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Figure 1: Change Element Width

Figure 2: Change Element Height

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For simplicity of use, not all elements on a screen can be selected (or moved) by default.  One example is the background stripe element of a subfile row when the "Detect Subfile Patterns" option is not used.  In most cases, you would want to select the text in the rows of a subfile (for example to change the font), not the colored stripe element sitting behind it.  There are occasions where you do want to select these empty elements.  An example would be if you want to move an entire subfile to a different location on the screen.  Unless you select all the elements, including the empty colored stripes, only part of the subfile will move.

To enable selection of empty elements, right click on a blank part of the screen and select “Enable Empty Elements” on the shortcut menu.

Snap to Grid

The genie designer has a Snap to Grid feature which can be turned on or off.  When turned on, this feature will snap an element that you are moving to the nearest row and column allowing easy alignment with other elements on the page.  Turning this feature off will allow an element to be moved to any location in one pixel increments.

The design toolbar indicates the on/off status of the snap to grid feature.


It can be toggled on or off by clicking the button on the toolbar or right clicking on a blank part of the screen and selecting “Snap to Grid” on the shortcut menu.

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