Grass Valley Xpanel Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 79)

Xpanel User Manual 4-45
Building and editing panels
Positioning objects using guides
Guides are virtual lines that are superimposed over the panel’s canvas in Design mode.
Adding guides to the canvas allows you to align objects along common vertical or horizontal
reference lines. Figure
4-19 demonstrates that once the objects are added to the canvas,
you can superimpose guides to the canvas and when an object is dragged near a guide, it
automatically snaps to it. You can add one or many guides to the canvas.
Figure 4-19. Aligning objects on the canvas using guides
While the guides are activated using the F ORMAT >A DD G UIDES menu command, the canvas’
G UIDES properties can be used to set the visibility, color and whether or not the guides are
locked to a specific position. See “Configuring the panel’s properties” on page 4-4 for more
information.
To add a guide to the canvas:
1.
Select F ORMAT >A DD G UIDE and then either H ORIZONTAL or V ERTICAL .
2. Add the guide to the canvas:
• If you selected H
ORIZONTAL , drag the guide from the top or bottom of the outer
border of the canvas.
• If you selected V ERTICAL , drag the guide from the left or right side of the outer
border of the canvas.
3. Adjust the placement of the guide by dragging the guide up or down on the canvas.
To delete a guide:
1.
Move the mouse over the guide until the cursor becomes a double-headed arrow.
2. Select the guide and drag it out of the window.
Objects added to the canvas by drag-and-drop The objects snap to the multiple guides,
which helps organize and align the objects