Using the Object Specs palette The Object Specs palette provides several important features for working with objects. The Object Specs palette displays data for selected objects and lets you modify settings for selected objects. It also lets you create objects by specifying size, position, and object type. The Object Specs palette contains tabs labeled Data, Info, Trap, and Style. •   The Data tab lets you create objects, and edit the size, posi- tion, and other data for a selected object. •   The Style tab lets you create, modify, and apply object styles. •   The Trap tab lets you set printing options, including over- printing and trapping for color separations. •   The Info tab lets you control the attributes (inks, pen stroke, dash, arrow, opacity, and transfer mode) of a selected object. To display the Object Specs palette Choose Object > Object Specs. The palette can remain open while you work. You can change coordinates, dimensions, or other settings, and then click Apply to implement them. To create an object 1 On the Data tab, choose an object type from the Object Type palette. You can create rectangles, ovals, arcs, polygons, and lines. 2 Enter values for the object’s size and position in the text boxes. The type of data you can enter depends on the object type. 3 Click Create to create the object. Editing object data You can use the Data tab to create objects, and to view and edit data for selected objects. The Data tab displays information for a selected object or group object. If you select a group object, you can change the group’s size and coordinates, but not an individual object within the group. When more than one object is selected, the boxes on the Data tab are not available, because you can’t edit the position or dimensions of multiple selected objects. Press to open Object Type palette
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