Using Text - Maple Systems Silver Plus Series Installation And Operation Manual

Cre ating Graphic Ob jects
3. Move your cursor over the EasyBuilder work area. A crosshair will appear. Move your
crosshair to where you would like your shape to appear.
4. Click and hold your mouse cursor while dragging to form a circle. When the circle is the size
you wish it to be, release the left mouse button.
5. Now, left click again, and a line will appear. This is the starting point of your pie. Move
along the arc of the circle until you get the shape of the pie that you want and left click again.
6. You may continue creating pie shapes, or click on the select icon and select the pie to resize it
or configure its attributes.
The Linked Line Tool
The linked line tool allows you to draw lines that are linked end to end.
To use the linked line tool
1. Select Link line from the Draw menu or select the Linked line tool from the draw toolbar.
The Properties dialog appears.
2. Configure any properties for your line.
3. Move your cursor over the EasyBuilder work area. A crosshair will appear. Move your
crosshair to where you would like to begin your lines.
4. Click your mouse to begin your line. Move your mouse to the point where you would like
your first line to end and your next line to begin and click your mouse again. Repeat this step
until you are done drawing lines. Right click your mouse to stop drawing lines.
5. You may continue creating linked lines or click on the select icon and select the linked lines
to move them or configure their attributes.

Using Text

EasyBuilder uses Windows TrueType Fonts. This means that you can use any fonts that you have available to
you in your Microsoft Windows, including Unicode characters for foreign fonts.
Text sizing is available from 8 to 144 pixels, and text can be blinking, underlined or italic. Text can be used in
object labels or placed onscreen in text boxes.
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