FilmStrip

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FilmStrip Items

Object Number

The number of the object.

Thread Color Bar

The color bar shows the color of each object, even when the Color Changes are hidden.

Object

Each object is represented graphically. Markers are shown for Color Changes, Alignment Stitches and Stops. A Color Change also shows a thread sample. All other object types show the shape of the objects as black outlines.

Object Type

The name of the object type is shown.

Layout Order

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Move Forwards

Bring one step closer to the front of the design.

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Move Backwards

Bring one step closer to the back of the design.

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Move to Front of Design

Place at the front of the design.

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Move to Back of Design

Place at the back of the design.

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Display Group Contents

Show all objects within Groups in the FilmStrip, or show only the Groups themselves.

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Select Last Visible

Move to the last visible object in the FilmStrip.

FilmStrip Context Menu

 

Display Only Selected

Show only the currently selected object.

 

Display Only From Start

Display only the visible objects from the start of the design to the selected object. Hence, all objects after the selected object are hidden.

 

Display Only To End

Display only the visible objects from the selected object to the end of the design. Hence, all objects before the selected object are hidden.

⌘\

Display All Objects

Display all objects and commands in the design.

⌘X

Cut

Delete the selected object from the screen and place it on the Clipboard.

⌘C

Copy

Make a copy of the selected object and place it on the clipboard for use in this app.

⌘V

Paste

Paste the object that has been cut or copied to the Clipboard onto the screen.

⌘D

Duplicate Selected

Make a copy of the whole design or the currently selected objects, which is automatically pasted on the work area.

Delete Object

Delete the selected object or the last object in the design.

 

Insert Color Change

Insert a Color Change after the currently selected object. The Color Selection dialog appears so you can choose the new color.

 

Insert Stop

Insert a Stop after the currently selected object.

 

Group

Group selected objects together so they may be moved, resized or scaled and rotated together.

 

Ungroup

Ungroup a selected group so that each object may edited independently.

 

Select Similar from Visible

Select all visible objects with similar properties.

 

Select Similar from Group

Select all objects with similar properties that are in the same Group.

⌘↵

Properties

Show the properties dialog for the selected object or objects.

⇧⌘↵

Global Properties

Show the properties dialog for the selected type of object, to change the properties of all visible objects of that type.

 

Scroll into View

Automatically scroll the work area so that object selected in the FilmStrip can be seen in the work area.

 

Layout Order

 

⌘F

 

Move Forwards 

Bring one step closer to the front of the design.

⌘B

 

Move Backwards

Bring one step closer to the back of the design.

⌥⌘F

 

Move to Front of Design

Place at the front of the design.

⌥⌘B

 

Move to Back of Design

Place at the back of the design.