Adorning menu

Options shown will depend on certain properties of the shape or line selected. 

   

Circular shapes

For all shapes created with the circle tool. 

Equilateral polygon

For all shapes that have 4 or more straight sides of equal length. 

Non-equilateral polygon

For all shapes that have either 3 sides or straight sides of unequal length. 

3D shape / AI drawing

For all shapes created with the 3D tool, or for shapes inserted using the AI pen. 

Straight / Curved lines

For all lines created with the line tool (either straight, angled, or curved). 

Menu options

The following options are specific to the adorning menu for shapes and lines:

	Stroke Adjusts the outline’s color, thickness, and opacity to define the shape’s edges and give the shape a clear boundary or a decorative accent.
	Fill Sets the interior color of the shape for added visual appeal to help differentiate shapes or convey emphasis.
	Angle Displays an overlay that measures and shows the length on each side of the shape, in cm. Click the overlay to toggle the display.
	Slice Divides the shape into separate segments to create a pie-chart effect. Useful for breaking down data or emphasizing portions of a design.
	Arc For circles only: Convert shape to a partial circle (lines at endpoints that connect to the center) or a partial arc (show lines only).
	Add circle inside Inserts a smaller circle within the boundaries of the selected shape to help layer elements or highlight an inner focal point.
	Add circle outside Adds a circle that surrounds the selected shape, either to create a layered effect or provide an external highlight.
	Set endpoint style Lines only: Specify a style for the left / right endpoints of the selected line.
	Set line style Lines only: Specify the style of the selected line.

Options shown will depend on what pen type was used to create the stroke. 

Pen strokes / highlighter

For strokes created with the Marker, Brush, and Highlighter pens.

Stamp / background

For strokes created with the Stamp and Background reveal pens.

Menu options

The following options are specific to the adorning menu for pen strokes:

	Stroke Adjusts the color, thickness, and opacity of strokes created with the Marker, Brush, and Highlighter pens.
	Stroke thickness Adjusts the thickness and opacity of the pen strokes created by the Stamp and Background reveal pens.

Options shown will depend on what text element is selected.

Text content

When adding or editing text inside a text block.

Text block

For text blocks added using the Text tool.

 

Menu options

The following options are specific to the adorning menu for text:

	Text color Changes the color of the displayed text. By default, text color is black.
	Background color Adds a color block behind the text content. Use to highlight words or provide contrast for readability.
	Text format Displays options for changing the style of the currently selected text.
	Alignment Sets all content in the text block to align left, right, or center.
	Bullets Format selected text as a list, or add and remove indents in the current paragraph.
	Handwriting recognition Converts touchscreen input to digital text that can be edited for further processing.
	Speech to text Transcribes spoken content into written form. Click the arrow to show more options.
	Immersive reader Launches the Immersive reader app to read the selected text.
	Text to speech Reads out aloud the selected text on the canvas. Click the arrow to show more options.

For any shape and text added using the Sticky Notes tool.

Menu options

The following options are specific to the adorning menu for sticky notes:

	Sticky note color Changes the color of the currently selected sticky note.
	Pen Allows freehand drawing within the sticky note area. Stroke width and color can be adjusted.
	Eraser Erases strokes drawn by the pen. Note that only the strokes drawn inside the sticky note area will be removed.
	Text format Displays options for changing the style of the currently selected text.
	Font size Click the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the size of all text inside the sticky note.

For images added via the Import or Image Search tool.

Menu options

The following options are specific to the adorning menu for multimedia content:

	Crop  Resize the cropping frame to show only the necessary parts of an image.
	Fit to screen  Auto-resizes the selected image so it fills the full width of the screen.
	Remove color  Hold and drag over one color in the image to make that color transparent.
	Apply as background  Sets the selected image as the full-page background of the current canvas.

Options shown will depend on the type of object selected.