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Toolbar for Drawing

The following are descriptions of the toolbar menus and icons for drawing.

 

Drawing Toolbar

Drawing Toolbar Options

Context Panel Options

See Also

Drawing Toolbar

 

This toolbar is only available when you have selected a canvas, image, or plot.

Drawing Toolbar Options

Select an object.

Insert details using the freestyle drawing pen.

Erase features added using the drawing tools.

Insert text.

Insert a straight line.

Insert a rectangle.

Insert a rounded rectangle.

Insert an oval.

Insert a diamond.

Insert an arc segment.

 

 

 

Aligns the objects you select on the canvas. Choose one of the following options:

Align the selected objects along the top of the first object selected vertically.

Center the selected objects vertically.

Align the selected objects along the bottom of the first object selected vertically.

Align the selected objects along the left of the first object selected horizontally.

Center the selected objects horizontally.

Align the selected objects along the right of the first object selected horizontally.

 

Change the outline color of a shape on the canvas.

Change the fill color of a shape on the canvas.

Change the thickness and style of a line on the canvas.

Change the color and gridlines of the canvas.

Context Panel Options

  

The Drawing context panel is available when the cursor resides in a Maple canvas in a worksheet. You can use this panel to lay out, align, and manipulate objects that you insert in the canvas.

  

You first select the object(s) that you want to manipulate in the canvas, and then select one of the following menu items:

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Move Forward - If you have multiple objects in the canvas, this option moves the selected object one position in front of other objects.

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Move To Front - Moves the selected object in front of all the other objects in the canvas.

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Move Backward - If you have multiple objects in the canvas, this option moves the selected object one position behind the other objects.

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Move To Back - Moves the selected object behind all of the other objects in the canvas.

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Align Horizontal - Aligns multiple selected objects horizontally in the canvas.

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Align Vertical - Aligns multiple selected objects vertically in the canvas.

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Match Size - Increases or reduces the size of all of the objects selected in the canvas so that they are the same size as the last object you sized.

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Reset Rotation - If you rotated an object, this option restores the default orientation of the selected object.

See Also

Drawing Tools, Toolbar for 2-D Plots, Toolbar for 3-D Plots, Toolbar for Animations, Worksheet Toolbar