Format Ribbon

The Format Ribbon contains menu items that allow you to modify the items to your page. This is the ribbon to go to when you want to change the way an item in your project looks.

The Format Ribbon includes the following menu items:

Menu Item	Description
Element Section
Properties	Allows you to adjust position and sizing options for the selected element.
Text	Allows you to adjust text layout and font settings. See Working with Text for more information.
Shape	Allows you to edit or insert a shape. See Working with Shapes for more information.
Stroke	Allows you to select an art stroke as a border around the selected element. See Working with Formatting Options for more information.
Calendar	Allows you to adjust calendar options (must have a calendar selected). See Working with Calendars for more information.
Fill Section
Color	Invokes the Color Picker to select and adjust colors of a selected element. See Using the Color Picker for more information.
Gradient	Allows you to select colors and directions to gradient fill a selected shape or object. See Working with Colors and Fills for more information.
Paper	Inserts a paper from an Art Kit or other image file that is located elsewhere on your hard drive or thumb drive. See for more information.
Remove	Deletes any fills that were applied to the selected element.
Effects Section
Select	Overlays a pattern or effect onto the selected image.
Custom	Allows you to create a customized effect and apply it to the selected element.
Remove	Removes any effects that have been added to the selected element.
Shadows Section See Working with Shadows for more details on using the Shadows menus.
Light	Applies a light (narrow) shadow to the selected element.
Heavy	Applies a heavy (wide) shadow to the selected element.
Custom	Allows you to customize the depth and direction of a shadow to the selected element.
Glow	Allows you to select from a standard set of glow colors and widths to apply to the selected element.
Remove	Deletes any shadows that were applied to the selected element.
Sampling Section
Sample	Copies the formatting set of the selected element. You can choose to copy a single format set at a time: text style, stroke style, shadow, effect, or calendar style. Use with the Apply menu to apply the set of formats to another element.
Apply	Applies the formatting set that was copied with the Sample menu to the selected element.