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PlanetPress Design
User Guide
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Table of Content
Copyright Information |
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Table of Content |
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5 |
Fonts and Styles |
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29 |
Create a Style |
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29 |
Apply a Style |
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31 |
View or Edit the Properties of a Style |
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31 |
Delete a Style |
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32 |
Set the Default Style for New Objects and Groups |
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32 |
Create a MICR Style for Account Information on Cheques |
33 |
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Arabic Content in PlanetPress Design Documents |
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33 |
CID-Keyed Fonts |
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34 |
Double-byte Character Sets |
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34 |
Encoding Tables |
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34 |
Why have different encoding tables? |
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35 |
Encoding Tables in PlanetPress Design |
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35 |
Edit the Encoding Table for a Style |
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35 |
Set a Default Encoding Table |
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38 |
Export an Encoding Table |
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38 |
Refresh the Font Lists |
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38 |
Install a PostScript Font in PlanetPress Design |
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39 |
Overview |
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41 |
Icons used in this guide |
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41 |
Other Documentation |
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41 |
Getting Started |
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43 |
Environment Considerations |
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43 |
Terminal Server/Service |
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43 |
VMWare/ESX |
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43 |
32-Bit or 64-Bit? |
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43 |
Network Considerations |
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43 |
Mapped Drives |
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43 |
Activate Your Printers |
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44 |
The Nature of PlanetPress Design |
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44 |
The PlanetPress Design Program |
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45 |
Start PlanetPress Design |
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45 |
The PlanetPress Suite Button |
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45 |
Open a Document |
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46 |
Save a Document |
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47 |
Save and Open a Document Template |
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47 |
Change the Interface Language |
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47 |
Exit PlanetPress Design |
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The Quick Access Toolbar |
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The PlanetPress Design Ribbon |
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Undo and Redo Commands |
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50 |
Navigate Data Pages |
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51 |
Document Structure Area |
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51 |
Selecting and moving elements |
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52 |
Add a Metadata Field |
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52 |
Add a Document Page |
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53 |
Edit the Order of Pages |
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53 |
Duplicate a Page |
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53 |
Delete a Page |
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54 |
Object Layering Order |
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54 |
Group and Ungroup Objects and/or Groups |
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55 |
Data Pane |
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55 |
Object Inspector |
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55 |
Workspace Area |
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56 |
Using the Select Tool in the Workspace |
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56 |
Zoom in and out of the Workspace |
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57 |
Pan the Workspace |
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57 |
Use Guides |
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58 |
Right-Click Menu in the Workspace |
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59 |
Detailed Directions |
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59 |
Debug an Object or Group |
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60 |
Select Objects and/or Groups |
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60 |
Lock and Unlock Objects and Groups |
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60 |
Reposition Objects and/or Groups |
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61 |
Resize Objects and/or Groups |
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61 |
Delete Objects and/or Groups |
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Align Objects and/or Groups |
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Rotate Objects and/or Groups |
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Duplicate Objects and/or Groups |
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Snap or Unsnap Objects and/or Groups |
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63 |
Copy Values of Properties between Objects and/or Groups |
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Adding image resources to your document |
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Messages Area |
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Adding External Resources |
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PlanetPress Design Preferences |
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Notification Messages Preferences |
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Image Resources Preferences |
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Color Preferences |
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Object Duplication Preferences |
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Miscellaneous Preferences |
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Editor Preferences |
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Display Preferences |
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Color Preferences |
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75 |
Ribbon Preferences |
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75 |
Object Inspector Preferences |
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Document Structure Area Preferences |
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Rulers Preferences |
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Form Pages Preferences |
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Compiler Messages Preferences |
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Document and Pages Preferences |
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Image Resources Preferences |
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PDF Text Extraction Tolerance Factors |
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79 |
Data Selector Display Preferences |
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Dock and Undock Areas of the Program Window |
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Minimize and Customize the Ribbon |
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Show or Hide Areas of the Program Window |
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Resize the Program Window Area |
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Data in PlanetPress Design |
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Sample Data File |
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Capturing Data |
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Capture Sample Data Using the Data Capture Tool |
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LPD Input |
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Serial Input |
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Telnet Input |
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Windows Queue Input |
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The Data Selector |
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Metadata tab |
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Data Page |
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Emulation |
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Text-Based Emulation Properties |
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Line Printer Emulation |
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ASCII Emulation |
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Comma Separated Value (CSV) Emulation |
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Channel Skip Emulation |
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Database Emulation |
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Export or Import a Database Emulation Configuration |
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XML Emulation |
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PDF Emulation |
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User-Defined Emulation |
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Associate a Sample Data File with a Document |
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Metadata |
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Setting Up a Document |
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Set Up a Document |
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Cacheable Execution Options |
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FreeForm Caching |
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FreeForm 2 Caching |
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VPS Caching |
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VDX Caching |
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PPD Setup |
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Add or Remove PPDs |
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Refresh the PPD Lists |
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Specify Job Infos |
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Associate Attachments with a Document |
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Setting Up Pages |
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Page Properties |
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Page Types |
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Normal Page |
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Overlay Page |
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Virtual Page |
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Execution Order of Pages |
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Advanced Paper Handling |
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Associate Attachments with a Page |
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Add or Remove Overlays |
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PlanetPress Design Objects |
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View or Edit the Properties of an Object |
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Basic Attributes |
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Repeat |
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Snapping Points |
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Manipulation |
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PlanetPress Talk Before and PlanetPress Talk After |
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Preview options |
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Line Repeat and Data Overflow |
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Snapping Points |
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Object Preview Window |
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Text and Box Object |
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Borders |
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Color |
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Text |
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Apply a Style to Text in a Text Object |
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Set Tabs |
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Adjust Alignment and Lines Per Unit settings |
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Spell Check Text in a Text Object |
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Use the Thesaurus |
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Change the Width of the Text Object in the Text Area |
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Use Variables in a Text Object |
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Data Selection Object |
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Data |
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Lines |
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Archive/Email/Fax |
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Text-Based Data Selections |
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Database Data Selections |
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XML Data Selections |
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PDF Data Selections |
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Edit Text-Based Data Selection Size |
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Postal Address Object |
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Metadata |
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PlanetPress Talk Object |
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Shape Object |
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N-Up Object |
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Picture Object |
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Barcode Object |
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Supported Barcodes |
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Australia Post |
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Aztec |
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CEPNet (Brazilian Postal Code) |
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Codabar |
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CodablockF |
153 |
Code 11 |
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Code 16k |
154 |
Code 39 |
154 |
Code 49 |
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Code 93 |
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Code 128 |
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Datamatrix |
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Discrete 2 of 5 |
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FIM |
159 |
GS1 Databar (RSS) |
159 |
IMB/OneCode |
159 |
Interleaved 2 of 5 |
159 |
Japan Post |
160 |
Maxicode |
160 |
Micro PDF417 |
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Micro QR |
160 |
MSI Plessey |
161 |
PDF417 |
161 |
Plessey |
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USPS Postnet |
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QR Code |
162 |
Royal Mail |
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UPC |
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ISBN |
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Business Graphic Object |
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Excel Graphic |
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Capture Field Object |
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Considerations |
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Pidgets |
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Capture Field Masks |
169 |
Custom Masks |
169 |
Regular Expressions |
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Document Resources |
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Image Resources |
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Location of image resources |
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Static and Dynamic Images |
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Supported Image Formats |
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Image Glossary |
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Scanline Orientation |
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Image Quality Settings |
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Caches |
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Host-Based Cache |
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Printer-Based Cache |
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Adding Image Resources |
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Guidelines for Optimizing Images |
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Modifying and Updating Images |
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Color Management and Matching |
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PostScript Attachments |
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Delete a Resource |
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Conditions |
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Conditions |
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Global Conditions |
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Local Conditions |
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Line Conditions |
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Create or Remove a Line Condition |
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PlanetPress Supports Global Variables in the Global Function Library Manager |
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Create a Global Condition |
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View or Edit the Properties of a Global Condition |
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Apply or Remove a Global Condition |
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Use a Global Condition as a Variable |
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Combine Global Conditions |
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Override a Global Condition |
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Delete a Global Condition |
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Create, Edit, or Delete Local Conditions |
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Verify a Condition |
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Add a Global Function |
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View or Edit a Global Function |
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Delete a Global Function |
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PlanetPress Talk |
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Variable PlanetPressTalk Properties |
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The PlanetPress Talk Editor |
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PlanetPress Talk Editor Features |
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Debugging Features |
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Code Execution in the Editor |
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Enter a New Program in the Editor |
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Import or Export a Program |
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Save a Program |
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Print a Program |
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Exit the PlanetPress Talk Editor |
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Show or Hide the Commands Area or Spy List |
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Adjust the Sizes of the Commands Area, Code Area and Spy List |
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Expand or Collapse Command Groups |
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Enter Commands in the Editor |
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Use Command and Variable Name Completion |
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Dynamic Images |
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PlanetPress Talk Expressions for Dynamic Images that Reference Image Resources |
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PlanetPress Talk Expressions for Dynamic Images that Reference External Images |
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Physical Location of Dynamic Images |
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Host-Based or Printer-Based Document Execution |
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Image Format |
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Summary of Execution Environments |
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Examples of PlanetPress Talk Expressions that Resolve to Pathnames |
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Image Name and Pathname Resolution in Dynamic Images |
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Custom Data Selections |
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PlanetPress Talk Before and After |
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Creating and using Runpages |
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Convert an Object to PlanetPress Talk |
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PlanetPress Talk Basics |
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Assumed Knowledge |
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PlanetPress Talk |
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PlanetPress Talk Terminology |
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The Elements of PlanetPress Talk |
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PlanetPress Talk Syntax |
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Data Types |
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Variables |
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Create a Global Variable |
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View or Edit a Global Variable |
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Delete a Global Variable |
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System Variables with Local Scope |
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System Variables with Global Scope |
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System Objects with Global Scope |
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Current System Object |
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Runpage |
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Using Foreign Language Text with PPtalk |
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Learning PlanetPress Talk |
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Integrate PlanetPress Talk into Documents |
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Define and Assign Values to Variables |
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Select Data |
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Use Functions as Arguments |
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Debug Scripts |
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Tips and Tricks |
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Code Samples |
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Print a variable number of copies of a page based on a value in the datastream |
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Store two lines of input data on one line of the data page |
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Print a line of text on odd-numbered pages |
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Determine the proper page to print based on the width of the data in the data page |
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Language Reference |
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Language Reference (Alphabetical) |
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% (procedure) |
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Current (system object) |
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¤titeration (variable) |
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&Document (system object) |
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&EOJob (system variable) |
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&FirstSide (system variable) |
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&Height (system variable) |
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&iterationcount (variable) |
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lastoverflowcount (variable) |
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247 |
&Metamode (variable) |
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Physical (system object) |
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&PrinterMode (system variable) |
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Script (system object) |
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&Str (system variable) |
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&system (system object) |
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&watch (system object) |
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&Width (system variable) |
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@ (function) |
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@name (function/procedure) |
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@page (procedure) |
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$element (procedure) |
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+ (operator & function) |
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– (operator) |
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Asterisk (*) operator |
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/ (operator) |
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Greater than (>) operator |
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Greater or equal to (>=) operator |
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Less than (<) operator |
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Less or equal to (<=) operator |
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= (operator) |
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<> (operator) |
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Add (function) |
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And (Boolean operator function) |
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Arc and ArcN (procedures) |
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BeginDocument/EndDocument (procedure) |
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BeginGroup/EndGroup (procedure) |
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BeginParagraph … EndParagraph (procedure) |
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BeginUTF8Paragraph … EndUTF8Paragraph (procedure) |
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BitmapWidth/BitmapHeight (function) |
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Breakpoint (procedure) |
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C128 (function) |
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CallPPD (procedure) |
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Ceil (function) |
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Char (function) |
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CharPath (procedure) |
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ClearPage (procedure) |
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264 |
ClipPath (procedure) |
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ClosePath (procedure) |
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Cos (function) |
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CRLF (procedure) |
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CurToStr (function) |
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CurToFloat (function) |
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CurveTo/RCurveTo (procedure) |
267 |
Date (function) |
268 |
Define (procedure) |
269 |
DefineData (procedure) |
269 |
DefineImageIndex (procedure) |
270 |
Definemeta (function) |
270 |
Div (function) |
271 |
DoForm (procedure) |
272 |
endpageset (procedure) |
272 |
EPSWidth/EPSHeight (function) |
273 |
Eq (function) |
274 |
ExecPage (procedure) |
274 |
ExecScriptFile (function) |
275 |
Exit (procedure) |
276 |
ExpandString (function) |
277 |
Field (function) |
277 |
FieldCount (function) |
278 |
FieldName (function) |
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Fill (procedure) |
278 |
Find (function) |
279 |
FloatToCur (function) |
279 |
FloatToInt (function) |
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FloatToStr (function) |
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For… EndFor (procedure) |
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Function @name (procedure) |
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GE (function) |
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Get (function) |
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GetBlack (function) |
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GetCyan (function) |
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GetMagenta (function) |
286 |
Getmeta (function) |
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Getmetacount (function) |
288 |
GetNextDataPage(procedure) |
289 |
GetYellow (function) |
290 |
GRestore (procedure) |
290 |
GSave (procedure) |
290 |
GT (function) |
291 |
If (function) |
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If … ElseIf… EndIf (procedure) |
292 |
InStream... EndInStream (procedure) |
294 |
IntToCur (function) |
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IntToFloat (function) |
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IntToStr (function) |
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IsNumber (function) |
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IsPageEmpty (function) |
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LE (function) |
297 |
Left (function) |
298 |
Length (function) |
299 |
LineTo/RLineTo (procedure) |
299 |
LowerCase (function) |
300 |
LT (function) |
300 |
MapUTF8 (function) |
301 |
Margin (procedure) |
303 |
Mid (function) |
303 |
Mod (function & procedure) |
304 |
MoveTo/RMoveTo (procedure) |
305 |
Mul (function) |
305 |
NE (function) |
306 |
Neg (function) |
307 |
Not (Boolean operator function) |
307 |
Object $name()... EndObject (procedure) |
308 |
Or (Boolean operator function) |
310 |
Ord (function) |
310 |
OutputDebugString (procedure) |
311 |
PassThrough (procedure) |
311 |
PDFPageCount (function) |
312 |
PDFWidth/PDFHeight (function) |
312 |
Pie (procedure) |
313 |
PixelHeight (function) |
314 |
PixelWidth (function) |
314 |
Pos (function) |
314 |
Put (procedure) |
315 |
Random (function) |
315 |
Rectangle (procedure) |
316 |
RectFill (procedure) |
317 |
RectFillStroke (procedure) |
318 |
RectStroke (procedure) |
318 |
Region (function) |
319 |
Regionline (function) |
320 |
Repeat... Until (procedure) |
320 |
ResourceType (function) |
321 |
Right (function) |
322 |
RunPS (procedure) |
323 |
Scale (procedure) |
323 |
Search … EndSearch (procedure) |
323 |
SelectMedia (procedure) |
324 |
SelectPrinter (procedure) |
325 |
Set (procedure) |
325 |
SetAngle (procedure) |
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SetBodyText (procedure) |
327 |
SetDash(procedure) |
327 |
SetDataPage(procedure) |
328 |
SetEmailAddress (procedure) |
328 |
SetEmailSubject (procedure) |
328 |
SetEmulation(procedure) |
328 |
SetUserCRLF (procedure) |
329 |
SetFaxInformation (procedure) |
329 |
SetFaxNumber (procedure) |
330 |
SetFillColor (procedure) |
330 |
SetImageIndex (procedure) |
331 |
SetLineWidth (procedure) |
331 |
SetLPP(procedure) |
332 |
SetPDFBookmark (procedure) |
332 |
SetStrokeColor (procedure) |
333 |
SetStyle (procedure) |
333 |
SetStyleExt (procedure) |
334 |
Show / ShowCenter / ShowRight (procedure) |
335 |
ShowBarCode (procedure) |
335 |
ShowBarcode2of5(procedure) |
337 |
ShowBarcodeAustPost (procedure) |
337 |
ShowBarcodeAztec (procedure) |
337 |
ShowBarcodeCodabar (procedure) |
338 |
ShowBarcodeCodablockF (procedure) |
339 |
ShowBarcodeCode11 (procedure) |
340 |
ShowBarcodeCode128 (procedure) |
340 |
ShowBarcodeCode16k (procedure) |
341 |
ShowBarcodeCode39 (procedure) |
341 |
ShowBarcodeCode49 (procedure) |
342 |
ShowBarcodeCode93 (procedure) |
342 |
ShowBarcodeDatamatrix (procedure) |
343 |
ShowBarcodeEAN8 (procedure) |
344 |
ShowBarcodeEAN13 (procedure) |
344 |
ShowBarcodeFIM (procedure) |
345 |
ShowBarcodeI2of5 (procedure) |
345 |
ShowBarcodeISBN (procedure) |
346 |
ShowBarcodeJapanpost (procedure) |
347 |
ShowBarcodeMaxicode (procedure) |
347 |
ShowBarcodeMicroPDF (procedure) |
348 |
ShowBarcodeMicroQR (procedure) |
348 |
ShowBarcodeMSI (procedure) |
349 |
ShowBarcodeOnecode (procedure) |
349 |
ShowBarcodePDF417 (procedure) |
350 |
ShowBarcodePlessey (procedure) |
351 |
ShowBarcodePostnet (procedure) |
351 |
ShowBarcodeQRCode (procedure) |
352 |
ShowBarcodeRoyalMail (procedure) |
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ShowBarcodeRSS (procedure) |
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ShowBarcodeUPCA (procedure) |
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ShowBarcodeUPCE (procedure) |
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ShowBitmap (procedure) |
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ShowCaptureUserArea (procedure) |
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ShowEPS (procedure) |
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ShowLeftRight (procedure) |
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ShowPage (procedure) |
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358 |
ShowPDF (procedure) |
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359 |
ShowUTF8 (procedure) |
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ShowUTF8Left / ShowUTF8Right / ShowUTF8Center (procedure) |
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Sin (function) |
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StopJob (procedure) |
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363 |
Store (procedure) |
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363 |
StringReplace (function) |
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363 |
StringWidth (function) |
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364 |
StringWidthUTF8 (function) |
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365 |
Strip (function) |
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365 |
Stroke (procedure) |
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366 |
StrokeAndFill (procedure) |
|
366 |
StrToCur (function) |
|
367 |
StrToFloat (function) |
|
367 |
StrToInt (function) |
|
368 |
Sub (function) |
|
368 |
SubRecCount (function) |
|
369 |
Time (function) |
|
370 |
Translate (procedure) |
|
371 |
Trim (function) |
|
372 |
TrimLeft (function) |
|
372 |
TrimRight (function) |
|
372 |
UpperCase (function) |
|
373 |
xmlCount() |
|
373 |
xmlGet() |
|
374 |
XOr (Boolean operator function) |
|
375 |
Language Reference (by element type) |
|
375 |
System Variables |
|
376 |
&EOJob (system variable) |
|
376 |
&FirstSide (system variable) |
|
376 |
&Height (system variable) |
|
376 |
&PrinterMode (system variable) |
|
377 |
&Str (system variable) |
|
377 |
&Width (system variable) |
|
378 |
System Objects |
|
378 |
Current (system object) |
|
378 |
Physical (system object) |
|
380 |
&system (system object) |
|
380 |
Assignment Operator |
|
381 |
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= (operator) |
381 |
Mathematical Operators and Operator Functions |
381 |
+ (operator & function) |
381 |
Add (function) |
382 |
– (operator) |
382 |
Sub (function) |
382 |
Asterisk (*) operator |
383 |
Mul (function) |
383 |
/ (operator) |
383 |
Div (function) |
383 |
Neg (function) |
384 |
Cos (function) |
384 |
Sin (function) |
385 |
Random (function) |
386 |
Ceil (function) |
386 |
String Operator |
387 |
+ (operator & function) |
387 |
Boolean Operator Functions |
387 |
And (Boolean operator function) |
387 |
Not (Boolean operator function) |
388 |
Or (Boolean operator function) |
388 |
XOr (Boolean operator function) |
389 |
Comparison Operators and Operator Functions |
390 |
GT (function) |
390 |
Greater than (>) operator |
391 |
GE (function) |
391 |
Greater or equal to (>=) operator |
391 |
LT (function) |
391 |
Less than (<) operator |
392 |
LE (function) |
392 |
Less or equal to (<=) operator |
393 |
Eq (function) |
393 |
= (operator) |
393 |
NE (function) |
394 |
<> (operator) |
394 |
Conversion Operator Functions |
394 |
FloatToCur (function) |
395 |
FloatToInt (function) |
395 |
FloatToStr (function) |
395 |
IntToCur (function) |
396 |
IntToFloat (function) |
396 |
IntToStr (function) |
397 |
StrToCur (function) |
398 |
StrToFloat (function) |
398 |
StrToInt (function) |
398 |
Loop Structures |
399 |
For… EndFor (procedure) |
399 |
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Repeat... Until (procedure) |
|
400 |
Search … EndSearch (procedure) |
|
401 |
Exit (procedure) |
|
402 |
Condition Structures |
|
402 |
If … ElseIf… EndIf (procedure) |
|
402 |
If (function) |
|
404 |
Procedures |
|
405 |
% (procedure) |
|
405 |
@name (function/procedure) |
|
405 |
@page (procedure) |
|
406 |
$element (procedure) |
|
406 |
Arc and ArcN (procedures) |
|
407 |
BeginDocument/EndDocument (procedure) |
|
408 |
BeginGroup/EndGroup (procedure) |
|
409 |
BeginParagraph … EndParagraph (procedure) |
|
409 |
BeginUTF8Paragraph … EndUTF8Paragraph (procedure) |
411 |
|
Breakpoint (procedure) |
|
412 |
CallPPD (procedure) |
|
412 |
CharPath (procedure) |
|
413 |
ClearPage (procedure) |
|
413 |
ClipPath (procedure) |
|
414 |
ClosePath (procedure) |
|
414 |
CRLF (procedure) |
|
415 |
CurveTo/RCurveTo (procedure) |
|
415 |
Define (procedure) |
|
416 |
DefineData (procedure) |
|
417 |
DefineImageIndex (procedure) |
|
418 |
DoForm (procedure) |
|
418 |
endpageset (procedure) |
|
419 |
ExecPage (procedure) |
|
419 |
Exit (procedure) |
|
420 |
Fill (procedure) |
|
421 |
For… EndFor (procedure) |
|
421 |
Function @name (procedure) |
|
422 |
GetNextDataPage(procedure) |
|
425 |
GRestore (procedure) |
|
425 |
GSave (procedure) |
|
425 |
If … ElseIf… EndIf (procedure) |
|
426 |
InStream... EndInStream (procedure) |
|
428 |
LineTo/RLineTo (procedure) |
|
429 |
Margin (procedure) |
|
430 |
MoveTo/RMoveTo (procedure) |
|
430 |
Object $name()... EndObject (procedure) |
|
431 |
OutputDebugString (procedure) |
|
432 |
PassThrough (procedure) |
|
433 |
Pie (procedure) |
|
433 |
Put (procedure) |
|
434 |
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Rectangle (procedure) |
435 |
RectFill (procedure) |
435 |
RectFillStroke (procedure) |
436 |
RectStroke (procedure) |
437 |
Repeat... Until (procedure) |
437 |
RunPS (procedure) |
438 |
Scale (procedure) |
439 |
Search … EndSearch (procedure) |
439 |
SelectMedia (procedure) |
440 |
SelectPrinter (procedure) |
441 |
Set (procedure) |
441 |
SetAngle (procedure) |
442 |
SetBodyText (procedure) |
442 |
SetDash(procedure) |
443 |
SetDataPage(procedure) |
443 |
SetEmailAddress (procedure) |
444 |
SetEmailSubject (procedure) |
444 |
SetEmulation(procedure) |
444 |
SetUserCRLF (procedure) |
444 |
SetFaxInformation (procedure) |
445 |
SetFaxNumber (procedure) |
445 |
SetFillColor (procedure) |
446 |
SetImageIndex (procedure) |
446 |
SetLineWidth (procedure) |
447 |
SetLPP(procedure) |
448 |
SetPDFBookmark (procedure) |
448 |
SetStrokeColor (procedure) |
449 |
SetStyle (procedure) |
449 |
SetStyleExt (procedure) |
450 |
Show / ShowCenter / ShowRight (procedure) |
451 |
ShowBarCode (procedure) |
451 |
ShowBarcode2of5(procedure) |
452 |
ShowBarcodeAustPost (procedure) |
453 |
ShowBarcodeAztec (procedure) |
453 |
ShowBarcodeCodabar (procedure) |
454 |
ShowBarcodeCodablockF (procedure) |
455 |
ShowBarcodeCode11 (procedure) |
455 |
ShowBarcodeCode128 (procedure) |
456 |
ShowBarcodeCode16k (procedure) |
457 |
ShowBarcodeCode39 (procedure) |
457 |
ShowBarcodeCode49 (procedure) |
458 |
ShowBarcodeCode93 (procedure) |
458 |
ShowBarcodeDatamatrix (procedure) |
459 |
ShowBarcodeEAN8 (procedure) |
459 |
ShowBarcodeEAN13 (procedure) |
460 |
ShowBarcodeFIM (procedure) |
461 |
ShowBarcodeI2of5 (procedure) |
461 |
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ShowBarcodeISBN (procedure) |
|
462 |
ShowBarcodeJapanpost (procedure) |
|
462 |
ShowBarcodeMaxicode (procedure) |
|
463 |
ShowBarcodeMicroPDF (procedure) |
|
463 |
ShowBarcodeMicroQR (procedure) |
|
464 |
ShowBarcodeMSI (procedure) |
|
465 |
ShowBarcodeOnecode (procedure) |
|
465 |
ShowBarcodePDF417 (procedure) |
|
466 |
ShowBarcodePlessey (procedure) |
|
466 |
ShowBarcodePostnet (procedure) |
|
467 |
ShowBarcodeQRCode (procedure) |
|
467 |
ShowBarcodeRoyalMail (procedure) |
|
468 |
ShowBarcodeRSS (procedure) |
|
468 |
ShowBarcodeUPCA (procedure) |
|
469 |
ShowBarcodeUPCE (procedure) |
|
470 |
ShowBitmap (procedure) |
|
470 |
ShowCaptureUserArea (procedure) |
|
472 |
ShowEPS (procedure) |
|
473 |
ShowLeftRight (procedure) |
|
473 |
ShowPage (procedure) |
|
474 |
ShowPDF (procedure) |
|
475 |
ShowUTF8 (procedure) |
|
475 |
ShowUTF8Left / ShowUTF8Right / ShowUTF8Center (procedure) |
476 |
|
StopJob (procedure) |
|
478 |
Store (procedure) |
|
478 |
Stroke (procedure) |
|
479 |
StrokeAndFill (procedure) |
|
479 |
Translate (procedure) |
|
480 |
Functions |
|
481 |
@ (function) |
|
481 |
@name (function/procedure) |
|
481 |
BitmapWidth/BitmapHeight (function) |
|
482 |
C128 (function) |
|
482 |
Ceil (function) |
|
483 |
Char (function) |
|
483 |
Date (function) |
|
484 |
Definemeta (function) |
|
484 |
EPSWidth/EPSHeight (function) |
|
485 |
ExecScriptFile (function) |
|
486 |
ExpandString (function) |
|
487 |
Field (function) |
|
487 |
FieldCount (function) |
|
488 |
FieldName (function) |
|
488 |
Find (function) |
|
489 |
Get (function) |
|
489 |
GetBlack (function) |
|
490 |
GetCyan (function) |
|
490 |
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GetMagenta (function) |
491 |
Getmeta (function) |
491 |
Getmetacount (function) |
493 |
GetYellow (function) |
494 |
IsNumber (function) |
494 |
IsPageEmpty (function) |
494 |
Left (function) |
495 |
Length (function) |
495 |
LowerCase (function) |
496 |
MapUTF8 (function) |
496 |
Mid (function) |
498 |
Mul (function) |
499 |
Ord (function) |
499 |
PDFPageCount (function) |
500 |
PDFWidth/PDFHeight (function) |
500 |
PixelHeight (function) |
501 |
PixelWidth (function) |
501 |
Pos (function) |
501 |
Random (function) |
502 |
Region (function) |
502 |
Regionline (function) |
503 |
ResourceType (function) |
504 |
Right (function) |
505 |
StringReplace (function) |
505 |
StringWidth (function) |
506 |
StringWidthUTF8 (function) |
507 |
Strip (function) |
507 |
Sub (function) |
507 |
SubRecCount (function) |
508 |
Time (function) |
509 |
Trim (function) |
510 |
TrimLeft (function) |
510 |
TrimRight (function) |
511 |
UpperCase (function) |
511 |
xmlCount() |
511 |
xmlGet() |
512 |
System Variables (by data type) |
513 |
Integer |
513 |
Measure |
513 |
String |
514 |
Boolean |
514 |
Functions (by return value data type) |
514 |
Currency |
514 |
Add (function) |
514 |
FloatToCur (function) |
515 |
IntToCur (function) |
515 |
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StrToCur (function) |
515 |
Integer |
516 |
Add (function) |
516 |
Ceil (function) |
516 |
Div (function) |
517 |
FieldCount (function) |
517 |
FloatToInt (function) |
517 |
Get (function) |
518 |
GetBlack (function) |
518 |
GetCyan (function) |
519 |
GetMagenta (function) |
519 |
GetYellow (function) |
520 |
Getmetacount (function) |
520 |
If (function) |
521 |
Length (function) |
522 |
Mod (function & procedure) |
522 |
Mul (function) |
523 |
Neg (function) |
524 |
Ord (function) |
524 |
PDFPageCount (function) |
525 |
PixelHeight (function) |
525 |
PixelWidth (function) |
525 |
Pos (function) |
526 |
ResourceType (function) |
526 |
StrToInt (function) |
527 |
Sub (function) |
528 |
SubRecCount (function) |
528 |
xmlCount() |
529 |
Measure |
530 |
Add (function) |
530 |
BitmapWidth/BitmapHeight (function) |
531 |
Cos (function) |
531 |
CurToFloat (function) |
532 |
Div (function) |
532 |
EPSWidth/EPSHeight (function) |
532 |
Get (function) |
533 |
If (function) |
533 |
IntToFloat (function) |
534 |
Mul (function) |
535 |
Neg (function) |
535 |
PDFWidth/PDFHeight (function) |
536 |
Random (function) |
536 |
Sin (function) |
537 |
StringWidth (function) |
537 |
StringWidthUTF8 (function) |
538 |
StrToFloat (function) |
538 |
Sub (function) |
539 |
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String |
540 |
@ (function) |
540 |
C128 (function) |
540 |
Char (function) |
541 |
CurToStr (function) |
541 |
ExpandString (function) |
541 |
Field (function) |
542 |
FieldName (function) |
542 |
FloatToStr (function) |
543 |
Get (function) |
543 |
If (function) |
544 |
IntToStr (function) |
544 |
Left (function) |
545 |
LowerCase (function) |
546 |
Mid (function) |
546 |
Right (function) |
547 |
StringReplace (function) |
548 |
Strip (function) |
548 |
Trim (function) |
549 |
TrimLeft (function) |
549 |
TrimRight (function) |
550 |
UpperCase (function) |
550 |
xmlGet() |
550 |
Boolean |
551 |
Add (function) |
551 |
Eq (function) |
552 |
Find (function) |
553 |
GE (function) |
553 |
GT (function) |
554 |
If (function) |
554 |
IsNumber (function) |
555 |
IsPageEmpty (function) |
555 |
LE (function) |
556 |
LT (function) |
556 |
NE (function) |
557 |
Not (Boolean operator function) |
558 |
Or (Boolean operator function) |
558 |
XOr (Boolean operator function) |
559 |
Procedures (by category) |
560 |
Debugging |
560 |
Breakpoint (procedure) |
561 |
OutputDebugString (procedure) |
561 |
Variables |
561 |
Define (procedure) |
561 |
Put (procedure) |
562 |
Set (procedure) |
563 |
Global Functions |
563 |
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@name (function/procedure) |
|
563 |
Function @name (procedure) |
|
564 |
Comments |
|
566 |
% (procedure) |
|
566 |
Graphics State |
|
567 |
GRestore (procedure) |
|
567 |
GSave (procedure) |
|
567 |
Scale (procedure) |
|
568 |
SetAngle (procedure) |
|
569 |
SetDash(procedure) |
|
569 |
SetFillColor (procedure) |
|
570 |
SetLineWidth (procedure) |
|
571 |
SetStrokeColor (procedure) |
|
571 |
Translate (procedure) |
|
571 |
Path |
|
572 |
Arc and ArcN (procedures) |
|
573 |
ClosePath (procedure) |
|
574 |
CurveTo/RCurveTo (procedure) |
|
574 |
Fill (procedure) |
|
575 |
LineTo/RLineTo (procedure) |
|
576 |
MoveTo/RMoveTo (procedure) |
|
577 |
Pie (procedure) |
|
577 |
Rectangle (procedure) |
|
578 |
RectFill (procedure) |
|
579 |
RectFillStroke (procedure) |
|
580 |
RectStroke (procedure) |
|
580 |
Stroke (procedure) |
|
581 |
StrokeAndFill (procedure) |
|
582 |
Paragraphs and Text |
|
582 |
BeginParagraph … EndParagraph (procedure) |
|
582 |
BeginUTF8Paragraph … EndUTF8Paragraph (procedure) |
584 |
|
CRLF (procedure) |
|
585 |
Margin (procedure) |
|
585 |
ShowLeftRight (procedure) |
|
586 |
Show / ShowCenter / ShowRight (procedure) |
|
586 |
Styles |
|
587 |
SetStyle (procedure) |
|
587 |
SetStyleExt (procedure) |
|
588 |
Objects |
|
589 |
Object $name()... EndObject (procedure) |
|
589 |
Bar Codes |
|
590 |
ShowBarCode (procedure) |
|
590 |
ShowBarcode2of5(procedure) |
|
591 |
ShowBarcodeAustPost (procedure) |
|
592 |
ShowBarcodeAztec (procedure) |
|
592 |
ShowBarcodeCodabar (procedure) |
|
593 |
ShowBarcodeCodablockF (procedure) |
|
594 |
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ShowBarcodeCode11 (procedure) |
|
594 |
ShowBarcodeCode128 (procedure) |
|
595 |
ShowBarcodeCode16k (procedure) |
|
596 |
ShowBarcodeCode39 (procedure) |
|
596 |
ShowBarcodeCode49 (procedure) |
|
597 |
ShowBarcodeCode93 (procedure) |
|
597 |
ShowBarcodeDatamatrix (procedure) |
|
598 |
ShowBarcodeEAN8 (procedure) |
|
598 |
ShowBarcodeEAN13 (procedure) |
|
599 |
ShowBarcodeFIM (procedure) |
|
600 |
ShowBarcodeI2of5 (procedure) |
|
600 |
ShowBarcodeISBN (procedure) |
|
601 |
ShowBarcodeJapanpost (procedure) |
|
601 |
ShowBarcodeMaxicode (procedure) |
|
602 |
ShowBarcodeMicroPDF (procedure) |
|
602 |
ShowBarcodeMicroQR (procedure) |
|
603 |
ShowBarcodeMSI (procedure) |
|
604 |
ShowBarcodeOnecode (procedure) |
|
604 |
ShowBarcodePDF417 (procedure) |
|
605 |
ShowBarcodePlessey (procedure) |
|
605 |
ShowBarcodePostnet (procedure) |
|
606 |
ShowBarcodeQRCode (procedure) |
|
607 |
ShowBarcodeRoyalMail (procedure) |
|
607 |
ShowBarcodeRSS (procedure) |
|
608 |
ShowBarcodeUPCA (procedure) |
|
608 |
ShowBarcodeUPCE (procedure) |
|
609 |
Resources |
|
610 |
InStream... EndInStream (procedure) |
|
610 |
ShowBitmap (procedure) |
|
611 |
ShowEPS (procedure) |
|
612 |
ShowPDF (procedure) |
|
613 |
Elements |
|
613 |
$element (procedure) |
|
613 |
Emulation, Data File, and Data Pages |
|
614 |
ClearPage (procedure) |
|
614 |
DefineData (procedure) |
|
615 |
DoForm (procedure) |
|
615 |
GetNextDataPage(procedure) |
|
616 |
SetDataPage(procedure) |
|
616 |
SetEmulation(procedure) |
|
616 |
SetLPP(procedure) |
|
617 |
Store (procedure) |
|
617 |
Data Destined for PlanetPress Image, PlanetPress Fax and PlanetPress Search |
617 |
|
DefineImageIndex (procedure) |
|
618 |
SetBodyText (procedure) |
|
618 |
SetEmailAddress (procedure) |
|
618 |
SetEmailSubject (procedure) |
|
619 |
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SetFaxInformation (procedure) |
|
619 |
SetFaxNumber (procedure) |
|
619 |
SetImageIndex (procedure) |
|
620 |
SetPDFBookmark (procedure) |
|
620 |
Document Pages |
|
621 |
@page (procedure) |
|
621 |
ExecPage (procedure) |
|
622 |
ShowPage (procedure) |
|
622 |
PPDs and PostScript |
|
623 |
CallPPD (procedure) |
|
623 |
PassThrough (procedure) |
|
624 |
RunPS (procedure) |
|
624 |
SelectMedia (procedure) |
|
624 |
Program Control |
|
625 |
Exit (procedure) |
|
625 |
For… EndFor (procedure) |
|
626 |
If … ElseIf… EndIf (procedure) |
|
627 |
Repeat... Until (procedure) |
|
629 |
Search … EndSearch (procedure) |
|
629 |
StopJob (procedure) |
|
630 |
Conversion Tables |
|
631 |
ASCII Conversion Table |
|
632 |
Points to Inches or Centimeters |
|
634 |
Points to Inches |
|
635 |
Points to Centimeters |
|
637 |
Line Height as a Function of Lines Per Unit (LPU) |
|
638 |
Line Height as a Function of Lines Per Inch |
|
638 |
Line Height as a Function of Lines Per Centimeter |
|
638 |
Tools and Utilities |
|
641 |
The Image Downloader |
|
641 |
Adjust the Image Quality Options |
|
643 |
Virtual Drive Manager |
|
645 |
Access Manager |
|
645 |
To open the Access Manager |
|
646 |
To add a new entry in the list |
|
646 |
To modify permissions |
|
647 |
SOAP Access |
|
647 |
To add a new SOAP user |
|
648 |
To define or change the permissions for a SOAP User |
648 |
|
Managing Documents and Printers |
|
651 |
Obtain Information from a Printer |
|
651 |
Delete Documents or Files on the Printer |
|
651 |
Printer Firmware Version |
|
652 |
Control Versions of a Document |
|
652 |
Adjust Printer Settings |
|
653 |
Form Cache |
|
654 |
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Remove Background Color |
|
654 |
Named Colors |
|
655 |
Create a Graybar Report |
|
656 |
The Hex Viewer |
|
658 |
Date and Time Format |
|
660 |
Document Output and Preview |
|
663 |
About Previewing and Printing |
|
663 |
Preview a Document On Screen |
|
663 |
Previews of Documents that Use ASCII Emulation |
|
666 |
Preview a Capture-Ready document |
|
667 |
Print a Document Preview |
|
667 |
Print Using a Windows Driver |
|
668 |
Printing Using a Windows Driver |
|
670 |
Generate a Soft Proof |
|
670 |
Convert a Document and Save It to a File |
|
672 |
Install a Document |
|
673 |
Install a document on one or more printers |
|
673 |
Send the document to one or more local PlanetPress Workflow servers |
674 |
|
Save a PTK or PTZ file to send to a remote PlanetPress Workflow installation |
675 |
|
Send a document to PlanetPress iWatch or a UNIX or Linux CodeHost BrightQ print spooler system: |
675 |
|
Perform a Batch Conversion and/or Installation |
|
676 |
To use the Batch Send To wizard |
|
676 |
Move a Document between PlanetPress Design Installations |
676 |
|
Trigger |
|
676 |
How a Variable Content Document Runs on a Printer |
677 |
|
Phase 1: Data Reading |
|
677 |
Phase 2: Global Condition Resolution |
|
677 |
Phase 3: Document Page Printing |
|
677 |
Techniques for Inserting Triggers |
|
677 |
Trigger Syntax |
|
678 |
Trigger Syntax for Documents Installed on a Hard Disk |
679 |
|
Trigger Syntax for Documents Installed in RAM |
|
679 |
Trigger Syntax for Documents Installed in Flash Memory |
679 |
|
Run a Document Installed on a Printer |
|
680 |
Run a Document Installed in a PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool |
680 |
|
Run a Document that Uses a Database Emulation |
|
680 |
Run Several Documents as a Single Job |
|
681 |
Troubleshoot Execution Problems |
|
681 |
Keyboard Shortcuts |
|
685 |
PlanetPress Design General |
|
685 |
Exit PlanetPress Design |
|
685 |
Use the Help System |
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Show or Hide Areas of the Program Window |
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Work with Hierarchies |
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Work in the Document Structure Area |
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Work with Documents |
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Preview and Install Documents |
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Work with Pages |
687 |
Adjust the Zoom |
688 |
Use Basic Editing Commands |
688 |
Work in the Data Pane |
688 |
Work with the Data File |
689 |
Work with Data Selections |
689 |
Use the Hex Viewer |
690 |
Work with Objects |
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Work in the Text Properties of a Text Object |
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PlanetPress Talk Editor |
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General |
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Show or Hide Areas of the Editor |
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Expand or Collapse Groups in the Commands Area |
693 |
Work in the Code Area |
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Use Command Name Completion/Argument Insertion |
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Undo Commands |
694 |
Work with Selections |
694 |
Add/Remove Comments |
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Indent Code |
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Search |
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Jump to a Specific Line |
695 |
Use Bookmarks |
695 |
Execute a Program |
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Debug Code |
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Print the Script |
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Converted Document |
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About Documents |
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About Document Elements |
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About Data Selections |
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About Objects |
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PPD File |
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PP7 File |
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PTZ File |
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PTK File |
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About Resources |
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Fonts and Styles
Fonts and Styles
A style is a specific set of properties that describe how a font is used within a PlanetPress Design object. Styles are created at the document level and can be used in any object where text is displayed, including data selections, text boxes, human-read- able barcode text and business graphics.
While creating your PlanetPress Design document, you can use multiple styles as well as unique fonts for each style. This chapter explains how to create and manage styles, how to install and manage fonts, as well as how to troubleshoot font issues.
Create a Style
To create a style:
1. Do one of the following to display the Style properties dialog box:
•In the Structure area, right-click on the Styles folder and choose Style.
•Choose Home | Style.
The Style properties dialog box appears.
2.If you want to preview the style as you work, click the Preview button to display the Style Preview. Click the Preview button a second time to hide the Style Preview. You can show or hide the Style Preview at any time as you work in the Style dialog. As you work the Style Preview updates to reflect any changes you make to the properties in the Style dialog. See To work in the Style Preview: for help using the Style Preview.
3.In the Style properties dialog box, click Style properties, enter a name for the style, indicate whether or not you want to set it as the default style, and set the font properties for the style.
Name: Enter a name for the style. Although PlanetPress Design supplies a default name, it is recommended you choose a name that reflects the purpose of the style. A meaningful name makes it easier to distinguish one style from another in a document, and thus makes the document easier to design and maintain. Names cannot begin with a number, and can contain only the following ASCII characters: underscore, upper and lower case letters of the alphabet, all digits 0 through 9. If you use an underscore in the name, it should not appear as either the first or last character of the name as this may cause internal conflicts in the software. Names are case-insensitive and must be unique (no two elements in a document can have the same name). Names can be a maximum of 50 characters in length. Finally, PlanetPress Talk variable and command names are reserved words; you cannot use any of these reserved words as a name.
Default style: Select to make this style the default style. The default style is the style PlanetPress Design associates by default with each new object it creates. It is the style that appears by default in the Style box in the Basic attributes properties of an object when you create that object. The current default style appears in bold in the Structure area.
Font Definition
Font type: Select the type of font for the style. PostScript fonts are strongly recommended to improve printer performance and reduce the file size of a document. The type you select determines the contents and availability of the remaining options. The Default font type option in the User Options dialog box determines the font type that appears here by default.
Refresh Fonts List button: Click to refresh the list of available fonts. You use this button if you added fonts to, or removed fonts from, your PlanetPress Design installation after you began your current PlanetPress Design session. PlanetPress Design automatically refreshes the list of available fonts each time it starts.
Font name: Select the font you want to use for the style. The Font type you selected determines the contents of this box. If the font you want to use is a Bold, Italic, or Bold Italic font, you should choose the regular version of the font in this box, and use the Bold and/or Italic buttons to adjust its Bold and Italic properties. For example, if you want to use the Helvetica Bold font, select Helvetica in this box, and click the Bold button. This increases the flexibility of the style; rather than create a new style for each version of the font, you create a single style and adjust the properties as necessary when you reference the style. Note that if the font you select exists in the PPD file of the document (i.e. is printer-resident), PlanetPress Design does not include the font when it performs a hard copy preview or installation of
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the document. If you did not modify the Font type option, the font name that appears by default is the one set in the Default font name option in the User Options dialog box.
Default attributes
Font size: Select or type the point size for the font. Note that this is the default font size for the style. You can override the default as necessary in various places in PlanetPress Design, including the text in text/box objects, and in PlanetPress Talk using the setstyleext() command.
Bold button: Click to turn the Bold property of the font on or off. When you turn the Bold property on, the style uses the font selected in the Bold font name box, or, if the Italic property is also on, the font selected in the Bold italic font name box, of the Advanced Fonts dialog box. The property is on when the button appears recessed.
Italic button: Click to turn the Italic property of the font on or off. When you turn the Italic property on, the style uses the font you selected in the Italic font name box, or, if the Bold property is also on, the font selected in the Bold italic font name box, of the Advanced Fonts dialog box. The property is on when the button appears recessed.
Underline button: Click to turn the Underline property of the font on or off. When you turn the Underline property on, the style underlines the characters of its font. The property is on when the button appears recessed. Note that spaces may not appear underlined in PlanetPress Design, but that they will be when the document is used to generate output.
Color box: View the current color for the style. When you select a color in the Color Picker, this box updates to reflect the selected color.
Color button: Click to select a color for the style using the Color Picker. The Color box displays the selected color for the style.
Font ratio: Enter a percentage by which you want to shrink or stretch the font spacing. This value adjusts both the width of each glyph and the spacing between glyphs. This is in contrast to kerning, which modifies the spacing between characters without modifying the width of characters.
4.If necessary, click Set advanced fonts (the button to the right of the Font name box), and use the Advanced Fonts dialog box to specify the fonts to use when you set the Bold, Italic, and BoldItalic properties on this style.
Bold font name: Select the font to use when you set the Bold property on this style. You use the Bold button to set the Bold property. The Font type you selected determines the contents of this box, and the Font name you selected determines which font appears by default in this box. It is important to select a font from the same family as the font you selected for the style in the Font name box. For example, if you selected Helvetica in the Font name box, you should select a Helvetica font (for example, Helvetica Bold) in this box. This ensures all fonts the style references use the same encoding table, and thus prevents unpredictable results. Note that if the font you select exists in the PPD file of the document (i.e. is printer-resident), PlanetPress Design does not include the font when it performs a hard copy preview or an installation of the document.
Italic font name: Select the font to use when you set the Italic property on this style. You use the Italic button to set the Italic property. The Font type you selected determines the contents of this box, and the Font name you selected determines which font appears by default in this box. It is important to select a font from the same family as the font you selected for the style in the Font name box. For example, if you selected Helvetica in the Font name box, you should select a Helvetica font (for example, Helvetica Oblique) in this box. This ensures all fonts the style references use the same encoding table, and thus prevents unpredictable results. Note that if the font you select exists in the PPD file of the document (i.e. is printer-resident), PlanetPress Design does not include the font when it performs a hard copy preview or an installation of the document.
Bold italic font name: Select the font to use when you set both the Bold and Italic properties on this style. You use the Italic and Bold buttons to set these properties. The Font type you selected determines the contents of this box, and the Font name you selected determines which font appears by default in this box. It is important to select a font from the same family as the font you selected for the style in the Font name box. For example, if you selected Helvetica in the Font name box, you should select a Helvetica font (for example, Helvetica Bold Oblique) in this box. This ensures all fonts the style references use the same encoding table, and thus prevents unpredictable results. Note that if the font you select exists in the PPD file of the document (i.e. is printer-resident), PlanetPress Design does not include the font when it performs a hard copy preview or an installation of the document.
5.In the Encoding box, select the encoding table you want to use for the font.
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