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DEMONSTRATION VERSION OF POSTER BY 4MATION
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x Please do not telephone 4Mation if you have any x
x problems with this demo version, but write to: x
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x 4Mation, 14 Castle Park Road, Barnstaple, Devon. EX32 8PA x
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x and mark your letter "Poster Demo Query". x
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Introduction
============
These notes have been kept as brief as possible. They do not,
therefore, tell you about all the features and facilities to be
found in Poster.
Loading Poster
==============
This version of Poster uses CLib 3.75. Double click on the
!Poster icon in the directory viewer to install Poster on the
icon bar. Click on the icon bar icon to open a new document. If
you see an error message concerning CLib you should perform a
reset and then click on Poster's !System before loading Poster.
Fonts
=====
Poster has 20 fonts but this demo version has one only. If you
have your own set of fonts you may load them by clicking on your
!Fonts directory either before Poster is installed or while it
is in use.
Examples
========
These will be found in the Documents directory. Double click on a
file to load it or drag it onto the Poster icon on the icon bar.
These examples have been adapted to use the single font supplied
on this disc.
To view the TextAreas file supplied you need to have at least 32k
of font cache, otherwise the fonts will be continuously read from
disc, which will result in the file taking over 10 minutes to
redraw!
Function Key Strip
=================
Double click on KeyStrip. The document containing the Poster
function key strip will be loaded. This requires the font
supplied on this disc. If you are using your own fonts you can
change the font style by clicking on the strip to select it and
then choosing a new font from the menu [Text -> Font name].
Install your printer driver and then press the Print key. You
will see a small version of the document. Red lines indicate the
edges of the pages. De-select both sets of Trim marks and select
Rotate 90. This will ensure that the document fits onto a single
sheet of paper.
Printing
========
A Poster document may be of any size. If it exceeds the size of
the paper it will be printed on more than one sheet. The Trim
marks assist in assembling the sheets. Overlap marks should be
used if the pieces are to overlap and Butt marks if they are to
be joined edge to edge. The size of each piece is determined by
the printer driver page size. Individual pieces can be selected
for printing: simply click on the pieces which are not to be
printed.
Saving
======
Sorry. You can't save anything created with the demonstration
version.
Text
====
There are four types of text.
1. NORMAL TEXT
Enter some text [Text -> Enter text] and press Return. The text
will appear in the bottom left corner of the window. It may now
be moved, coloured, scaled and copied. It cannot have a line
colour.
2. PATH TEXT
Open the Paths directory and drag a Path onto your document.
Select the Path by clicking on it. Choose the "Follow path"
option and enter the text. This text is converted into a Drawn
object which may be rotated and have a separate line colour. You
may create your own Paths using !Draw.
3. MOULD TEXT
Open the Moulds directory and drag a Mould onto your document.
Select the Mould by clicking on it. Choose the "In a mould"
option and enter the text. This text is converted into a Drawn
object which may be rotated and have a separate line colour. You
may create your own Moulds using !Draw.
4. TEXT AREAS
Poster can create and edit text areas. Drag the ear at the
bottom right to change the shape of the text. Use Text area menu
to format and edit the text. Read the appropriate section on
Draw in your Archimedes manual for more information on Text
Areas.
Moulding Drawn Objects
======================
Open the Moulds directory and drag a Mould onto your document.
Open the DrawFiles directory and drag a drawing onto your
document. Select both the Mould and drawing by clicking on them
with the Adjust button. Choose the "Mould object" option and the
drawing will be moulded into the shape of the Mould.
Other Facilities
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SCALING
Corner scaling allows an object to be scaled as in !Draw.
Uniform scaling retains the x:y proportions.
Edge scaling scales along either the x or y axis depending upon
which half of the scaling ear is used.
Magnify - as Uniform but line widths are also scaled.
GROUPING
Objects may be grouped together as in !Draw.
BORDERS
There are four borders supplied on this disc. They may be placed
around any object or group of objects.
TEXT EFFECTS
Text on a Path may be given a number of different effects such as
shadows.
TEXT TO PATH
Lines of text can be converted into draw paths.