Home Tab

The Home tab allows you to select tasks and commands associated with formatting and editing elements on a canvas. You can also switch between Design, Test, Runtime, and Online modes to view your graphics in different mode.

The Home tab contains the following groups:

Edit

The Edit group options allow you to work within the active canvas to cut, copy, paste, and format graphic elements, as well as undo, redo, and repeat actions on the canvas.

Edit Group
Icon	Name	Description
	Paste	Insert the clipboard contents onto the active canvas. The contents are inserted based on the following selections: Paste to selected layer: The copied content is inserted onto the layer currently selected in the Element Tree View’s Selected layer dropdown menu. Paste to original layers: The copied content is inserted onto the original layer of each object. For example, if you copy two objects, each from a different layer, a copy of each object is copied onto the layer they reside on.
	Cut	Remove the selection from the active canvas and put it on the clipboard.
	Copy	Copy the selection to the Clipboard.
	Copy XML	Copy the selected element as an XML string for the clipboard.
	Copy Format	Copy property formatting to an element on the active canvas.
	Paste Format	Apply property formatting to an element on the active canvas.
	Delete	Remove the selection from the active canvas.
	Undo	Undo an action from a list of the most recent actions.
	Redo	Redo an action from a list of the most recent actions.
	Repeat	Repeat the last action performed.

Elements

The Elements group options allows you to create and work with graphic elements on the canvas, as well as insert images, animation objects, XAML files, and AutoCAD files.

Elements Group
Icon	Name	Description
	Select Objects	View when the select objects cursor mode is active. When the select objects cursor mode is active, the button background color is yellow.
	Freeze	Allows you to draw a selected element repeatedly without having to reselect the element. The Freeze command can be selected directly, or each time you click the same element consecutively the Freeze command for that element is toggled on and off. NOTE: Freeze mode is disabled for the Pipe element.
	Text	Allows you to create a text block on the canvas.
	Rectangle	Allows you to draw rectangles and squares on the canvas.
	Ellipse	Allows you to create ellipses, arcs, and pie shapes on the canvas.
	Line	Allows you to draw a geometric line between two distinct points on the canvas.
	Path	Allows you to create a series of line segments and curves on the canvas.
	Polygon	Allows you to create a polygon on the canvas.
	Animation	Allows you to Insert a configurable animation object on the canvas.
	Pipe	Allows you to draw two-dimensional pipes.
	Pipe Coupling	Allows you to create coupling objects and connect pipe elements.
	Command Control	Allows you to create a control element that is configurable and can be commanded. With the command control you can configure a numeric, string, or password field, a numeric slider or rotator , and a drop-down control.
	Import Image File	Navigate to and insert an image, for example, .BMP, .GIF, .JPG, TIF.
	Import AutoCAD and XML Image Files	Navigate to and insert XAML, XPS, and convert AutoCAD files using the AutoCAD Importer.

Viewports

The Viewports group options allow you to enable the Manual Page mode and draw a manual page on the active graphic.

Viewports Group
Icon	Name	Description
	Viewport Mode	Enable the Manual Viewport mode. All existing viewports in the active graphic display and the Manual Viewport Mode icon is active.
	Manual Page	Manually draw a graphic viewport on the active canvas.

Selection

The Selection group options allow you to arrange, group, combine, and align elements on the canvas.

The following options are available from the Selections group:

Order
Group
Combine
Alignment
Snap

Selection Group
Order Options The Order options allow you to arrange overlapping graphical elements in a stacking order.
Icon	Name	Description
	Bring to Front	Move the graphical element to the front of the stack.
	Send to Back	Move the graphical element to the back of the stack.
	Bring Forward	Move the graphical element forward one level in the stacking order.
	Send Backward	Move the graphical element backward one level in the stacking order.
Group Options The Group options allow you to combine multiple graphic elements into groups or separate individual graphic elements from groups.
Icon	Name	Description
	Group	Combine multiple graphic elements into a group so that when one element is repositioned, all the other elements move with it.
	Ungroup	Separate individual graphic elements from a group so that they can be repositioned independently.
	Join Group	Add one or more graphic elements to an existing group.
	Leave Group	Remove one or more graphic elements from a group.
	Join or Leave Command Control	Join or remove a child element such as an intended cursor or Thumb for a command control element.
Combine Options The Combine options allow you to combine or exclude areas of overlapping graphical shapes.
Icon	Name	Description
	Union	Combine all parts of two elements into one path element.
	Intersection	Create a new path element shaped by the overlapping portions of two elements.
	Exclude Overlap	Combine two elements to create a new path element. Any overlapping portions are excluded. The excluded portion is transparent.
	Subtraction	Create a new path element that is based on the first selected element minus the overlapping portions of the two elements and the second selected element.
Alignment Options The Alignment options allow you to set the placement of multiple elements on the canvas.
Icon	Name	Description
	Align Left	Align the selected elements with the left edge of the element farthest to the left.
	Align Center	Align selected elements to the center of the widest element so that the horizontal center of all elements is set to the horizontal center of the widest element.
	Align Right	Align the selected elements with the right edge of the element farthest to the right.
	Align Top	Align the selected elements with the top edge of the element farthest to the top.
	Align Middle	Align selected elements to the middle of the tallest element so that the vertical middle of all elements is set to the vertical middle of the tallest element.
	Align Bottom	Align the selected elements with the bottom edge of the element farthest to the bottom.
	Horizontal Spacing	All selected elements are aligned so that they have even spacing between them with respect to the X-axis.
	Vertical Spacing	All selected elements are aligned so that they have even spacing between them with respect to the Y-axis.
	Align Wrapped	Align the selected elements on the canvas in a row from left to right and the rows from top to bottom. When you drag-and-drop multiple elements onto the canvas, they are by default Align wrapped.
Snap Option
	Snap Now	Snap the top-left corner (or anchor) of an element (or Symbol) to the nearest grid intersection.

Brushes

The Brushes group allows you to select a color from the drop-down menu for the fill, stroke, and background colors of the currently selected element on the canvas.

Brushes Group
Icon	Name	Description
	Fill	Set the color that is applied to the Fill (interior) property of the selected elements.
	Stroke	Set the color that is applied to the Stroke property or the font color of the selected elements.
	Background	Set the color that is applied to the Background property of the selected element on the canvas.

Format

The Format group allows you to adjust the font styles and formatting of textual graphic elements.

Format Group
Icon	Name	Description
	Font Family	Select a font type from the drop-down menu.
	Font Size	Specify a font size from the drop-down menu.
	Increase Font Size	Increase the font size to a pre-determined default.
	Decrease Font Size	Decrease the font size to a pre-determined default.
	Horizontal Text Alignment	Set the horizontal position of the text contained within the element’s bounding rectangle. Options are: Right, Center, Left, and Justify.
	Vertical Text Alignment	Set the vertical position of the text contained within the element’s bounding rectangle. Options are: Top, Center, and Bottom.
	Bold	Apply bold formatting to the selected text.
	Italic	Apply italic formatting to the selected text.
	Underline	Apply underline formatting to the selected text.
	Strikethrough	Apply strikethrough formatting to the selected text.
	Resize Fonts	Toggle between enabling the Font Size property of an active element to automatically update according to any resizing done on the canvas. If inactive, the font size of the selected element remains as initially set in the Property view.

Stroke

The Stroke group allows you to format an element’s outline by choosing options from a set of stroke-related drop-down menus. You can select the overall type and thickness of the stroke. You can also choose a flat, round, square, or triangle for the starting and ending edge of a line or figure. If the active element has unconnected lines you have the option of setting the end caps for each segment.

Stroke Group
Icon	Name	Description
	Stroke Dash Array	Select the stroke type from the drop-down menu.
	Stroke Thickness	Select the stroke thickness from the drop-down menu. The thickness is measured in pixels.
	Stroke Start Line	Set how the start edge of the stroke line is drawn. Options are: flat, round, square or triangle edge.
	Stroke End Line	Set how the end edge of the stroke line is drawn. Options are flat, round, square or triangle edge.
	Stroke Line Join	Set how the corners are drawn. Options are: pointed, flat, or rounded corners
	Stroke Dash Cap	Select a style for the end of the line .

Zoom

The Zoom group options allow you to pan, or zoom in or out of a graphic image.

Zoom Group
Icon	Name	Description
	Zoom Indicator	Display the current scale factor of the active canvas and allows you to either select a pre-defined magnification from the drop-down menu or type a magnification value.
	100% button	Display the active graphic at 100% magnification when the button is clicked on.
	Fit Size	Scale the graphic so that all the elements and contents on the canvas are visible.
	Free Zoom	Draw a zoom rectangle directly on the canvas. Repeat as needed. NOTE: You can use the Z-Key for a quick zoom.
	Pan	Move the graphics viewing area up, down, or sideways to display other areas which, at the current viewing zoom factor, lie outside the viewing area.
	Zoom Slider	Zoom in on the active canvas by adjusting the slider.

Printing

Printing Group
Icon	Name	Description
	Page Setup	Open and display the print Page Setup view.
	Preview	Open the Print Preview pane and displays the currently selected graphic.
	Print	Display the Print dialog box to print the current graphic\document.

Modes

The Modes group allows you to toggle between Design, Test, or Runtime mode.

Modes Group
Icon	Name	Description
	Design	Design and edit graphics and apply static values only.
	Test	Design, edit graphics and simulate data point values. You can use online subscriptions if the Online mode is enabled, or you can use subscriptions from the Value Simulator.
	Runtime	Test a graphic to see how it will display in the Graphics Viewer, by simulating data point values using online subscriptions, if the Online mode is enabled, or using subscriptions from the Value Simulator. Runtime mode does not allow you to design or editing a graphic.
	Online	Allows you to subscribe to COVs in an actual online environment. If disabled, data point values can be simulated with the Value Simulator.