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Elixir

for AFP™

Getting Started

Guide

June1999

Version 4.00

Elixir Technologies Corporation
P.O. Box 1559
Ojai, CA 93024

Copyright © 1999 by Elixir Technologies Corporation.
All rights reserved.

June 1999
Version 4.00
Printed in the United States of America

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Changes are periodically made to this document.
Changes, technical inaccuracies, and typographic er­rors will be corrected in subsequent editions.

Table of contents

1. Introduction 1-1

Notes and cautions 1-2
Release notes 1-2
Customer support 1-2

Elixir Web site support 1-3
Elixir training 1-4
Who should use this guide 1-4
System requirements 1-4

Hardware 1-4

Software 1-5
Conventions 1-5

Display conventions 1-6

Typographical conventions 1-6

Mouse operations 1-7
On-line Help 1-8
Using Online documentation 1-10

Accessing online guides 1-10

Navigating in online guides 1-11

Word find 1-12
Page scrolling 1-12
Zoom in/out 1-13

Printing online guides 1-13
Organization of this guide 1-14
Starting Elixir applications 1-15

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Sub-window menus 1-16
Exiting Elixir applications 1-17
Forms creation process 1-18

Forms creation overview 1-18
How Elixir fits into the forms creation

process 1-19
References 1-20

Copying resources to Elixir
directories 1-20

Downloading resources to
appropriate Elixir directories

1-20

Converting resources to
Elixir-format 1-20

Editing fonts using
ElixirFont 1-20

Editing images using
ElixirImage 1-21

Using ElixirForm to com­pose a form 1-21

Creating screen versions of
fonts and graphics 1-21

Creating a .DAT file 1-21
Proof-printing a form 1-21
Converting your form to the

appropriate format 1-21

2. Installation 2-1

Before installation 2-1

Font considerations 2-2

Selecting the Country Key­board Map 2-2

Selecting the Default Code
Page 2-4

Product Registration 2-5

Elixir Product Registration screen 2-6
Using the internet 2-6

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Registering as a new customer via

the internet 2-7

Downloading via the internet to a

non-Elixir PC 2-8

Contacting Elixir (no internet

connection) 2-9

Soft key customers running Win-

dows for Workgroups 3.1 or 3.11 2-10
Installation 2-10

Installing Elixir applications 2-11

Full installation 2-12

Custom installation 2-13

Adding applications 2-14

Adding newly licensed applications 2-14

3. Desktop basics 3-1

Overview 3-1
Desktop layout 3-2

Menu Bar 3-3
Icons 3-3

Elixir folder icons 3-3

Forms folder 3-4
Fonts folder 3-4
Images folder 3-4

Documents folder 3-4
Jobs folder 3-4
Clipboard icon 3-4
User Files icon 3-5
Application icons 3-5

ElixirForm icon 3-5

ElixirFont icon 3-5

ElixirImage icon 3-5

ElixiDoc icon 3-5

ElixirScan icon 3-6
User Tools icon 3-6

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Diskette icon 3-6
Printers icon 3-6
Scanners icon 3-6
Dispatcher icon 3-7
Converter icon 3-7
Trashbin icon 3-7
Viewer icon 3-7

Transformer icon 3-7
Using the Desktop 3-8
Accessing DOS 3-8

Managing files 3-8

Selecting files in an Elixir
window 3-9

File operations 3-10

Dragging files 3-10
Dropping files 3-11
Deleting files and folders 3-11
Renaming files 3-12
Duplicating files 3-13
Overwriting existing files 3-14

Converting files 3-15

Elixir folder structure 3-15

Converter operations 3-17

4. ElixirForm basics 4-1

Overview 4-1
ElixirForm layout 4-2

Toolbox <F10> 4-4

Toolbar 4-5

Message area 4-5
Creating a form 4-5

Loading a new form 4-7

Using the grid, rulers and long

crosshair 4-7

Creating form elements 4-8

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Lines 4-8
Boxes 4-9
Text 4-9
Images 4-10

Undo/redo 4-12

Modifying form elements 4-12

Selecting elements 4-12
Moving selected elements 4-13
Copying selected elements 4-13
Deleting selected elements 4-14
Editing selected form elements 4-14
Saving a form 4-15
Proof-printing your form 4-17
Loading an existing form 4-17

5. ElixirFont basics 5-1

Overview 5-1
Font basics 5-2
ElixirFont layout 5-2

Toolbox 5-4
Message area 5-5
Code Page Window 5-5

Using ElixirFont 5-5

Loading a non-AFP font 5-5
Loading a Code Page 5-9
Using the edit selection tools 5-11

Using the Edit tool 5-11
Edit Window menu bar 5-13
Edit Window Toolbar 5-13

Editing tools 5-14
Using the Transform tool 5-15
Creating a character set (font) 5-17
Saving a character set (font) 5-18

6. ElixirImage basics 6-1

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Overview 6-1
ElixirImage layout 6-1

Toolbox 6-3
Toolbar 6-4
Message area 6-4

Using ElixirImage 6-4

Loading an existing image 6-5
Using the drawing tools 6-6
Using the Transform tool 6-7
Creating an image 6-9
Resetting an image 6-10
Saving an image 6-10
Proof printing an image 6-11

A. Troubleshooting A-1

Notes and cautions A-1
Installation A-1
Elixikeys A-2
Elixir Desktop A-3
ElixirForm A-5
ElixirFont A-6
ElixirImage A-6
Operational and error messages A-7

Elixir Desktop and Converters
messages A-7

ElixirForm messages A-29
ElixirImage messages A-36
ElixirFont messages A-45

Glossary GLOSSARY-1

Index INDEX-1

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1. Introduction

This guide provides an overview and description of the
basic skills and terminology required to operate the
following Elixir Windows-based applications.

The Elixir Desktop, a user interface for launching
Elixir applications such as ElixirForm, ElixirFont
and ElixirImage. The Elixir Desktop also provides
quick access to Elixir converters that convert
form, font, image and document files between
Elixir and other formats. You can edit Elixir­format files using the appropriate Elixir application
(ElixirForm, ElixirFont or ElixirImage), and convert
them back to the original or a different format us­ing the Desktop.

ElixirForm, a forms creation package for creating
and editing Elixir-format forms, which you can
then convert to other formats using the Desktop.

ElixirFont, a font editor used for creating and edit­ing Elixir-format fonts, which you can then convert
to other formats using the Desktop.

ElixirImage, a bitmap editor used for creating or
editing Elixir-format images, which you can then
convert to other formats using the Desktop.

Each Elixir application has a user guide to which you
can refer for detailed information. For information
about error and operational messages, see "Appendix
A, Troubleshooting".

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Notes and cautions

Elixir user guides may contain a "Notes and Cautions"
section. Before using an Elixir application, we recom­mend that you read the "Notes and Cautions" section
applicable to the application. You can also access
this information by viewing the release notes.

Release notes

Release notes appear at the beginning of the Elixir
software install process, so that you can review each
entry before performing the complete installation.
Once the software is installed, release notes can be
accessed from the Help menu of the application. Re­lease notes are formatted for viewing in Notepad or
Wordpad. They have a txt file extension and are
found in the drive:\ELIXIR \RELNOTES directory.

Customer support

If you have purchased your Elixir product directly from
Elixir Technologies then contact the support center for
your region at the number listed below.

North and South America:

[phone] ext. 3

Asia Pacific
[phone]

Europe
[phone]

The U.S.A. Elixir Customer Support Center provides
telephone technical assistance for Elixir users Monday
through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Standard Time.

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If you have any problems running or using Elixir Print­Driver or associated Elixir applications, contact the
support center in your region for help. An Elixir prod­uct specialist will answer your call and ask for the fol­lowing information:

your name, organization, telephone number and
address.

the name and version number of the Elixir
application.

a complete description of the problem, including
any error messages displayed on your monitor or
printed at your printer.

You can contact Elixir support by accessing the Elixir
World Wide Web page (and selecting [Contact Sup­port]) at http://www.elixir.com. Please complete the
question form.

Elixir Web site support

The Elixir Web site at http://www.elixir.com offers the
following resources:

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Raise a question for Elixir Support.
Find answers in the list of Frequently Asked

Questions.
Review the latest Tips and Techniques for in-

creasing productivity using Elixir software.
Download new releases and the latest patches.
View Release Notes for the latest available

features.
Learn in the user newsgroup how others are us-

ing Elixir products.
Sign up for an Elixir Learning Program.

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Elixir training

Elixir Technologies Corporation offers training for our
full range of Windows-based family of products. For
more information, contact the Elixir Learning center,
or vist our website at www.elixir.com

Elixir Learning
[phone] ext. 6

Who should use this guide

This guide is intended for users who are familiar with
Windows and who want to install the Elixir Desktop
and Converters and its associated applications (Elixir­Form, ElixirFont and ElixirImage). This guide also
provides a quick overview of the Elixir Desktop and its
associated applications and instructions on how to
use the basic features associated with these applica­tions.

System requirements

This section lists the hardware and software require­ments for running the Elixir Desktop and other Elixir
applications.

Hardware

Recommended PC configuration: Pentium (or

100% compatible), with at least 133 MHz processor
(or the fastest commercially available processor); 32
MB RAM, 500+ MB hard drive, one CD-ROM drive.

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Additional hardware requirements:

any monitor with driver software supporting Win­dows in VGA, SVGA, or Sigma LaserView.

any Windows compatible mouse.
any PC-to-mainframe or communications board

that supports binary file transfers (such as IBM
PC3270, IRMA FT/3270, or AS/400 PC communi­cations packages).

One or more of the following peripheral devices:

AFP compatible printers.
HP LaserJet II or compatible PCL 4 printer.
digital scanner and associated software with

ability to create .PCX or .TIF images at 300
or 300 dpi.

Software requirements:

dows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 or later.
While we make every effort to ensure the proper op-

eration of our software, some problems cannot be re­solved due to differences in the operating systems.

Microsoft Windows 95, Win-

Conventions

Most of the following conventions are the same or
similar to Windows conventions.

display conventions
typographical conventions
mouse operations

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Display conventions

The Elixir Desktop, ElixirForm, ElixirFont and Elix­irImage all adhere to Microsoft Windows conventions
for using menus, menu commands, dialog boxes,
command buttons, icons and mouse. See your Win­dows manual for more information.

Typographical conventions

The following typographical conventions are used
throughout this guide and other Elixir product guides.

Keystrokes are shown enclosed in < > (angle
brackets). For example:

<Enter>
Key combinations are denoted by a plus sign be-

tween keys. For example:
<Shift> + <F1> indicates to simultaneously press

the <Shift> and the <F1> keys.
Menu titles are shown in bold. Menu options are

enclosed in [ ] (square brackets). For example:
Select [New] from the File menu.
Commands, options, actions, and parameters

that require description are shown in bold fol­lowed on the next line by the description. For ex­ample:

Delete

Deletes the selected files.
Steps in a procedure are shown in numbered bold

paragraphs. For example:

1. At the prompt, enter the file name and
extension.

Comments relating to a step (such as this para­graph) are shown in regular text following the bold
paragraph.

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Mouse operations

You can perform most operations in Elixir applications
by using the mouse. The terminology is similar to
other Windows based applications.

Mouse operations are performed using the left or right
mouse buttons, depending on the specific task.

The following mouse related terms are used in this
guide:

click

to momentarily press and release the left mouse but­ton once. A right mouse button click is specified
where necessary. For example,

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Commands you enter at the DOS prompt are
shown in larger text. Within DOS commands,
variable names and keys you press are shown in
italics. For example:

CD \ELIXIR <Enter>

Click on the right mouse button to finish entering text.

double-click

to click the left mouse button twice in rapid
succession.

drag

to click and hold the mouse on an item and move the
item with the mouse.

drag and drop

to drag an item as above, then release the mouse but­ton, once the item is positioned over a the area. If the
selected object is a file and the destination is a direc­tory, the file copies to the directory.

object

a selectable item on the screen.

open

to point and double-click on an icon -- the effect of this
operation depends on the icon.

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point

to move the mouse to position the screen pointer on
an area of the screen.

select

to point to an object and click the mouse -- this usually
highlights the object.

<Alt>click

to hold down the <Alt> key while pressing the left
mouse button -- this allows you to select a range of
files in a window.

<Ctrl>click

to hold down the <Ctrl> key while pressing the left
mouse button -- this allows you to select individual
files from a group in a window.

<Shift>click

to hold down the <Shift> key while clicking the mouse

-- this allows you to select more than one object at a

time.

On-line Help

Elixir software uses the Microsoft Windows Help pro­gram to provide on-line Help for all functions.

For more information about Windows Help, select the
[How to Use Help] option in the Help menu, or see
your Microsoft Windows documentation.

The Help files included with your Elixir software in­clude graphics created using screen drivers with large
fonts. If you use a screen driver with small fonts, the
Help file graphics may not display clearly. For opti­mum graphics display, use a screen driver with large
fonts.

You can display on-line Help in the following ways:

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Bubble Help

Click on an icon with the right mouse button to view its
properties (if applicable) or to display "bubble help."
Bubble help is a short description of the icon function
that displays in a bubble extending from the icon.

Quick Help

Enable the quick function by selecting the quick help
option in the Usage Switches (or Preferences -- for
ElixirImage) dialog box. When you move the screen
pointer over an icon on the screen, a short description
of the icon function displays in the message area of
the screen. During certain operations a message
about the function you are performing also displays in
the message area. To see these operational mes­sages, disable quick help.

Context sensitive Help

To use this function, click on an icon and press <F1>.
If available, the appropriate Help topic displays. If no
specific topic is available, the Help table of contents
displays.

Help menu

Select [Help] from the top pull-down menu and choose
one of the displayed topics.

Dialog box Help

Click on the [Help] button in a dialog box to view an
associated Help topic. Under Windows 95 and Win­dows NT, right-click on a dialog box option to display
an associated Help topic.

Help pop-ups and jumps

Within Help topic text, words or phrases underlined in
green are pop-ups or jumps. When you click on a
pop-up topic, a box displays within the current Help
topic with additional information. When you click on a
jump, a different, associated Help topic displays.

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Help hypergraphics

Hypergraphics are special graphics within Help files
that contain "hot spots". Hot spots are either pop-up
topics or jumps. Hypergraphics in Elixir Help are most
commonly dialog boxes with option hot spots (pop-up
definitions), toolboxes with tool hot spots (topic
jumps), and menus with option hot spots (topic jumps
or pop-up definitions).

Move the cursor over a hypergraphic until a hand dis­plays, then click on this hot spot to display a pop-up
topic, or a "jump". To close a pop-up topic, click the
mouse button. To return to the original Help topic
from a jump, click on <Back> in the Help file menu.

Using Online documentation

This section describes how to use PDF online docu­mentation, including navigating through the online
guides and printing the guides. Acrobat Reader is
provided with the online documentation. Information
about using the Acrobat Exchange program is in­cluded for users who have licenses for that program.

Accessing online guides

The PDF online documentation is copied to the
drive:\Elixir\help\pdf directory during the installation of
Elixir Suite for AFP. If you didn't choose to copy the
PDF online documentation during the installation, you
can view a complete list of the files by clicking on the
Windows [Start] button and selecting Programs>Elixir
Applications>Elixir Suite for AFP. Once the application
is launched, click on the Help menu and select Re­lease Notes. Wordpad displays a current list of sup­porting documents and the directories where they can
be found on CD-ROM.

When the appropriate PDF file is accessed the Acro­bat Reader program is launched and the List of Online
Guides is displayed. Click on a guide to view its table
of contents and jump to individual chapters.

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The following list of PDF files and associated docu­ment names are installed in the drive:\Elixir\help\pdf
directory.

StartAFP.pdf - Getting Started User Guide
DeskAFP.pdf - Elixir Desktop and Converters

for AFP User Guide
FormAFP.pdf - ElixirForm User Guide
FontAFP.pdf - ElixirFont User Guide
ImageAFP.pdf - ElixirImage User Guide
PdAFP.pdf - Elixir PrintDriver for AFP User

Guide
PdNT.pdf - Elixir PrintDriver for NT User

Guide
AppAFP.pdf - Elixir AppBuilder for AFP User

Guide
Transfmr.pdf - Elixir Transformer Suite User

Guide
Viewer.pdf - ElixirViewer User Guide
Elxscan.pdf - ElixiScan User Guide

Navigating in online guides

After loading a PDF document in Acrobat Reader or
Exchange program (as described above), you can
navigate through the online guide by clicking on the
following:

TOC chapter titles - jumps to the beginning of the
chapter indicated.

[Next Page] or [Previous Page] in the Toolbar - jumps
to the next or previous page of the online guide (alter­natively, you can use the <Page Up> and <Page
Down> keys).

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[Go Back] in the Toolbar - returns to your previous
location.

[First Page] in the Toolbar - returns to the opening
screen of the online guide.

Word find

This option finds a key word or phrase in the current
document.

To use Word Find in a document:

1. Click on the [Find] icon in the Toolbar.

2. Enter the desired search text and click on
[Find].

The Acrobat Find dialog box closes and the first
occurrence of the text is highlighted.

3. To find more occurrences of the same text,
click on the [Find] icon in the Toolbar and
then click on [Find Again] in the Find dialog
box.

Page scrolling

You can move a document on the screen to view por­tions of it not visible in the window, or read a docu­ment which contains article threads by clicking the
mouse to scroll through the document without using
the scroll bar.

To move a document on the screen for viewing (func­tional only when the document displays wider than the
document window):

1. Click on the [Hand] icon in the Toolbar.

2. Hold down the mouse button and drag the
cursor in the desired direction.

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To follow the flow of text in a document that contains
article threads (automatic text flows):

1. Click on the [Hand] icon in the Toolbar.

2. If the document contains article threads, a
“down” arrow displays on the Hand icon.

3. Position the hand-shaped cursor over a
paragraph and click on the paragraph to begin
reading.

4. Continue clicking to follow the flow of text.

Zoom in/out

To magnify the size of the page display, click on the
Zoom icon in the Toolbar, then click in the Work area.
Each click resizes the view by a factor of two.

To reduce the size of the page display, click on the
Zoom icon in the Toolbar, then hold down the <Ctrl>
key and click in the Work area.

You can also click on the [%] button at the bottom of
the screen and select a zoom percentage from the
pop-up list.

Printing online guides

You can print individual chapters or an entire book to
PostScript or HP printers:

1. Open the file.

2. Select File>Print.

The Print dialog box displays.

3. Select your printing options and click on [OK].

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Organization of this guide

Chapter 1, "Introduction," provides an overview of
Elixir software and documentation and describes the
hardware software and memory required for installing
and using Elixir software.

Chapter 2, "Installation," provides instructions on how
to install Elixir Software.

Chapter 3, "Desktop basics," provides an overview of
the Elixir Desktop and instructions on how to perform
basic Desktop operations.

Chapter 4, "ElixirForm basics," provides an overview
of ElixirForm and instructions on how to perform basic
ElixirForm operations.

Chapter 5, "ElixirFont basics," provides an overview of
ElixirFont and instructions on how to perform basic
ElixirFont operations.

Chapter 6, "ElixirImage Basics," provides an overview
of ElixirImage and instructions on how to perform ba­sic ElixirImage operations.

Appendix A, "Troubleshooting," provides troubleshoot­ing procedures, and lists all operational and error
messages issued by the Elixir Suite for AFP products.

Glossary.
Index.

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Starting Elixir applications

This section describes how to start the Elixir Desktop,
and its associated applications (ElixirForm, Elix­irImage and ElixirFont).

Using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT:

Start the Elixir Desktop by clicking on the [Start] button
and choosing Programs> Elixir Applications> Elixir
Suite for AFP.

The Elixir Desktop displays.

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Figure 1-1. Elixir Desktop window

Note: If you are using a monochrome monitor and
have difficulty reading the title bar text, select [Usage
Switches] from the System menu. In the Usage
Switches dialog box, select [Monochrome Monitor].

To start ElixirForm, ElixirImage or ElixirFont, double­click on the corresponding ElixirForm, ElixirImage or
ElixirFont icons on the Desktop.

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For example, double-click on the ElixirImage icon to
start ElixirImage and display the ElixirImage window.

Figure 1-2. ElixirImage window

Sub-window menus

All Elixir applications offer additional functionality to
normal Windows operations by allowing functions
such as pull-down menus in sub-windows (or "child"
windows).

The following figure displays a sub-window menu se­lection from the Elixir Desktop.

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Figure 1-3. Elixir sub-window menu

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Exiting Elixir applications

To exit the Elixir Desktop or any of its associated
applications:

Double-click on the Close button at the top left of
any Elixir application.

Press <Alt> + <F4>.
Press <Alt> + <X>.
From the File menu and select [Exit]
Click on the [X] at the top right corner of the appli-

cation window.

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Forms creation process

This section describes the forms creation process and
how Elixir applications fit into the process.

Forms creation overview

A form is a single-page document that contains ele­ments such as lines, boxes, text and images. The fol­lowing summarizes the steps involved in the forms
creation process.

Input/Conversion

Collecting appropriate resources, such as fonts
and images, and then converting them to a format
for editing or using within a composition.

Editing and composition

Organizing and structuring the resources gath­ered in the Input/Conversion process.

Data integration

Putting resources in a form to make the form
meaningful.

Proof-printing

Printing the form on a proof-printer to ensure that
all resources print correctly.

Revising

Reviewing the proof-printed form, and making
changes or corrections.

Final printing and distribution

Printing multiple copies of the form on a produc­tion printer and distributing them to the target
audience.

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How Elixir fits into the forms creation process

By describing how to use Elixir applications to create a
form, you will learn how Elixir fits into the forms crea­tion process.

See the "References" section that follows for more in­formation on performing the following steps.

To create a form using Elixir applications:

4. Gather the resources (such as fonts and
graphics) that you want to place in your
document.

5. Copy your resources to the appropriate Elixir
directories.

6. Convert resources from AFP or other formats
to Elixir-format using the Elixir Desktop.

If you plan to proof-print, you will need to create
printer versions of your fonts using the Elixir
Desktop.

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7. Use the appropriate Elixir application
(ElixirFont or ElixirImage, respectively) to edit
fonts and images, or to create new fonts and
images.

8. Use the ElixirForm application to compose a
form that includes the resources created in
the previous steps.

You will need to create screen versions of the
fonts and images you created in the previous
steps (using the Elixir Desktop) to see your fonts
and images in ElixirForm.

If you want to create a multiple-page document,
use the Elixir Desktop to create a .DAT file that
references two or more forms.

9. Proof-print your form.

Verify that your form prints correctly.

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10. Convert your form to the appropriate printer
format using the Elixir Desktop.

11. Print your form on the appropriate printer.

This section lists the chapters in this and other Elixir
application user guides where you can find proce­dures for the above steps.

This guide provides some information on the individ­ual steps of the publishing process; however, you can
find more detailed information in the appropriate Elixir
application user guide.

Copying resources to Elixir directories

See the "Desktop basics" chapter of this guide, or the
"Additional Desktop features" chapter of the Elixir
Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide.

Downloading resources to appropriate Elixir
directories

See the "File transfer" chapter of the Elixir Desktop

and Converters for AFP User Guide.

Converting resources to Elixir-format

See the "Desktop basics" chapter of guide, or the
"Elixir Folders" and "Additional Desktop features"
chapters of the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP
User Guide.

Editing fonts using ElixirFont

See the "ElixirFont basics" chapter of this guide, or the
"Editing fonts" chapter of the ElixirFont for AFP User
Guide.

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Editing images using ElixirImage

See the "ElixirImage basics" section of this guide, or
the "ElixirImage basics" chapter of the ElixirImage for
AFP User Guide.

Using ElixirForm to compose a form

See the "ElixirForm basics" chapter of this guide, or
the "ElixirForm basics" chapter of the ElixirForm for

AFP User Guide.

Creating screen versions of fonts and graphics

See the "File conversions" chapter of the Elixir Desk­top and Converters for AFP User Guide.

Creating a .DAT file

See the "File conversions" chapter of the Elixir Desk­top and Converters for AFP User Guide.

Proof-printing a form

See the "ElixirForm basics" chapter of this guide, or
the "ElixirForm basics" chapter of the ElixirForm for
AFP User Guide.

Converting your form to the appropriate format

See the "Desktop basics" chapter of this guide, or the
"Elixir Folders" and "File conversions" chapters of the
Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide.

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2. Installation

This chapter describes procedures for installing the
Elixir Desktop for the first time, and over an existing
version.

Before installation

Read the notes supplied with the Elixir installation pro­gram before installing or reinstalling the Elixir soft­ware, or before using a tape drive.

Complete the software licensing process (See the
"Product Registration" section).

All Elixir applications described in this guide are
installed using the supplied CD-ROM.

First time installation (of a Desktop application)
requires at least 26 MB of free space on your
hard disk drive. Selecting multiple applications
will require additional disk space. Reinstallation
requires less disk space as the installation proce­dure overwrites existing Elixir application files.

Each time you reinstall Elixir software, you over­write existing program files and utilities with new
ones. You should select backup files when
reinstalling.

To avoid any possible conflicts, exit all other ap­plications before installing Elixir software.

If you want to abort installation at any time during
the process, click on the [Cancel] button from the
install screen or press the <Esc> key. You will be
prompted to abort.

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