Operation Manual

Overview 5
♦ Page Anchors and Hyperlink Improvements
Now you can insert anchors to target hyperlinks directly to any
word or onscreen object... Automatically link downsized
“thumbnail” images to full-sized versions on an empty page...
Open links in a new window as needed... Include offsite links in
your site structure... Convert hotspots to match selected shapes...
Use the new QuickButton object for instant creativity.
♦ Picture Import and Editing Enhancements
Import images at 96dpi screen resolution. Adjust brightness and
contrast, size and resolution, apply coloration and view properties
with the new Picture toolbar. Add any workspace color to the
palette with a single click.
♦ Improved Table Support
Use the convenient new Table Toolbar to enter text, apply preset
or custom number formatting... Choose from a wide range of
functions for spreadsheet calculations.
♦ A New Slant with Enveloping
Apply a customizable mesh warp envelope to any object to add
perspective, slant, bulge, and more. You can deform just the
outline or include the object’s fill, with an optional grid revealing
the geometry of your warp.
♦ Intelligent Bézier Curves and More
Now simply “connect the dots” to trace around curved objects and
pictures... the improved Curved Line tool features Smart
segments that use automatic curve-fitting to connect each node!
Use Crop to Shape to trim one object to another... Convert to
Curves for node-and-segment control over all objects, including
QuickShapes.
♦ Improved Line Drawing and Editing
Employ a host of new line properties... Sketch using calligraphic
lines with an adjustable pen angle. Add rounded corners (caps)
when and where you need them. Customize your lines using dots
and dashes... vary the join style of connected lines.
♦ Astounding 3D Lighting and Surface Effects
Beyond our previous shadow, glow, bevel, and emboss, advanced
algorithms now bring flat shapes to life! Choose one or more
effects, then vary surface and source light properties. Start with a
pattern or a function, adjust parameters for incredible surface
contours, textures, fills— realistic-looking wood, water, skin,
marble and much more.