1. For a digital computer system, a method of enabling a user of said system to modify attributes of an object currently displayed by said system, said method comprising: in association with selection of a said displayed object by said user, said object representing a target of attribute modification, producing a menu containing a ‘Set Attributes to... ’ option, in association with selection of said ‘Set Attributes to... ’ option by said user, and under direction of said user, transferring a predetermined set of attributes to said target object.