On the Properties tab, you can change the general settings for an object.
Available options:
▪Name
| Write automatically assigns a unique name to every object in a document. For example, rectangles are called rectangle1, ...2, ...3, etc. If desired, you can enter another name here. |
Tip: The name of the currently selected object is displayed on the left in the status bar.
▪Visible
| This option is enabled by default. It causes the object to be displayed on the screen. (For more information, see also Hiding objects.) |
| If you disable this option, the object becomes invisible. |
▪Printable
| This option is enabled by default. It causes the object to appear in the printout when you print the document. (For more information, see also Hiding objects). |
| If you disable this option, the object will not be printed. |
▪Locked
| If you enable this option, the size of the object and its position (in the case for objects inserted as a frame) cannot be changed with the mouse or keyboard. Position and size can then only be changed by entering values in this dialog box (Object properties, Format tab). |
▪Tab stop
| This option is only available for form objects (for example, text fields and text frames, checkboxes and dropdown lists). |
| In form mode, you can jump back and forth among form objects by pressing the Tab key or the F11 key. (For more information, see also Changing the tab order). |
| If you disable the option Tab stop, however, this object will be skipped. |
▪Text locked
| This option is only available for objects that contain text (for example, text fields and text frames). |
| If this option is enabled, the text contained in the object cannot be changed while the document is edited in form mode. |
| However, this option is disabled by default, thus allowing the text in the object to be edited even in form mode. |
▪Link
| Only working for objects inserted as a frame; not for embedded objects. |
| You can enter a hyperlink here – to a website, for example. To do so, click on the Select button, select the type of link and specify the desired target. The target is opened when the user clicks on the object. |
| In the Bookmark field, you can also specify the target position in the document to be opened. |
In the case of pictures, the File name of the picture is displayed on this tab, while some information about the picture that was used (resolution, color depth, etc.) is displayed at the top right.
