Canvas Sticky

A Sticky object can contain text and an icon. You can lock the Sticky if you want to make it read-only. There are a number of ready-coloured Stickies available in the Palette, but you can always change the colour in the Properties window.

 

Properties

Selecting a Sticky in a Canvas View means that you can edit or view the following properties in the Properties window.

 

The Main Tab

Locked: Ticking this ensures that the Sticky cannot be moved or edited.
Content: A space to enter some text content for the Sticky. The text will show up in the Sticky.
Notes: A space to enter some text notes for the Sticky. Any notes will appear in the tooltip for the Sticky.


Main Properties for a Canvas Sticky

 

The Properties Tab

For more information about creating and managing User Properties see User Properties.

 

The Appearance Tab

Fill colour: Specifies the fill colour for the selected element. The "Default" button sets the fill colour to the default setting.
Font: Specifies the font used for the text in the selected element. The "Default" button sets the font to the default setting as set in Preferences.
Font colour: Specifies the colour of the font used for the text in the selected element. The "Default" button sets the fill colour to the default setting.
Border colour: Specifies the colour of the border used for the selected element. The "None" button removes the border from the element.
Text Alignment: Aligns text in the selected element to Left, Centred or Right relative to the paragraph.
Text Position: Positions text in the selected element to relative to the element.


Appearance Properties for a Canvas Sticky

 

The Image Tab

Preview: A preview image that shows how the image will appear. Images are resized to a maximum width and height of 100 pixels. Double-clicking the Preview box will launch the Image Chooser dialog window. You can also drag and drop an image file from the desktop onto the Preview box.
Image: Select an image for the element or clear the image. See "Adding Images to Elements" for more details
Position: Sets the position of the image relative to the element.


Image Properties for a Canvas Sticky