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• Print – Used for documents that are intended for print work. See Printing (on page
561) for more details.
• Website – Use this type of document for creating websites and web graphics. See the
Web Graphics and Websites chapter for more details.
• Photo – If you open a JPEG photo in Designer Pro, the document type is Photo. Such
a document doesn’t have a defined page area for example. See the Photo Handling
(on page 340) chapter for details
• Animation – Used for animation documents. See the Animations (on page 537)
chapter for details.
• Presentation (Web) – These are specialized website documents that make a
presentation. See the Web Presentations (on page 516) chapter for more information.

Normally you don’t need to change the document type as the type is established when
you first create it (for example using a template from the Designs Gallery, or choosing a
blank document from the "FILE" > "NEW MENU"). But it’s sometimes useful to convert
between print, website and presentation documents if the purpose for which your
document was created changes. You can’t convert to or from Photo or Animation
documents.
Word compatible line spacing
This option is on by default in all blank print documents, and it's best to leave it checked if
you are planning on exporting a print document in Word (docx) format. The option makes
Designer Pro render text line spacing in a way that more closely matches an exported
Word document.

Angle constraint

This applies when rotating or moving an object with "Ctrl" pressed.
You can either select from the menu or type in a value in degrees.

Nudge size

This applies when moving objects using the arrow keys on the keyboard.

This text box defines how far the object moves for each key press. If the document uses
scaled units (for example, 1inch to 1mile), this text box shows the distance in the scaled
units.

When nudging, "Ctrl" and "Shift" increase the nudge distance by five and ten times,
respectively.

Duplication distance
"EDIT" > "DUPLICATE" (Ctrl + D) creates a duplicate which is offset from the original object.
These text boxes set the offset distance.

Positive values create the duplicate above or to the right of the original object.

Negative values create the duplicate below or to the left.