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  • You can change the size of the Select Tool locate zone. From the Tools menu, click SmartSketch Settings, click the Cursor tab, and then set the locate zone size. You can change the size of the intent zone there too.

  • You can customize how the software works by setting what relationships it recognizes. From the Tools menu, click SmartSketch Settings, and then click the Relationships tab.

  • If the alignment indicator is on, the pointer shows horizontal and vertical alignment to keypoints of existing elements as you draw. On the Relationship toolbar, click the Alignment Indicator button.

  • You can temporarily suspend the ability of the software to recognize relationships by holding the Alt key. When you release the Alt key, the software again recognizes relationships.

  • SmartSketch has predefined colors for highlight, select, background, and more. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Colors tab.

  • From the Help menu, click SmartSketch on the Web for information on a myriad of tools that will help you use SmartSketch more efficiently and keep you up-to-date on product happenings.

  • The logical name of the default hyperlink displays as a tool tip when the mouse passes over an object containing an hyperlink.

  • You can use SmartSketch's Lookup Tables to drive parameters of a symbol using data from spreadsheet, database, or any other ODBC data source.

  • You can search for objects within a SmartSketch document based upon user- defined criteria. From the Edit menu, select the Find command.