• Hot Button bar This bar contains a series of time-saving icons. The commands that correspond to the icons are shown in this section.

• Dialogs

  The following dialogs are summarized in this chapter:

  · Inspector dialog

  · Grid dialog

  · Selection dialog

  · Align dialog

  · Page Layout dialog

  · Print dialog

  · Type Binding dialog

  · Color chooser

  · File chooser

The Inspector dialog is discussed in the chapter entitled "Editing Objects Using the Inspector" on page 81.



The Grid dialog is discussed in the chapter entitled "Using Grids" on page 143.

This dialog allows you to edit Visual Thought diagrams.

Selection Dialog

For an example of how to use the Selection dialog, see "Selecting Multiple Objects of the Same Type" on page 65.

The Selection dialog allows you to select objects by type of object. You can select all the circles, for example, in your diagram.

But Visual Thought's Selection dialog allows you to do more than just select certain shapes:

• You can select all the objects in your diagram, then use the Selection dialog to deselect certain shapes, like rectangles and circles, for example. You can then delete or format only the selected objects.
• You can select only groups in your diagram.

For examples of how to use the Align dialog, see "Using the Align Dialog" on page 96.

The Align dialog allows you to align and distribute objects in a variety of ways.

For further discussion of the Page Layout dialog, see "Page Layout" on page 159.

The Page Layout dialog allows you to define the parameters of pages in which you draw your diagrams.

The Print dialog is discussed in "Printing" on page 161.

This dialog allows you to print your Visual Thought diagrams.

The color chooser is discussed in the chapter entitled "Using the Color Chooser" on page 205.



The file chooser is discussed more in "Open" on page 167.

This dialog allows you to set the colors for Visual Thought objects.