Test Drive version with Art Show for Guided Tour 9/97.


Note: To run the EXPRESS Art Show, the CD-ROM must be in the drive and you must have first run install.exe from the CD-ROM.


About Arts & Letters EXPRESS Test Drive

We're delighted that you have taken the time to test drive Arts & Letters EXPRESS, a powerful and versatile tool for creating stunning graphics. Be sure to read the "Important" notes at the bottom of this page.

In laboratory tests conducted by one of the largest and most influential computer magazines in Europe, MikroDatorn, Arts & Letters was ranked #1 in ease-of-use and performance vs. CorelDraw 4.0 & 5.0 and Micrografx Designer. For example, in total time to print the same page, Arts & Letters was over twice as fast as Corel 4.0 and 5.0.

Featured on the cover of CD-ROM Today, EXPRESS was awarded Editor's Choice. John Agger, writing in Windows World Magazine, said in a recent review; "There is no other program on the market that offers so many functions and incredible performance. EXPRESS is a wolf in sheep's clothing; it's fast, efficient and powerful -- yet easy to learn and even easier to use."

And performance is just one of the reasons it's called Arts & Letters EXPRESS.

There are so many exciting and useful features packed into EXPRESS you may not know where to begin.  Click on EXPRESS Features or start EXPRESS, click on Help and select Contents for an overview of EXPRESS.  The Hint line at the bottom of the screen will also provides simple explanations and guidance.

Once you are familiar with the floating tool bar and the general layout of the menus, we suggest that you examine the Color Filters feature in the Styles menu. This powerful tool, found in sophisticated bitmap editing products, allows you to adjust the color characteristics of an entire file or a single object.  Just add a clip-art image from the Clip-Art Manager and experiment.

 For screen presentations, you can automatically eliminate dithered colors by selecting "Convert to Display Colors" one of 18 automatic operations.

 For printing to black and white laser printers, "Convert to Gray" converts colored images to grayscale for optimum printing quality.  Brightness and Contrast controls give you the ability to lighten or darken an image or a particular shade of gray.

 For printing to color printers, Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation slider bars give you complete control of the appearance of your work on any color device.  From the Color Filters palette, you can preview changes to a single color, selected colors or the entire palette.

Click on EXPRESS Features to display a complete listing of features and capabilities organized in the following categories:

 Productivity

 Clip Art and Drawing Tools

 Typographic Controls

 Color and Object Management

 Special Effects

IMPORTANT:
As this is a complimentary copy, the ability to export, copy and print has been restricted. Note also that you are running primarily from your CD-ROM drive and performance will be affected. We elected not to install many of the components of EXPRESS on your hard drive as this is only a test drive version.

If you have any questions or encounter any difficulties, in North America call for Technical Support at 972-661-8960 between the hours of 8:30 am and 6:30 pm CST, Monday through Friday.  You can also fax your questions to 972-661-5429 or send e-mail to support@arts-letters.com.

For information about other Arts & Letters products, free clip art and fonts, visit our web site at www.arts-letters.com.

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Whenever you're ready, we've reserved a copy of Arts & Letters EXPRESS for you at a very special price!

See the order form below.

Discover for yourself how easy it is to use Arts & Letters EXPRESS.

This award-winning program comes complete with over 15,000 Drag & Drop clip-art images, 1,000 fonts, powerful drawing and editing tools, greeting cards, calendars, templates, and dozens of other features.

In laboratory tests conducted by one of the largest and most influential computer magazines in Europe, MikroDatorn, Arts & Letters was ranked #1 in ease-of-use and performance vs. CorelDraw 4.0 & 5.0 and Micrografx Designer. For example, in total time to print the same page, Arts & Letters was over twice as fast as Corel 4.0 and 5.0.

Featured on the cover of CD-ROM Today, EXPRESS was awarded Editor's Choice. John Agger, writing in Windows World Magazine, said in a recent review; "There is no other program on the market that offers so many functions and incredible performance. EXPRESS is a wolf in sheep's clothing; it's fast, efficient and powerful -- yet easy to learn and even easier to use."

And performance is just one of the reasons it's called Arts & Letters EXPRESS.

Also included is a step-by-step tutorial and multimedia Tips & Techniques on CD-ROM.  Experienced artists and designers will show you how to create stunning graphics in minutes.  And we'll include a Logo Collection and Design Guide with tips on designing you own logo, stationery and business cards.

For a complete list of features, click on the EXPRESS Features button above.

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EXPRESS Ranked #1 in Performance and Ease-of-Use

Arts & Letters EXPRESS (version 6.0) includes over 15,000 Drag & Drop clip-art images organized in over 225 libraries.  Among the 225 libraries are Aircraft, Cartoons, Computers, Fantasy, Flags, Holidays & Seasons, Landmarks/Historic Sites, Maps, Musical Instruments, Nature, People, Religion, Science Fiction, Signs, Space, Sports & Recreation, and Transportation. The Clip-Art Manager displays previews of each image and provides a keyword search feature.

Pushpins allow dialog boxes to be kept on-screen during editing sessions. Assign attributes by selecting from visual palettes of fills and line styles.

The Color Filters feature allows you to adjust the colors of all objects in a file -- or just a few -- without breaking apart the objects: convert to grayscale, replace hue, add/remove (mix) paint are just a few of the controls.

Extrude and Warp/Perspective allow you to simulate two-point perspective and three-dimensional effects automatically. Hole-cutting allows backgrounds to show through objects. Autotrace automatically transforms bitmaps (scanned images) into editable objects.

Additional advanced features include masking and polymorphic tweening. A dynamically updated Hint line displays options and identifies tools and commands. An on-line glossary and keyword search facility provide instant answers to any questions. Sophisticated editing tools, construction toolbox for precise drawing, line-to-curve conversion, and 4-color separations make Arts & Letters EXPRESS 6.0 the equal of any graphic arts task.

EXPRESS 6.0, the award-winning drawing program, now includes Picture Perfect. This professional photo editing tool includes dozens of import and export filters, a picture browser so that you can organize and maintain your electronic photo album, and sample Kodak Photo CD images.

For information about other Arts & Letters products, free clip art and fonts, visit our web site at www.arts-letters.com.

EXPRESS 6.0 Has the Features You Need!

Productivity

Preview of files through Thumbnail images and brief descriptions

Enhanced Tool Bar

Import/Export BMP

Drag & Drop file management through Windows

Eyedropper tool for saving and recalling attributes

Intuitive object selection

True multi-tasking of screen redraw

Accel-O-Draw speeds screen redraw

Secondary mouse button functions speed editing sessions

Hint Line provides continuous help

Data-driven charting tools

Multiple view levels -- stepless zoom ratio of 80:1

Edit in full color or wire frame

Custom attributes and styles

Image capture

Autotrace bitmaps

File management (deleting files)

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) supported

Import (EPS, CDR, CGM, DRW, DXF, PIC, TIF, TXT,  WMF)

Export (EPS, CGM, TIF, SCD, WMF, WPG)

PostScript file conversion utility (import)

Floating Tool Bar

Push-pin menus to create customized layouts

Clip Art and Drawing Tools

Clip-Art Manager with Thumbnail images,

Find feature that searches for specific images by keyword

Drag & Drop clip art (OLE supported)

Over 15,000 award-winning art forms and clip-art images

Line and Bezier curve drawing tools

Construction toolbox for precision drawing

Advanced curve editing tools

Convert symbols to freeform

Snap to lines and curves

Line-to-curve conversion

Typographic Controls

Interactive tracking, leading, and styles control

Edit attributes of specific letters within a text block

Typeface preview that can be customized

Text along a path

1,000 scalable fonts -- 4 to 3,200 points

TrueType and PostScript fonts supported

Edit TrueType and PostScript Type 1 outlines

Color and Object Management

Color mixing

Color and brightness/contrast correction

Instant adjustment of stacking order for all objects in a file

Object Browser allows naming, locking, and hiding of objects

Proportional sizing from the center of an object

24-bit color support

Spot and 4-color separations

Named color, line, and fill styles

Vector and raster fills

Gradient fills

Bitmap image enhancement

Selection within a grouped object

Precision alignment of objects

Size/Rotate objects

Slant objects

Activity Manager (with text & color effects)

Special Effects

Extrude feature to create three-dimensional effects

Warp/Perspective

Text along a path

Snap to points or grid

Object distribution

Attribute blending

Shape interpolation

Pictographs (symbol charts)

Calligraphic pens

Image color reduction/cropping

Hole cutting & masking

Photo Editing

Scanner Support (Twain Scanner Compliant)

Tool Control Panel

Paint Tool Box (Push Brush, Airbrush, etc.)

Select Tool Box, (Magic Wand, Lasso, etc.)

Image Enhancement Filters (Soften, Blur, etc.)

Image Deformation Filters (Circle, Polygon, etc.)

Filter Browser, see instant preview of results

Photo Retouching

Painting

Image Browser

Text Editing

Support Plug-in Filters

Batch Format Conversion

Screen Capture (with "Include Cursor')

Image Printing and Viewing

Dozens of Kodak Photo-CD Images

Import Formats	Export Formats

BMP	PCX	BMP	PGM

CLP	PIC	CLP	PCX

CUT	PNG	CUT	PIC

DIB	PPM	DIB	PNG

IFF	PSD	EPS	PPM

IMG	RAW	IFF	PSD

JIF	RAS	IMG	RAW

JPG	RLE	JIF	RAS

LBM	TGA	JPG	RLE

MAC	TIF	LBM	TGA

MSP	WMF	MAC	TIF

PBM	WPG	MSP	WMF

PCD	PBM	WPG

PGM	PCD

Technical Support and Tutorials

Free technical support

On-line Help

Step-by-step Instructional Tutorial (CD-ROM)

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FREE CLIP ART - 1,000 FREE FONTS - FREE CLIP ART

When you register your copy of Arts & Letters EXPRESS, you will receive the Arts & Letters Bonus CD containing 1,000 fonts in both PostScript and TrueType format plus hundreds of additional clip-art images.  These fonts are of the highest quality with over 100 kerning pairs per font and as many as 400 pairs for some fonts.

Also included is the Arts & Letters Font Manager which provides the easiest and fastest way ever to install fonts under Windows.

One of the most important advantages of the Arts & Letters Font Manager is that you can preview fonts from any source before you install them on your system. The Font Manager searches your fixed-disk drive and compiles a "primary font database," in which fonts are presented using their full names in alphabetic order.  When you insert the Bonus CD or any other CD or diskette containing fonts, the Font Manager will add the fonts by name  to the "available" list and store the name of the diskette or CD in the event you ever want to install the font from the "available" list to the "primary font database". To install a font, you just select it from the "available" list and click on the right mouse button.  Uninstalling, copying and deleting fonts is just as simple.

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For information about other Arts & Letters products, free clip art and fonts, visit our web site at www.arts-letters.com.

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