Xerox Elixir for Xerox Getting Started Guide

Elixir Getting Started
Guide

Publication #720P93443
June 1999
Version 4.00

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

Copyright © 1999 by Elixir Technologies Corporation.
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Publication #720P93443
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Table of contents

1. Introduction 1-1

Release notes 1-2
Customer support 1-2

Xerox customer support center 1-3
Elixir customer support centers 1-3

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

Hardware 1-5
Software 1-6

Memory 1-6
Toolsets 1-6
Conventions 1-7

Display conventions 1-8

Typographical conventions 1-8

Mouse operations 1-9
On-line Help 1-10
Using Online documentation 1-12

Accessing online guides 1-12

Navigating in online guides 1-13

Bookmarks 1-14
Word find 1-14
Page scrolling 1-15
Zoom in/out 1-15

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Printing online guides 1-16
Organization of this guide 1-16
Starting Elixir applications 1-17

Using Windows colors and fonts 1-18
Exiting Elixir applications 1-19
Forms creation process 1-19

Forms creation overview 1-20

How Elixir fits in the forms creation

process 1-20

2. Installation 2-1

Before installation 2-1

Tape drive configuration 2-2
Product Registration 2-2

Elixir Product Registration screen 2-3

Using the internet 2-4

Registering as a new customer via

the internet 2-4

Downloading via the internet to a

non-Elixir PC 2-6

Contacting Elixir (no internet

connection) 2-7

Soft key customers running Win-

dows for Workgroups 3.1 or 3.11 2-8
Installation 2-8

Installing Elixir applications 2-9

Full installation 2-9

Custom installation 2-11

Adding applications 2-12

Adding newly licensed applications 2-12

3. Desktop basics 3-1

Overview 3-1
Desktop layout 3-2

Menu Bar 3-2
Icons 3-3

Elixir folder icons 3-3

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Forms folder 3-3
Fonts folder 3-3
Graphics folder 3-4
Documents folder 3-4

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

ElixiForm icon 3-5

ElixiFont icon 3-5

ElixiGraphics icon 3-5

ElixiDoc icon 3-5

ElixirScan icon 3-5
User Tools icon 3-6
Diskette icon 3-6
Tape 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

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Overwriting existing files 3-14

Converting files 3-15

Elixir folder structure 3-15
File conversions 3-18

4. ElixiForm basics 4-1

Overview 4-1
ElixiForm layout 4-3

Menu bars 4-3
Toolbox <F10> 4-4
Toolbar 4-4
Message area 4-5

Creating a form 4-5

Loading a new form 4-6
Using the grid, rulers and long

crosshair 4-7
Adding form elements 4-7

Drawing lines 4-8
Drawing boxes 4-8
Adding text 4-9
Adding images 4-10

Undo/redo feature 4-10
Modifying a form 4-11
Saving a form <Ctrl> + <S> 4-12
Proof-printing a form 4-13
Retrieving a saved form 4-13

5. ElixiFont basics 5-1

Overview 5-1
Font basics 5-2
ElixiFont layout 5-3

Menu bars 5-4

Toolbox <F10> 5-5

Message area 5-5
Using ElixiFont 5-6

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Loading an existing font 5-6

Editing a font 5-8

Edit Window 5-9

Editing tools 5-11
Transforming a font 5-12
Creating a font 5-13
Saving a font 5-14

6. ElixiGraphics basics 6-1

Overview 6-1
ElixiGraphics layout 6-2

Menu bars 6-3
Toolbox <F10> 6-3
Toolbar 6-4
Message area 6-4

Using ElixiGraphics 6-4

Loading an existing image 6-4
Creating an image 6-6
Using the drawing tools 6-6
Using the transform tool 6-7
Resetting an image 6-8
Saving an image 6-8
Proof printing an image 6-9

A. Troubleshooting A-1

Notes and cautions A-1
Installation A-2
Software protection keys A-2
ElixiSys Desktop A-3
ElixiForm A-6
ElixiGraphics A-8
ElixiFont A-9
Operational and error messages A-9

ElixiSys Desktop messages A-10
ElixiForm messages A-32

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ElixiGraphics messages A-42
ElixiFont messages A-54

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1. Introduction

This guide provides an overview and a description of
the basic skills and terminology required to operate
the following Elixir applications:

ElixiSys Desktop, a Windows-based user inter­face from which you can easily launch Elixir appli­cations, such as ElixiForm, ElixiFont, and
ElixiGraphics. The ElixiSys Desktop also enables
quick access to Elixir converters that convert
form, font, document, and graphics files between
Xerox, Elixir, and other formats. You can edit
Elixir-format files using the appropriate Elixir ap­plication (ElixiForm, ElixiFont, or ElixiGraphics)
and convert them back to the original or a differ­ent format using the ElixiSys Desktop.

ElixiForm, a Windows-based WYSIWYG forms
creation package used for creating or editing
Elixir-format forms which you can then convert to
Xerox and other formats using the ElixiSys
Desktop.

ElixiFont, a sophisticated Windows-based font
editor used for creating or editing Elixir-format
fonts which you can then convert to Xerox and
other formats using the ElixiSys Desktop.

ElixiGraphics, a Windows-based bitmap editor
used for creating or editing Elixir-format graphics
which you can then convert to Xerox and other
formats using the ElixiSys Desktop.

For information on how Elixir applications fit into the
forms creation process, see the "Forms creation proc­ess" section of this chapter.

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Each Elixir application has a user guide that you can
refer to for more detailed information.

For information regarding error and operational mes­sages, see "Appendix A, Troubleshooting".

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

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

If you have any problems running or using Elixir appli­cations, call your customer support center telephone
number in your area for help. When calling, you will
be asked 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 on your printer.

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Xerox customer support center

If you have purchased your Elixir product directly from
Xerox Corporation then you should contact the Xerox
customer support center telephone number provided
by Xerox.

For future reference, please record your Xerox cus­tomer support number below.

Xerox customer support center telephone

Elixir customer support centers

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

North and South America
[phone] ext. 3

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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.

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.

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Elixir Web site support

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

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.

Who should use this guide

This guide is intended for users who are familiar with
Windows and who want to install and use the ElixiSys
Desktop and associated applications: ElixiForm, Elixi­Font, and ElixiGraphics.

System requirements

The following sections describe the hardware and
software requirements for running the ElixiSys Desk­top, ElixiForm, ElixiFont and ElixiGraphics.

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Hardware

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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.

Additional requirements:

any monitor with driver software supporting Win­dows in VGA or SVGA

any Windows compatible mouse
One of the following devices, for communicating

with Xerox printers:

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).

Any 9-track, 1600 or 6250 bpi tape drive with
a Overland TX-8 controller card (such as the
Qualstar with the Overland TX-8 controller
card).

For users with compatible PCs, you can
transfer files between your PC and Xerox pro­duction printer. Refer to the ElixiSys Desktop
User Guide.

One or more of the following optional peripheral
devices:

Xerox production or distributed printer
HP LaserJet IV or compatible PCL 4 printer.

(HP PCL 4 is the format supported), or Post­Script compatible

Any digital scanner and associated software
with ability to create .PCX or .TIF images at
300 x 300 dpi.

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Software

Toolsets

Software requirements:

cows 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.

After installation, you can select which toolset to use.
The following table describes the appropriate toolsets
to select depending on your Elixir product.

Information for 4.00 Elixir Edition products is for refer­ence purposes only.

Microsoft Windows 95, Win-

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Desktop 4.00 Toolsets Elixir 4.00 Product(s)

Xerox Black and White
or
Xerox H/L Color

Xerox H/L Color and B&W ElixiForm

Xerox H/L Color and B&W ElixiForm

Xerox Distributed Printers ElixiSys Converter for Xerox Distrib-

After installation, you can check your toolset from the
ElixiSys Desktop by clicking on the
selecting [Toolset]. The Desktop Toolsets dialog box
displays the list of toolsets. Make sure the correct
toolset for your product is selected.

ElixiForm
ElixiSys Desktop

ElixiSys Desktop for HighLight Color

ElixiSys Desktop
ElixiSys HighLight Option

uted Printers
ElixiForm Editor for Xerox Distributed
Printers

System

menu and

Conventions

This section describes the following:

display conventions
typographical conventions
mouse operations.

Display conventions

The ElixiSys Desktop, ElixiForm, ElixiFont and Elixi­Graphics, all adhere to Microsoft Windows conven­tions for using menus, menu commands, dialog
boxes, command buttons, icons, and a mouse. See
your Windows manual for more information.

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Typographical conventions

The following typographical conventions are used
throughout this guide and in all Elixir product guides:

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

Key combinations are denoted by a plus sign be­tween keys. For example, <Shift> + <F1> indi­cates to simultaneously press the <Shift> and the
<F1> keys.

Menu titles are shown in

. Menu options are

bold

enclosed in [ ] (square brackets). For example,
Pull down the

menu and select [New].

File

Command buttons that you press are also en­closed in [ ] (square brackets). For example,

Click on [OK].
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 are
shown in larger text. Within DOS commands,
variable names and keys you press are shown in
italics. For example:

CD \ELIXIR <Enter>

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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 button, unless the right mouse button is
specified.

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,

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.

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drag and drop

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

object

a selectable item on the screen.

open

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

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.

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On-line Help

<Alt>click

to hold down the <Alt> key while clicking 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 clicking 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 left
mouse button -- this allows you to select more than
one object at a time.

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 that uses
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 help function by selecting the [Show
Quick Help] option in the Usage Switches (or Prefer­ences for ElixiGraphics) 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 the quick help feature.

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 the Help menu from the menu bar 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 Xerox. 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 Xerox. 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 accessd 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.

StartXRX.pdf - Getting Started User Guide
DeskXRX.pdf - ElixiSys Desktop User Guide
FormXRX.pdf - ElixiForm User Guide
FontXRX.pdf - ElixiFont User Guide
GraphXRX.pdf - ElixiGraphics User Guide
PHXRX.pdf - PageHandler User Guide
DTAG.pdf - DocuTag User Guide
DMerge.pdf - DataMerge User Guide
AppVIPP.pdf - Elixir AppBuilder for VIPP User

Guide
PDNT.pdf - Elixir PrintDriver for NT User

Guide
PDXRX.pdf - Elixir PrintDriver User Guide
Transfmr.pdf - Elixir Transformation 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.

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[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).

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

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

Bookmarks

All chapter headings in the table of contents are
marked to jump to a specific chapter or the index.

To use the bookmarks:

1. Go to the table of contents for the book.

2. Click on the [Bookmark] icon for the chapter
that you want jump to.

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.

The Adobe Acrobat Find dialog box displays.

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.

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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.

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.

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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].

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," describes how to install Elixir
software.

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

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

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

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

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

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Starting Elixir applications

This section describes how to start the ElixiSys Desk­top and associated applications (ElixiForm, Elixi­Graphics, and ElixiFont) after installation.

Using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows

NT: Start the ElixiSys Desktop by clicking on the

[Start] button and choosing Programs> Elixir Ap­plications> Elixir Suite for Xerox.

The ElixiSys Desktop displays.

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Figure 1-1. ElixiSys Desktop window

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

To start ElixiForm, ElixiGraphics, or ElixiFont double­click on the corresponding ElixiForm, ElixiGraphics, or
ElixiFont icons on the ElixiSys Desktop.

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

Figure 1-2. ElixiGraphics window

Using Windows colors and fonts

You can change from Elixir colors and fonts to Win­dows colors and fonts by editing the
drive:\WINDOWS\ELX.INI file using any text editor,
for example Notepad.

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To use Windows colors, go to the [NCDraw] sec­tion and change the "MenuColorScheme=Elixir"
entry to "MenuColorScheme=Windows"

To use Windows fonts, create a [Fonts] section
and add the following entry: "ScreenFontType=1".
To use the same fonts as in previous Elixir ver­sions, change the entry to the following:
"ScreenFontType=0".

Exiting Elixir applications

To exit the ElixiSys Desktop or any of its associated
applications you can do one of the following:

double-click on the [Close] button at the top left of
the Elixir application.

press <Alt> + <F4>.
press <Alt> + <X>.

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pull down the File menu and select [Exit].
Click on the [X] at the top right corner of the Elixir

application.

Forms creation process

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

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Forms creation overview

A form is a single-page document that contains ele­ments such as lines, boxes, text, and graphics. The
following steps outline the forms creation process:

1. Input/Conversion

Collect resources such as fonts and graphics,
and convert them to a format that you can edit or
use in a composition package.

2. Editing and composition

Organize and structure the resources.

3. Data integration

Use the resources in a form.

4. Proof-printing

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

5. Revising

Review the proof-print and make any necessary
changes.

6. Final printing and distribution

Print multiple copies of your form on a production
printer and distribute these forms to the target
audience.

How Elixir fits in the forms creation process

The following steps show how you can use Elixir appli­cations in the forms creation process. Each step pro­vides references to the chapters and user guides
where you can find more detailed information.

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To create a form using Elixir applications:

1. Gather the resources, such as fonts and
graphics, that you want to use in your
document and copy them to the appropriate
input Elixir directories.

See the "Elixir folders" chapter of the ElixiSys
Desktop User Guide.

2. Convert resources to Elixir-format using the
ElixiSys Desktop.

If you plan to proof-print, you must also create
printer versions of your fonts.

See the "Desktop basics" chapter of this user
guide or the "File conversions" chapter of the Elix-

iSys Desktop User Guide.

3. Use the appropriate Elixir application to edit
or create resources.

For more information about editing or creating
fonts, see the "ElixiFont basics" chapter of this
user guide or the "Creating and editing fonts"
chapter of the ElixiFont User Guide.

For more information about editing or creating
graphics, see the "ElixiGraphics basics" chapter
of this user guide or the "ElixiGraphics basics"
chapter of the ElixiGraphics User Guide.

4. Create a form in ElixiForm using the
resources created in the previous steps.

See the "ElixiForm basics" chapter of this user
guide or the "ElixiForm basics" chapter of the

ElixiForm User Guide.

5. Proof-print your form to verify that your
resources print correctly.

See the "ElixiForm basics" chapter of this user
guide, or the "ElixiForm basics" chapter of the
ElixiForm User Guide.

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6. Convert your form to the appropriate printer
format using the ElixiSys Desktop.

See the "Desktop basics" chapter of this user
guide, or the "File conversions" chapter of the
ElixiSys Desktop User Guide.

7. Transfer your form onto the selected printer
and print your form.

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