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Welcome to Snagit Editor : Get Familiar with the Editor : Work with Vector Objects

Work with Vector Objects
Some Snagit Editor tools create vector-based objects. Useful properties of vector objects:
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Snagit’s vector-based tools include: Callouts, Arrows, Stamps, Freehand Pen, Highlight, Line, Shapes.
Create Vector Objects in These Three Ways
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Save Captures or Files that Contain Vector Objects
You do not need to save captures in the Tray that have vector objects when Editor is closed. All vector objects remain in place and can be changed, moved, sized, and deleted when the capture is opened again. However, to use the captures as image files outside of the Editor environment, you must save the captures.
The Tray may also contain media files that have been opened via the Snagit Button > Open option or from the Library. If you modify these files with vector objects, you must save or discard the changes before you can close Editor.
Modified files appear with a starburst on the thumbnail. Once the changes are saved, the starburst is removed.
Snagit Capture File Format (.snag)
The .SNAG file format is an Editor-only format that retains vector-based objects. If captures or image files containing vector objects are saved as a format other than a .SNAG file, the vector objects are flattened and made a permanent part of the image. Once flattened, the vector objects cannot be separated from the image.
Vector Objects Tips
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Right-click an object and select Flatten to permanently make an object part of the background of the image. After you flatten an object, you cannot select and move or modify the object. The only way to unflatten an object is by using the Undo button.
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To use the flood fill or eraser behind an existing vector object, hold the <ALT> key while clicking to draw. This allows you to start drawing under the object and not select the existing object.
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If a printer capture with multiple pages has vector objects, these are automatically flattened when you move to another page. This means that once you switch pages within a capture, the vector object becomes part of the background and you can no longer move the object.
Select or Unselect More Than One Vector Object
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Hold down <SHIFT> as you click each object.
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As you hold down <SHIFT> and pass the cursor over objects, either a plus sign (if the object is not already selected) or a minus sign (if the object is already selected) displays.
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