Illustrate Ribbons

The Illustrate app displays options on ribbons above the canvas: the Illustrate ribbon displays the most frequently used functions and the component ribbon displays functions associated with the selected item (graphic or text).

Illustrate ribbon

Displays the most frequently used functions in Illustrate

Function

Description

Execute Button (F2)

The Run Illustration button is used to launch and test the illustration using default values from the underlying queries.

Clipboard tools

Use the clipboard tools to cut, copy, paste, and delete.

Highlights

Use a "highlighter text" effect to identify dynamic text while editing.

Empty Strings

Show an "empty" message when the dynamic text's underlying data point is empty.

Set Tooltip

Use this to configure dynamic tooltips for the selected item in the illustration.

Canvas Width and Height

Use these controls to set the canvas size in pixels.

Canvas

Set the color of the background canvas using the Color Picker.

Reset Formatting

Clear any customizations of the theme formats in the illustration.

Themes

Pick from an existing theme to set color palettes, fonts, and other settings.

Display

Change the display size of the canvas when viewed in the app, relative to the available space. The options are: Fit to Page, Fit to Width, and Actual Size.

Ruler

Show or hide the ruler along the top and left-hand side of the canvas.

Guides

Add guidelines to the canvas to help you with the layout of your illustration.

Grid

Toggle the layout grid on or off.

Snap to Grid

Enable or disable "snap to grid" for items added to the canvas.

Order

Change the stacking order of the selected item, as layered on the canvas.

Alignment

Tools for vertically or horizontally aligning a collection of items.

Distribute

Tools for vertically or horizontally spacing a collection of items; select a minimum of three items and then distribute horizontally or vertically as needed.

Component ribbon

Text

Contains additional formatting options

Function

Description

Clipboard tools

Copy, paste, and cut dynamic text.

Dynamic Text

Click to open the Dynamic Text wizard to configure dynamic text from within your presentation. Open the Dynamic Text drop-down to add a Dynamic placeholder.

Graphic Text

Click the drop-down to change the size of text.

Font

Change font type, size, color, emphasis, shadow, strike through, spacing, letter case, background color, text box border color, textbox border width, and text background color.

Paragraph

Change paragraph formatting.

Styles

Select from different heading styles.

Size and Position

Change the size and position of the selected item:

  • Adjust the item size using Width and Height.
  • Adjust the item position using X and Y.
  • Rotate the image by multiples of 10 degrees.

Tip: The X and Y coordinates and width and height are displayed underneath each content item when it is selected on the canvas.

Graphic

Function

Description

Rotate Image

For a menu approach to rotating the graphic.

Size and Position

Change the size and position of the selected item:

  • Adjust the item size using Width and Height.
  • Adjust the item position using X and Y.
  • Rotate the image by multiples of 10 degrees.

Tip: The X and Y coordinates and width and height are displayed underneath each content item when it is selected on the canvas.