Details

The Details section of the user interface gives you access to extra controls for different elements. The controls change depending on the select element. If no elements are selected on a page then the controls for the page are displayed. If multiple elements are selected then "Multiple Selection" is displayed as you cannot make Detail changes to multiple elements simultaneously. However some common operations can be applied to multiple elements through menu items.

The Details area is split between Attributes controls and Style controls. Attribute controls provide access to special features of each type of element. Style controls handle characteristics such as fill colors and line widths.


 You can choose the style that an element should use by selecting the style from the popup on the Details tab or in the toolbar. The element is redisplayed with the new style. If you created a new style and want to apply it to a number of elements simultaneously you can use "Edit->Copy Style" and "Edit->Paste Style".

Note: The style attribute section allows you to modify a single element, apply a style to an element or to create a new style out of the attributes of that element. When you first make changes to a style, an asterisk (*) is put next to the style name, so you know that this element is a variation of that style. If you like the variation, you can Update the style. If you don't like your changes, you can Revert. If you  want to use this new style with other elements in the future, then create a New style.