# help: | # Tips & Tricks
| Track Formatting You can use a non-breaking space to keep the track number with the title. Enter a non-breaking space with the option key+space. You may want to put a standard space before the track number if you do this in order to avoid the track text itself being split within a word in tight areas For example: space«Track #»option+space«Title» Special Keys: Shift - constrain proportions with any of the object tools; create squares and circles with the rectangle and oval tools Option - copy object Command (Apple key) - when sizing, resizes from the center rather than the opposing corner when dragging out a corner of an object - when drawing a scribble, disables automatic smoothing of the scribble Return - when a text object is selected by clicking once on its text, or by dragging over it, pressing the return key selects the text internally, and lets you edit it with the keyboard Design Hints: Option-drag during rotate around circle - use this with shape objects to create fun regularly-shaped patterns rotated around the label Image transparency - select an image and press the fill color button, then set the opacity to your desired level Colorizing an image - add a rectangle in front of the image you wish to colorize. Press the fill color button, and set the opacity of the rectangle below 100%, and change its color. The image beneath appears to be colorized with the transparent hue of the rectangle in front. We often use this technique to ghost out part of an image behind text with a white transparent rectangle. This makes the text easier to read. |
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