4.2.1                                Edit Toolbar

This toolbar is located at the top of the main window and contains a set of buttons for the most frequent edit operations.

 

Icon

Button Name

Description

 

Selection  Mode

In this mode, you can select elements on the canvas with the arrow cursor.

 

Create Gene

Push this button and click on the active canvas to insert a gene. Each subsequent click adds a new gene.

 

Create Edge

Push this button and draw a line between two genes on the active canvas to insert an edge.

 

Create Frame

Push  this button  and  drag the mouse cursor onto the active canvas to insert a frame

 

Create Note

Push this button and drag the mouse cursor on the active canvas to insert a text note.

 

Manual Move

Switches Cell Illustrator to the mode, where you can change the visible area of the active canvas by dragging the canvas with the mouse.

 

Zoom In

In this mode, click on the active canvas to zoom in.

 

Zoom Out

In this mode, click on the active canvas to zoom out.

 

Reset Zoom

 

See View | Actual Size

 

Fit To Canvas

See View | Fit in Canvas

 

Group

 

See Element | Group

 

Ungroup

 

See Element | Ungroup

 

Insert Image

 

See Edit | Insert Image

 

Set Color

Click on the popup list of colors to apply the color to selected elements on the canvas.

 

Select Color Tool

With this button, you can select the Fill Color, Line Color or the Text Color as the current setting for the Set Color command

 

Set Stroke

The command applies a stroke from a drop-down list to selected elements on the canvas.

 

Toggle the Antialiasing Status

See View | Antialiasing

 

Toggle the Grid?fs Visible Status

See View | Show Grid