You can click on the Reverse button
if you want to swap the primary and secondary colours.The Border tab in the Properties dialog box allows you to specify a border to the object. This is one of the most versatile features of Opus and as it allows you to shape and surround objects, including video, it offers opportunities for some exciting effects.
There are several different types of border available here:
line borders (plain, double, neon, sunken etc),
shaping borders, which display the object within a particular shape, either a basic polygon (ellipse, star etc.) or more complex shapes (UK Map, Think Bubble etc.), and:
graphical borders that both shape the object and surround it with some graphical design (e.g.: Pinned Up, Film Frame etc.)
Click on one of the styles in the Style list. Different options on the right-hand side of the tab will be activated depending on which style you select from the list. These options are described below.
Note:
Not all of the options described below will appear for every style selected.
Click on the Relative width option if you want to specify the exact size of the border. Use the spin buttons to the right of the box to increase or decrease the size of the border.
Click on the Absolute width option if you want to make the border a certain percentage of the size of the bounding box for the object. Use the spin buttons to the right of the box to increase or decrease the percentage size of the border.
Click on the down button to the right of the Primary Colour box to choose the colour of the border. This will open a drop down colour well.
Note:
There are a variety of methods for choosing your colour in the drop down colour well. These include selecting a colour from the colour palette, opening the Colour Selector dialog box with the Custom button, or using the Colour Picker button to match a colour on your screen.
Some border styles use two colours, such as the Double and Raised styles so when this is the case the secondary colour option will be active. Click on the down button to the right of the Secondary Colour box if you want to change the colour of the border. This will open a drop down colour well.
Note:
You can click on the Reverse button if you want to swap the primary and secondary colours.
For the Dots and Dashes border style you also get a drop down line style box displaying the various line styles installed with the program. This is the same as the Pen Style drop down for drawing vector images and allows you to apply one of the special line styles as the border outline.
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Some interesting effects can be achieved by setting the custom line style to be the same colour as the object or the background behind the object. The line shape then acts like a cutout.
Click on the Transparency option to make border edges partially transparent. Use the spin buttons to increase or decrease the transparency of an edge.
Click on the Round Corners option if you want to curve the corners of the borders, then:
Click on the Absolute radius option if you want to round the corners by a specific number of pixels. Use the spin buttons to increase or decrease the number of pixels.
Click the Relative radius option if you want to round the corners by percentage of the size of the bounding box for the object. Use the spin buttons to increase or decrease the roundness by a percentage.
Click on the Preview option if you want to show a thumbnail version of the changes you have made in the tab itself.
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If you untick this option the Preview pane will be blank. Don’t forget you can preview the page by pressing the function key F5, if you want to see the full effect of the changes you have made.
Click on the Apply button to save your changes.