Adding Diagrams and Sketches to Pages

		Adding Diagrams and Sketches to Pages When words won’t suffice for capturing a thought or concept, add diagram or sketch to your Notebook pages.

		Adding Shapes and Lines to a Page

		Choose a shape from the Shapes menu to add a shape the current page. Drag a resize knob to change the shape’s size, or Option-click the knob to change its rotation.

Double-click the shape to place text within its bounds. The Shape Inspector (Window → Inspector) contains controls for changing other attributes of a shape, such as its fill color and shadow.

The Shapes menu also contains lines that you can add to connect shapes into diagrams. Drag a line endpoint to a shape to connect the line to that shape. The Shape Inspector contains controls for changing line attributes such as its mid-point and line endings.

		You can also add shapes and lines by dragging them out from the Shape and Line toolbar items. Click and hold the toolbar item to see a menu of available shape and line styles.

		Working with the Shape Layer

		When you add a shape or line to a page, the object lives in a transparent layer above the page’s outline. You can show or hide this layer with the View → Shapes command. In addition, if you plan to work exclusively with the shape layer choosing View → Focus on Shapes will prevent mouse clicks and key events from entering the outline beneath the shapes.

		Adding an Attachment to the Shape Layer

		You can add an attachment to the shape layer by holding down the Shift key while dropping the attachment onto the page. You can also make dragging to the shape layer be the default action - see NoteBook preferences.

		Adding a Sketch to a Page

		In addition to shapes you can use the mouse or a tablet stylus to add a sketch to a Notebook page. Sketching requires that you add the Ink toolbar item to the toolbar (View → Customize Toolbar...). Clicking and holding the Ink item reveals its menu with commands for changing the mouse mode. There are three mouse modes:

	•	Mouse Mode - the mouse or stylus can select and drag items in the shape layer

	•	Sketch Mode - the mouse or stylus draws on the shape layer; with a stylus, NoteBook varies the line thickness based on the pressure you apply to the tablet

	•	Write Mode - NoteBook converts the strokes you make using the stylus to text (tablet-only)

		To begin sketching, use the Ink toolbar item to switch to sketch mode. You can also click the Ink toolbar item to switch between modes. The Ink item’s Set Pen Width and Color brings up a Colors panel that includes a special control for adjusting the pen’s width. NoteBook does not current support the tablet stylus’ eraser. The Ink toolbar item has a command for setting the pen color and width.