Zoom Palette
Contains tools to view designs from different
degrees of magnification.
Shortcut
ZOOM TOOL
Z
Z
ZOOM IN
Ctrl + +
ZOOM TO PAGE
ZOOM OUT
Ctrl - -
ZOOM TO PREVIOUS
ZOOM TO SELECTED
ZOOM TO ALL OBJECTS
PAN VIEW
Space Space
FILL MODE
Ctrl F F
Swatch Palette
CHANGE FILL COLOR
Click color, or drag color to object.
CHANGE STROKE COLOR Holding down Shift changes default color at same time.
Ctrl-Click color, or drag color to edge of object.
Option-Click color, or drag color to edge of object.
CHANGE SUBSTRATE COLOR Holding down Shift changes default color at same time.
Drag color to substrate.
FIND OUT COLOR OF OBJECT
Select object and look in Color Mixer.
CHANGE DEFAULT COLOR
Select fill and stroke color with nothing
selected, or drag colors to fill/stroke.
Context Menu
Provides commonly used features when
Right-Clicking or Control-Clicking on the
object or on the swatch palette.
= Right-Click
= Control-Click
Eye Dropper
Set Default Fill Color
Click to sample a color when no
object is selected.
Set Default Stroke Color
Ctrl-Click to sample a color when no
object is selected.
Option-Click to sample a color when
no object is selected.
Change Fill Color
Select an object and click on
another object.
Change Stroke Color
Select an object and Ctrl-Click on
another object.
Select through Gradient or Pattern
Shift
Effects Palette
OUTLINE
CONTOUR CUT
DISTORT
SHADOW
COLOR TRAPPING
STRIPE
BLEND
CLEAR EFFECT
SEPARATE EFFECT
Moving, Selecting, and Resizing Shortcuts
Shortcut
Shortcut
SELECT OBJECTS
Click, or click and drag
Click, or click and drag
NEXT OBJECT
Tab
Tab
PREVIOUS OBJECT
Shift-Tab
Shift-Tab
DESELECT OBJECT (DURING CREATION) ESC
ESC
SELECT MULTIPLE OBJECTS
Shift-Click, or Shift Click and Drag Shift-Click, or Shift Click and Drag
SELECT ONLY FULLY-ENCLOSED OBJECTS Ctrl-Drag
Option Drag
SELECT WITHIN AN EFFECT
Ctrl Double-Click
Option Double-Click
MOVE OBJECT
Drag
Drag
NUDGE OBJECT
Arrow keys
Arrow Keys
NUDGE IN BIGGER INCREMENTS
Shift-Arrow Keys
Shift-Arrow Keys
COPY OBJECT
Ctrl-Drag
Option-Drag
CONSTRAIN OBJECT
Shift-Drag
Shift-Drag
RESIZE
Drag selection point
Drag selection point
RESIZE NONPROPORTIONATELY
Shift-Drag selection point
Shift-Drag selection point
RESIZE FROM CENTER
Ctrl-Drag selection point
Option-Drag selection point
Trace Palette
Contains tools to quickly trace bitmaps.
AUTO TRACE
Traces each shape in a bitmap to prepare it for vinyl cutting.
CENTERLINE TRACE Traces a single line down the middle of each line in the bitmap. Ctrl-Click to trace entire bitmap.
COLOR TRACE
Posterizes, edits and traces color bitmaps.
PICTURE CUT
Creates a special striping effect. Ctrl-Click to trace entire bitmap.
Some features shown may not be available for your particular product. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2006 SAi.
Text Palette
Contains tools to incorporate text in design.
TEXT TOOL
Adds horizontal text.
Shortcut
T
ARC TEXT TOOL
Places text on arc path.
PATH TEXT TOOL
Places horizontal text on specified path.
VERTICAL TEXT TOOL Adds text vertically.
VERTICAL PATH EDIT TOOL Places vertical text on specified path.
Import & Paste
Tab Switches which corner an object will
paste onto
Enter Places image automatically
ESC Cancels placement
Object Alignment Shortcuts
Decimal Conversion
in
dec.
mm
in
dec.
1/32 0.031
.7874
1/2
0.500
1/16 .0625
1.5875
17/32
0.531
3/32 0.093
2.3622
9/16
0.563
1/8
0.125
3.175
19/32
0.594
5/32 0.156
3.9624
5/8
0.625
3/16 0.1875
4.7625
21/32
0.656
7/32 0.219
5.5626
11/16
0.6875
1/4
0.250
6.35
23/32
0.719
9/32 0.281
7.1374
3/4
0.750
5/16 0.3125
7.9375
25/32
0.781
11/32 0.344
8.7376
13/16
0.8125
3/8
0.375
9.525
27/32
0.844
13/32 0.406
10.3124
7/8
0.875
7/16 0.438
11.1252
29/32
0.906
15/32 0.469
11.9126
15/16
0.938
Flexi is a trademark of SAi.
All designs are the property of SAi.
©2006 SAi. All Rights Reserved.
mm
12.7
13.4874
14.3002
15.0876
15.875
16.6624
17.4625
18.2626
19.05
19.8374
20.6375
21.4376
22.225
23.0124
23.8252
Vertical
Top
Centers
7
8
9
Left
Both
Right
Centers
4
5
6
Bottom
Horizontal
Centers
1
2
3
Text Baselines
0
Align Ctrl-Number
Align all Ctrl-Shift-Number
-Number
-Option Number
objects to page
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Quick
Reference Card
Standard Toolbar Contains standard tools used in most applications for quick modifications. Windows Mac Shortcut
NEW Starts a new document.
Ctrl-N -N
OPEN Opens an existing file.
Ctrl-O -O
SAVE Saves current document.
Ctrl-S -S
IMPORT Imports a file into the design.
Ctrl-
-
EXPORT Exports a file into the design.
Ctrl-
-
PRINT Prints current document.
Ctrl-P -P
CUT/PLOT Opens the Cut/Plot dialog box.
Ctrl-L -L
RIP & PRINT Opens RIP and Print Dialogue box.
Ctrl-H -H
CUT Cuts the selection and places it on the clipboard.
Ctrl-X -X
COPY Copies the selection and places it on the clipboard.
Ctrl-C -C
PASTE Inserts clipboard contents.
Ctrl-V -V
UNDO Undoes the most recent action.
Ctrl-Z -Z
UNDO MULTIPLE Undoes multiple steps at one time.
Ctrl-Shift-Z -Shift-Z
REDO Redoes the most recent step.
Ctrl-Y -Y
REDO MULTIPLE Redoes multiple steps that you have previously undone.
Ctrl-Shift-Y -Shift-Y
DESIGNCENTRAL Opens DesignEditor.
Ctrl-I -I
FILL/STROKEEDITOR Opens Fill/Stroke Editor.
I
I
DESIGNEDITOR Opens DesignEditor.
E
E
COLOR MIXER Opens Color Mixer.
M
M
COLOR SPECS Opens Color Specs dialog box.
SWATCH TABLE Displays Swatch Palette.
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