Join Jason Osder for an in-depth discussion in this video Canvases and layers, part of OmniGraffle 6 Essential Training.
…Canvases and layers are both ways…to organize content inside an OmniGraffle document.…Canvases are a lot like pages.…Completely separate areas to do separate diagrams.…And layers are what you may be familiar with from other drawing programs.…That's just a way of stacking different parts of…your image, so you can have more control over them.…Let's see how it works.…And we have to open our sidebar here.…So if you don't have it open yet, go…ahead and click this button and you reveal the sidebar.…And we've looked at this briefly.…
And the part that I really want to work with is the Canvases.…So we can pull down the content, so it's a little bit out of our way.…And you see that we have a single canvas here.…And if we twirl down right here, we reveal the layers.…And all we have is a single layer.…Layer 1.…The idea here is that if we stay organized on separate layers, it's going…to be easier to control our content, and we have a lot of control.…So I might start by just clicking right here to…rename my layer and call this, BG and Title, because those…
Author
Released
4/21/2014- Create your first diagram
- Getting around the interface
- Working with shapes
- Adding and modifying text
- Create custom stencils
- Replicating shapes and styles
- Customizing the toolbar
- Using templates
- Adjusting units and scale
- Import images and folder structures from Finder
- Using Presentation mode
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
Views
Related Courses
-
Monday Productivity Pointers
with Jess Stratton24h 52m Appropriate for all -
Keynote 6 Essential Training
with David Rivers4h 10m Beginner
-
Introduction
-
Welcome51s
-
What does OmniGraffle do?1m 20s
-
-
1. Navigating the Interface
-
The Resource Browser1m 12s
-
Create your first diagram1m 17s
-
The inspectors1m 46s
-
The sidebar2m 6s
-
-
2. Working with Basic Diagram Elements
-
Create and manipulate shapes3m 13s
-
Connect objects with lines1m 44s
-
Work with text2m 6s
-
-
3. Taking Control
-
Shape styles4m 47s
-
Align and distribute3m 37s
-
Combine shapes into groups2m 18s
-
Line styles4m 7s
-
Text controls5m 36s
-
Lock and unlock elements1m 32s
-
-
4. Using Stencils
-
Use stencils1m 47s
-
Create a custom stencil3m 32s
-
5. Time-Saving Shortcuts
-
Replicate shapes2m 38s
-
Replicate styles1m 36s
-
Diagram styles2m 30s
-
Use and create templates3m 51s
-
Customize the toolbar1m 45s
-
-
6. Advanced Techniques
-
Connecting shapes1m 40s
-
Canvases and layers4m 44s
-
Adjust ruler units and scale3m 13s
-
Explore preferences3m 24s
-
7. Importing and Exporting
-
Import images4m 31s
-
Print options3m 50s
-
Export options3m 26s
-
-
8. OmniGraffle 6 Pro Highlights
-
Create tables2m 32s
-
Create collapsible subgraphs2m 22s
-
The Connections inspector3m 19s
-
Presentation mode3m 3s
-
-
Conclusion
- Mark as unwatched
- Mark all as unwatched
Are you sure you want to mark all the videos in this course as unwatched?
This will not affect your course history, your reports, or your certificates of completion for this course.
CancelTake notes with your new membership!
Type in the entry box, then click Enter to save your note.
1:30Press on any video thumbnail to jump immediately to the timecode shown.
Notes are saved with you account but can also be exported as plain text, MS Word, PDF, Google Doc, or Evernote.
Share this video
Embed this video
Video: Canvases and layers