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EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- EnVision Publisher "Desktop Publishing With Vision" TUTORIAL (Unregistered Shareware Version) Copyright (c) 1992, 1993 Software Vision Corporation All Rights Reserved -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ================= Lesson Summary.............................................3 Introduction...............................................5 Glossary...................................................5 LESSON 1: The EnVision Publisher Screen....................7 LESSON 2: Opening a Publication............................9 LESSON 3: Working with a Headline.........................10 LESSON 4: Inserting and Deleting Text.....................12 LESSON 5: Cutting and Pasting Text........................13 LESSON 6: Copying and Pasting a Graphic...................15 LESSON 7: Creating a Text Block...........................18 LESSON 8: Importing Text..................................19 LESSON 9: Importing Graphics..............................21 LESSON 10: Drawing a Box..................................22 LESSON 11: Cleaning Up....................................23 LESSON 12: Saving your work...............................25 LESSON 13: Printing your work.............................26 LESSON 14: Just the Beginning.............................28 Conclusion................................................30 Benefits of Registration..................................30 ENVISION PUBLISHER PLUS - FEATURES AND BENEFITS.........30 < ENVISION PUBLISHER PRO - FEATURES AND BENEFITS..........31 < How To Register...........................................31 What Reviewers Have Said About EnVision Publisher.........32 Registration Form.........................................33 < -------------------------------------------------------------- 2 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- LESSON SUMMARY ============== LESSON 1: The EnVision Publisher Screen In this lesson you will get acquainted with the EnVision Publisher screen. LESSON 2: Opening a Publication In this lesson you will learn how to open a publication file. This is an incomplete file, and will be finished by you in this tutorial. LESSON 3: Working with a Headline In this lesson you will type in a headline, choose its type specifications, and center it. LESSON 4: Inserting and Deleting Text In this lesson you will learn how to highlight, insert, and delete text. LESSON 5: Cutting and Pasting Text In this lesson you will learn how to highlight, cut, and paste a paragraph. LESSON 6: Copying and Pasting a Graphic In this lesson you will learn how to use the Pointer tool while copying, pasting, and moving a graphic. LESSON 7: Creating a Text Block In this lesson you will learn how to create a text block and enter text. LESSON 8: Importing Text In this lesson you will import text from a text file. LESSON 9: Importing Graphics. In this lesson you will learn how to import a PCX image. LESSON 10: Drawing a Box In this lesson you will draw a box around the PCX image that we imported in lesson 9. LESSON 11: Cleaning Up In this lesson we will go to the Right Master page and delete our guides. We will also use the "Go to", "Object frames", and the "View all" commands. -------------------------------------------------------------- 3 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- LESSON 12: Saving your work In this lesson you will learn how to save a publication file. LESSON 13: Printing your work In this lesson you will print the file that you worked on throughout this tutorial. LESSON 14: Just the Beginning In this lesson you will take a look at much more advanced publications provided on your disk, so you can get a feel of the power and versatility of EnVision Publisher. -------------------------------------------------------------- 4 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION ============ Welcome to the EnVision Publisher Tutorial. This tutorial consists of 14 step-by-step lessons. You will learn how to turn a plain publication file into a professional looking flier. Below is a Glossary of Terms that will be used throughout this tutorial. Take a quick look at each one to help you better understand the lessons that follow. On your disks there is a file called MANUAL.DOC. This is the EnVision Publisher Reference Guide. If you didn't print it already, we recommend that you do so. Just like this tutorial, the Reference Guide is a plain text file that you can print from the DOS prompt with the COPY MANUAL.DOC PRN command. When you register to receive EnVision Publisher Plus or EnVision Publisher Pro, you will also receive a 305 page illustrated and indexed professionally printed User's Guide. Please note that this tutorial assumes that you have a mouse. We recommend using EnVision Publisher with a mouse. However, if you do not have a mouse, EnVision Publisher can emulate one through the keyboard. To find out more about the keyboard emulated mouse, please refer to the section "The Keyboard Emulated Mouse" in the Reference Guide. If you do have a mouse, but it is not being recognized by the program, please refer to the section called "Troubleshooting: Answers to Common Questions" in the Reference Guide (MANUAL.DOC). Glossary of Terms ================= Click - To press the left mouse button once. Double click - To rapidly press the left mouse button twice. Default - An option that is automatically used by EnVision Publisher unless a different option is specified by the user. Dialog Box - A window that is displayed on the screen when EnVision Publisher needs more information to carry out a command. -------------------------------------------------------------- 5 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- Drag - To drag means to press down the mouse button and, while still holding down the mouse button, to move the mouse. It is used when highlighting text or moving objects. Font - Any particular typeface, that includes all the characters: uppercase, lowercase, and punctuation marks. Graphic - A drawing made by one of EnVision Publisher's drawing tools, or a PCX image. Highlight - To select text while in Text Edit mode, by dragging the mouse cursor horizontally, along the line of text. Highlighted text is displayed in reversed video. I-Beam - The shape the mouse cursor assumes when the Text Tool from the Tool Panel is activated. Import - To bring in a text file, or a PCX image into EnVision Publisher. Pointer tool - This tool is accessible from the Tool Panel, and is used to move, scale, and activate graphics and objects. Publication - This refers to the document created in EnVision Publisher. Scale - In EnVision Publisher, it means to enlarge or reduce any object (text block or graphic), by dragging on one of the four outer control points. Ready Mode - When no object is selected (text or graphic), the status line will display "Ready" mode (in the far left corner). Text Cursor - This is a blinking vertical line that appears after the I-Beam is clicked anywhere within a text block. It signifies that you may start text entry at that particular location. Text Edit Mode - You are in this mode when the text tool is activated, and you have clicked within a text block. Pick List - A list of items that has a scroll bar located to the right of it. You scroll through the list of items by clicking on either arrow button located within the scroll bar. -------------------------------------------------------------- 6 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 1: The EnVision Publisher Screen ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson you will get acquainted with the EnVision Publisher screen. Objective: To learn where and what are the: (a) Menu Panel (b) Tool Panel (c) Instant Save Button (d) Status Line (e) Rulers (f) Quick-Access Panel (g) Publication Page (h) Page Scroll Bars :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Starting from top to bottom: (a) The "Menu Panel" is located at the top left of the screen, and contains six menu buttons: File, Edit, Page, Text, Options, and Help. When selected, each of these menu items drops a pull- down menu containing its own set of commands. (b) The "Tool Panel" is located to the right of the "Menu Panel" and contains these tools (from left to right): Text tool, Pointer tool, Line tool, Polyline tool, Box tool, Polygon tool, Bezier Curve tool, and the Ellipse tool. The current tool is highlighted (reverse video). (c) The "Instant Save Button" is the button located in the upper right corner of the screen. While in Ready mode click on this button to save your publication. This is the same as selecting "Save" from the File menu. Note that the "Instant Save Button" shows the name of the current publication file written in it (if the file is a new file it shows "UNTITLED"). (d) The "Status Line" is below the menu panel extending across the screen. It is divided into four sections: (1) Program mode(2) Type information, (3) Leading and Justification information, and (4) Fill specs and Line specs. The information on the status line changes as you use the program to reflect its current state. Note that the "Program Mode" section is -------------------------------------------------------------- 7 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- particularly important as it reflects the program environment you are currently in. The available program modes are: Ready - you may access most of the menu commands or you may select a tool to enter text, create or edit an existing page object. Text edit - you can enter or edit text in a text block on the publication page. Scale/Drag - you can scale or drag objects on the publication page. Edit nodes - this mode occurs after a new object was drawn with one of the drawing tools, or when an existing object was clicked on with the pointer tool. Draw object - this mode occurs when one of the drawing tools is activated from the Tool Panel and a new object is being drawn. (e) The "Rulers" are located below the status line, and can be set to inches, centimeters, or picas. (f) The "Quick-Access Panel" is the vertical icon strip located along the left side of the screen. It displays 15 icons, which are shortcuts to some menu commands. (g) The "Publication Page" is the white rectangular area between the rulers. Here you create your publication. Depending on the magnification level, all or just a portion of the page can be seen on the screen at one time. (h) The "Page Scroll Bars" are located along the Right side of the screen and are used to scroll the publication page up, down, left, or right. To use the scroll bars, simply click on one of its arrow buttons, or click on the elevator button (the small square), and drag it in the direction desired. At some magnification levels there are also horizontal "Page Scroll Bars" on the bottom of the screen. (At "View All" there are no scroll bars). -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 2: Opening a Publication ............................................................ Summary: You are about to open a publication file that was already created in EnVision Publisher. This file contains an unfinished flier For EnVision - you will finish it in this tutorial. Objective: To learn how to open an existing publication file. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Click on the "File" menu in the menu panel. 2. When the "File" menu pulls-down, select the "Open" command by clicking on it once. (You can also select "Open" by pressing letter "O" on your keyboard). 3. When the "Open" dialog box pops-up, click on the button next to "Template". This tells the program that you wish to load a template, not a publication. 4. Now position the mouse cursor over the file named "TUTOR.EVT" in the "Files" pick list, and click with the left mouse button. The name "TUTOR.EVT" will become highlighted. (If TUTOR.EVT is already highlighted, go to the next step.) 5. Next, click on the "Open" button. The dialog box will close, and the template file will be loaded. You will see the name "UNTITLED" showing in the Instant Save Button. This is because we opened a template, so that we may assign a new filename to it without overwriting the original file. -------------------------------------------------------------- 9 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 3: Working with a Headline ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson we will type a centered text headline into text block number 1. Objective: How to choose the Text Tool. What is the I-Beam, and some of its uses. How to Enter Text. How to Center Text. How to open the "Type specs" dialog box. How to select a font, its size, and style. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Move your mouse cursor over to the "Tool Panel", located on top of the screen, next to the "Menu panel". Click on the "Text Tool" (this is the tool that has a capital letter "T" on it). (You could have also selected the text tool by pressing ALT-F1.) Choosing this tool will cause your mouse cursor to change its shape into an I-Beam when it is within the page area. 2. Position the I-Beam within text block number 1 and click (this is the first box on the top of the page with the number 1 to the left of it). Note: the dotted magenta boxes around the page objects are the "object frames." They serve as guidelines so that you know where to click to select the object. The object frames can be toggled on or off by choosing "Object frames" from the "Options" menu. For the purpose of this tutorial we recommend that you leave them on -- we will instruct you when to turn them off. 3. When the text cursor appears (a blinking vertical line), go to the Menu Panel and click once on the "Text" menu selection. When the "Text" menu opens, select the "Center" command by clicking on it. 4. The next step is to choose the type style and size of our text before we type it in. Now click on the "Text" menu, when it opens click on the "Type Specs" command. Choosing this command will open the "Type -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- Specs" dialog box. 5. Let's select a font for our headline text from the "Font" pick list. Select "Helvetique" by clicking on it once. (The font name will become highlighted when selected.) If Helvetique is not showing in the "Font" pick list, click on the pick's arrow buttons to scroll the font names. 6. Next click on the down-arrow button of the "Size" pick list. Keep clicking on this down-arrow button, until you see the number "32". This will be the size (in points) of our intended headline text. Click once on the number "32" to highlight it. 7. Now move your mouse over to the "Style" option and click once in the "Bold" checkbox (a checkmark will appear when selected). 8. Click on the "OK" button to exit the "Type specs" dialog box and accept the selections you've made. Any text that you type in next, will have the text attributes that we selected in the previous steps. 9. Now we are ready to type in the headline text. Type in the following words: "Introducing EnVision Publisher" Note: When typing the above sentence, please enter it exactly as it appears (upper and lower case characters). Do NOT enter it in capital letters because it will overflow the predefined text block that is provided for the headline. 10. At this point the word "Introducing" should be on the first line, and "EnVision Publisher" should be on the second line. We now finished creating the headline in text block number 1. Click the RIGHT button on the mouse or press the ESC key to exit Text-Edit mode and go into Ready mode (note how the status line updated the mode section). -------------------------------------------------------------- 11 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 4: Inserting and Deleting Text ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson we will be working with text block number 2. Objective: How to Insert text. How to Highlight a word. How to Delete text. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Position your I-Beam in text block number 2 and click once to select it. A blinking text cursor will appear in the text block. Now move the I-Beam over to the first line of the second paragraph, right in front of the word "graphical", and click once. The blinking text cursor will now show at that position. (If it does not appear in that location, click there again). 2. Next, type in the word: "modern", and press spacebar. 3. We will now highlight the word "liking" on the third line of the third paragraph to replace with "preference". Move the I-Beam over to the front of the word "liking", and press and hold down the LEFT mouse button. While holding the button pressed, drag the I-Beam to the right along the text line, until the entire word "liking" is highlighted (highlighted text is shown in reverse video). 4. Next press the Delete key or choose "Clear" from the "Edit" menu to delete the highlighted text. Now that the word "liking" was deleted, type in the word "preference". Note: We could have bypassed the pressing of the Delete key in step 4 by simply typing the word "preference" while the word "liking" was highlighted, because the program automatically deletes highlighted text when new text is typed in. You will find this to be a handy feature as you become proficient with the program. -------------------------------------------------------------- 12 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 5: Cutting and Pasting Text ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson we will learn how to use the "Cut" and "Paste" commands. We will be working with text blocks number 2 and 3. Objective: Highlighting a paragraph. How to Cut text. How to Paste text. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Position your I-Beam anywhere in the last paragraph (in text block number 2). (Note that this paragraph contains only one line). Now, double-click anywhere on the line. The whole paragraph should become highlighted. If it is not, repeat this step again. Since this sentence seems to be a little out of place here, we will "Cut" it, and then "Paste" it into text block number 3. Note: On slower computers, double clicking may not work. Instead, you can highlight text by dragging the mouse cursor, while pressing the left button, over the text to highlight. 2. While the paragraph remains highlighted, click on the "Edit" menu. When the menu opens, click on the "Cut" command. The highlighted paragraph will be removed from text block number 2 and stored in EnVision Publisher's internal clipboard. 3. Next, position the I-Beam within text block number 3, on the empty line to the right of the small black square (bullet). Click two times. The blinking text cursor should appear where you clicked. NOTE: If you have a non-VGA display (EGA, CGA, or Hercules), the screen is shorter, and therefore you may not see text block number 3 unless you scroll down the page. To scroll the page, click on the vertical scroll bar's down-arrow button until the text block is visible. -------------------------------------------------------------- 13 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Click on the "Edit" menu, and choose the "Paste" command. The one-line paragraph we cut from text block number 2 should now appear in text block number 3, and there should be a blank line between the next paragraph. 5. Since the original paragraph that we cut from text block number 2 had a 1/2 inch tab as its first character, press the DEL key once to erase it. -------------------------------------------------------------- 14 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 6: Copying and Pasting a Graphic ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson we will be placing square bullets next to each paragraph in text block number 3. Objective: Learning how to use the Pointer tool. Copying a Graphic. Pasting a Graphic. Moving a Graphic. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Click on the "Pointer Tool" located in the "Tool Panel" (it's the one that looks like an arrow pointing up). The mouse cursor will turn into the Pointer arrow, when within the page area. REMINDER: In case you forgot, the "Tool Panel" is located at the top of the screen, to the right of the Menu Panel. The "Tool Panel" contains eight buttons: the big letter "T", the circle, the square, etc. The "Pointer Tool" is the one that has an arrow on it. For more information about the "Tool Panel" read Chapter 4 in EnVision Publisher's User's Guide, or the "Reference Guide" on your disk. (The 305 page indexed and illustrated User's Guide is only available in print with the registered versions of EnVision Publisher.) 2. Look at the first paragraph in text block number 3 (the one you just pasted from text block number 2), to the left of it you should see a small square -- click on it once. The square's edit nodes will appear and the mode section on the status line will show "Edit nodes". 3. Click on the "Edit" menu and then click on the "Copy" command. A copy of the square will be placed in EnVision Publisher's clipboard. 4. Now that the square was copied, click the RIGHT mouse button (or press the ESC key) to unselect the square. If you do not unselect the square, the "Paste command will NOT be available (it will show as grayed out) in the "Edit" menu. At this point the mode section on the status line will change to "READY". -------------------------------------------------------------- 15 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Next select the "Edit" menu again, but this time click on the "Paste" command. At this point, a copy of the square in the clipboard will be pasted on top of the original square. (Because the pasted square will completely overlap the original square, they will appear only as one square). 6. Before we continue, click on the down-arrow of the vertical scroll bar several times, so that a few of the paragraphs in text block number 3 as well as our square are visible. 7. Now position the Pointer arrow in the center of the square. Click once to select the square. The square's edit nodes will show (and the status line will change to "Edit nodes"). Click again to bring up the object's Scale/Drag nodes (the status line will change to Scale/Drag). 8. Look at the square now. In the center of the square you will see a small rectangle showing in reversed color; this is the Drag control point, and it is used to move objects. The other four control points (one in each corner of our rectangle) are used for resizing the object, but we do not need to worry about them now. 9. Position the Pointer arrow in the center of the square, over the Drag control point. The Pointer arrow should change into the shape of a bull's eye. (Make sure that you are over the Drag control point and not over one of the Scale control points). 10. Now press the LEFT mouse button and hold it down. The mouse cursor will change into a Grabber Hand. Note: If the mouse cursor changes into a four-arrow cross instead, this means that you did not place the mouse over the Drag control point but rather over one of the Scale control points. In such a case press the RIGHT mouse button or press ESC to undo, and repeat the process starting from Step 7 above. 11. While still holding down the LEFT mouse button, drag the square down, so that it aligns with the first line of the second paragraph in text block number 3. Try to -------------------------------------------------------------- 16 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- align your square with the thick vertical line as well as with the first line of the second paragraph. (The vertical line serves as a guideline -- we will delete it later on). 12. Repeat steps 5 through 11, until all the paragraphs in text block number 3 have a square next to them. But remember that everytime you select the "Paste" command, the object will be pasted on top of the first square from which it was originally copied. -------------------------------------------------------------- 17 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 7: Creating a Text Block ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson we will create a text block in the dotted rectangle labeled number 4. Objective: Creating a text block. Entering text into a NEW text block. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Before we proceed, click on the down-arrow of the vertical scroll bar several times, until you reach the bottom of the page. 2. Now let's select the "Text Tool" from the "Tool Panel", by clicking on the button with the letter "T" in it. At this point the mouse cursor will turn into an I-Beam. 3. Locate the dotted red rectangle labeled as number 4. This is your guide-rectangle. Position the I-Beam in the upper left corner of rectangle number 4. 4. Click and hold down the LEFT mouse button. While holding the left mouse button pressed, drag the I-Beam to the lower right corner of the rectangle. You will see an outline of a box stretching as you drag the I-beam -- this is the text block that you are creating. Release the mouse button when you fitted your text block within the guide-rectangle. Note: If you are not satisfied with the size of your text block, press the RIGHT mouse button or the ESC key to undo it, and repeat the directions given in the first paragraph of this step. 5. When you are done creating your text block as outlined in step 4, a blinking text cursor will appear inside it. This signals you that you may now start entering text. Let's type in the following words: "To register with Visa or MC call:" Press ENTER when you are finished entering the text. -------------------------------------------------------------- 18 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 8: Importing Text ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson we will import some text into the text block we just created. Objective: How to Import text from a text file. Changing the font and font size of the imported text. How to center text. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Click with the I-Beam under the first line, in the text block we've created in the previous lesson. A blinking text cursor should appear. If it does not, click in the same location again.(If the cursor is already on the second line as it should be if you've just completed lesson 7, you can skip this step). 2. Click on the "Text" menu, and select the "Type specs" command. We are going to select the font and the font size before we import text, so that the newly imported text will take on our new type specifications. You may also change the type specifications for your text after your import it. For more information on importing text, read Chapter 5 and 6 in EnVision Publisher's User's Guide, or the "Reference Guide" on your disk. (Due to disk space limitation, the 305 page indexed User's Guide is only available in print with the registered version of EnVision Publisher.) 3. Now click in the "Font" pick list, and select the font named "Modern-Stamp", by clicking on it once. 4. Next, let's select the size of our font: click on "30" in the "Size" pick list. If the "30" is not immediately visible, click on one of the arrow buttons to scroll through the available sizes. When you see the number "30" -- click on it once to highlight it. 5. Now click on the "OK" button. This will close the "Type specs" dialog box and activate our changes. 6. Now we are ready to import text. Click on the "File" menu, and then click again on the "Import" -------------------------------------------------------------- 19 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- command. The "Import Text" dialog box will open. 7. Click on the file named "IMPORT.TXT" in the "Files" pick list. You know that the file is selected when it is highlighted. Look to the right of the "Filters" button, make sure that it says "Plain Text". If it does not, click on the "Filter" button and then click on the "Plain Text" selection. 8. Click on the "Import" button when your are finished with the above instructions. At this point the "Import" dialog box will close and a telephone number will import into your text block. 9. Now, click on the "Text" menu and select the "Center" command to center our telephone number. By the way, that is our real number, just in case you want to register now to receive EnVision Publisher Plus or EnVision Publisher Pro. -------------------------------------------------------------- 20 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 9: Importing Graphics ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson we will import a PCX bit-mapped image into the guide-rectangle number 5. Objective: How to Import Graphics :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Click on the "Pointer Tool" in the "Tool Panel". As you'll recall, this is the one with the arrow pointing up. Your mouse cursor will turn into the Pointer arrow. This will also put you in "Ready mode" (as shown in the status line). 2. Click on the "File" menu, and choose the "Import" command. The "Import Graphics" dialog box should open. 3. Click on the file named: "BUGLE.PCX" in the "Files" pick list. The name should become highlighted when clicked on. Note: The image that we will import is a monochrome PCX image, and it was created using a paint program. Practically all paint, draw, illustration, or screen capture programs produce images in PCX format that are compatible with EnVision Publisher. 4. Next click on the "Import" button. The dialog box will close, your page view will set itself to "View all" (the entire page will be visible at one time), and the mouse cursor will turn into a little camera. 5. Position the little camera in the upper left corner of the guide-rectangle number 5, and click. The BUGLE.PCX will import and show on the page. You can later drag it or scale it using the Pointer tool and the five control points described in earlier lessons. -------------------------------------------------------------- 21 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 10: Drawing a Box ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson we will draw a box around the PCX image we imported in Lesson 9. Objective: How to draw a box. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Click on the Box tool in the Tool Panel. The Box tool is the fifth tool from the left, and it has a small rectangle drawn on it. The mouse cursor will change into a cross while within the page area. 2. Click on the "Page" menu, and choose "100% size". Click on the arrow buttons of the vertical page scroll bar to scroll the page until the entire PCX image and the guide-rectangle (number 5) around it is shown on the screen. 3. Position the mouse cursor in the upper left corner of the guide-rectangle (number 5). 4. Now click and hold down the LEFT mouse button. While still pressing the mouse button, drag it over to the lower right corner of the guide-rectangle number 5. The outline of a rectangle will appear as you drag the mouse. Once you are satisfied with the appearance of the rectangle, release the mouse button. Note: If you made a mistake while drawing the rectangle, or if you are not satisfied with it press the RIGHT mouse button or the ESC key to undo, and then repeat steps 3 and 4. 5. Click twice away from the rectangle you've just drawn to return to READY mode. The rectangle should now be nicely enclosing the PCX image. Besides boxes, EnVision Publisher can also draw lines, circles and ellipses, polylines, polygons, and Bezier curves. These can be drawn with any of the available 18 different line patterns , and can be filled with any of the 18 fill patterns, including "paper-white" which can be used to cover objects or portions of objects you do not want to be shown or printed. These are advanced features and are beyond the scope of this tutorial. For further information, please refer to Chapter 2, Chapter 4, and Chapter 7 in the registered User's Guide. -------------------------------------------------------------- 22 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 11: Cleaning Up ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson we will Delete all the guide rectangles, lines, and numbers from the Right Master page. Objective: How to access the Master Pages. How to clear all items from a page. How to access the "Go to" command. How to turn off object frames. What is the "View all" command. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. Make sure that the "Pointer" tool is selected and that you are in READY mode. 2. Click on the "Page" menu, and then click on the "Right master" command. This command will open the Right Master page. Note: The master pages, just like the style sheets, character kerning, line leading, filled and rotated text, as well as many other advanced EnVision Publisher features can greatly simplify, automate, and enhance document creation. The master pages enable you to have automatic page numbers, headers, footers, and global object placement in your publications. The style sheets enable you to define your own standards for text, line, and paragraph formatting that you can use across many documents for much easier and faster desktop publishing and page layout jobs. However, these are advanced features, and they are beyond the scope of this tutorial. For more information on master pages, read Chapter 8 in EnVision Publisher's User's Guide, or the "Reference Guide" on your disk. (The 305 page indexed and illustrated User's Guide is only available in print with the registered versions of EnVision Publisher.) 3. Next click on the "Page" menu again, and then click on the "Clear" command. A "verify" dialog box will prompt you if you are sure that you want to delete all -------------------------------------------------------------- 23 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- the objects on the page. Click "Yes". At this point all the items on our Right Master page have been deleted. 4. Now we want to go back to our publication page. Click on the "Page" menu and select the "Go to" command. Click on the "OK" button to go to page 1. 5. At this point we would also like to turn off the object frames (the thin dotted lines surrounding the objects on the page) so that we can get a clean view of our page. Click on the "Options" menu, and then select the "Object frame" command. To put the frames on - just click on this command again, but for now let's leave them off. 6. Now click on the "Page" menu, and select the "View all" command. The purpose of this is to see the entire page at one time, in order to ensure that all objects on the page look good prior to printing. You may also move objects around in this view if you need to. Note: You may edit your publication in any of the four EnVision Publisher page views (View All, 100%, 200%, 400%). For more information on the different magnification levels, please see Chapter 8 in EnVision Publisher's User's Guide, or the "Reference Guide" on your disk. (The 305 page indexed and illustrated User's Guide is only available in print with the registered version of EnVision Publisher.) -------------------------------------------------------------- 24 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 12: Saving Your Work ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson we will Save our publication to a disk file. Objective: How to Save a publication. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. While in READY mode, click on the "File" menu, and select the "Save" command. The "Save as" dialog box will open. 2. Next, click in the "Filename" text entry box (or press the letter "F" which is the letter that selects the "Filename" text entry box). A blinking text cursor will appear. 3. The "Filename" text entry box has the "*.EVP" characters in it. We want to delete them and enter the name of our publication file. Press the backspace key until all the characters in the text entry box have been deleted. You are now ready to type in a filename, it may be up to 8 characters long. Let's type in: "FLIER" You don't need to assign an extension since EnVision Publisher automatically assigns an ".EVP" extension to all "publication" files (or ".EVT" for templates). 4. Click on the "Save" button to save your publication. Note: If you properly followed all the lessons so far, your flier should look like the file FLIER2.EVP on your disk you can open that file and compare it with yours. (On your disk there are other sample publication files, so you may later want to take a look at these too). But for now, let's get to the most important part of this tutorial: printing your publication. -------------------------------------------------------------- 25 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 13: Printing your work ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson we will print our "FLIER" publication that we have created thus far. Objective: How to print your publication. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. While in READY mode, click on the "File" menu located in the Menu Panel. 2. When the menu opens click on the "Print" command. Choosing this command will pop-up the "Print" dialog box. 3. The "From" and "to" text entry boxes should have a "1" showing in each. This means that we only want to print from page 1 to page 1. We want to leave this as is, because we only have a one page flier, anyway. 4. The number of copies should also be set to "1". 5. The "Scale" is usually set to 100%, we want to leave this value as is. 6. The "Options" section will also remain unchanged. We are only printing one page, therefore none of those apply. 7. If you know what printer standard your own printer emulates, you may now choose it from the "Printer emulation & DPI or Bitmap image" pick list. To select a printer emulation, just scroll up and down the list, by clicking on the UpArrow or DownArrow buttons. When you find the emulation that matches your printer, click on it to highlight it, then skip to Step 8. If you do not know your printer's emulation, continue reading the remainder of this step. If you are not sure what standard your printer emulates, click on the "Find Printer" button. This will cause the "Find Printer" dialog box to appear. This dialog lists several hundred different printers and models in alphabetical order, with the various emulations that each one supports. (Some printers support more than one emulation). -------------------------------------------------------------- 26 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- Scroll down the list to find your printer. When you see your printer model showing in the pick list, click on it once to highlight it. This will cause the available emulations for that printer to show in the "Emulates" section of this dialog. Click on one of the buttons to the left of the listed emulation, to select that emulation. Now click "OK" to close the "Find printer" dialog and accept your printer selection. If you cannot find your printer in this list, and you don't know what standard it emulates, refer to your printer's manual. Your printer's manual should list your printer's emulation. Otherwise, call your printer's manufacturer or the dealer from where you bought it. We would not be familiar with printers that are not listed there, therefore we cannot offer technical support on this topic. 8. If your printer is connected to the LPT1 parallel port on your computer (this is the general case for most users) then you are now ready to print. Make sure that your printer is turned on and on-line, and it has at least one sheet of paper. Click "OK" to start printing and skip the remainder of this step. This only applies to users whose printer is NOT connected to the LPT1 port, or users using serial printers. In this case, you will have to click on the "Printer setup" button to bring up the "Printer setup" dialog. In this dialog you can specify several parameters for your printer. If you are using a serial printer make sure that you set the "Port" to COM1 or COM2, and that the "Baud", "Parity", "Handshake", "Databits", and "Stopbits" are matching your printer's requirements. (The default settings will usually work with most serial printers). The "PostScript fonts" checkbox only applies to PostScript printers, and it normally should be left as checked. Click "OK" to close the "Printer setup" dialog, then click "OK" in the "Print" dialog to print the publication. 9. During printing, a print progress window will appear on the screen. Note: Depending on your computer configuration, you may be able to significantly improve the print speed. See "Print speedup" in Help Topics for more details. -------------------------------------------------------------- 27 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LESSON 14: Just the Beginning ............................................................ Summary: In this lesson you will take a look at much more advanced publications provided on your disk, so you can get a feel of the power and versatility of EnVision Publisher. Objective: To show EnVision Publisher's advanced capabilities. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1. While in READY mode, click on the "File" menu located in the Menu Panel. 2. When the menu opens, click on the "Open" command. Choosing this command will pop-up the "Open" dialog box. 3. Click on the "SHOW_ME.EVP" file shown in the "Files" pick list. The SHOW_ME.EVP file will become highlighted. 4. Click on the "Open" button to open the publication. 5. Just enjoy the view: rotated text, filled text, knock- out type (the white text on top of the black polygon), text filled with a various fill patterns and colors. 6. Now, press the PageDown key to scroll down the page. 7. Look at the text "SANDWICHED" between an oval and a rectangle. Remember, EnVision Publisher is an object- oriented program, so you can stack objects on top of one another. 8. Next click on the "File" menu and choose "Open" again. 9. When the "Open" dialog appears, click on the file "NEWS.EVP" in the "Files" pick list. The NEWS.EVP file will now become highlighted. Next, click the "Open" button to open the NEWS.EVP publication. 10. This is the first page of the September 1992 issue of the Software Vision Newsletter, which you will receive when you register. Look at the rotated knock-out type along the left side of the page -- this comes from the -------------------------------------------------------------- 28 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- right master page, and it will appear on every right- sided page in the publication. You won't be able to edit this text here -- you will have to go to the Right Master Page in order to get access to it. This shows you the power of master pages. 11. Now let's let's look at one more impressive publication on your disk: click on the "File" menu and choose "Open" again. 12. When the "Open" dialog appears, click on the file "FONTS.EVP" in the "Files" pick list. The FONTS.EVP file will now become highlighted. Next, click on the "Open" button to open the FONTS.EVP publication. 13. These are the scalable font families you will receive when you register. Each of these font families comes in four font styles, for a total of 124 fonts! 14. Now, press the PageDown key to scroll down the page. Even more fonts will appear! 15. Let's print this font page: click on the "File" menu and choose "Print". The "Print" dialog will appear. 16. Make sure that your printer is turned on, and it has paper in it. 17. Click on the "OK" button to start printing. 18. During printing, a print progress window will appear on the screen. -------------------------------------------------------------- 29 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- Conclusion ---------- This concludes our tutorial, we hope you enjoyed working with EnVision Publisher. By now you should be familiar with the general operation of EnVision Publisher, and you should be able to start creating publications on your own. Don't forget: EnVision Publisher has comprehensive help available at the touch of a key. To get help press F1 at anytime. The help system is fully indexed and it is context- sensitive, which means that when you press F1 you will receive help on your current action. With what you now know, after following this tutorial, you should be able to successfully evaluate the shareware version of EnVision Publisher to determine whether or not the program fits your needs. If it does, and you decide to continue using it, then you MUST register to receive EnVision Publisher Plus or EnVision Publisher Pro. See below for a detailed description of the benefits of registration. BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION ======================== When you register you will receive the latest version of EnVision Publisher Plus or EnVision Publisher Pro: EnVision Publisher Plus - Features and Benefits ----------------------------------------------- * 68 scalable fonts: these fonts can be scaled from 4 points to 108 points, in one point increments, and can be rotated and filled with a fill pattern. These fonts are shown in the FONTS.EVP publication file on your disk. * User's Guide: professionally printed 305 page indexed User's Guide with hundreds of figures and step-by-step instructions, covering every feature of the program. * Word processor import filters. * Print drivers for printing an EnVision Publisher document to a PCX, TIFF, or IMG bit-mapped file. These files can then be imported into other programs, or used with a fax/modem. * Ability to import color PCX images. The unregistered shareware version only imports monochrome PCX images. * Clipart: a collection of PCX clipart images that you can -------------------------------------------------------------- 30 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- import into EnVision Publisher. * Templates: a collection of publication templates to make your work much easier when designing items such as menus, letterheads, invoices, envelopes, reports, etc. * Technical Support: when registered users need assistance with EnVision Publisher, they can call our knowledgeable support staff directly. Unregistered users will receive limited support by mail, FAX, or CompuServe only. Unregistered users will not receive telephone support. * Newsletter: a subscription to the quarterly EnVision Publisher Newsletter, containing articles covering EnVision Publisher, desktop publishing and page layout topics, as well as special offers for fonts, clipart, and new EnVision Publisher program versions. * Software License, allowing you to LEGALLY use EnVision Publisher beyond the trial period. Unregistered users should only use EnVision Publisher for up to 30 days. Continued use of the unregistered program after the 30 day trial period is a violation of our license. * Discounts on future EnVision Publisher versions. * EnVision Publisher Plus does not show the registration reminder screen upon program startup, and the registration reminder messages do not appear anywhere in the program or in the documentation. EnVision Publisher Pro - Features and Benefits ---------------------------------------------- The "Pro" version of EnVision Publisher offers all the above benefits available with the "Plus", but in addition it comes with 124 scalable fonts, it has more clipart, more templates, and it has the ability to create very large documents - up to 2500 pages per document. (EnVision Publisher Plus supports documents of up to 120 pages per document). How To Register --------------- To register and receive EnVision Publisher Plus or EnVision Publisher Pro, select "Registration form" from the Help menu, fill out the form, then click on the "Print registration form" button at the bottom of the order form. You will then be asked whether you are using a PostScript printer. Click "Yes" if you do, or "No" if you do not (most users do NOT use PostScript). Make sure that your printer is turned on before you print. Finally, mail the form to the address printed on it. We accept -------------------------------------------------------------- 31 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- VISA, Master Card, checks drawn on a U.S.A. bank, or international postal money orders drawn in U.S.A. currency. Alternatively, you can also print the registration form below, fill it out, and mail it to us together with your payment. If you pay for the registration with a Visa or MasterCard, you can also register by calling our order desk toll free at 1-800-388-8474. You can also fax your order form to us at 813-541-5616. If you are a CompuServe user, you can also E-mail your order to us at account number: 70304,64 We have international representatives in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. If you live outside U.S.A. or Canada, please see "International sales" in the Help menu, or print the text file REGISTER.DOC on your disk, for a listing of these representatives. If you plan to use EnVision Publisher in a multiuser environment, please call us for site license details. Thank you for evaluating EnVision Publisher, and thank you for registering! What Reviewers Have Said About EnVision Publisher ------------------------------------------------- "This is an excellent program that's full of features that simply haven't been available in Shareware until now. Because of the program's excellence, I'm giving it the Shareware Magazine Editor's Choice Award." Michael E. Callahan (a.k.a. Dr. File Finder) SHAREWARE MAGAZINE, Nov/Dec 1992 issue "There are few layouts that you could not create with EnVision Publisher. One way or another, this program gives you the tools to place text and graphics anywhere on your page with all the styling options most of us will ever need, and that's what desktop publishing is all about." Steven Enzer SHAREWARE UPDATE MAGAZINE, October 1992 issue. "If you're looking to assemble a newsletter, publication, or other similar document, this is the best piece of shareware for the task. You'd do well to give EnVision Publisher a spin." Preston Gralla COMPUTER SHOPPER, April 1993 issue. -------------------------------------------------------------- 32 EnVision Publisher -- Tutorial (shareware version) -------------------------------------------------------------- EnVision Publisher Registration Form ------------------------------------------------------------ Name:____________________________ Company:________________ Address:___________________________________________________ City:______________________________________________________ State/Province:________________ ZIP/Postal code:__________ Country:_______________________ Telephone:________________ ============================================================ PRODUCT QUANTITY TOTAL EnVision Publisher Plus..........$69 _____ _______ EnVision Publisher Pro...........$169 _____ _______ ------------------------------------------------------------ Subtotal (add the TOTAL column above)---------->_______ 7% Florida sales tax (if applicable)----------->_______ Shipping ($5 USA & Canada, $12 international)-->_______ TOTAL (add the Subtotal, Tax, and Shipping)====>_______ ------------------------------------------------------------ Method of payment: [ ] Check or money order [ ] Visa, [ ] Master Card Credit Card number:______________________________ Expiration:___/___ Signature____________________ ============================================================ Disk size: [ ] 5.25" 360k, [ ] 3.5" 720k ============================================================ Mail this form to: Software Vision Corp. PO Box 1734, Pinellas Park, FL 34664-1734, USA Telephone: 813-545-4354 ============================================================ Credit card holders can also register by calling our toll free order desk at: 1-800-388-8474. You can also fax this order form to us at 813-541-5616. If you are a CompuServe user, you can also E-mail your order to us at account number: 70304,64 International orders see "International sales" in Help menu. THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING! (Reference: 1.54) -------------------------------------------------------------- 33