Add Scalebar

Use Add Scalebar to:

• add a scalebar to your tracing
• embed a scalebar in an image
• display an onscreen scalebar while using MBF software.

To add a scalebar

• Click Edit>Add Scalebar; the Scalebar Settings dialog box appears .
• Enter the appropriate settings and click OK.
• Click in the tracing window to place the scalebar; the scalebar is centered on the point you selected.

By default, the scalebar is now a part of your tracing.

To manipulate a scalebar

1. Click Edit>Select Objects.
2. Click the scalebar to select it.
3. Right-click to access options :
   • Embed into Image: If an image is open and selected in the Image Organizer, the selected scalebar can be embedded in that image for publication.
     • If part of the scalebar is placed outside of the image, the scalebar cannot be embedded into the image.

     Once a scalebar has been embedded, it becomes part of the image and it is no longer possible to change its properties or move it around.

   • Keep Scalebar Onscreen: locks a scalebar to its current position. It will always remain in the same location on the screen, even when the rest of the tracing is moved.
   • Change Scalebar Settings: Edit the color, text, or size of the scalebar.

 

 

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