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Drawing style, presets and Objects

Open Chart settings > Drawings. Select a drawing to edit it, or choose a default drawing type.

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  1. 01

    Default drawing type

    This chooses which tool your new style applies to.

    Choose the drawing tool before adjusting its default look.

    Default drawing type on GainzAlgo
  2. 02

    Line colour

    This colours the edge or stroke of a drawing.

    Choose a swatch or open the colour picker.

    Line colour on GainzAlgo
  3. 03

    HEX colour

    A HEX value is a six-digit colour code, such as #22c55e.

    Enter the six-digit colour value you want to use. Choose Save color if you want to keep that colour as a swatch.

    HEX colour on GainzAlgo
  4. 04

    Fill

    This colours the inside of a shape.

    Choose the fill colour for a supported shape.

    Fill on GainzAlgo
  5. 05

    Thickness

    This changes the width of a drawing’s line.

    Move the thickness slider.

    Thickness on GainzAlgo
  6. 06

    Opacity

    This controls how see-through a drawing is.

    Lower opacity for a softer drawing or increase it for a stronger mark.

    Opacity on GainzAlgo
  7. 07

    Line style

    This changes a line to solid, dashed or dotted.

    Choose the pattern you want.

    Line style on GainzAlgo
  8. 08

    Arrowheads

    This adds arrow tips to supported lines.

    Choose none, one end or both ends.

    Arrowheads on GainzAlgo
  9. 09

    Border colour

    This colours the border of supported annotations.

    Choose a border colour that separates the label from the chart.

    Border colour on GainzAlgo
  10. 10

    Text alignment

    This aligns drawing text left, centre or right.

    Choose the alignment for the selected annotation.

    Text alignment on GainzAlgo
  11. 11

    Text size

    This changes how large annotation text appears.

    Choose a larger or smaller text size.

    Text size on GainzAlgo
  12. 12

    Bold

    Bold makes drawing text heavier.

    Tick Bold to give the text a heavier weight.

    Bold text checkbox on GainzAlgo
  13. 13

    Italic

    Italic slants drawing text.

    Tick Italic to show text in a slanted style.

    Italic text checkbox on GainzAlgo
  14. 14

    Annotation text

    This is the wording shown by a text drawing.

    Select the annotation and edit its text.

    Annotation text on GainzAlgo
  15. 15

    Save a style preset

    A preset remembers a named style for a tool.

    Enter a name and choose Save style preset.

    Save a style preset on GainzAlgo
  16. 16

    Apply a preset

    This uses a saved style on the current tool or drawing.

    Choose a saved style and select Apply preset.

    Apply a preset on GainzAlgo
  17. 17

    Rename a preset

    This changes the name of a saved style.

    Choose the preset, enter a new name and select Rename preset.

    Rename a preset on GainzAlgo
  18. 18

    Delete a preset

    This removes a saved style from the list.

    Choose a preset you no longer need and select Delete preset.

    Delete a preset on GainzAlgo
  19. 19

    Set a default preset

    This chooses the starting style for that drawing tool.

    Choose a saved preset and select Set as default.

    Set a default preset on GainzAlgo
  20. 20

    Objects list

    Objects lists the drawings on the chart.

    Open Objects and select the drawings you want to manage.

    Objects list on GainzAlgo
  21. 21

    Manage selected objects

    Bulk actions change all selected objects together.

    Use lock, unlock, hide, show, delete, front or back for the selected drawings.

    Manage selected objects on GainzAlgo
  22. 22

    Duplicate, copy and paste

    These actions make another copy of a selected drawing.

    Select a drawing, then choose Duplicate or Copy followed by Paste copy.

    Duplicate, copy and paste on GainzAlgo
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