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HTML
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<!doctype HTML public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Frameset//EN">
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<html>
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<head>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
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<meta name="generator" content="Adobe RoboHelp 9">
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<title>Layout Options</title>
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<!--[if lt IE 5.5000]><style type="text/css">@import "/wiki/skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css";</style><![endif]-->
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<!--[if IE 5.5000]><style type="text/css">@import "/wiki/skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css";</style><![endif]-->
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<!--[if IE 6]><style type="text/css">@import "/wiki/skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css";</style><![endif]-->
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<!--[if IE 7]><style type="text/css">@import "/wiki/skins/monobook/IE70Fixes.css?1";</style><![endif]-->
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<!--[if lt IE 7]><script type="text/javascript" src="/wiki/skins/common/IEFixes.js"></script>
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<meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no" /><![endif]-->
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<!-- Head Scripts -->
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="HtmlHelp.css" type="text/css">
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<style title="hcp" type="text/css">
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span.hcp1 { font-weight:bold; }
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-->
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</style>
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</head>
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<body class="ns-0 ltr">
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<div id="globalWrapper">
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<div id="column-content">
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<div id="content">
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<h1 class="firstHeading">Layout Options</h1>
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<div id="bodyContent">
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<p id="siteSub">There are various alignment and sizing
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options that can help to create more organised and clearer
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layouts. All of these operations can be undone with the
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Undo feature from the <a href="Edit_Menu.htm">Edit Menu</a>.</p>
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<p>Select a group of objects (two or more) then use the
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<a href="Edit_Menu.htm">Edit Menu</a> commands, the right
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click menu or the <a href="Group Toolbar.html">Group Toolbar</a>
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buttons on the selected objects.</p>
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<p> </p>
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<p><a name="Align" id="Align"></a></p>
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<h2>Align</h2>
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<p>To align multiple objects use the following options:</p>
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<p><span class="hcp1">Align</span> > <span class="hcp1">Top</span>, <span class="hcp1">Bottom</span>,
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<span class="hcp1">Right</span> or <span class="hcp1">Left</span> edges</p>
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<p>Objects will be moved in line with with the top, bottom,
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right or left-most object.</p>
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<div class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;">
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<p> </p>
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</div>
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<p><a name="Remove_Gaps" id="Remove_Gaps"></a></p>
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<h2>Remove Gaps</h2>
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<p>To remove gaps between objects use the following options:</p>
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<p><span class="hcp1">Remove Gaps</span>
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> <span class="hcp1">Horizontally</span>
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or <span class="hcp1">Vertically</span></p>
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<p>Objects will be positioned next to each other with no
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gap.</p>
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<div class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;">
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<p> </p>
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</div>
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<p><a name="Space_Equally" id="Space_Equally"></a></p>
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<h2>Space Equally</h2>
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<p>To space objects equally across the design page use
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the following options:</p>
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<p><span class="hcp1">Space Equally</span>
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> <span class="hcp1">Horizontally</span>
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or <span class="hcp1">Vertically</span></p>
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<p>Objects will have equal spacing between them.</p>
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<div class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;">
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<p> </p>
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</div>
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<p><a name="Z_Order" id="Z_Order"></a></p>
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<h2>Z Order</h2>
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<p>The order in which overlapping objects are displayed
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can be changed to prevent objects getting lost in the
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layout by being hidden by other objects. This is also
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a useful feature when placing a background image or coloured
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frame behind objects. Select the object whose Z order
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you wish to change and use one of the following options:</p>
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<p><span class="hcp1">Z Order</span> >
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<span class="hcp1">Bring to front</span>,
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<span class="hcp1">Bring forward one</span>,
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<span class="hcp1">Send to back</span>,
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or <span class="hcp1">Send back one</span></p>
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<div class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;">
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<p> </p>
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</div>
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<p><a name="Centre" id="Centre"></a></p>
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<h2>Centre</h2>
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<p>Single or multiple objects can be centred to the design
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window using the following options:</p>
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<p><span class="hcp1">Centre</span> >
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<span class="hcp1">Horizontally</span> or
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<span class="hcp1">Vertically</span></p>
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<p>Depending upon the selection, objects will be centred
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either horizontally or vertically in the design window.</p>
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<div class="editsection" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;">
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<p> </p>
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</div>
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<p><a name="Size" id="Size"></a></p>
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<h2>Size</h2>
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<p>To change the dimensions of one or more objects to be
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the same size as another object, select all of the objects
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to be sized including the object that you wish to use
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as the template for the operation then use the following
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options:</p>
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<p><span class="hcp1">Size</span> > <span class="hcp1">Make same Width</span>, <span class="hcp1">Height</span> or <span class="hcp1">Size</span>.</p>
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<p>After selecting the option, the cursor changes to reflect
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a scale operation. Click the cursor on the object whose
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dimensions are to be copied. The other selected objects
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will be sized accordingly. This operation does not work
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with audio input / output blocks or CobraNet bundles.</p>
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<p> <br>
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For example, 2 sliders are selected, the leftmost being
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wider than the right and <span class="hcp1">Make
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Same Width</span> is chosen from the right click menu.
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The cursor then changes to reflect a scale operation and
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if the right hand slider is now selected the left slider
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will change width to match it.</p>
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<p> <span class="hcp1"><br>
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NB</span>: BLU series devices e.g. <a href="BLU-80.html">BLU-80</a>,
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<a href="BLU-32.html">BLU-32</a> and <a href="BLU-16-BLU-16A.html">BLU-16</a>
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can be sized horizontally but not vertically. This is
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to accommodate longer naming structures within the device
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icons but, it is not considered useful to be able to extend
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the vertical height of these objects. If the 'Show Control
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Ports' option is selected in the Properties for a device
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then the icon will lengthen to display all the extra ports.</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0;"> </p>
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</body>
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</html>
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