Preferences dialog box
To see general options for working with Designer, click Edit > Preferences. >>>INSERT IMAGE HERE<<<
Contents
Display Preferences
Display Units
Click the arrow to choose INCHES, CM, or MM. The selected unit is used for all measurements (drawing/editing objects, measuring distances, etcetera). ===Default Grid Width and Default Grid Height Click the up- or down-arrow to select the default grid size. If Display Units is inches, the default is 1; if Display Units is cm or mm, the default is 25. You can change the grid size as needed, using the Grid Size button in the Face Editor toolbar. Note: Changing these values does not change the grid width and height in the Face Editor until you close and reload the face.
Number of Digits for Precision
Click the up- or down-arrow to specify the number of decimal digits in each numeric value.
Default Font
Click the down-arrow to choose the default for each of the following:
- Family (Handwriting, Lucida Sans, Courier New, Arial, etcetera)
- Size (9 pt to 99 pt)
- Style (Regular, Bold, Bold Italic, Italic)
Grid Opacity
Move the slider on the line scale to set the default opacity of the grid lines, from 0 (0%, or fully transparent) to 10 (100%, or fully black). The default is 3 (30%). You can change the opacity as needed, using the Grid Size button in the Face Editor toolbar. Note: Changing this value does not change the Grid Opacity in the Face Editor until you close and reload the face.