Border Tool

A border may be any size and may look like any of the following examples:

Its purpose is to provide a frame around a set of other page components.

A border’s appearance is changed by adjusting the component colors, the overall style and the edge width.

Component colors include:

•    Fill – either system color, transparent or your selection

•    Highlight – provides contrast to border shadows.  System, transparent or user-specified.

•    Shadow – the edge that is in shadow for a raised or beveled border.  System, transparent or user-specified.

The overall style is set as one of the following attributes:

•    Indented. The highlight and shadow combine to make the border area look as though it is set into the page.

•    Raised. The highlight and shadow regions are switched so that the border appears to be raised above the page.

•    Beveled.  Similar to Raised, but with a more sharply defined border around all edges.

•    Bordered.  A double line surrounds the border region, creating the appearance of a frame.

Drawing a border:

Step 1:  Locate the lower right corner of the border on the page

            Upon clicking the Border button, you will be prompted to position a sample border on the page, using the lower right corner as the base point.  

 

Step 2:  Define the appearance using the VTS Graphic Editor

            Having set a location for the lower right corner of the border, the VTS Graphic Editor will open with the options appropriate for Borders displayed.  For more information on using this tool, please refer to the section Using the VTS Graphic Editor and VTS Graphic Editor: Options Unique to Borders.

            Press the OK button to create a border with the default settings as shown. 

 

Step 3:  After dismissing the Graphic Editor, you can adjust the size and location of the border by clicking once on it, then dragging the square handles.