MacroSystem Caladan - Manual (Page 12)

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If you have not marked a particular text block,
any of the changes that you make to the font,
style and format will be applied to the entire line
(which can in some cases span several lines).
After entering text, you can close this menu
again by clicking on the Paint Can symbol
located at the bottom right.
(5) You can use this menu switching symbol to
switch from the “Content” menu’s toolbar to
the toolbar of the “Boxes” menu. You can read
about this in more detail in Chapter 4.2.1.
(6) This symbol allows you to jump back directly
to the main menu.
4.2.3 Border
Clicking on the “Border” button opens a toolbar
with which you can define the border of the
active box. You can of course also activate a
different box at any time.
(1) If you click on the little color box, the
“Palette” window opens as described in 4.2.1.
Please take a look there for further details on
this window. The setting defined in the “Palette”
window is used to design the border and is
displayed in this little preview box.
(2) You can use the “Border Width” button
to adjust the thickness of the border up to 20
millimeters.
(3) The “Blur” button provides you the option of
making the edge appear blurred (up to 80 %).
(4) Clicking on this symbol opens a new toolbar
with which you can define the shadow of the
currently active box. Since this is an additional
menu item within the main menu, please read
about what it does in the following sub-chapter
4.2.4.
(5) This button allows you to return to the main
Caladan menu.
4.2.4 Shadow
If you click on the “Shadow” button or on the
top menu symbol in the “Border” menu, you
will see a new toolbar with which you can define
the shadow of the active box.
(1) You can use the little box located next to
“Shadow Color” to open the familiar color box
with which you can define – as usual – the color
of the shadow.
(2) The “Direction” button allows you to choose
between eight different directions in which you
want the shadow to fall.
(3) The “Distance” button allows you to set a
distance of up to 20 millimeters. If the control is
at the very left, the distance function is switched
“off”.
(4) You can use the “Blur” button to set the blur
of the shadow up to a value of 80 %.
(5) Clicking on this menu symbol allows you to
switch from the “Shadow” menu’s toolbar to
the toolbar of the “Border” menu. You can read
about this in more detail in Chapter 4.2.3.
(6) This button allows you to return to the main
Caladan menu.