Object Properties
This inspector contains information and setting options for the currently selected object.
Source, 
Position X, 
Position Y, 
Angle, 
Width, 
Height, 
Options for scaling content, 
Options for selection of the frame type, 
Color, 
Tint, 
Opacity, 
Gradient, 
Block, 
Justification
Source: This defines the point of the object from which the coordinates are calculated, which point serves as the rotation axis when rotating an object and from which point a change in size begins. The upper left point is the source by default; to select a different point, click on the point you wish to define as the source.
Position X: Shows the horizontal position of the object source point on the page. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Position Y: Shows the vertical position of the object source point on the page. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Angle: Rotating the object on the source point. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows. Entering positive values or clicking the upward arrow rotate the object counterclockwise.
Width: Shows the current width of the object. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Height: Shows the current height of the object. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Scale Content: If this option is enabled, the image or text content is scaled proportionally when the frame size is changed via the input fields.
Content: This indicates the frame type of the selected object. Click the button to activate or deactivate the options and change the frame type.
Gradient: Define a gradient to fill the object. To do so, click on the Gradient text and set the desired options in the dialog window that opens.
Block: Shows the block type of the selected frame and provides the option to change it via the drop-down menu.
Justification: This defines how the text should be aligned in a frame that is only partially filled.
Top aligns the text with the top edge of the frame.
Distribute Paragraphs With Vertical Justification distributes the available space evenly between paragraphs to which a vertical justification was assigned in the paragraph properties or in Menu > Style.
Distribute all Paragraphs distributes the available space evenly between all paragraphs.
Distribute all Lines distributes the available space evenly between all lines.
Center distributes the available space evenly above and below the text.
Bottom aligns the text with the bottom edge of the frame.
Please note: These settings only take effect for text that is not aligned with the baseline grid; text aligned with the baseline grid is always aligned to the top!
Image
This inspector contains information and setting options for placed images.
Source, 
Horizontal Scale, 
Vertical Scale, 
X Offset, 
Y Offset, Angle, Opacity, 
Flip Vertically, 
Flip Horizontally, Color, Tint.
Horizontal Scale: Shows the horizontal scaling of the placed image in relation to the original file. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Vertical Scale: Shows the vertical scaling of the placed image in relation to the original file. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
X Offset: Shows the value of the horizontal offset of the image within the frame. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Y Offset: Shows the value of the vertical offset of the image within the frame. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Angle: Rotation of the image within the frame. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows. Entering positive values or clicking the upward arrow rotate the object counterclockwise.
Opacity: Shows the current opacity of the selected image. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Flip Vertically: Activating the button flips the image along the vertical axis.
Flip Horizontally: Activating the button flips the image along the horizontal axis.
Color: Select a color via this menu to color a placed image.
Tint: Use this function to define the tint of a colored image. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Text Frame
This inspector contains information and setting options for text frames.
First Baseline, 
Minimum / Fixed, 
Baseline Grid, 
Inset Left, 
Inset Right, 
Inset Top, 
Inset Bottom, 
Make all Settings the Same, 
Number of Columns, 
Gutter, 
Fixed.
First Baseline: You can use this selection to define where the first text line is positioned in relation to the upper edge of the frame.
Leading: Positions the baseline of the first line to the defined leading.
Ascender: The ascender of the first line of text is positioned at the upper edge of the frame.
Cap Height: The cap height of the first line of text is positioned at the upper edge of the frame.
Accented Char Height: The position of the first baseline complies with the height of uppercase letters with accents, and at least complies with the cap height.
Lowercase Height: Positions the first line of text in a way that the upper edge of lowercase letters hits the upper edge of the frame.
Text Height: The position of the first baseline complies with the height of uppercase letters, and at least complies with the cap height.
Fixed Value: Defines that the baseline of the first line of text is located at a fixed position. This position is defined in the Minimum / Fixed field.
Minimum / Fixed: From the First Baseline drop-down menu, select the option Fixed Value, then enter the value at which the baseline of the first line of text should be positioned to the upper edge of the frame.
Baseline Grid: Enter the increment of the baseline grid for the frame here or click on the arrows.
Inset Left: The distance of the text to the left edge of the frame. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Inset Right: The distance of the text to the right edge of the frame. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Inset Top: The distance of the text to the top edge of the frame. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Inset Bottom: The distance of the text to the bottom edge of the frame. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Make all Settings the Same: All insets are automatically set to the same value when this option is activated. Deactivate this function to set varying insets.
Number of Columns: Number of columns within the text frame. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Gutter: Distance between the columns within the frame. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Fixed: Shows the current column width depending on the frame width, number of columns and gutter. Changing one parameter causes the other parameters to be recalculated. If the Fixed button is activated, the column width is fixed. Columns are added or removed when changes are made to the column width, the gutter initially stays the same, but can be changed. To enter a fixed column width, click on the lock icon next to the entry field and enter a value or click on the arrows.
Text Wrap
This inspector contains information and setting options for how text should wrap around objects.
None, 
Bounding Box, 
Object Shape, 
Ignore (option), 
Offset Left, 
Offset Right, 
Offset Top, 
Offset Bottom, Make all Settings the Same, 
Type.
None: The text does not wrap around the object; it flows over or under the object.
Bounding Box: The text is wrapped along the object frame.
Object Shape: This option can be used to define whether the text should wrap around the object frame or the object within the frame.
Ignore (option): Activate this option to exclude a text frame from the wrapping, e.g. to insert a photo credit in an image around which text is wrapped.
Offset Left: The distance of the text to the defined left edge. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Offset Right: The distance of the text to the defined right edge. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Offset Top: The distance of the text to the defined top edge. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Offset Bottom: The distance of the text to the defined bottom edge. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Make all Settings the Same: All offsets are automatically set to the same value when this option is activated. Deactivate this function to set varying insets.
Type: Use this drop-down menu to define the section of the object that the text should wrap around. Selecting the Frame option causes the text to wrap around the object frame. The Image Frames option lets texts wrap around the image and its frame. Selecting the option Non-white areas creates a virtual wrapping path which ignores white areas and causes the text to wrap around the actual image content. If the image contains a clipping path or an alpha mask, select the respective option for the text to wrap around this path or the edge of the mask.
Another option is the Create Path function, which is explained in the Working with Paths > Further path operations section.
Margin
This inspector contains information and setting options for a margin within a frame. In image frames, the placed image is moved by the entered value from the left and from the top, and cut by the same value to the right and at the bottom. Text contained in the frame is not moved.
Left, 
Right, 
Top, 
Bottom, Make all Settings the Same, Color, Tint, Opacity.
Left: Left margin. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Right: Right margin. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Top: Top margin. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Bottom: Bottom margin. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Color: Use the drop-down menu to select the margin color.
Tint: Enter the tonality in % in the Tint entry field, or click on the arrows to increase or reduce the current value. Permitted values range between 0.1% and 100%.
Opacity: Enter the opacity, i.e. the level of transparency of the margin, in this entry field or click on the arrows to increase or reduce the current value. Possible values range between 0.1% and 100%.
Stroke
This inspector contains information and setting options for frame contours and lines.
Left image: the inspector when a frame is selected. 
Weight, 
Style, 
Position, Color, Tint, Opacity, 
Line caps (inactive for frames with solid line), 
Join, 
Miter limit, 
Feather.
Right image: the inspector when a line is selected. Added are 
Start, 
End. The options feather and join are omitted.
Weight: Enter the line weight or click on the arrows.
Style: Select one of the defined line styles from the drop-down list.
Position:
Frame: Use this option to define how the contour is positioned on the object frame. If you select the Align to Center option, half of the entered contour weight is positioned inside the frame, the other half outside. If you select the Align to Outside option, the contour is positioned outside the frame. Selecting Align to Inside positions the contour inside the frame.
Line: For a line, the thickness is built up from its position displayed in the Layout panel and in the Inspector Object Properties, depending on the option selected.
Miter limit: With the value in the input field, you determine the point at which the program switches from a pointed to a flattened corner. The default value entered is 2, i.e. the program switches from a pointed corner to a flattened corner if the length of the tip is twice as long as the line weight. A miter of 1 always forms a flattened corner.
Feather: This option allows you to give the contour a soft edge, running outwards, that changes from the frame color to transparent. To change it, enter a value or click the arrows. This option is not available for single lines or unclosed paths.
Caps: Allows you to specify the line ends, available options are Butt Cap, Projecting cap and Round cap. For frames or closed Bézier shapes with solid lines, the function has no effect and is therefore inactive. For dotted or dashed lines, the function is activated and you can assign the desired caps to the resulting line ends.
Start of line/End of line: Here you can assign an arrowhead, an arrow end or a circle to a line at the start and/or end.
Corners
This inspector contains information and setting options for the corners of a frame.
Corner radii: 
Corner Radius Top Left, 
Corner Radius Bottom Left, 
Corner Radius Top Right, 
Corner Radius Bottom Right, 
Make all Settings the Same. Corner styles: 
rounded outwards, 
rounded inwards, 
slanting.
Edge radius: Dimensions of the effect, calculated from the selected frame edge. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Corner style: Select the effect for the respective corner here.
Make all Settings the Same: All entry fields are automatically set to the same value when this option is activated. Deactivate this function to set varying dimensions or effects.
Shadow
This inspector controls how objects and texts cast shadows.
Icon for object shadow, Color, 
Blurred edges, Tint, Opacity, 
Width +/-, 
Height +/-, 
Offset, 
Angle, 
Icon for text shadow.
Color: Drop-down menu for the color of the shadow, to remove the shadow select None.
Blurred edge: The width of the gradient from the defined color to the transparency. The higher the value is selected, the greater the blur.
Width +/-: Use this option to define by how much the shadow should be wider or narrower than the object throwing the shadow. Positive values enlarge the shadow, negative values make it smaller. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Height +/-: Use this option to define by how much the shadow should be longer or shorter than the object throwing the shadow. Positive values enlarge the shadow, negative values make it smaller. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Offset: Use this option to define by how much the shadow should be offset from the object casting the shadow. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows.
Angle: The angle at which the simulated light hits the object. To edit it, insert a value or click on the arrows. Alternatively, you can click on the dial and drag the point to the desired position. The point indicates the position of the shadow.
Object knocks out shadow: Here you define whether or not the object casting the shadow should be knocked out of the shadow.
