flexi 8.1 Software Getting Started with Toolbars

 The illustration below shows some of the basic elements of your software:

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Toolbars

Toolbars are a set of commands grouped according to their function.
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Standard toolbar

Showing or Hiding a Toolbar

  1. From the View menu, select Toolbars.
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  2. Check or uncheck the toolbars that you want to show or hide. Or (Windows only):
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  3.  Right-click the area around the design area where the toolbars are docked.
  4.  In the menu, select or unselect the toolbar that you want to show or hide.
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    􀀕 You can also hide a toolbar by clicking the Close button on the upper right side of the toolbar.
In Windows, toolbars are docked or floating. Docked toolbars are placed at fixed positions around the design area. Floating toolbars can be placed anywhere in the design area. You can undock a toolbar, making it a floating toolbar, and then place it at any location in the design area. Macintosh toolbars are always floating.
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Docked Toolbars

How to Unlocking a Toolbar

Do one of the following:

  • Drag the toolbar from its docked position. (Do not drag buttons).
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  • Double-click the toolbar. (Do not double-click buttons).
􀀕 Dragging or double-clicking the buttons will not undock or dock the toolbar.

The shape of a floating toolbar can be adjusted by dragging its borders.

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The standard toolbar in different shapes

When a button has a small triangle on the upper right corner, is an indication that this button is a part of a tear-off palette.

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Using the Tools in a Tear-Off Palette

  • Click once on the button and drag it slightly to display the full palette.
  •  Once it is displayed, you can either select the desired tool and release the mouse button, displaying the new tool, or drag the entire palette away from the original palette and release the mouse to drop it on the drawing area.
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All 99 Shortcuts for FlexiSign Pro 8.1


 

1. Alignment Shortcuts

  • Ctrl+5             Align Both Centers
  • Ctrl+Shift+5       Align Both Centers to Page
  • Ctrl+2            Align Bottom
  • Ctrl+Shift+2      Align Bottom to Page
  • Ctrl+3            Align Horizontal Centers
  • Ctrl+Shift+3   Align Horizontal Centers to Page
  • Ctrl+4           Align Left
  • Ctrl+Shift+4   Align Left to Page
  • Ctrl+6           Align Right
  • Ctrl+Shift+6   Align Right to Page
  • Ctrl+0           Align Text Baselines
  • Ctrl+8           Align Top
  • Ctrl+Shift+8   Align Top to Page
  • Ctrl+7          Align Vertical Centers
  • Ctrl+Shift+7  Align Vertical Centers to Page

2. Arrangement

  • Ctrl+PgDn                Back One
  • Ctrl+M                         Compound
  • Ctrl+Shift+O                 Convert to Outlines
  • V                                 Convert to Outlines
  • Ctrl+PgUp                  Forward One
  • Ctrl+G                         Group
  • Ctrl+E                         Redraw
  • F5                                 Redraw
  • Ctrl+D                         Repeat
  • Ctrl+K                         Resize
  • Ctrl+Shift+D                 Reverse Path Direction
  • Ctrl+R                         Rotate
  • J                                  Spacing
  • Shift+PgDn                 To Back
  • Shift+PgUp                 To Front

3. Palettes

  • M         Color Mixer
  • Ctrl+I Design Central
  • E         Design Editor
  • I         Fill/Stroke Editor

4. Path Editing

  • N      Select Point Tool
  • P       Bezier Path Tool
  • +       Add Point
  • -       Remove Point

5. Selection

  • A                          Select Tool
  • Backspace          Clear
  • Delete                 Clear
  • Ctrl+C                 Copy
  • F3                         Copy
  • Ctrl+Insert         Copy
  • F2                         Cut
  • Ctrl+X                    Cut
  • Shift+Backspace Delete Now
  • Shift+Delete         Delete Now
  • Ctrl+Shift+A         Deselect
  • Ctrl+Shift+I         Invert Selection
  • Shift+Insert         Paste
  • Ctrl+V                 Paste
  • F4                         Paste
  • Ctrl+Y                 Redo
  • Ctrl+Shift+Y         Redo Multiple
  • Ctrl+A                 Select All
  • D                         Select by Attributes
  • F1                     Undo
  • Ctrl+Z                 Undo
  • Ctrl+Shift+Z         Undo Multiple

8. View Shortcuts

  • Ctrl+Tab          Next Window
  • Spacebar          Pan View
  • Ctrl+F          Show Fills
  • F                  View Filter
  • Z                 Zoom
  • Ctrl+=          Zoom In
  • Ctrl+-          Zoom Out

9. Other Shortcuts

Esc                         Cancel Edit
Ctrl+F4                 Close
Ctrl+W                 Close
Alt+F4                 Exit
F1 Help                 Topics
Ctrl+N                 New
Ctrl+O                 Open
Ctrl+Q                 Quit
Ctrl+S                 Save
Ctrl+Shift+S         Save As

10. Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl+L             Cut/Plot or Engrave
Ctrl+B             Document Setup
Ctrl+P             Print
Ctrl+Shift+P     Print Setup (Page Setup on Macintosh)
Ctrl+H             RIP and Print
Ctrl)+T             Toolbars
U                     Measure Tool
B                     Paint Brush Tool