How To... ("File View" window)

How to return to "File List" window?

Press "Return to File List" toolbar button  or select the same command from the "File" menu.  Your current drawing state will be saved, and next time you continue from the same point (assuming you will not clean up cache and select the same file from the list).
"Close File" command from the "File" menu also returns you to "File List" window but it does not save current drawing state.

NOTE: If you exit application (by pressing for example "Home" silk buttons), drawing state will be also saved and next time when you tap application icon you usually will go directly to "File View" window and continue from the same saved drawing state.(Unless file or drawing cache was deleted)

How to move drawing?

Select "Pan" tool from the toolbar or from menu ("Tools->Pan"), then tap and drag drawing in any direction.
You can move drawing instantly without waiting for the operation to be completed; actually it will continue to draw as you are moving view.
You can also move view with the hard keys. It is possible to disable the hard keys navigation in the "Application Settings" dialog.

How to zoom to selected area?

Select "Zoom Box" tool from the toolbar  or from menu ("Tools->Zoom Box"), then drag the pen to select the area you want to zoom in.

How to zoom in and zoom out?

Select "Zoom Move" tool from the toolbar or from menu ("Tools->Zoom Move"), then tap and move pen up to zoom in or down to zoom out.
You can also zoom up and zoom down with the hard keys.

How to return to previous zoom?

Move backward and forward in zoom view history by pressing toolbar buttons "Backward"  and "Forward"  or select the same commands from "Navigate" menu.

How to fit the whole drawing to the view window?

Press toolbar button "Zoom All"  or select the same command from "Tools" menu.

How to remember a current view and return to it latter?

Use bookmarks buttons:
    - buttons   serve to cycle sequentially through the bookmark list
    - button  allows to set bookmark

You can do the same operations through the menu commands "Set Bookmark", "Next Bookmark" and "Previous Bookmark" in menu "Navigate". Command "Bookmarks..." from the same menu allows to "Go" to selected bookmark, "Remove" or "Rename" bookmark.

How to change background color?

Go to "Tools->Display Settings..." dialog and press button "Background color".

How to switch between color and monochrome mode?

Go to "Tools->Display Settings..." dialog and tap check box "Monochrome".

How to hide/show Text, Line Style and Line weight?

Go to "Tools->Display Settings..." dialog and tap on appropriate check box.

How to perform measurements?

You can measure distance between 2 points, length of polyline path (accumulated distance), angle and area.
To begin measurements select "Measurements On/Off" command from "Tools" menu. It will open measurements toolbar.
To stop measurements and hide toolbar select the same command.

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