Symbol spacing and position settings In the Symbol manager, you can adjust the following settings to fine- tune a symbol ink. Spacing These values set the distance between objects in the sym- bol pattern as a percentage of the size of the original objects. For example, a spacing value of 100 percent makes the distance between the objects equal to their size. X Spacing is the horizontal distance between objects. Y Spacing is the vertical distance between objects. Stagger A positive value offsets the even-numbered rows of objects horizontally relative to the odd-numbered rows. To keep all objects aligned, set Stagger to zero. To align alternating rows of objects, enter a higher Stagger value. To create a pattern in which the objects are spread out and objects in alternating rows are aligned with the gaps in the rows above, set the X Spacing and Stagger values to 100 percent. Scale The percentage of the original object size for the symbol ink. A value of 100 percent maintains the original object size. To reduce the objects, enter a value smaller than 100 percent. To enlarge the objects, enter a value greater than 100 percent. Rotation The amount of rotation, specified in degrees, that Canvas applies to the original objects. Symbol manager When you create a symbol ink, you can adjust the position and spacing of the objects and apply a backdrop ink. A    Preview box. To create a new ink, drag vector or text ob- jects to the preview box. Ob- jects you drag to the box re- place the current contents. B    Backdrop. Select a back- ground ink in the pop-up menu. You can select any ink, including a color, gradient, hatch, texture, and symbol ink. The ink you se- lect appears behind the objects in the symbol ink. C   Preview zoom. Click the left button to reduce or the right button to enlarge the preview. Align To Object. Turn on this option to keep a symbol ink in the same position if the object moves. Turn it off to let over- lapping objects share a symbol ink without a gap. A B     C
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