Tips and Tricks for PhotoDraw 2000

Formatting

Apply Text and Graphics Formatting Multiple Times in Office 2000

Have you ever wanted to make several non-sequential words stand out by using a special font in your document? Or have you ever wanted to change certain solid lines to dotted lines in graphics created with the drawing tools? If you've ever wanted to apply the same format to items in different locations in a file, you might not realize how easy it is. Instead of clicking the Format Painter button on the Standard toolbar every time that you want to apply the new format, you can take advantage of the button's "sticky" feature.

1. Select the item whose format you would like to copy.
2. To copy the selected format to several items, double-click the Format Painter button. The button stays selected, or "sticky."
3. Select the text or graphic where you want to apply the new format.
4. When you're finished applying the format, click the Format Painter button again or press ESC.

Note  Applying text and graphics formatting multiple times does not work between programs. For example, you cannot apply formatting from Word to PowerPoint®.

More Information

For more information, type format painter or copy formats in the Office Assistant or on the Answer Wizard tab in the program's Help window, and then click Search. For related information, see Quickly Copy Formatting with the Format Painter in Office 2000 and Insert a Drawing Object Multiple Times in Office 2000.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Useful Shortcut Keys in PhotoDraw 2000

Do you find that using the keyboard is sometimes quicker than using your mouse? Shortcut keys can help you bypass menus and carry out commands directly. You can use shortcut keys in many ways with PhotoDraw™, from accessing commands and toolbar buttons to showing or hiding a workpane. Shortcut keys are sometimes listed next to the command name on PhotoDraw menus. For example, on the View menu, the Picture List command lists the shortcut F3.

For a comprehensive list of shortcuts,ask the Answer Wizard for help. In PhotoDraw 2000, press F1 to display the Help window, and then type shortcut keys in the What would you like to do? box on the Answer Wizard tab. Here are some of the most useful PhotoDraw shortcut keys:

Activity	Shortcut Keys
Zoom to background	F11
Show or hide a workpane	F2
Show or hide the Picture List	F3
Duplicate a selected object	CTRL+D
Add text to a picture	CTRL+T
Group two or more selected objects	CTRL+G
Ungroup objects	CTRL+U
Move a selected object backward in the picture	CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move a selected object forward in the picture	CTRL+UP ARROW
Hide the selection box and resize handles of a selected object	SPACEBAR
Nudge the object that is selected on the workspace one unit to the right or left	RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW
Nudge the object that is selected on the workspace one unit up or down	UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
Select all	CTRL+A
Copy	CTRL+C
Paste	CTRL+V
Undo	CTRL+Z
Display a shortcut menu that shows a list of commands relevant to the selected object	SHIFT+F10
Save	CTRL+S
Print	CTRL+P
Open	CTRL+O

Additional Resources

For more information, download A List of Useful Office 2000 Shortcut Keys.