Use the movable page footer toolbar
You can use the control bar at the bottom of the Design and Preview windows to access layout tools and navigate through a design by record or by page.
Float or dock the page footer toolbar
To float or dock the page footer toolbar, right-click on the toolbar and select
either Floating or Docked to the
bottom to customize the position of the toolbar in your workspace.
With the toolbar set to Floating, press on the
button and drag to move the control bar. Fiery FreeForm Create automatically saves your
preference when you float or dock the page footer toolbar, and retains the position
when you restart the application.
- Float a panel: Click
Float panel (
)
in the top corner of the Document or
Properties panel to detach it as a floating
window. - Dock a panel: Click
Pin panel (
)
on a floating panel to lock it back to the left or right side of the
workspace. - Collapse or Expand a panel: Click the Collapse panel arrow on the panel border to shrink the panel into a narrow sidebar. Click anywhere in the collapsed panel to expand the panel.
Use toolbar utilities
- Zoom level: Use the zoom menu to select zoom level,
or click
to zoom in and
to zoom out. - Fit window: Select Fit window
(
) to scale the design to fit the FreeForm Create application
window. - Fit width: Select Fit width
(
) to scale the design to fit the width of the
FreeForm Create application
window. - Fit height: Select Fit height
(
) to scale the design to fit the height of the
FreeForm Create application
window. - Zoom reset: Select Zoom reset
(
) to reset the zoom level to 100%. - Page and record: Select the page number to view or
use the page or record arrows to navigate forwards or backwards in your
design. Note: Record arrows are only available in the Preview window.
Note: The following tools are only available in the
Design window:
- Show or hide grid: Click Show
Grid (
) to display the alignment grid. Click again to hide the alignment
grid.- Enable guide snap: Click Enable
guide snap (
) to enable snap to the alignment grid.
Click again to disable snap to the alignment grid.
- Enable guide snap: Click Enable
guide snap (
- Show or hide PDF page boxes: Click Show
PDF page boxes (
) to display the PDF crop box, bleed box, and trim box. Click again to
hide PDF page boxes. - Show or hide rulers: Click Show
rulers (
) to display rulers. Click again to hide rulers.
Use guidelines with rulers
When Show rulers is selected, you can create custom guidelines
to assist your layout design.
- Add custom guideline: To add a custom guideline, click in the horizontal or vertical ruler at the location you would like to add a guideline, or right-click in your design and select Add horizontal guide or Add vertical guide. Use guidelines with Enable guide snap to snap objects to custom guidelines.
- Move custom guideline: To move a custom guideline, click and drag an existing guideline to a new position.
- Remove custom guideline: To remove a custom guideline, right-click on an existing guideline and select Remove guide.