Working with Objects

This section describes how to work with objects and blend them with the design of a label .

Object is a basic building block of any label. Each object is dedicated to a specific type of content. See the related topics for style and content related object properties.

These are the common actions for multiple object types:

Adding an object: adds an object to the design surface.
Grouping: makes multiple object behave as a single object.
Rotating: changes the angle of a selected object.
Resizing: sets the size of an object.
Aligning: make the object positions.

Adding Objects

There are multiple methods to add an object to a label. Use the most convenient one:

Click and Click: click the object in the object toolbox. Mouse cursor transforms. Click on the design surface – the selected object appears where clicked.
Click and Drag: click the object in object toolbox. Mouse cursor transforms. Click on the design surface and drag to define the size of the added object.

Note

Text object's size cannot be defined using this method – its size is defined dynamically.

Drag and Drop: click the object in the object toolbox and drag it to the design surface. The selected object appears where the mouse button is released.
Copy and Paste: graphical and textual content can be pasted directly to the design surface. The following rules apply when copying items and pasting them directly to a label:
- Graphical content from clipboard is pasted as embedded Picture object.
- Single line text is pasted as Text object.

Grouping

To make multiple objects on a label behave as a single object, add them to a group. To group objects:

Surround the objects you wish to group using a mouse. A rectangle appears marking the selected objects. Right-click and select Group objects to create a group of objects.
Hold <Shift> key and click the objects you wish to group. This selects multiple objects – right-click and select Group objects to create a group of objects.

Rotating

There are two ways to set the angle of an object:

Enter the angle manually in degrees or drag the slider. The object rotates around its anchoring point. Rotation commands are accessible in two ways:
- Click Position in the Positioning group of the Design tab.
- Go to Object properties > Position > Rotation angle.
Click and drag the icon next to the selected object. The icon rotates the object around its central point.

Anchoring point is the spot where an object is pinned to the design surface. Variable size objects increase or decrease their size in the direction that is opposite to the chosen anchoring point.