Selection Tool Settings

  1. To configure Selection Tool Settings, go to Options > SignLab Setup > General Preferences.
  2. Select the Selection Tool Settings tab.
  3. Input your preferences and click OK, Cancel, or Apply.
    Note: Some changes require a program restart.
Selection Tool Settings

Use the table to configure
Use live cursor Enable for cursor to recognize objects as it passes over them.
Use filled region to select Enable for ability to select a shape by clicking the filled region, rather than clicking on the shape edge.
Use default node selection range Enable to use default value (6 pixels) or choose a value to define the proximity of a mouse click to select a node.
Selection range (in pixels)
Use default snapping range Enable to use default value (3 pixels) or choose a value to define the proximity of a mouse click to snap to a grid or line.
Snapping range (in pixels)
Highlight selected objects Enable to draw a highlight border around selected objects, then specify highlight size and choose highlight color.
Highlight size (in pixels)
Color picker

Speed scrolling
No speed scrolling

Select an option to control workspace movement with the mouse when scrolling off the edges.
Permit speed scrolling while moving objects
Always permit speed scrolling

Preview smoothing
Enable previews
On Stopped - Preview only after cursor stops moving Select an option to control how previews are shown. "Ghost" refers to the image outline.
Low - Only fast ghost previews
Medium
High - Usually ghost previews
Ghost previews always used