The Inspector window contains the main set of tools for editing objects in Swift Publisher. The tools are distributed over six tabs: Geometry , Fill & Shadow , Image , Text , Table and Alignment . These tools allow you to modify properties of selected objects, which can be of different types: Text, Images, Smart Shapes, Tables. In Inspector you can change object attributes, its position on the page, position in relation to other objects, and how they affect other objects.

Some tools can be used with one kind of objects only, such as the List tool for text, and other tools for several object types.

The usage of Inspector is described in more detail in sections dedicated to objects.

The Inspector window can be activated through the menu Window > Inspector > (tab name) or by using the Inspector button on the toolbar.

The Geometry tab

The Geometry tab has the following sections:

Position - shows (and you can enter here) horizontal and vertical coordinates of the selected object. Units are shown as set in the program Preferences.

Size - shows (and you can enter here) horizontal and vertical size of the selected object. Units are taken from program Preferences.

If Fix aspect ratio is checked, the object will retain width/height ratio when you resize it. To restore the original size of an image, select it and click the Original size button.

Rotate - you can see and change the rotation angle of the selected object.

Flip mirrors the selected image or Smart Shape. Flipped object will look like their reflection in a mirror.

The Smart Shape section has two slide bars: Curve and Side Count . You can adjust the attributes of some Smart Shapes. They behave depending on the selected Smart Shape.

The Fill & Shadow tab

Objects in Swift Publisher can have fills, border lines and shadows. These features can be enabled/disabled and their parameters adjusted on the Fill & Shadow tab.

In the Fill section, you can set color and opacity of the selected object fill. Smart Shapes can be filled with color as well as with an image.

In the Line section, you can set up color and width of the object border line.

In the Shadow section, you can set color, angle and blur of the shadow and distance between the shadow and the object.

The Image tab

Use the Image tab to control attributes of the selected image.

When the Tint Image checkbox is checked you can adjust tint color and opacity. Click the color button on the right to have the Colors panel opened.

Images can be masked with other images. Check the Mask checkbox and select a mask from the list below. Or select a picture on your disk you want to use as a mask. For this, click the Browse... button, select a picture file and click OK. Its thumbnail will be shown on the Image tab.

To change the opacity of the selected image, use the Opacity slide bar.

The Tile Image checkbox enables the creation of multiple small copies of the image in the space taken by the original image. This feature can be used for decorating your designs.

To tile an image, select it and choose Format > Image > Tile in the menu or tick Tile in the Inspector. Use the Tile slide bar to adjust the number of tiles and their size.

The Edit button opens the Edit dialog box that has tools for editing pictures.

The Crop button activates/deactivates the crop tool. When it is active, the color of resize handles turns to red, you should drag handles to crop. Deactivate the tool when it is not needed.

The Text Tab

Use the Text tab to control the text attributes.

The Format section lets you select text alignment and color. The alignment can be applied to the entire text box or to the selected paragraph. The color can be applied to the entire text or to any part of it.

To format a paragraph as a list, select the paragraph and choose list type in the List section.

The Size slide bar changes the size of the selected piece of text.

The Fonts button opens the Font panel.

In the Spacing section you can set spacing between characters, lines and paragraphs. Also, you can set margin width between the text and text box border.

See Working with Text to find details about setting parameters of text.

Text Wrapping

The Object causes wrap option enables/disables wrapping of the selected object by text.

When wrap is enabled, you can select the type of wrapping.

If you need to change space between text and the object border, enter the value in the Extra Space field.

Table

The Table tab lets you insert a table of the specified size.

To add a table, set number of columns and rows for the future table and click Insert Table.

Enabling the Fixed Table Height option will keep the height of the table constant when you add or remove rows.

The Color section lets you change the color of lines and cells backgroung.

The Alignment Tab

In the Alignment section you can select how to align selected objects. Two or more objects must be selected for alignment to be performed.

When the Align with first selected option is selected, the selected objects are aligned with the object that was selected first.

The Distribute section allows you to make equal spacing between object borders or between their centers. Three or more objects must be selected.

The Move To section allows you to center the selected object vertically and horizontally on the page.