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• Select the object, then click Solo Mode on the Hintline toolbar.

After editing, click the button again to return to normal editing mode.

Updating defaults

When you create new objects in DrawPlus, the way they look depends on the

current default settings for that particular type of object. DrawPlus stores

defaults separately for (1) lines/shapes (including QuickShapes), (2) artistic text

objects, (3) connectors, (4) dimension objects and (5) brushes.

Defaults for shape text (as contained in shapes) are distinct from those for

artistic text, and are defined along with other shape defaults (they are subsumed

under other shape properties). For any object, default means the properties of

the object (line/fill attributes) that will be applied to the next new object (of the

same type) you create.

You can adopt two approaches to controlling your defaults according to your

preferred way of working, i.e.

Synchronize

Defaults (from flyout

on Standard toolbar)

On Defaults are changed dynamically by

synchronizing to the colour, style,

transparency, or effect of the currently

selected item (or tab setting). For

example, when painting, you might

want to reuse the colour of a

previously painted brush stroke.

This is the default mode of operation.

Synchronize Defaults Off Defaults are changed by manually

updating to the current item selection,

and apply until they are manually

updated again.

Normally, fill and line colours, line styles, and transparency will adopt the

former approach. Brush strokes take a line colour, so they also synchronize to

the currently set colour. Brush transparency, text attributes, and filter effect

defaults adopt the latter approach.

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