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WizArt Documentation DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCT: WizArt is a Windows fun program that creates designs easily. Showcase your creations as Screen Savers . Printout and export your designs. Explore myriad of possibilities. WIN quarter Million quarters and valuable prizes every quarter. SEE HELP/CONTEST. PLEASE SHARE: You are free to distribute this software to friends. Please distribute the entire distribution diskette or original zipped file. NOTE: Achieve is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals. (ASP) _______ ____|__ | (tm) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER The Following Files should be distributed with WizArt: Executables and DLL's WIZSAVER.SCR Screen Saver Executable. WIZART.EXE WizArt Executable. VBRUN200.DLL Visual Basic DLL (Not contained on BBS versions) SSAVE.DLL Screen Saver DLL WizArt Sample Files: SAMPLE1.WIZ SAMPLE2.WIZ SAMPLE3.WIZ CUBES.WIZ WIZART.WIZ Z1.WIZ NATURE1.WIZ COLIDEL.WIZ WizArt Custom Shape Files: WIZ.SHP ART.SHP LSOLID.SHP ELIPSE.SHP LINES3.SHP STAR8.SHP CUBEFRNT.SHP CUBELEFT.SHP CUBETOP.SHP FLOWER1.SHP LEAFS001.SHP VINE001.SHP LEAFVINE.SHP WizArt Format Files: STARFLAK.FMT DEFAULT.FMT SQUAREL.FMT DASHSQR.FMT TRISTAR.FMT CIRCLES.FMT TRILINER.FMT SPIN3LIN.FMT ELIPSPIN.FMT SPIKES.FMT TWOSQRSX.FMT NATURE.FMT Documentation, Text and Help Files: WIZART.TXT This File containing documentation. WIZART.DIZ BBS Description File. README.1ST ReadMe instructions for installation. VENDOR.DOC Contains Descriptions, Feature List and Vendor Policy. WIZART.HLP Online Windows Help File. The WizArt Window and Its Controls: Formats List Box top Right Corner Double clicking on a new format changes 13 settings, as well as pen and fill colors. You will in a totally new arena producing new results. All settings can be further modified to your creative desires. To remove Format toolbox from screen click X at Formats or View/ Design Formats to remove or restore. Draw Button Performs the drawing sequence. The Gear carries the Pen Hole through one revolution around the Template drawing lines or shapes as it travels. Interrupt Draw by hitting ESCAPE. Template Outline Is the largest reference outline on your screen. Template is the track which guides your Gear and pen Hole around the screen. Template Button activating Control Scroll Bar Allows you to adjust the Template size. After selecting template, the current radius of the template is displayed in the Value Box. The word TEMPLATE will appear in the Active Box. Use the Control Scroll Bar to adjust the template size. Template Shifting The Template can be shifted in three ways. 1. Quick large adjustments. Click the mouse near the center of the template and drag it to a new site. 2. Small precise adjustments. Click on Template then Press <SHIFT> & <ARROW>. Shifts template 1/16" arrow directions 3. Center the template from the Menu OPTION. Click to center vertically and/or horizontally. Gear and penhole also shift. Gear Outline Inside circular outline travels around the larger Template. You see only the resulting line or pattern produced. Outlines are not a part of your design. Gear Button activating Control Scroll Bar Allows Control Scroll Bar to adjust gear size. Upon clicking Gear, current radius displays in the Value Box. "Gear" appears in the Active Box. Shifting Gear Position You may shift the position of the gear 5 degrees by: 1. Click on Gear Button 2. Pressing <Shift> & <Arrow>. Hole Outline The smallest outline (within the Gear). The pen-Hole holds your pen during draw cycle. It remains visible on your screen like the template and gear for reference but is not a part of the design. Hole Button activating Control Scroll Bar Enables the Control Scroll Bar to move the pen Hole towards or away from the center of the gear. The current setting is displayed in the Value Box. "Hole" appears in the Active Box. Curve Button activating Control Scroll Bar Permits placing 4 to 360 angles and line draw operations in one cycle. High numbers may cause line to appear as a smooth curve. Shape quantities drawn per cycle are determined by curve button. Value Box gives quantity of Shapes or angles set by the Control Scroll Bar Turn Button activating Control Scroll Bar The Turn button causes the Gear to slip as it rotates like a car spinning it's wheels. Very high values often produces 'string art'. The current Turn rate displays in the Value Box. The word Turn will appear in the Active Box. Use the Control Scroll Bar to adjust. Pen Button Choose from 12 colors. The current pen color's box is marked and displays low right in "Line Status Box". When draw is clicked the Pen Color selected will be used. When Shape and Pen are selected, a Square Cursor appears in the painting. Clicking the cursor while it is Square will place the current shape at the cursor location in your design. Fill Button option to Control Scroll Bar Choose from 12 colors and over 200 shades. Click on Fill. Select a fill color. Current fill color displays lower right in Line Status Box. Obtain various shades, click on the Control Scroll Bar. Up will darken and down will lighten the fill colors. When filling with shaded colors, later fills may not fill on top of a shaded color. If Fill is Active the cursor will appear as a large upright arrow. Clip Button Lets you use the mouse to select area for copying or cutting. 1. Select Clip button. 2. Select area; keep the mouse's left button pressed as you drag the rectangular select area. 3. Release left button. 4. Go to menu EDIT/ functions COPY, CUT and Paste are enabled. CUT removes the selected region, and places it in the clipboard. COPY retains area in drawing and copies selected region to the clipboard. Ref Button REFresh Button allows you to refresh or repaint the screen. Use if the screen gets corrupted due to extraneous events. Control Scroll Bar First a button selection must be made. The Control Scroll Bar will change the value of the selection shown in the Active Box. Note: 1. Minimum value possible is displays on top of bar. 2. Maximum value is displays below. 3. Current setting displays in the Value Box. Click arrows or slide the bar to make adjustments. You will see screen outline change with Template, Gear & Hole. Active Box Displays button and function name that will be is actively controled by the scroll bar. It is located immediately below the Curve and Turn Buttons. Value Box Value Box displays the current setting (size, quantity etc) of selected item shown in the Active Box. The control scroll bar will change the value of a selection and the reading in the value box. Scroll Bars Horizontal is on bottom and Vertical is on right edge of the screen. Necessary only with large designs. See also Option/ Image Size Line Selection Box Bottom right of your screen shows current LINE menu selections. Left to right STYLE, WIDTH, SHAPE, SIZE, and SPIN. PEN color, and FILL color. Color Options Choose from 12 Pen colors and 250 Fill colors. Select a color after clicking Pen Button or Fill Button. TOP MENU File/New Top Menu Clears drawing area to allows a new drawing session. File/Open Top Menu View or work on a previously saved WizArt. Enter the name or select one from displayed file list. File/Save Top Menu Saves the displayed WizArt design to the current file name. An untitled design will prompt you for a file name. See also File/Save/Bitmap File/Save As Top Menu Lets you select a file name for your current drawing. See also Background bit maps: If you open a .bmp file from File/Open, its image becomes your working background. This becomes a permanent part of your drawing and can be saved with your drawing, it will not become part of your WizArt .wiz file. File/Print Print your drawing through a print dialogue screen and: 1. Scale your drawing from 25% to 150% of its original size. 2. To have designs left and top edges align with the paper edges, check the align edges check box. When you align edges you may loose part of your design due to built in margins associated with your printer. (when printing borders). Select OK when you wish to print. WizArt 1.0 does NOT have a Cancel print dialogue. File/Exit Ends your WizArt program returns to Windows. Edit/Undo Top Menu Return your drawing to the last significant change. If an unwanted result occurs to your drawing. Cancel by clicking Undo. Edit/Cut Top Menu Let's you Cut the selected drawing area away. The cut region will be stored in the clipboard. The region cut is erased and filled with the background color. To select a region, use the Clip Button. The .wiz play back file will not record cut operations. To save these edits, check "Save Bit Map" box. Edit/Copy Let's you Copy a selected area to the clipboard. To select area, use the Clip Button. Edit/Paste Places current bit map clipboard image in the top left hand corner of your page and may now be dragged using your mouse. When at its desired location, click on any part of the screen and it becomes permanent for bitmap purposes. Pasted images do not playback. View/Design Formats Recall or clear Format box from top right of draw area. View/Zoom Out-In Allows you to see entire larger drawings or focus in. Line/Style Top Menu 'Line/Style' contains: Solid, Dashed, Dotted, and Ribbon Lines. Selections not enabled appear gray. SOLID will show as a solid line in the current pen color.DASH will appear as a series of dashesDOT will appear as a series of dots RIBBON can give a calligraphy style to your drawing. Pen will determine the outline and the Fill Color will determine the interior. Line/Width Top Menu Contains: Thin, Medium, and Thick. THIN is the default setting and will be a single pixel width. MEDIUM will be a double pixel width. THICK will be triple.. Medium and Thick Lines are not enabled for DOT or DASH. Shape/Object Top Menu The 'Shape/Object' menu selection contains: POINT, LINE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, SQUARE, PENTAGON and CUSTOM. Shape/Object POINT Will draw a single point at every curve location during each draw session or revolution. The Curve Button determines the number of points or curve locations in your drawing. LINE The Shape/Object LINE Selection will draw a straight lines between each curve location during each DRAW command . The Curve Button determines the number of sides. CIRCLE,TRIANGLE, SQUARE, PENTAGON Selection draws the indicated shape at each curve location during each draw cycle. The Curve Button determines the number of shapes drawn. You may then choose Shape Size and Shape Spin. Shape/Object CUSTOM Leads you to a file selection. Choose, and the entry becomes your active shape and is added to 'Line/Shape' Menu. DRAW produces choice at each curve location. Curve Button determines quantity. Shape SIZE Lets you choose how large a shape to draw. Disabled, if your current shape is Point or Line. Shape SPIN Lets you choose how many complete rotations (spins) a shape makes in one draw cycle. You can spin Triangle Square, Pentagon and Custom Shape; SPIN is disabled for Point, Line and Circle. Note: Spinning a Custom Shape will tend NOT to preserve the original appearance of customized shapes. Ellipses and Rectangles can change dramatically as they spin. Wiz Tools/DESIGN RUN Plays back your created WizArtor from Open menu in the same order as created. A WizArt design shifts location each run. Fun, interesting and useful to view your design like a Screen Saver. Options/Gear Rotation By default, the gear rotates in a counter clockwise motion. Referred to as 'Forward'. This tends to produce images with loops on their exterior. Reverse, a clockwise rotation, tends to produce loops on the interior. Option Image Size The 'Options/Image Size' Selection will bring you to a dialogue. You will be able to select the width and height of your image. The default size is five by six inches. The maximum size is 8.5" by 11". Large images require significant resources when printing. Help About Displays WizArt Graphics and Copyright information. Help/Contest Top Menu This Selection Displays a brief message about WizArt Contests. Win a Quarter Million Quarters and enter WizArt Quarterly Contests. More information is available on the Registration. Help/Using WizSaver Top Menu Displays a brief message about how to activate WizSaver. Help/Print Contest Form Top Menu Allows you to enter address. Then prints out brief contest information with Quarter Million Contest entry form. Send entry with Design Contest too! Help/Registration Top Menu This Selection brings you to a dialog box. You may order Wizart via Author, via Credit Card, or via Compuserve. If you wish to order via author select Print Order Form. This Selection Prints out the Registration Form and Quarter Million Quarters entry form. It also contains a brief description of contests and other Achieve Products available. Wizart 1.0 costs 19.95 + Shipping & Handling. When you register you will receive the following: A. Complete Contest Information and eligibility 1. Quarter Million Quarters! Send entry with registration 2. Quarterly Awards for the best 10 designs. B. Professional documentation mailed promptly. Specific information on all of WizArts features as well as a tutorial. C. Updates to all Program at special prices D. Support Fax or phone No cost for 6 months. E. Additional Shapes & Formats and most recent WizArt release. F. No more Reminder Screens! G. You receive one quarterly Newsletter with winners listed, Hints, and Educators Suggestions. A newsletter will be sent to all new registrants and contest entrants. H. Metric conversion Table. I. If you register directly to Author you can enter both contests and waive the $4.00 design contest fee! Achieve 249 Lowell St. PO BOX 241 Wilmington MA If you are a registered user For Technical Support Contact Achieve: CIS 73304,404 TEL. (508) 988-9581 FAX. (508) 657-5646 DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT Users of WizArt must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "WizArt is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or conse- quential, which may result from the use of WizArt." WizArt is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. Commercial users of WizArt must register and pay for their copies of WizArt within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by con- tacting ACHIEVE. Anyone distributing WizArt for any kind of remuneration must first contact ACHIEVE at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering WizArt immediately (However ACHIEVE must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of WizArt.). You are encouraged to pass a copy of WizArt along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of the WizArt system. Ombudsman Statement: This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536."