Operation Manual

10 | Welcome
• Artistic Text Tool
Complementing traditional text in frames, just click and type anywhere
on the page, format with the customary tools, then apply colourful lines
and fills directly at the character level. Scale it, rotate it, flip it... discover
a host of new possibilities! Path text tools let you draw your line, and
start typing... beautiful text flows along the path. You can edit the path as
any line (altering the text flow accordingly) and still change the text
properties at any time!
• Table Tool with Editable Calendars
Create and edit tables right in your site, with no need for a separate
utility. Choose from a range of preset formats or design your own by
customizing lines, cells, rows, and columns. Powerful text manipulation
features include AutoClear, AutoFill, and cell merge. Plus table-based
calendars!
• Amazing Image Manipulation
Import images inline as part of frame text flow, and create your own 32-
bit anti-aliased TIFFs and PNGs. Convert to Picture allows instant, in-
place format changes! Add borders to your imported pictures and shape
art... even frame a text frame! Control imported metafiles and OLE
options, maintain linked images... each export filter remembers its own
settings.
• QuickShapes
Long an exclusive feature of other Serif solutions, QuickShapes work
like intelligent clipart... or the most powerful set of drawing tools you can
imagine. Just choose a template shape, drag on the page... then adjust
handles to customize each angle and dimension.
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ines using dots and dashes... vary the join style of
connected lines.
Powerful Drawing Options
An arsenal of drawing tools is at your command... Sketch freehand lines
and curves. Extend existing lines with ease. Apply line styles to all kinds
of shapes—even add line endings like arrowheads and diamonds. Use the
Curve context toolbar to fine-tune the contours of any line, closed shape,
or cropping edge. Sketch using calligraphic lines with an adjustable p
angle. Add rounded corners (caps) when and where you need them.
Customize your l