww3.guide/Main"
 @{U}Creating A Text Frame@{UU}

 A text frame is a small independent,
 floating page, that contains text, which can
 be sized, altered and moved like any other
 object.

 Choose @{" Create Object " Link "Objects.guide/CreateObject"} (Object menu) and select
 "Text Frame" from the list. Then drag an outline
 of the text frame on the page. When the Selection
 button is released, the text frame is created.

 Alternatively, show the drawing tools palette,
 and click the Text Frame icon ("Drawing Tools"
 command, View menu).

 The Ctrl key, when creating a Text Frame, will
 constrain the box to a square.

 The Information command (Object menu) displays
 the following information:
   ° Frame position and size
   ° Margins inside the frame
   ° Fill colour
   ° Border colour and style
   ° Number of columns
   ° Text flow around the frame

 Unfortunately, some of the Text Frame information
 options will be disabled if you do not have the
 "Drawing Tools" installed. The Drawing Tools module
 is only available on the May `Amiga Shopper'
 Coverdisk.

 Once a text frame has been created, you can:
   @{" move it " Link "Objects.guide/MoveObject"} around the document,
   @{" select it " Link "Keyboard.guide/ObjectHandling"},
   @{" resize it " Link "Keyboard.guide/ObjectHandling"} to a new size,
   @{" group/ungroup " Link "Objects.guide/Grouping"} it with other objects,
   @{" lock/unlock " Link "Objects.guide/Locking"} it to the page, or
   @{" duplicate it " Link "Objects.guide/Duplicating"} many times.
@EndNode

@Node "LineBoxOval" "Using Objects"
@ToC "Ww3.guide/Main"
 @{U}Drawing A Line, Oval, or Box On The Page@{UU}

 Before you can draw any shapes, you will need
 the "Drawing Tools" module. This is only
 available on the May `Amiga Shopper' Coverdisk.

 To draw one of these shapes, choose
 @{" Create Object " Link "Objects.guide/CreateObject"} (Objects menu) and select one
 of the drawing tools from the list (Line, Box,
 Rounded Box, Circle or Oval)

 Alternatively, show the drawing tools palette,
 and click one of the shape object icons
 ("Drawing Tools" command, View menu).

 Drag the mouse pointer across the page and an
 outline of the object will appear. Releasing
 the Selection button will create the object on
 the page.

 The Ctrl key, when creating an object, will
 constrain its size as follows:
   Line ........... Constrains line to 90°
   Box ............ Constrains box to a square
   Oval ........... Constrains oval to a circle

 Once an object has been created, you can:
   @{" move it " Link "Objects.guide/MoveObject"} around the document,
   @{" select it " Link "Keyboard.guide/ObjectHandling"},
   @{" resize it " Link "Keyboard.guide/ObjectHandling"} to a new size,
   @{" group/ungroup " Link "Objects.guide/Grouping"} it with other objects,
   @{" lock/unlock " Link "Objects.guide/Locking"} it to the page, or
   @{" duplicate it " Link "Objects.guide/Duplicating"} many times.
@EndNode

@Node "CreateObject" "Using Objects"
@ToC "Ww3.guide/Main"
 @{U}Inserting Or Creating An Object@{UU}

 You can create various types of objects:
    Drawing Tools - @{" Circles, Ovals, Boxes, Lines " Link "Objects.guide/LineBoxOval"}
    Other         - @{" Text Frames " Link "Objects.guide/CreateTextFrame"}

 Choose the object from the "Drawing Tools"
 palette or use the "Create Object" command
 (Object menu), and drag the pointer on the page.
 The object is drawn between the points where you
 drag the mouse.

 Once created, @{" Information " Link "Objects.guide/ObjectInfo"} can be obtained
 on an object. The information available will
 include, its position and size, its colour and
 other attributes concerning its style.

 The Ctrl key, when creating an object, will
 constrain its size as follows:
   Line ........... Constrains line to 90°
   Box ............ Constrains box to a square
   Oval ........... Constrain oval to a circle
   Text Frame ..... Constrains frame to a square

 To cancel the creation of an object, press the
 Menu button whilst holding down the Selection
 button when it is being created.
@EndNode

@Node "ObjectDepth" "Using Objects"
@ToC "Ww3.guide/Main"
 @{U}Arranging The Depth Of Objects@{UU}

 You can specify the depth of an object in
 relation to the other objects on the page.

 To move an object in front of another, select
 it and choose "Move Forward" (Object menu),
 "Move Backward" will move the object behind
 another.

 You can move an object right to the back of all
 other objects by choosing "Send to Back"
 (Object menu), or to the front using "Bring to
 Front" (Object menu).
@EndNode

@Node "Duplicating" "Using Objects"
@ToC "Ww3.guide/Main"
 @{U}Duplicating Objects@{UU}

 Choose Duplicate (Object menu) to quickly
 clone any selected objects.


 NOTE: The text within `Text Frames' is not
       duplicated with the object when using
       this command.
@EndNode

@Node "Grouping" "Using Objects"
@ToC "Ww3.guide/Main"
 @{U}Grouping And Ungrouping Objects@{UU}

 Use the Group command (Object menu) to make
 multiple objects act as one object, (for example,
 a group of objects all move together and are
 sized together)

 Use Ungroup (Object menu) to split the group
 into its original separate elements.
@EndNode

@Node "ObjectInfo" "Using Objects"
@ToC "Ww3.guide/Main"
 @{U}Information About Objects@{UU}

 Use the @{" Create Object " Link "Objects.guide/CreateObject"} command (Object menu)
 to create an object on the page.

 When an object is selected, you can inspect its
 attributes by either double-clicking it, or
 choosing the Information command (Object Menu).

 Unfortunately, some of the Text Frame information
 options will be disabled if you do not have the
 "Drawing Tools" installed. The Drawing Tools module
 is only available on the May `Amiga Shopper'
 Coverdisk.

 Information about an object may consist of its
 position on the page, dimensions, colour, border
 style and colour, if it repels text and so on.

 NOTE: When you type information into a text
       gadget, you must complete the entry by
       pressing the Return key, otherwise the
       entry may be ignored.
@EndNode

@Node "Locking" "Using Objects"
@ToC "Ww3.guide/Main"
 @{U}Locking And Unlocking Objects@{UU}

 An object, can be locked onto the page so that it
 cannot be deleted, moved or changed. Choose Lock
 (Object menu) to lock all selected objects to the
 page, Unlock (Object menu) reverses the lock
 command.

 When the mouse pointer moves over a locked object,
 it changes into a padlock. A locked object also
 has hollow handles when selected.
@EndNode

@Node "MoveObject" "Objects"
@ToC "Ww3.guide/Main"
 @{U}Moving An Object@{UU}

 Move an object by selecting the object and while
 holding down the Selection button, move the
 outline of the object to its new position.

 The Ctrl key, when moving an object, will
 keep the object along the same horizontal or
 vertical axis.

 To cancel the moving of an object, press the
 Menu button whilst holding down the Selection
 button.

 Precise positioning can be obtained by selecting
 the object, and choosing @{" Information " Link "Objects.guide/ObjectInfo"} (Object
 menu).

 Whilst text flow is switched on, objects cannot be
 moved between pages.
@EndNode