Gobe Productive User's Guide - FormatBar

- Documentation conventions
- The Productive documents
- The Productive interface
- The MenuBar
- The FormatBar
- The PartBar
- The ToolBar
- Frames & graphic items
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# The FormatBar

The FormatBar is located between the PartBar and the MenuBar, as shown in the image below. It allows you to change the basic textual and graphical properties of a currently selected item. The FormatBar contains buttons that alter the color, fill, and text of various objects. From this toolbar, you can also access stylesheets and name items in your document.

Following is a description of the FormatBar buttons. All the buttons on the FormatBar can "tear away" to its own floating control palette. This option allows you to keep the tool open while you work.

Note: You can remove any property applied in Gobe Productive, i.e., color, text attribute, etc., by holding the Windows /Option key and re-selecting the same property.

| The Text Font tool sets the type of font to use for text. This button has no effect on graphic items. The tool displays the default font for new text.
| The Text Size tool sets the size of the selected text. This button has no effect on graphic items. The tool displays the default text size for new text.
| The Text Face tool sets the format for selected text (bold, underline, etc.). This button has no effect on graphic items.
| The Text Color tool (top image) sets the color for the selected text. When selected, the tool expands and displays a menu bar (lower image) for selecting the text color. The box beside the tool displays the chosen text color. The default text color for new text is black. For more information about text color, see the Text Color topic in the graphic section. This button has no effect on graphic items.
| The Fill Color tool (top image) sets the color and transparency for filling a graphic or spreadsheet cell. When selected, the tool displays a popup menu bar (lower image) for selecting the color (solid, pattern, or gradient) as well as the transparency. The box beside the tool displays the chosen fill color. The default fill color for new items is white. For more information about fill color, see the Fill Color topic in the graphic section. This button has no effect on text.
| The Pen Attributes tool (top image) sets the color, pattern, weight, and style of the lines in a graphic. When selected, the tool displays a popup menu bar (lower image) for selecting the color (solid, pattern, or gradient) as well as the transparency, line size, and line style. The box beside the tool displays the chosen pen color. The default pen color for new items is black. For more information about pen color, see the Pen Color topic in the graphic section. This button has no effect on text or spreadsheet cells.
| The Shape Transparency tool (top image) sets the opacity or transparency of a selected frame or drawing object. When selected, the tool displays a popup box from which you can select a transparency percentage. 100% represents full opacity, 0% denotes total transparency. The shape transparency box can be torn-off to display a slider bar (lower image), which you can also use to choose the transparency of the selected object or frame. For more information about transparency, see the Transparency topic in the graphic section.
| The Stylesheets tool applies a style to a selected item. You can create styles that define properties for a graphic item, cells in a spreadsheet, or text. The tool displays the style applicable for any selected item or text. See the Graphics, Word Processing, or Spreadsheet sections of this documentation for more information on styles.
| The Named Selections tool allows you to set or select named items. You can select any graphic, group of cells, or text and give the selection a name. Using this button, you can select a named selection, edit the name, or create a new selection. See the Named Selection topic for more information.

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