Learning About OpenDoc Includes instructions to learn to use OpenDoc and the OpenDoc Essentials Kit
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Preface Read this manual when you are ready to learn to use OpenDoc. Make sure that OpenDoc and the OpenDoc Essentials are installed on your computer (see your installation manual or user’s guide for instructions).
Getting Started With OpenDoc What is OpenDoc? OpenDoc is a new software technology for the Mac OS that lets you add software components called parts to your documents. When you drag a part into a document, also called a container part, the part’s functionality is added to the document. For example, the document below contains a variety of parts. This text is content in the container part.
Why use OpenDoc? OpenDoc lets you focus on the things you want to create (documents) rather than the tools you use to create them (application programs). With OpenDoc, you can mix and match software components to create a work environment ideally suited to your needs. You can use your favorite text editor, your favorite drawing tools, and your favorite spreadsheet tools—all within the same document.
Creating a new document 1 Double-click the Apple Draw icon. A new document appears. Apple Draw is an example of a container part—a part that’s capable of accepting other parts. You can create a document by double-clicking the icon for any container part. Note that all parts have their own unique qualities, including different tool palettes and menus. The tool palette that appears when you open Apple Draw are for working in your Apple Draw document.
Working with an active part To work with the content of a part, you need to make the part active. 1 Click anywhere in your Apple Draw document, except in the graphics you dragged to your document. The Apple Draw container part is active, and the Apple Draw menus appear. The menu items change depending on which part is active. 2 Click anywhere in your graphic. Now the Apple Image Viewer becomes active, and its menus appear. Notice that a gray box appears around the graphic to indicate that it is active.
Working with a selected part To manipulate the part (to move, resize, or delete it), you first need to select the part. Selecting a part is different from making a part active. 1 To select a part, click the gray border of an active part. When you move the pointer onto the gray border, a hand appears. Click when you see the hand. Black “handles” appear at the corners of the graphic to indicate that the part is selected. Notice that the Image menu is no longer available.
“Active” vs. “Selected”: What’s the difference? Think of a cup of water. The things you can do with the water (such as stirring or sweetening it) are different from the things you can do with the cup (such as moving or lifting it). That’s basically the difference between working with an active part and working with a selected part. An active part is like the water; a selected part is like the glass.
Saving your work 1 Choose Save (followed by the name of your document) from the Document menu. Be careful to choose Save and not Save As. 2 Name your document. To change the name of a document, choose Document Info from the Document menu and type a new name in the Name box. To save a copy of the document, choose Save a Copy. When you choose Save a Copy, a copy is saved, but the original document remains open on the screen. You continue to work in your original document—not the copy that you saved.
Getting help while you work You can get help while working with OpenDoc parts by looking in the Guide (h) menu for step-by-step instructions. The onscreen help includes instructions for using all the parts in your document. 1 Choose the guide for your document from the Guide menu. The name of the guide is the name of your document followed by “Guide”. 2 Choose a topic area from the list on the left and explore the help that is available. There is general help for OpenDoc and for using specific parts.
Closing your document m When you are finished working close your document. You may be used to choosing Quit when you work in application programs. When you close an OpenDoc document, you automatically quit. If you get stuck Using OpenDoc is different from the way you’re used to working, so it might take some time to get used to it. If you ever get lost or confused, here are some tips for getting back on track: m Make sure the document you want to work in is active.
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