Xerox ElixirForm for AFP User Guide

ElixirForm

for AFP™

User Guide

June 1999

Version 4.00

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

June 1999 Version 4.00 Printed in the United States of America

Trademarks and Service Marks/Company: DocuMerge/Image Sciences Corporation

Elixir/Elixir Technologies Corporation HP, LaserJet/Hewlett Packard Company IBM, Personal Computer AT, PS/2, and all IBM products mentioned in this publication are trademarks of International Business Machines Logitech/Logitech, Inc. MS-DOS, Windows, Microsoft Mouse/Microsoft Corporation

All other product names and trade names used herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted, including without limitation, material generated from the software programs which are displayed on the screen such as icons, screen display looks, etc.

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

ElixirForm overview 1-1 Customer support 1-3 Elixir training 1-3 Who should use this guide 1-3 Conventions 1-4

Display conventions 1-4

Typographical conventions 1-4 On-line Help 1-5 Organization of this guide 1-7 Installation 1-8 Starting ElixirForm 1-8 Exiting ElixirForm 1-8

2. ElixirForm basics 2-1

ElixirForm window 2-1 Toolbox <F10> 2-2

Select tool 2-3

Copy 2-3 Delete 2-3 Group filter options 2-3 Number of Copies 2-3 Movement Selection 2-4 Copy - Horizontal Distance 2-4

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Copy - Horizontal Distance

- On/Off 2-4 Sticky Lines - On/Off 2-4 Copy - Vertical Distance 2-4 Copy - Vertical Distance -

On/Off 2-5

Line tool 2-5

Line - Direction 2-5 Custom Line/Border

Thickness 2-5 Line - Style 2-5 Line - Color 2-5

Path tool 2-5

Path - Shape 2-5 Path - Direction 2-6 Path - Beginning Style 2-6 Path - End Style 2-6 Custom Line/Border

Thickness 2-6 Line/Border Style 2-6 Path - Finish Drawing 2-6 Path - Color 2-7 Path - Fill Color 2-7 Object Fill Pattern/Shading 2-7 Path - Connection Radius 2-7

Box tool 2-7

Box Predefined Shape 2-7 Box - Positioning -

Center/Top Left 2-8 Box - Shape -

Oblong/Square 2-8 Box - Diagonals 2-8 Custom Line/Border

Thickness 2-8 Box - Line/Border Style 2-8

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Box - Border/Split Thickness and Style 2-8

Box - Horizontal Splits 2-9 Box - Vertical Splits 2-9 Box - Color 2-9 Box - Fill Color 2-9 Object Fill Pattern/Shading 2-9 Box - Corner Radius 2-10

Circle tool 2-10

Circle - Radius 2-10 Circle - Drawing Method 2-10 Circle - Diagonals 2-10 Custom Line/Border

Thickness 2-11 Circle - Border Style 2-11 Circle - Start and Finish

Angle 2-11 Circle - Color 2-11 Circle - Fill Color 2-11 Object Fill Pattern/Shading 2-11 Circle Axis 2-12

Text tool 2-12

Text - Direction 2-12 Text - Inter-character/Inter-

word Spacing 2-12 Text - Word Wrapping 2-13 Text - Remove Redundant

Spaces 2-13 Text - Split String 2-13 Text - Justification 2-13 Text - Positioning 2-13 Text - Lines per Inch 2-13 Text - Lines per Inch -

ON/OFF 2-14 Text - Text Color 2-14

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Toolbar 2-18

DocuTag/DataMerge - Data Tags - ON/OFF 2-14

Text - Column Width 2-14 Text - Draw Column Box

Boundaries 2-15 Text - Column Height 2-15 Text - Set Column

Width/Height to Define Box

- ON/OFF 2-15 Font Type 2-16 Text - Add/Remove Font

from List 2-16 Text - Load Font List/Merge

Font List/Save Font List

2-16 Text - Soft Keyboard 2-16 Font Preview Panel 2-17

Image tool 2-17

Image - Name 2-17 Image -

SizeHorizontal/Vertical 2-17 Image - Color 2-17 Image - Fill Color 2-17 Image - Load 2-17

Digital ruler 2-18 Current object - Shape 2-18 Current object - Start Coordinates 2-18 Current object - Dimensions 2-18 Graphic ruler <F3> 2-19 Grid Display <F4> 2-19 Snap to Grid <F5> 2-20 Long Crosshair <F6> 2-20 Zoom in/out 2-20 Undo/Redo 2-21 Spell Check 2-21

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Show/hide Toolbox 2-21 Menu bars 2-21 Creating a form 2-22

Designing a new form 2-22

Reproducing an existing form 2-22

Designing a form to fit in a window

envelope 2-22

Designing a form for merged data 2-22 Loading a form 2-23

Loading a new form <F9 > 2-23

Loading a saved form <F8 > 2-23

Loading GEM forms 2-24 Merging a form group 2-24 Loading a form template 2-25 Selecting template defaults 2-25

Adding form elements 2-26 Using color 2-26 Saving a form with a new name 2-27 Saving a new form 2-27 Modifying a form 2-28

Editing elements 2-28 Shifting elements 2-28 Grouping elements 2-28

Defining a group 2-29

Saving a form group 2-30 Undo/redo feature 2-31

Deleting a form 2-31 Renaming or moving a form 2-31 Proof printing a form 2-32 Editing multiple forms 2-35 Fast keys 2-36

3. Menu bars 3-1

ElixirForm menu bar 3-1

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Work area menu bar 3-5

File menu 3-1

New Form <F9> 3-1 Load Form <F8> 3-1 Save Form <Ctrl> + <S> 3-1 Save Form As <F7> 3-2 Rename/Move Form 3-2 Delete Form 3-2 Merge Form Group 3-2 Save Form Group 3-2 Load Form Template 3-2 Remove Form Template 3-2 Open Dat File 3-3 Close Dat File 3-3 Import Text 3-3 Print 3-3 Exit 3-3

System menu 3-3

Usage Switches 3-3 Filing Options 3-3 Reset to Defaults 3-4 Save Configuration 3-4

Window menu 3-4

Tile 3-4 Form <Ctrl> + <F4> 3-4 Toolbox <F10> 3-4

Help menu 3-4

Edit menu 3-5

Undo <Ctrl> + <Z> 3-5 Redo <Shift> + <Ctrl> +

<Z> 3-5 Cut <Ctrl> + <X> 3-5 Copy <Ctrl> + <C> 3-5

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Paste <Ctrl> + <V> 3-5

Select All <Ctrl> + <A> 3-5

Deselect All <Ctrl> + <A> 3-5

Delete <Del> 3-6

Delete All <Ctrl> + <Del> 3-6

Find <Alt> + <F3> 3-6

Find Next <F3> 3-6

Find Previous <Shift> +

<F3> 3-6

Replace 3-6 Tools menu 3-6

Spell Check 3-7 View menu 3-7 Options menu 3-7

Snap to Grid <F5> 3-7

GEM Forms Load Defaults 3-7

Page Properties 3-7

Page Databasing 3-7

Text/Font Options 3-8

Character Mapping 3-8

Spell Check Options 3-11

Template Options 3-11

4. ElixirForm defaults 4-1

User preferences 4-1

Grid <F4 > 4-1

Displaying/hiding the grid 4-1

Selecting grid properties 4-2 Rulers <F3> 4-4

Graphic ruler 4-4

Digital ruler 4-4 Long crosshair <F6 > 4-6 Zoom in/out 4-6

Keyboard zoom in/out

controls 4-7

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Page settings 4-7

Selecting page properties 4-7 Exceeding form page size limits 4-10 Page databasing 4-11

Text and font options 4-13 GEM form defaults 4-16 Configuring the system 4-18

Setting usage defaults 4-18

Filing options 4-19

Resetting to defaults 4-22

Saving a configuration 4-22

5. Lines 5-1

Line display 5-1

Setting the screen display 5-1

Screen refresh 5-1 Drawing lines 5-2 Editing lines 5-4

Changing line length 5-4

Sticky Lines <Ctrl> + <L> 5-5

Changing line attributes 5-6 Copying lines 5-6 Moving lines 5-7 Deleting lines 5-8

6. Shapes 6-1

Drawing shapes 6-1

Drawing paths 6-1

Drawing boxes 6-4

Drawing circles 6-7 Editing shapes 6-10

Changing shape size 6-10

Changing dimension coordinates 6-10

Manually 6-11

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Changing shape attributes 6-11 Copying shapes 6-12 Moving shapes 6-12

Manually 6-12

Changing dimension coordinates 6-13 Deleting shapes <Del> 6-13

7. Text operations 7-1

Creating text 7-1 Entering text from the keyboard 7-2

Moving a block before finish

entering text 7-2 Specifying text attributes 7-3 Font list 7-8

Selecting a font from the

current list 7-8

Loading 7-9

Merging 7-9

Customizing 7-10

Adding fonts 7-10

Removing fonts 7-10 Entering non-standard characters 7-11

Importing text 7-11

Importing complete text blocks 7-12 Importing text as separate blocks 7-13 Importing text into a box 7-14

Data tags 7-15 Editing text 7-15

Changing text attributes 7-15 Changing fonts 7-16 Replacing fonts 7-16 Applying multiple fonts to a text

block 7-17 Joining text 7-17 Splitting text 7-18

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Moving text 7-19

Manually 7-19 Changing dimension

coordinates 7-19 Copying text 7-20 Cutting, copying and pasting text 7-20 Deleting text 7-21 Finding/replacing text 7-21

Finding 7-21

Replace 7-23

Spell checking 7-24

Setting defaults 7-24 Using the Spell Checker 7-26

8. Images 8-1

Loading an image 8-1 Editing images 8-3 Moving an image 8-3

Manually 8-3

Changing dimension

coordinate 8-4

Copying an image 8-4 Deleting an image 8-5

9. Stand-alone utilities 9-1

Using the utilities 9-1 AFPVIEW 9-2 FONTCHG 9-3 FORMPRN 9-4 IC 9-5 SF 9-7

A. Keyboard shortcuts A-1

Glossary GLOSSARY-1

Index INDEX-1

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1. Introduction

ElixirForm for AFP is an interactive forms design tool that allows you to create and edit forms in WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) mode using an IBM PC, AT, PS/2 or compatible computer and optional proof printer.

If you are familiar with previous GEM versions of ElixirForm for AFP, you will find that the Windows-based version includes the same functionality plus additional features and a new interface. You can easily import forms created in earlier versions of ElixirForm for AFP and edit them in the new version.

If you have never used ElixirForm for AFP before, you will find the product highly intuitive and easy to use.

For brevity, "ElixirForm for AFP" is referred to as "ElixirForm" throughout this guide.

ElixirForm overview

A form created with ElixirForm is the static (or boiler plate) component of a form, and contains elements such as lines, boxes, text and images. The static form is then merged with variable data for printing on AFP high-speed laser printers.

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The static data adds meaning to the variable data with which it is merged. For example, the following variable data from a credit application form

X 123-456-789 9876.23 X 985-234-980 11813.34

is more meaningful when merged with static data and viewed together:

Previously, creating and editing static forms for printing on AFP printers was the responsibility of applications personnel working on mainframe computers. Such personnel were required to define form elements using Overlay Generation Language (OGL), a language that describes the location of line, shape, text and image elements, as well as page size and layout.

Limitations to this approach are:

defining and revising an OGL form is complicated and time-consuming

changes to the form are not apparent when adding OGL statements

the completed OGL file must be compiled and proof printed on the high-speed printer.

With ElixirForm, you can see each static form element as you add or revise the element, and then generate proofs using an optional desktop proof printer. Using the Elixir Desktop Converter, you can compile your forms on your PC, thus freeing your AFP printer from these tasks.

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Depending upon the ElixirForm product you have installed, your screens and options may differ from the figures displayed in this guide.

Customer support

Elixir customer support centers provide telephone technical assistance for Elixir users during business hours.

If you have purchased your Elixir product directly from Elixir Technologies then contact one of the support center hotlines.

See the Elixir Getting Started Guide for information about contacting your support center.

Elixir training

INTRODUCTION

Elixir Technologies Corporation offers training for the full range of Windows-based products. For more information, contact:

Elixir Learning (805) 641-5900 ext. 6

Who should use this guide

This guide serves users needing first-time or ongoing reference information about ElixirForm.

Users should already be familiar with Microsoft Windows operations, printer and font management operations and PC peripherals, and have access to reference manuals for related PC software and hardware.

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Conventions

This section describes the following:

display conventions typographical conventions

Display conventions

ElixirForm adheres to Microsoft Windows conventions for using menus, menu commands, dialog boxes, command buttons, icons and the mouse. See your Windows manual for more information.

Many shortcut keys in the new Windows-based product are different from those in previous GEM versions. This is because the standard Windows operating environment assigns certain functions to keys (for example, <F1> is always used for Help). See the "Keyboard shortcuts" appendix for a list of keyboard shortcuts.

Typographical conventions

The following typographical conventions are used throughout this guide:

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 simultaneously pressing

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

enclosed in [ ] (square brackets). For example: Select [New] from the File menu.

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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.

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

CD \ELIXIR <Enter>

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.

Organization of this guide

This guide contains the following chapter and appendices:

Chapter 1, "Introduction", provides an overview of ElixirForm functions, features, hardware and software requirements, and documentation.

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 2, "ElixirForm basics", provides an overview of ElixirForm and describes basic operations for creating a form.

Chapter 3, "Menu bars", provides information on the ElixirForm and Work area menu bars.

Chapter 4, "ElixirForm defaults", describes how to set the defaults for a form.

Chapters 5 through 8 "Lines", "Shapes", "Text operations" and "Images" are reference sections explaining how to create and edit elements using every icon in the toolbox.

Chapter 9, "Stand-alone utilities", explains the standalone utilities included with ElixirForm.

Appendix A, "Keyboard shortcuts", lists keyboard shortcuts (fast keys).

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"Glossary", contains terms and definitions applicable to ElixirForm and related Elixir products.

Index.

Installation

See the Elixir for AFP Getting Started Guide for installation information.

Starting ElixirForm

To start ElixirForm from the Elixir Desktop, doubleclick on the ElixirForm icon. The ElixirForm Desktop displays.

Exiting ElixirForm

To exit ElixirForm and return to the Desktop either:

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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2. ElixirForm basics

This chapter describes the ElixirForm Work area and basic operations.

ElixirForm window

To view the ElixirForm main screen, open the Elixir Desktop and double-click on the ElixirForm icon.

The ElixirForm window displays.

Toolbox Toolbar

Work area

Message area

menu bar

Work area

Figure 2-1. ElixirForm window

ElixirForm

menu bar

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The ElixirForm windows contains the following features:

Toolbox <F10>

The Toolbox displays on the left of the main Work area and contains the Select/Edit, Line, Path, Box, Circle, Text and Image tools.

If you cannot see the Toolbox, pull down the Window menu and select [Toolbox] or press <F10>.

Toolbox Toolbar ElixirForm menu bar Work area menu bar Message area Work area

Tools

Message

area

Tool options

Preview

panel

Figure 2-2. Toolbox

Select a tool to display its options in the Toolbox. A short description of the tool displays in the Message area, and the Preview panel displays your option selections.

Color options may or may not display, depending on the color selected in the Page Properties dialog box.

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Select tool

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Selects form or data elements for editing.

Copy

Copies any form element or design object.

Delete

Deletes the selected element(s). When a data element is deleted, it is only removed from the Work area. The entry in the Document window is preserved.

If you inadvertently delete an element, immediately select [Undo] from the Edit menu to restore the deleted element to your form.

Group filter options

The Group Filter options from left to right are: [Line], [Box], [Text], [Data Tag], and [Image].

Select one or more options to exclude the corresponding element from group options such as moving or deleting. Select the option(s) a second time to turn the filter off. See the "Grouping elements" section for information on grouping elements.

Number of Copies

Specify a value by clicking on the up or down arrows or click in the numeric display box and enter a number.

Press and hold <Ctrl> while clicking to increase/decrease the value by 10.

Movement Selection

Select a movement direction for moving or copying elements:

[Horizontal only] - cursor moves horizontally with element(s) attached

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[Vertical only] - cursor moves vertically with element(s) attached

[Free] - cursor moves in any direction with element(s) attached

Copy - Horizontal Distance

Specify a value by clicking on the up or down arrows or click in the numeric display box and enter a number.

Press and hold <Ctrl> while clicking to increase/decrease the value by 1.

Copy - Horizontal Distance - On/Off

Enables the [Copy - Horizontal Distance] option. Select this option a second time to disable this feature.

Sticky Lines - On/Off

Perpendicular lines with ends that connect remain stuck together when you move one of the lines. Lines attached to box sides remain connected when you resize the box.

Select this option a second time to disable this feature. See the “Lines” chapter for more information.

Copy - Vertical Distance

Specify a value by clicking on the up or down arrows or click in the numeric display box and enter a number.

Press and hold <Ctrl> while clicking to increase/decrease the value by 1.

Copy - Vertical Distance - On/Off

Enables the [Copy - Vertical Distance] option. Select this option a second time to disable this feature.

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Line tool

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Draws horizontal, vertical, and free lines; and specifies line properties. See the "Lines" chapter for more information on the options described below.

Line - Direction

Select the drawing line’s direction: [Horizontal only], [Vertical only], [Horizontal and Vertical], or [Free].

Custom Line/Border Thickness

Specify a value (in dots) by clicking on the up or down arrows or click in the numeric display box and enter a value (maximum 99 dots).

You can also select: standard [Thin] 2 dot, [Medium] 4 dot, or [Thick] 6 dot line widths.

Line - Style

Select the line style: [Solid], [Dashed], or [Dotted].

Line - Color

Select a box border color from the palette in the Color dialog box, then click on [Close]. The selected color displays in the bottom half of the icon.

Path tool

Draws paths and specifies path properties. See the "Shapes" chapter for more information on the options described below.

Path - Shape

Select a path shape:

[Closed] - path automatically closes when you finish drawing the path

[Open] - path remains open

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Path - Direction

Select a path direction:

[Snapped] - lines drawn snap to horizontal and vertical lines

[Free] - lines drawn run in any direction

Path - Beginning Style

Select line beginning style: [Square], [Round], or [Mitered].

Path - End Style

Select line end style: [Square], [Round], or [Mitered].

Custom Line/Border Thickness

Specify a value (in dots) by clicking on the up or down arrows or click in the numeric display box and enter a value (maximum 99 dots).

You can also select: [Thin], [Medium], or [Thick] border widths.

Line/Border Style

Select a border style: [Dotted], [Dashed], or [Solid].

Path - Finish Drawing

When you add a path to the Work area, you are in Draw mode. When you complete a path, select this option, double-click in the Work area or right-click in the Work area to toggle to Done mode. You can then draw another path or switch to another drawing tool.

Path - Color

Select a path border color from the palette in the Color dialog box, then click on the [Close] button. The selected path color displays in the bottom half of the icon.

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Path - Fill Color

Right-click to select a path fill color from the palette in the Color dialog box, then click on the [Close] button. The selected path fill color displays in the bottom half of the icon.

Object Fill Pattern/Shading

Select a shade pattern from the Pattern dialog box. This pattern applies each time you draw a new closed path, until you change it using the same procedure. Select [Hollow] for no shading.

Path - Connection Radius

Specify the value of the path connection radius (in pels) by clicking on the up or down arrows, or click in the numeric display box and enter a value (maximum 299 pels).

You can also select: [Small] 10 pels, [Medium] 20 pels, [Large] 30 pels, [Square], [Radius Half], or [Radius Maximum].

Box tool

Draws boxes and specifies box properties. See the "Boxes" chapter for more information on the options described below.

Box Predefined Shape

Select the box corner style: [All corners square], [All corners rounded], [Top rounded/bottom square], [Top square/bottom rounded], [Left rounded/bottom square], or [Left square/right rounded].

Box - Positioning - Center/Top Left

Select the top half of this option to center the top left corner of the box on grid coordinates. Select the bottom half of the option to snap the top left corner of the box flush to grid coordinates.

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Box - Shape - Oblong/Square

Select the top half of this option to draw boxes as rectangles. Select the bottom half of this option to draw boxes as squares.

Box - Diagonals

Select the diagonal line pattern for inside the box: [None], [Left], [Right], or [Both].

Custom Line/Border Thickness

Specify a value (in dots) by clicking on the up or down arrows or click in the numeric display box and enter a value (maximum 99 dots). Specify [0] to apply an invisible border to a shaded box. Unshaded boxes must have a border width of [1] or higher.

You can also select: [Thin], [Medium], or [Thick] box line widths.

Box - Line/Border Style

Select the line style: [Solid], [Dashed], or [Dotted].

Box - Border/Split Thickness and Style

Select width and style options:

[Border Splits] - sets the width and style of the box border

[Horizontal Splits] - sets the width and style of the horizontal box splits

[Vertical Splits] - sets the width and style of the vertical box splits

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Box - Horizontal Splits

Select this option, then click on the up or down arrows or enter a value in the numeric display box to specify the number of equal horizontal portions to divide the box into. The minimum value is 1 (hollow) and the maximum value is 40.

Select this option a second time to disable horizontal box splits.

Box - Vertical Splits

Select this option, then click on the up or down arrows or enter a value in the numeric display box to specify the number of equal vertical portions to divide the box into. The minimum value is 1 (hollow) and the maximum value is 40.

Select this option a second time to disable verticalbox splits.

Box - Color

Select a box border color from the palette in the Color dialog box, then click on the [Close] button. The selected box color displays in the bottom half of the icon.

Box - Fill Color

Right-click to select a box fill color from the palette in the Color dialog box, then click on the [Close] button. The selected box fill color displays in the bottom half of the icon.

Object Fill Pattern/Shading

Select a shade pattern from the Pattern dialog box. All boxes you draw contain this shading until you change it, using the same procedure. Select [Hollow] for no shading.

Box - Corner Radius

Specify a value by clicking on the up or down arrows or click in the numeric display box and enter a value (maximum 299 pels).

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Circle tool

You can also select: [Small] 10 pels, [Medium] 20 pels, [Large] 30 pels, or [Maximum]. This option does not apply when all corner styles are 90 degrees.

Draws circles and specifies circle properties. See the "Shapes" chapter for more information on the options described below.

Circle - Radius

Select one or more of the four circle quarters to compose a circle or partial circle. Select a quarter a second time to deselect it.

Circle - Drawing Method

Select the top half of this option to draw a circle from its center outward, where the anchor point is the circle center.

Select the bottom half of this option to draw a circle within an unseen box, where the anchor point is the box corner nearest the starting point. This method allows you be more precisely place the circle in relation to another element.

Circle - Diagonals

Select the diagonal line pattern for inside the circle: [None], [Left], [Right], or [Both].

Only 360-degree circles display diagonals.

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