Specifying general Overlay Editor settings

You can specify general settings for the Overlay Editor, for example how you want the tool to behave on startup, and how you want the tool to display grids.

To specify general tool settings

1	Select View > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box opens.

2	Select the General tab.

3	Specify the general tool settings.

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Click OK.

 

General tool settings
Show positions relative to grid	Select to give the position of objects relative to the grid. If cleared, the position of objects will be given relative to the upper-left corner of the page.
Show selection size	Select to dynamically display the size of an area that you select using the mouse. This function works only in editing or zoom mode.
Ruler initially visible	Select to display the ruler.
Open empty document at startup	Select to open an empty document each time you start the program.
Display page setup for new document	Select to display the Page format dialog box each time you create a new overlay.
Beep on errors	Select to make the Overlay Editor signal any errors you make with a beep.
Use TAB key in editor	Select to make it possible to use tabs in text. If cleared, and an object is selected, the TAB key can be used for jumping to, and selecting other objects.
Snap to grid	Select to snap objects to the grids.
Show grid full page	Select to display grid lines on the whole page. If cleared, grid lines are only visible within the current grid area.
Show grid numbers	Select to show numbers for grid lines.
Show grid offset line	Select to show the main grid axis in red color.
Use font kerning information	Select to use font kerning in text. Note: You can clear this option to gain performance, but this may result in not evenly spaced text characters.
Prompt for PDF import options	Only applicable when the PDFIN filter is installed. Select to display PDF Import dialog where you set password and path to font map file.
Grid type	Select to display the grid as lines, dots, or crosses. You can also select to hide the grid.