Art Text User Manual

Contents
Introduction
BriefDescription
Licensing
UpdatingtheProgram
RemovingtheProgram
TechnicalSupport
UsefulWebResources
EndUserLicenseAgreement
GettingStarted
QuickStartGuide
EffectGuide
UsingTemplates
ProgramInterface
TheMainWindow
ProgramSettings
TheContentPanel
The2DInspector
The3DInspector
Menus
KeyboardShortcuts
WorkingwithDocuments
Creating,OpeningandSavingDocuments
DocumentSettings
WorkingwithLayers
IntroductiontoLayersandObjects
ObjectSize,LocationandOrientation
TheListofLayers
MergingLayers
SplittingTextintoLetters
TheVectorShapeEditor
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2DToolsandEffects
Introductionto2DEffects
TheTextEditor
TheFillEffect
ApplyingTextures
ApplyingMaterials
TheEditorofMaterials
ApplyingStroke
TheShadowEffect
TheGlowEffect
TheInnerShadowEffect
ApplyingMasks
Transformations
3DToolsandEffects
Introductionto3DEffects
TheTextEditor
ApplyingMaterials
CreatingMaterials
TheShadowEffect
TheDepthGradientEffect
TheGlowEffect
TheFocusEffect
ApplyingMasks
Transformations
The3DObjectSettings
ParallelProjection
ExportingandPrinting
Exporting
TransparentBackground
Printing
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BriefDescription

TheArtTextapplicationisdesignedforcreatinguniquetextualgraphicsbyapplyingeffectstotextand

vectorshapes.YourworkcanbesavedinthenativeArtTextformatorincommongraphicfileformats.

ImagescreatedinArtTextcanbeusedinpublishingmaterials,onwebpages,orinotherapplications.

InArtText,youwillfind:

2Deffects(suchasshadow,glowandstroke)

3Deffects(suchasadjustablecolor,shapeandlight)

Transformations(geometricdeformationoftextorimages)

Librariesoftextures,backgroundsandothergraphiccontent

Theprogramissuppliedwithwell-tunedtemplatesandpresetswhichcanserveasastartingpointfor

yourdesigns.

SystemRequirements

MacOSXv10.10orlater

800MBofavailablediskspace

Licensing

Youcanfindyourlicensecodeinthepurchaseconfirmationemail.

Toenterthelicensecode:

1. Opentheapplication.

2. BringuptheLicensedialogbychoosingArtText3>License…inthemenu.

3. Enteryournameandlicensecode.

Itisrecommendedthatyoukeepthee-mailcontainingyourlicensecodeinasafeplaceincaseyou

re-installorupdatetheapplication.

TheunlicensedversionofArtTextisfullyoperational.Theonlylimitationisthatitaddsthe"Trial"text

overtheresultingimage.Toeliminatethistext,enteralicensecode.

Toupgradefromthetrialtolicensedversionoftheprogram,youneedtopurchaseandenteralicense

code.SeedetailsonBeLight’swebsite:

http://www.belightsoft.com/store/arttext.php

LicensingisnotneedediftheapplicationwaspurchasedontheMacAppStore.

UpdatingtheProgram

Tocheckforupdatesmanually,chooseArtText3>CheckforUpdates…inthemenu.

Tocheckforupdatesautomatically,selectthecorrespondingcheckboxintheprogramPreferences

(Cmd-,).

ToupdatetheapplicationpurchasedontheMacAppStore,usetheAppStoreapplication.

RemovingtheProgram

Tocompletelyremovetheprogramandallofitscomponents,deletethefollowingfilesandfolders.

Programdownloadedfromthedeveloper'ssite:

/Applications/ArtText3.app

~/Library/Preferences/com.belightsoft.ArtText3.plist

~/Library/ApplicationSupport/BeLightSoftware/ArtText3

ProgramdownloadedfromMacAppStore:

/Applications/ArtText3.app

~/Library/Containers/com.belightsoft.ArtText3

“~”meanstheuser'sHomefolder.

Notethatfoldersmarkedwithboldfontcanstoreuser's2Dand3Dmaterials,andcustomshapes.

Don’tremovethesefoldersifyouaregoingtouseyourmaterialsorshapesinthefuture.

Toaccessanypathlistedabove,copyit.InFinder,chooseGo>GotoFolder(Cmd-Shift-G).Then

pastethepathintotheeditbox,andclicktheGobutton.

TechnicalSupport

ThedeveloperofArtTextoffersfreetechnicalsupport.

ByE-mail:

[email protected]

TechnicalsupportformonBeLight’swebsite:

http://www.belightsoft.com/support/support.php

ForumonBeLight’swebsite:

http://www.belightsoft.com/forum/

Whenreportingaproblem,pleasemakesuretospecify:

TheversionofArtTextyouareusing.

TheversionofOSXinstalledonyourcomputer.

Yourpreviousactionsthatcouldhaveledtotheproblem.

Iftheproblempersists,describehowtoreproduceit.

Whennecessary,illustrateyourreportwithscreenshots(pressCmd-Shift-3tosavea

screenshotonyourDesktop).

UsefulWebResources

ArtTextHome–InformationaboutArtText,linkstotheDownload,LatestUpdate,Buy,andFAQ

sections.

BeLightSoftware–Checkitoutforupdates,newproductannouncements,andspecialoffers.

BeLightSoftwareSupport–Visitthislinkifyouhavequestionsaboutthesoftware.

EndUserLicenseAgreement

THISLICENSINGAGREEMENT("AGREEMENT")ISALEGALAGREEMENTBETWEENYOU,EITHERAN

INDIVIDUALORASINGLEENTITY,ANDBELIGHTSOFTWARE("LICENSOR").IFYOUDONOTAGREE

TOEACHANDEVERYTERM,YOUARETOCLICK"DISAGREE"BUTTONANDNOTTOOPEN,USEOR

INSTALLTHESOFTWAREANDYOUMUSTDELETETHESOFTWAREFROMYOURCOMPUTERAND/OR

ANYOTHERDATASTORAGEDEVICE.

NOTE:MacAppStorecustomersshouldrefertothestandardAppStoreEULA.

1.GENERAL

ThesoftwareanddocumentationaccompanyingthisLicensewhetherondisk,onanyothermedia

(collectivelythe"Software")arelicensedtoyoubyBeLightSoftware("Licensor")foruseonlyunder

thetermsofthisLicense,andLicensorreservesallrightsnotexpresslygrantedtoyou.Therights

grantedhereindonotincludeanyotherpatentsorintellectualpropertyrights.

Titleandintellectualpropertyrightsinandtoanycontentdisplayedbyoraccessedthroughthe

Softwarebelongtotherespectivecontentowner.ThisLicensedoesnotgrantyouanyrightstouse

suchcontent.

2.LICENSE

LicensorherebygrantstoYou,andYouaccept,anon-exclusivelicensetoinstallanduseSoftwareand

Documentation,onlyasauthorizedinthislicense.YouagreethatYouwillnotassign,sub-license,

transfer,pledge,lease,rent,orshareYourrightsunderthislicense.Youmaynotreverseengineer,

decompileordisassembletheLicensedSoftwareforanypurposewhatsoever.

3.TRANSFER

YoumaynotdistributecopiesoftheSoftwaretoanythirdparty,normayyouuse,rent,loan,sub-

license,orleasetheSoftwaretothirdparties.Youmay,however,transferallyourrightstousethe

Softwaretoanotherpersonorlegalentityprovidedthat:(a)YoualsotransferthisAgreement,the

Softwareandallothersoftwarebundledorpre-installedwiththeSoftware,includingallcopies,

Updatesandpriorversions,tosuchpersonorentity;(b)Youretainnocopies,includingbackupsand

copiesstoredonacomputer;and(c)thereceivingpartyacceptsthetermsandconditionsofthis

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Software.Notwithstandingtheforegoing,Youmaynottransferpre-releaseornotforresalecopiesof

theSoftware.

4.ILLEGALUSE

YouarenottousetheSoftware,whetherdirectlyorindirectly,foranyillegalpurposeunderthelaws

orordinancesofFederal,State,orlocalgovernments.ItisYoursoleresponsibilitytoknowand

understandthelawsand/orordinancesthatgoverntheuseoftheSoftware.IntheeventthatYou

violateanyFederal,StateorlocallaworordinancebydirectorindirectuseoftheSoftware,Youshall

takefulllegalresponsibilityforsuchillegaluse.YoushallholdLicensorharmlessandwithoutfaultand

otherwiseindemnifyLicensorforanydamage,costorliabilityincurredbyLicensorasaresultofany

use,whetherornotsuchuseiswithinthescopeofthelicensesetforthherein.

5.UPDATES

YoumaycontinuetousethepreviousversionoftheSoftwareonyourcomputerafterYoureceivethe

UpdatetoassistYouinthetransitiontotheUpdate,providedthat:theUpdateandtheprevious

versionareinstalledonthesamecomputer;thepreviousversionorcopiesthereofarenottransferred

toanotherpartyorcomputerunlessallcopiesoftheUpdatearealsotransferredtosuchpartyor

computer;andYouacknowledgethatanyobligationBeLightSoftwaremayhavetosupportthe

previousversionoftheSoftwaremaybeendeduponavailabilityoftheUpdate.

6.LICENSOR'SRIGHTS

YouacknowledgeandagreethattheSoftwareandDocumentationconsistsofproprietary,published

andunpublishedpropertyofLicensor.Youfurtheracknowledgeandagreethatallright,title,and

interestinandtotheSoftwareandDocumentationareandshallremainwithLicensor.Thislicense

conveystoYoutherighttoinstallandusetheSoftwareandDocumentationinaccordancewiththe

termsofthislicense.AllrightsnotexpresslygrantedherearereservedbyBeLightSoftware.The

Licensorwillnottransmityourpersonalinformationtoanythirdpartywithoutyourexpressconsent.

7.TERMINATION

ThislicenseiseffectiveuponYourinstallingthesoftwareonanymachine,andshallcontinueuntil

terminated.YoumayterminatethisAgreementatanytime.TheLicensormayimmediatelyterminate

thisLicenseAgreementifyoubreachanyrepresentation,warranty,agreementorobligationcontained

orreferredtointhisLicenseAgreement.Upontermination,youmustdisposeoftheSoftwareandall

copiesorversionsoftheSoftwarebydestroyingtheSoftware.

8.LIMITEDWARRANTY

BeLightSoftwareprovidesathirty(30)daymoney-backguaranteeontheSoftware.If,duringthis

period,youaredissatisfiedwiththeSoftwareforanyreason,BeLightSoftwarewillrefundyourmoney

ifyoureturntheSoftwareandallcopiestotheplaceofpurchasewithinthirty(30)daysofthedateof

theoriginalpurchase.THEFOREGOINGISTHESOLEANDEXCLUSIVEWARRANTYOFFEREDBY

BELIGHTSOFTWARE.BELIGHTSOFTWAREDISCLAIMSALLOTHERWARRANTIES,EXPRESSOR

IMPLIED,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOTHEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYAND

FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,WITHREGARDTOTHELICENSEDSOFTWAREANDALL

ACCOMPANYINGMATERIALS.BELIGHTSOFTWAREANDITSAGENTSDONOTANDCANNOTWARRANT

THEPERFORMANCEORRESULTSYOUMAYOBTAINBYUSINGTHESOFTWARE.

9.LIMITATIONOFLIABILITY

INNOEVENTWILLBELIGHTSOFTWAREORITSAGENTSBELIABLETOYOUFORANYDAMAGES,

CLAIMSORCOSTSWHATSOEVERORANYCONSEQUENTIAL,INDIRECT,INCIDENTALDAMAGES,OR

ANYLOSTPROFITSORLOSTSAVINGS.BELIGHTSOFTWARE'SAGGREGATELIABILITYANDTHATOF

ITSAGENTSUNDERORINCONNECTIONWITHTHISAGREEMENTSHALLBELIMITEDTOTHEAMOUNT

PAIDFORTHESOFTWARE,IFANY.

10.FEES

YoumayregisteryourcopyoftheSoftwarebypurchasingaLicenseCodeforthedownloadversionat:

http://www.belightsoft.com/store/store.php

YoumaynotdistributetheLicenseCode.Byclicking"Agree",youacknowledgethatyouhavepaidthe

LicensorallapplicablelicensefeesfortheSoftware.

11.SEVERABILITY

Shouldanytermofthislicensebedeclaredvoidorunenforceablebyanycourtofcompetent

jurisdiction,suchdeclarationshallhavenoeffectontheremainingtermshereof.

12.GENERALPROVISIONS

ThisLicenseAgreementispersonalbetweenYouandBeLightSoftware.Itisnottransferableandany

attemptbyYoutorent,lease,sublicense,assignortransferanyoftherights,dutiesorobligations

hereunder.YOUACKNOWLEDGETHATYOUHAVEREADTHISAGREEMENT,UNDERSTANDITAND

AGREETOBEBOUNDBYITSTERMSANDCONDITIONS.YOUFURTHERAGREETHATITISTHE

COMPLETEANDEXCLUSIVESTATEMENTOFTHEAGREEMENTBETWEENYOUANDBELIGHTSOFTWARE

WHICHSUPERSEDESANYPROPOSALORPRIORAGREEMENT,ORALORWRITTEN,ANDANYOTHER

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Quick Start Guide

This guide will give you an idea of how you can create a new design in Art Text. There are

many possible ways to do that. Here, we are going to learn a simple method. Although the

guide comprises a sequence of steps, you can change their order, skip some of them, or

add new ones.

For a better understanding of the location and names of the program controls, it is

recommended that you look through The Main Window section beforehand. An image

below shows the most important parts of the main window.

1 – Libraries of templates, backgrounds, icons and shapes.

2 – The list of layers.

3 – The canvas.

4 – The Inspector.

5 – Sets of tools. To expand a set of tools, click on its title. Some tools have an On/Off

switch or a choice of presets next to the title.

6 – Add a new 2D or 3D object.

7 – The Document Size button opens settings such as the size and measurement units.

8 – The zoom tool.

9 – Export to the Clipboard or file.

To learn the program, you may find it useful to open a finished design and try to modify it

or explore what kind of objects it is made of. To browse sample designs, choose Window

> Art Text Welcome Window from the menu. Then click on the Sample Browser button.

Step 1: Opening a new document

To open a new Art Text document, choose File > New. New documents have a text object

by default. You can either replace it with your own, or delete it in order to begin with a

blank document. To do this, open the layer list in the Content panel, and click the minus

button.

For quick start, you can open a template from the library and then modify it.

Step 2: Setting up the document size

The document size defines the image dimensions when you export your design to a

graphic file. To set up the document size, click the Document Size button below the

canvas. In the Document Size dialog, you can also select the measurement units.

You can change the document size later at any time.

Step 3: Adding text and images

To create a design based on a template, open the leftmost tab in the Content panel and

select one of categories. Then drag and drop a template you like to your document.

To add text with the default style, click the plus button in the bottom left corner of the

canvas and choose either 2D or 3D Text.

In order to add images, open a collection of backgrounds in the Content panel:

or a library of shapes and icons:

Finally, drag one you like to your design.

Both text and images can be also called in the program "objects" and "layers" depending

on the context.

Step 4: Moving and resizing objects

To move an object (text or image), just drag it with the mouse on the canvas.

In order to change the object size, select the object and move a handle on the object's

boundary.

Step 5: Editing text

To edit text, select it on the canvas. Then click on the Text title in the Inspector to open the

text editor. Modify your text in the text editing box.

Step 6: Applying effects

Applying effects is what Art Text documentation is all about, so we will not discuss any

particular effect in this guide. Most of the effects and tools are grouped in the Inspector as

sections. To open a section, just click on its title.

Note that 2D and 3D objects (you had to choose either 2D or 3D type in Step 3) let you use

only those effects which are compatible with the object type.

The Effect Guide lists the effects available in Art Text.

Step 7: Organizing layers in your document

When referring to layers, we mean that any object can appear on the canvas above or

below other objects. All layers of your document are listed in the Content panel. A layer at

the top corresponds to an object which is in front of others. To change this order, just drag

a layer to a new position. In order to create a background, add an image and make sure it

is at the bottom of the list.

Apart from the possibility of rearranging layers, the layer list lets you add and delete layers

using the plus and minus buttons correspondingly.

Step 8: Saving your document

To save your document, choose File > Save from the menu.

Step 9: Exporting the final image

To export your design to a graphic file, click the Export button in the bottom right corner of

the canvas. Then, choose either Clipboard or File.

The resolution for the Clipboard can be set in the Preferences dialog.

When you export to a file, you can choose the graphic format, resolution, and type a file

name in the Export dialog.

EffectGuide

Inthisguide,youcanfindoutthetypesofgraphiceffectsthatareavailableinArtText.

Notethat2Dand3Dobjectshaveindividualsetsofeffects.Usually,youcanapplyseveraleffectsto

thesameobject,buttheymustbelongtothesame2Dor3Dgroup.

2DEffects

Effect SampleImage RelatedTopic

ColorFill TheFillEffect

Gradient

Fill

TheFillEffect

Texture ApplyingTextures

Shading ApplyingMaterials

Stroke TheStrokeEffect

Shadow TheShadowEffect

Glow TheGlowEffect

InnerShadow

TheInner

ShadowEffect

Mask TheMaskEffect

Transformation Transformations

3DEffects

Effect SampleImage RelatedTopic

Material ApplyingMaterials

Shadow TheShadowEffect

Glow TheGlowEffect

Focus

TheFocus

Effect

Mask TheMaskEffect

Transformation Transformations

UsingTemplates

ArtTextprovidesalibraryoftemplateslocatedintheContentpanel.Atemplatecanbeapieceoftext

withappliedeffects,orasimpledesign.

Touseatemplate,dragittoyourdesign.Thenedittextoradjusteffects,ifnecessary.

Templatesaregroupedintoseveralcategories.Youcanchooseacategoryfromthedrop-downlistat

thetopofthepanel.

TheMainWindow

1–Librariesoficons,backgroundsandtemplates.

Relatedsubtopics:TheContentPanel

2–Listoflayers.Hereyoucanaccessalloftheobjectsinyourdocumentbytheirnamesor

thumbnails.

Relatedsubtopics:TheListofLayers

3–Canvas.Thisistheareawhereyoupreviewandworkwiththedesign.

4–Inspector.Dependingontheselectedobjecttype,theInspectorshowseither2Dor3Dtoolsand

effects.

Relatedsubtopics:

The2DInspector

The3DInspector

5–Toolsaregroupedintosections.Onlyonesectioncanbeopenatatime.Todisplayhiddentools,

clickonthetitleofthecorrespondingsection.Thetitlebarofsomesectionshasaswitchtoactivateor

deactivatetheeffect,oradrop-downmenuwithpresets.

6–Addanew2Dor3Dobject,orabackground.

7–TheDocumentSizebuttonopenssettingssuchasthesizeandmeasurementunits.

Relatedsubtopics:DocumentSettings

8–Thezoomtool.

9–ExporttotheClipboardorfile.

Relatedsubtopics:Exporting

ProgramSettings

Toopenprogramsettings,usetheArtText3>Preferencesmenu.

1–OpentheWelcomeWindowwhentheprogramstarts.Thiswindowgivesyouaccesstosample

documentsandtoonlineresourcesrelatedtotheprogram.

2–Resolutionofimagesexportedtotheclipboard.Itisimportantwhenyoucopythefinalimageto

anotherapplication.

3–Automaticallyalignanobjecttootherobjectswhenyoumoveorresizeit.

4–Chooseeitherasolidcolorforthedocumentbackgroundorthechessboard.Theselectedtypeof

thebackgroundappearsonlyonthecanvasandwillnotbeexported.

5–Changetheappearanceofthecanvasaroundthedocument.

6–Specifieswhethertheprogramautomaticallychecksforupdates.Tocheckforupdatesmanually,

chooseArtText3>CheckforUpdates…UsersoftheMacAppStoreversionoftheprogramshould

useAppStore.apptocheckforupdates.

TheContentPanel

TheContentpanelislocatedtotheleftofthecanvas.Itconsistsofthreelibrariesdescribedbelowand

theListofLayers.

ToshoworhidetheContentpanel,usetheView>ContentPanelmenu.

Toaddanyitemfromthelibrarytoyourdesign,dragitanddropitontothecanvas.

TemplateLibrary

TheTemplateslibraryincludes2Dand3Dpredesignedtemplates.Howtousetemplatesisdescribedin

UsingTemplates.

BackgroundsandLightEffects

ImagesfromtheBackgroundssectionareintendedtobeusedasabackgroundinyourdesign.

Whenyouaddabackgroundtoyourdocument,theprogramautomaticallyplacesitbehindother

objects,andfitstheimagetothedocumentdimensions.Ifyouwishtoplaceanaddedimageaboveor

belowaparticularobject,changethelayerorderinTheListofLayers.Tomakethebackgroundimage

tiled,choosethisoptionintheTexturesectionoftheFillsetoftools.

Toaddabackgroundfromthelibrary,youcaneitherclickontheimagepreviewordragtheimageto

thedocument.Ifyouhavealreadyaddedabackgroundtoyourdesign,clickingonanewonewill

replacetheoldbackground.Draganddroppingalwaysaddsonemoreimagetoyourdesign.

ImagesfromtheLightEffectssectioncanbeusedtoenhancethe3Dandilluminationeffectsinyour

design.Theseimagesareintendedtobeusedwithdarkbackgrounds.

Onemorecategoryinthedrop-downlistisPhotos.Thisisnotapartofthelibrary,butaquickwayto

accesspicturesinyourphotolibrary.

SmartShapesandIcons

SmartShapesandiconsarevectorimages.Therefore,youcanresizethemwithoutthelossofquality.

Youcanalsoedittheminthevectoreditorwhichopensupbydouble-clickingonavectorimageonthe

canvas.

Thedrop-downlistatthetopletsyouchooseoneofthestandardcategoriesaswellastheCustom

Folderoption.Thelatterallowsyoutoaccessyourownimageslocatedontheharddisk.

YoucanstoremodifiedornewvectorobjectsintheCustomShapescategory.Toaddanobjecttothe

library,selectitonthecanvasandclicktheplusbuttonintheContentpanel.Todeleteacustom

objectfromthelibrary,selectitonthepanelandclicktheminusbutton.

The2DInspector

The2DInspectorgathersalltoolsandeffectsthatarespecificfor2Dobjects.TheInspectorswitches

to2Dtoolsautomaticallyassoonasyouselecta2Dobject.

Thetoolsaregroupedintosections.Toopenasection,clickonitstitle.

Somesectionshaveaswitchinthetitlebarallowingyoutoactivateordeactivatetheeffectwithout

needtoopenthesection.

Text

TheTextsectioncontainsatexteditorandformattingtools.Thissectionisavailableonlyifaselected

objectistext.

Moredetails:TheTextEditor

Fill

TheFillsectionincludesthreedifferenttools.Here,youcanchoosetofillanobjectwithaplaincoloror

gradient.Asecondoptionistoapplyatexturetoanobject.Thelastoptionletsyouapplyashading

materialtoanobjectgivingita3Dlook.

Moredetails:

TheFillEffect

ApplyingTextures

ApplyingMaterials

Stroke

Inthissection,youcanaddstrokesandcontroltheirproperties.

Moredetails:ApplyingStroke

Effects

TheEffectssectioncontainsthreeindependenttools.Here,youcanactivateandsetuptheShadow

andGloweffects.Youcanalsochangetheobject'sopacityandactivateoneoftheblendmodes.

Moredetails:

TheShadowEffect

TheGlowEffect

Mask

TheMasksectionletsyouapplymaskstoobjects.

Moredetails:ApplyingMasks

Geometry

IntheGeometrysection,youcanfindtoolstosetuptheobject'sdimensionsandangle.Therearealso

toolstoapplygeometrictransformationstoobjects.

SomeSmartShapeshaveoneortwoparametersintheSmartShapessection.Theseparameterslet

youchangetheshapeoftheimagesuchaschangingthenumberofsides.

Moredetails:

ObjectSize,LocationandOrientation

Transformations

The3DInspector

The3DInspectorgathersalltoolsandeffectsspecificfor3Dobjects.TheInspectorswitchesto3D

toolsautomaticallyassoonasyouselecta3Dobject.

Thetoolsaregroupedintosections.Toopenasection,clickonitstitle.

Text

TheTextsectioncontainsatexteditorandformattingtools.Thissectionisavailableonlyifaselected

objectistext.

Moredetails:TheTextEditor

Material

TheMaterialsectionletsyouapplymaterialsto3Dobjects.Youcantweakthematerialproperties,or

youcanchooseapredesignedmaterialfromthelibrary.Toopenthelibraryofpredesignedmaterials,

clickonPresetnearthesectiontitle.

Moredetails:

ApplyingMaterials

CreatingMaterials

Effects

IntheEffectssection,youcanfindtoolstocreatetheshadow,glowandfocuseffects.Youcanalso

changetheobject'sopacityandactivateoneoftheblendmodes.

Moredetails:

TheShadowEffect

TheGlowEffect

TheFocusEffect

Geometry

TheGeometrysectionincludesvarioustoolstosetuptheobject'ssizeandpositioninthedesign.

Therearealsotoolstocontrolthe3Deffectandtoapply3Dtransformations.

Moredetails:3DEffectSettings

Menus

ArtText3

File

Edit

View

Layers

Format

Window

Help

The"ArtText"Menu

AboutArtText Displaythedialogwithinformationabouttheprogram.

License…

Opentheregistrationdialogbox.(Notavailableintheapplicationpurchasedon

theMacAppStore.)

Checkfor

Updates…

CheckforthelatestupdateontheInternet.(Notavailableintheapplication

purchasedontheMacAppStore.)

Preferences…

(Cmd-",")

Bringuptheprogrampreferencesdialog.

QuitArtText

(Cmd-Q)

Quittheapplication.

The"File"Menu

New(Cmd-N) Createanewdocument.

Open…(Cmd-O) Openadocument.

OpenRecent> Openoneoftherecentlyediteddocuments.

Close(Cmd-W) Closetheopendocumentwindow.

Save…(Cmd-S) Savethecurrentdocument.

Duplicate(Cmd-

Shift-S)

Createacopyofthecurrentdocument.

Rename… Renamethecurrentdocument.

MoveTo… Movethecurrentdocumenttoanotherlocation.

RevertTo

Cancelallofthechangesinthecurrentdocumentthatweremadeafterthelast

save.

Export…(Cmd-E) Exportthecurrentdocumenttoagraphicfile.

PageSetup…

(Cmd-Shift-P)

OpenthestandardPageSetupdialogforchangingthesize,orientationand

otherparametersofthepage.

Print…(Cmd-P) BringupthestandardPrintdialog.

The"Edit"Menu

Undo(Cmd-Z) Reversethelastoperationthatyouperformed.

Redo(Cmd-Shift-

ReversethelastUndooperation.

Cut(Cmd-X) Cutselectedtext(inthetexteditoronly)totheClipboard.

Copy(Cmd-C) Copyselectedlayer(s)totheClipboard.

Paste(Cmd-V) PastethecontentoftheClipboardtothedocument.

Duplicate(Cmd-

Duplicatetheselectedlayer(s).

Delete

(Backspace)

Deletetheselectedlayer(s).

SelectAll(Cmd-

Selectalllayersifthemainwindowisactivated.

Selectalltextinthetexteditorwhentexteditingisactivated.

DocumentSize…

(Cmd-Y)

OpentheDocumentSizedialogbox.

StartDictation…

(fnfn)

Dictateyourtext.

Emoji&Symbols

(Cmd-Ctrl-Space)

OpentheEmoji&Symbolspanel.

The"View"Menu

ZoomIn(Cmd-=) Zoominthecurrentview.

ZoomOut(Cmd-

"-")

Zoomoutthecurrentview.

ZoomtoFit Zoomthecurrentviewtofitthewindow.

ActualSize(Cmd-

Displaytheactualdocumentsize.

ContentPanel>

Show/Hide

ShoworhidetheContentpanel.

ContentPanel>

Templates

OpentheTemplateslibrary.

ContentPanel>

Images

Openthelibraryofbackgroundsandlighteffects.

ContentPanel>

Shapes

OpenthelibraryofSmartShapes,iconsandvectorimages.

ContentPanel>

Layers

Openthelistoflayers.

Show/Hide

Inspector

ShoworhidetheInspector.

EnterFullScreen

/ExitFullScreen

(Cmd-Shift-F)

Activateordeactivatethefullscreenmode.

The"Layers"Menu

Add2DLayer

(Cmd-Shift-L)

Addanewlayerwitha2Dobjectatthetopoftheotherlayers.

Add3DLayer

(Cmd-L)

Addanewlayerwitha3Dobjectatthetopoftheotherlayers.

AddBackground Addabackgroundimagebehindtheotherlayers.

RemoveLayer Deletetheselectedlayer(s).

Union MergelayersusingtheUnionoperation.

Subtract MergelayersusingtheSubtractoperation.

Intersect MergelayersusingtheIntersectoperation.

Exclude MergelayersusingtheExcludeoperation.

SplitintoLetters

(Cmd-Ctrl-Alt-T)

Puteachcharacteroftheselectedtextlayerintoaseparatelayer.

Edit Openaselectedimageinthevectoreditor,oropentextinthetexteditor.

SelectNextLayer

(Alt-])

Selectthenextlayerinfrontofthecurrentone.

SelectPrevious

Layer(Alt-[)

Selectthenextlayerbehindthecurrentone.

BringForward

(Cmd-])

BringtoFront

(Cmd-Shift-])

SendBackward

(Cmd-[)

SendtoBack

(Cmd-Shift-[)

Movetheselectedobjectinfrontoforbehindotherobjects.

Convertto2D/3D Converttheselectedobjecttothe2Dor3Dtype.

The"Format"Menu

Font>Show/Hide

Fonts(Cmd-T)

OpenorclosetheFontspanel.

Font>Bold

(Cmd-B)

Font>Italic

(Cmd-I)

Modifythepropertiesoftheselectedtext.

Font>Bigger

Font>Smaller

Increase/decreasethesizeoftheselectedtext.

Font>Kern

Font>Ligature

Font>Baseline

Modifythepropertiesoftheselectedtext.

Text>AlignLeft

(Cmd-{)

Text>Center

(Cmd-|)

Text>AlignRight

(Cmd-})

Text>Justify

Aligntexttotheleft,right,centerorjustifyit.

MovetoCenter

(Horizontally)

(Cmd-Shift-H)

Centertheselectedobject.

MovetoCenter

(Vertically)

(Cmd-Shift-V)

FittoDocument Fittheselectedobjecttothedocumentsizeconstrainingproportions.

Resizeto

Document

Fittheselectedobjecttothedocumentsizewithoutconstrainingproportions.

Show/HideColors

(Cmd-Shift-C)

DisplaytheColorspanel.

The"Window"Menu

Minimize(Cmd-M) Minimizethecurrentlyactivewindow.

Zoom Fittheprogramwindowtothescreensize.

ArtTextWelcome

Window

ShoworhidetheWelcomeWindowwhichgivesyouaccesstoonlineresources

andsampledesigns.

SampleBrowser Showthelibraryofsampledesigns.

BringAlltoFront ShowwindowsofArtTextinfrontofothers.

The"Help"Menu

ArtTextHelp OpenHelpdocumentationdeliveredwiththeapplication.

Technical

Support…

Opentheonlinesupportform.

SendFeedback… Allowsyoutosendfeedbacktothedevelopersbyemail.

Online

Registration…

Opentheonlineregistrationform.

KeyboardShortcuts

Documents

WindowsandPanels

LayersandObjects

TextEditingandFormatting

VectorEditor

Documents

Cmd-S Savethecurrentdocument.

Cmd-Shift-S Createacopyofthecurrentdocument.

Cmd-O Openadocument.

Cmd-N Createanewdocument.

Cmd-E Exportthecurrentdocumenttoagraphicfile.

Cmd-W Closetheactivedocumentwindow.

Cmd-Q Exittheapplication.

Cmd-Z Reversethelastoperationyouperformed.

Cmd-Shift-Z ReversethelastUndooperation.

Cmd-= Zoominthecurrentview.

Cmd-“-” Zoomoutthecurrentview.

Cmd-0 Displaytheactualdocumentsize.

Cmd-Y OpentheDocumentSizedialogbox.

WindowsandPanels

Cmd-“,” BringupthePreferencesdialog.

Cmd-Shift-C DisplaytheColorspane.

Cmd-M Minimizethecurrentlyactivewindow.

Cmd-Shift-F Activateordeactivatethefullscreenmode.

Cmd-Shift-P

OpenthestandardPageSetupdialogforchangingthesize,orientationand

otherparametersofthepage.

Cmd-P BringupthestandardPrintdialog.

LayersandObjects

Cmd-Shift-L Addanew2Dlayertothetopoflayerstack.

Cmd-L Addanew3Dlayertothetopoflayerstack.

Backspace Deletetheselectedlayer.

Cmd-C Copyselectedlayer(s)intotheClipboard.

Cmd-V PastethecontentoftheClipboardintoanewlayer.

Cmd-X Cutselectedlayer(s).

Cmd-A Selectalllayers.

Cmd-D Duplicatethecurrentlayer.

Cmd-Shift-H Centertheselectedobjecthorizontally.

Cmd-Shift-V Centertheselectedobjectvertically.

Cmd

whilemovingan

object

Disablethesnapfunction.

Alt-] Selectthenextlayerinfrontofthecurrentone.

Alt-[ Selectthenextlayerbehindthecurrentone.

Cmd-] BringForward.

Cmd-Shift-] BringtoFront.

Cmd-[ SendBackward.

Cmd-Shift-[ SendtoBack.

Cmd-Ctrl-Alt-T Puteachcharacteroftheselectedtextlayerintoaseparatelayer.

TextEditingandFormatting

Cmd-V PastetextfromtheClipboardintotheeditbox.

Cmd-A SelectalltextinthetexteditoroftheLayerContentwindow.

Cmd-{ Alignleft.

Cmd-| Centertext.

Cmd-} Alignright.

Cmd-T DisplaytheFontpanel.

Cmd-B Maketextbold.

Cmd-I Turntexttoitalic.

fnfn Dictateyourtext.

Cmd-Ctrl-Space OpentheEmoji&Symbolspanel.

VectorEditor

Alt-L ActivatetheStraightSegmenttool.

Alt-C ActivatetheCurvedSegmenttool.

Alt-R ActivatetheRectangletool.

Alt-O ActivatetheEllipsetool.

Alt-+ Addapoint.

Backspace Removeapoint.

Alt-Space Removeall.

Cmd-A Selectall.

Creating,OpeningandSavingDocuments

Tocreateanewdocument,chooseFile>Newfromthemenu.

Toopenanexistingdocument,selectFile>Openandnavigatetoyourdocument.Ordouble-clickon

thisdocumentinFinder.

Tosaveadocument,chooseFile>Saveinthemenu.

DocumentSettings

Tobringupthedocumentsettings,chooseEdit>DocumentSize…fromthemainwindow.

1–Measurementunitsaffectthewholeapplication.

2–Maintainaspectratio.

3–TheSetSizebuttonchangesthedocumentsizesothatallvisibleobjectsfitthedocument.The

amountofblankspacealongthedocumentbordercanbesetbychangingmargins.Ifanyobjectorits

partappearsoutsideoftheimagearea,thisobjectwillbetrimmedatexport.TheSetSizebuttonis

usedtofixthis.

4–Documentsize.

5–ByactivatingAutomaticallyresizeobjects,youallowtheprogramresizethedesignwhenyou

changethedocumentsize.Theaspectratioofthedesignwillbeconstrained.

6–Alistofpreviousdocumentsizes.

Asthedefaultsizefornewdocuments,theprogramusesthelastappliedwidthandheight.

IntroductiontoLayersandObjects

Anydesignonthecanvasconsistsofobjectssuchasimages,icons,textandsoon.Everyobjectis

locatedonitsownlayersincetheprogramallowsonlyoneobjectperlayer.Sotheobjectandlayer

termsaremostlyequivalentinthisdocumentation.Addingorremovinganobjectautomaticallymeans

addingorremovingalayer.

Wewillsay"object"whenitisgoingaboutapplyingeffects.The"layer"termwillbeusedtodescribe

howobjectsinteractwitheachother.

ThereisalistoflayersintheContentpanelwhereyoucanselectlayers,changetheirorderand

performsomeotheractions.

GraphicandtextualobjectsinArtTextcanbeoneoftwotypes:2Dand3D.Theyhavedifferentsetsof

properties,andconsequently,therearetoolswhichworkwithonlyoneofthesetypes.Intheobject's

contextmenu,youcanchoosetoconvertfromonetypetoanother.Thiswillenablethetoolsand

settingsofthenewtype,buttheobjectwilllosetheeffectsthatyouhavealreadyapplied.

ObjectSize,LocationandOrientation

Toresizeorrotateanobject,youcanuseitshandlesonthecanvas.Justdragoneofthemtowardsthe

directioninwhichtheobjectshouldincreaseorrotate.Thehandlesaredisplayedwhentheobjectis

selected.

Tosettheobjectdimensions,coordinatesorrotationangleprecisely,usetheGeometrysectioninthe

Inspector.Thesizeandlocationaremeasuredinpixels.2Dand3Dobjectshaveidenticalsettings.

ObjectSize

Toresizeanobject,selectitonthecanvasanddragitscornerorsidehandle.Makesurethatthe

cursorhasturnedintoatwo-sidedstraightarrow.Toresizewithoutpreservingtheaspectratio,draga

cornerhandleholdingdowntheCmdkey,ordragasidehandle.

Theprogramalsoletsyousetuptheobjectsizeinrelationtothedocumentsize.

TheFormat>FittoDocumentmenucommandresizesanobjectproportionallysothatitsbigger

sizefitsthedocument.

TheFormat>ResizetoDocumentmenucommandworkswithoutconstrainingtheproportion.

ObjectLocation

Tomoveanobjecttoanotherlocation,dragitwiththemouse.

Whileyouaremovinganobjectaround,guidelinescanappearshowingthattheobjecthasbeen

alignedtoanotherobjectortothecenterofthedocument.Theobjectyoumovesnapstothese

positions.YoucanturnthisfeatureonandoffintheprogramPreferences.Fortemporarilydisabling

thesnapfunction,holdtheCmdkeydownwhileyouaremovinganobject.

Tomoveaselectedobjectthatlaysbehindothers,pressandholdtheAltkeybeforeyoustartmoving

theobject.Thiswillpreventtheoccasionalselectionofanotherobject.

ObjectOrientation

Torotateanobject,movethemousecursoraroundanycornerhandleuntilitturnsintoarounded

arrow.Then,dragthehandletothedesireddirection.Toinputanumericvaluefortherotationangle,

usetheGeometrysectionintheInspector.

Torotatea3Dobjectinalldimensions,usetherotationtoollocatedatthebottomoftheobjectina

circle.

YoucanalsocenteranobjectinthedocumentbychoosingoneoftheMovetoCentercommands

fromtheFormatmenu.

TheListofLayers

ThelistoflayersislocatedintheContentpanel.Itallowsyoutoaccesslayersdisregardingtheir

visibilityonthecanvas.Alsoyoucanchangetheorderoflayers,andcontrolsomeoftheirproperties.

TheotherpropertiessuchastheOpacityorBlendModecanbefoundintheInspector.

1–Displayorhidethelayercontent.

2–Addorremovelayers.

3–Booleanoperations:Union,Subtract,IntersectandJoin.Fordetails,seeMergingLayers.

4–Thelayername.

5–Lockorunlockalayer.Lockinglayerspreventsthemfrommovementandmodification.

6–Displaythelayernamesorthumbnails.

Youcanadjusttheparametersofseverallayerssimultaneously.Todothis,selecttheselayersmaking

surethattheyareofthesametype(either2Dor3D).Thenapplythedesiredeffectandsetupits

parameters.Toselectseverallayers,clickontheirnamesholdingdowntheCmdorShiftkey.

RenamingLayers

Tochangethelayername,double-clickonitinthelist.

ChangingtheLayerOrder

Theorderoflayernamesinthelistreflectsthelayerstackingorderinthedesign.Thelayerlocatedat

thetopofthelistisatoptheothersonthecanvas.Thelayeratthebottomofthelistisbehindallof

theotherlayers.

Tochangethestackingorder,dragalayertoanewpositioninthelist.

AddingandRemovingLayers

Clickthe"plus"buttontoaddanewlayer.

Tocreateacopyofaselectedlayer,chooseEdit>Duplicatecommandfromthemainmenu.

Clickthe"minus"buttontoremovetheselectedlayer.

MergingLayers

YoucanapplyBooleanoperationstotwoormorelayersinordertocreateanewcombinedshape.You

canfindoutwhateachoperationdoesbelow.

1–Union

2–Subtract

3–Intersect

4–Exclude

Tomergelayers,selecttwoormoreofthemandchooseoneofthelayermergingtools.

Theconfigurationofanewshapedependsonthesizeandlocationoftheoverlappingareas,butit

doesn'tdependoncolororgradientfill,texture,shadoworothereffectsappliedtotheoriginalobjects.

Iftheoriginalobjectsareinavectorformat,vectorpathsintheseobjectswillbeused.Incaseofa

rasterimage,theprogramwilluseitsrectangularoutlineasthepath.Thealphachannel

(transparency)willbeignoredaswell.

Thenewshapeautomaticallytakespropertiesandeffectswhichwereappliedtothelowestofthe

originallayers.Afterthecreationofthenewlayer,theoriginaloneswillberemoved.Consequently:

Thereisnoreasontoapplyeffectstoupperlayersyouaregoingtomerge.

Ifyouwishtokeeptheoriginallayersinyourdesignintact,createcopiesofthem.

Union

Theresultinglayershapeissumofmergedlayersshapes.

Originallayers:

Resultinglayer:

Subtract

Theshapeoftheobjectonthelowestlayeristhebasisforanewshape.Theotherobjectsdetermine

thearea(s)thatwillbecutoff.Theresultisapartofthelowestobjectthatisnotoverlaidbyother(s).

Iftheobjectsdon'toverlay,theresultlookslikethelowestobject.

Originallayers:

Resultinglayer:

Intersect

Theresultisthearea(s)wherealloftheselectedlayersoverlap.Iftherearenosuchareas,the

programdoesn'tmodifythedocument.

Originallayers:

Resultinglayer:

Exclude

Iftheobjectsoverlay,theoverlappingareabecomesexcluded(transparent).Withoutoverlaying,the

resultissimilartotheunionoperation.

Originallayers:

Resultinglayer:

SplittingTextintoLetters

Yourdesignideamayrequireapplyingdifferenteffectstodifferentpartsoftext.Sinceeffectscan

changeonlythewholetext,youhavetoputpiecesoftextontoseparatelayerstomodifythemin

differentways.

Theprogramcanhelpyoucreatemultiplelayersoutofasingletextpreservingthepositionofthe

letters.Eachletterwillbeplacedonaseparatelayer.Tousethisfeature,selectLayers>Splitinto

Lettersinthemenu.

Notethatyoucannotmergetheresultinglayersbacktocreateonetextlayer(exceptusingtheEdit>

Undocommand).Tojoinlettersintoasingleobject,youcanusetheLayers>Unioncommand,but

thecreatedobjectwillbenottextbutanimage.

TheVectorShapeEditor

Thebuilt-ineditorofvectorshapesletsyoumodifyiconsandshapesprovidedinthecontentlibrary

andcreatenewvectorimages.

Toopenthevectoreditor,double-clickonashapeoricononthecanvas.Inthisway,youcanopenan

objectintheeditorandmodifyit.Thevectoreditoralsoopensupwhenyoucreateacustomshape.

Tocreateacustomshape,opentheShapessectionintheContentpanelandselectCustomShapes…

inthedrop-downmenu.Thenclicktheplusbuttonatthebottomofthepanel.

ToaddashapefromcanvastotheCustomShapeslibrary,selectthisshapeandclicktheplusbutton

belowthelistofcustomshapes.Thevectoreditorwillopen.Thenyoucanmodifytheshape,orclick

OKrightawaytoaddtheshapewithnochanges.

Toolsinthevectoreditor:

1–Theselectiontoolisusedtoselectormovepoints.

2–Thestraightsegmenttool(Opt-L).

3–Thecurvedsegmenttool(Opt-C).

4–Therectangletool(Opt-R).

5–Theellipsetool(Opt-O).

6–Addananchorpoint.

7–Deleteananchorpoint.

8–Changetheanchorpointtype.

9–Clearthecanvas(Opt-Space).

10–Showorhidethegrid.

PointsandPaths

Avectorshapecomprisesanchorpointsandlinesthatconnectthem.Anchorpointsmarkthebeginning

andendofeachline(orsegment).Byaddingonelineafteranother,youcreateapath.Thepathmust

beclosed.Thismeansthatitbeginsandendsatthesamepoint.

Anchorpointscanbeoftwotypes:cornerpointandsmoothpoint.Whenyouchangethetypeofa

point,adjoininglinesmaychangefromcurvedtostraightandviceversa.



1–Cornerpoint.Atacornerpoint,apathabruptlychangesitsdirection.Acornerpointmayjoin

eitherstraightorcurvedlinesinanycombination.Acornerpointwithtwostraightlinesdoesn'thave

thedirectionlines.

2–Straightsegment.

3–Smoothpoint.Atasmoothpoint,apathcontinuesfollowingthesamedirection.Asmoothpoint

joinsonlytwocurvedsegments.

4–Directionline.

5–Directionpoint.Itisahandleontheendofadirectionline.Movingadirectionpoint,youcan

changethelengthandangleofthecorrespondingdirectionline.

6–Curvedsegment.

7–Cornerpoint.



Thedirectionofacurvedpathinasmoothanchorpointcoincideswiththedirectionofthedirection

line.Leavingtheanchorpoint,thepathbranchesofffromthedirectionline.Thelongerthedirection

lineis,thelongerthepaththatpassesnearit.



Bydefault,thedirectionlinesofthesamesmoothpointrotatetogetherpreservinga180degreeangle

betweenthem.Bychangingthisangle,youcancreateacornerpointfromasmoothpoint.Todothis,

dragoneofthedirectionpointsholdingdowntheShiftkey.Tomaketwodirectionlinesrotate

togetheragain,restorea180degreeanglebetweenthem.

DrawingaShape

Selectthestraightsegment orcurvedsegment tool.Clickonthecanvastoaddasmany

anchorpointsasyouneed.Makethelastclickonthefirstpointofthepathtomakeitclosed.Youcan

finishdrawingbyactivatingtheselectiontool.Inthiscase,theprogramwillclosethepath

automatically.

Imagesthatyoucreateherearesolidshapes,notcontours.

Thedirectionthatyoudrawapathmatterswhenoneshapehasbeendrawnoveranother.Inthe

picturebelow,shapesAandBweredrawnintheclockwisedirection.Cwasdrawninthecounter-

clockwisedirection.Theareaswheretheshapesoverlaparedifferent.TheintersectionareaofAandB

remainssolid,whiletheintersectionofAandCisahole.

AddingAnchorPoints

Youaddanchorpointswhenyoudrawapath.

Toaddmoreanchorpoints,activatetheaddingtool andclickonapathsegment.

DeletingAnchorPoints

Todeleteananchorpoint,selectitandclickthedeletebutton .

ChangingtheTypeofAnchorPoints

Tochooseadifferenttypeofanchorpoint,clickthetypebutton .

MovingAnchorPoints

Tomoveananchorpoint,dragitwiththemouse.Astraightsegmentattachedtothispointwillchange

itsdirection.Acurvedsegmentwillchangethedirectionandshape.

Toswitchoffthesmartguidesandsnapfunctionwhenyoumoveananchorpoint,pressandholdthe

Cmdkey.

Introductionto2DEffects

Thissectiondescribestoolsandeffectscompatiblewith2Dtypeobjects.

Originally,a2Dobjectcanbeavectororrasterimage,ortextwhichisvectorbyitsnature.Effects

canalsobedividedintovector(e.g.Transformation)andrasterones(e.g.Gradientor3DEffect).If

youactivateavectoreffectsuchasTransformationforarasterimage,theprogramwillapplythe

effecttotherectangularboundoftheimage.Inthecaseofavectorcontent,vectoreffectsworkwith

theshapeofletters,iconsetc.

Bydefault,alllibraryobjects(exceptfor3Dobjecttemplates)andimagesyouimportarebeingadded

toyourprojectas2Dobjects.Youcanconverta2Dobjecttothe3Dtypebyright-clickingonitonthe

canvasandchoosingtheConvertto3Dcommand.Youcanconvertfromthe3Dto2Dtypeinthe

sameway.Changingtheobjecttypedeactivatesallthe2Dor3Deffectsthatyouhaveappliedtothe

object.

TheTextEditor

Theprogramdoesn'tallowyoutoedittextdirectlyonthecanvas.Youshouldusethetexteditor.Itis

locatedintheTextsectionoftheInspector.The2Dand3Dtexteditorsareidentical.

Thealignmentbuttonsaffectthewholetext.

TheFontbuttonopensthestandardFontpanel.Youcanchangethefontofthewholetextoranyofits

parts.YoushouldknowthattheSizecontrolsintheFontspanelarenotintendedtoadjustthesizeof

atextobjectinyourdocument.Usethesecontrolstocreatedifferentpartsofatextwithdifferentsize

ofletters.

Linespacingcanbeappliedtoselectedtextlinesortothewholetext.

Kerningchangesthedistancebetweenlettersoftheselectedtext.

Becarefulwithfontsthathavejaggedcharacters.Theyusuallytakelongertorendergraphiceffects.

Someofthesefontscanevencauseunexpectedresultswhenyouapplyshadingor3Deffects.

TheFillEffect

TheFilltoolsarelocatedintheFillsectionoftheInspector.Youcanchoosetofillanobjectwitha

color,textureorshadingeffectbyclickingontheColor,TextureorShadingbuttonatthetop.The

TextureandShadingtoolsaredescribedinseparatesectionsofthedocumentation.

1–TurntheFilleffectonoroff.

2–ThePlainColortool.

3–TheGradienttool.Itssettingsarelocatedbelow.

4–Theangleofthegradienteffect.

5–Gradienttype:Linear,RadialorOval.ThedifferencebetweenRadialandOvalgradientsis

noticeablewhenthegradientisappliedtoarectangle.The"sphere"createdbythegradientiscropped

withtheRadialtypeanddeformedwiththeOvaltype.

Radialgradient:

Ovalgradient:

6and9–Thebasicgradientcolors.Thecirclesarehandles.Tochangeacolor,clickonthe

correspondinghandle.Tomakeoneofbasiccolorstakemorespaceintheobject,movethehandle

towardsthemiddleofthegradient.

7–Swapthebasiccolors.

8–Themiddlegradientcolor.Tochangethelocationofthemiddlecolor,movethehandletowards

oneofthebasiccolors.

10–Thelibraryofpre-designedgradients.

11–Addordeleteintermediatecolors.Thesecolorsappearbetweenthetwobasicones.

ApplyingTextures

ArtTextcanapplytexturestotextandvectorimagessuchasiconsorshapes.Applyingtexturesto

rasterimagesusuallymakesnosense.Youcanusetexturesfromthebuilt-inlibrarybychoosingone

ofcategories.ItisalsopossibletoimporttexturesfromyourharddrivebyselectingtheMyTextures

category.Toopenthetexturelibrary,chooseTextureintheFillsection.

Toapplyatexture,selectanobjectandclickonthetextureinthelibrary.

ThePlacementoptiondefineshowthetextureshouldfittheobject.

Theoriginalobjecttowhichatexturewillbeapplied.

Theoriginalimageusedasatexture.

TheFitoptionmatchesthetexturetothelargershapesize.Ifthetextureandobjecthavedifferent

aspectratios,thetexturecanbecropped.

TheStretchoptiondeformsthetexturetofittheshape.

TheTileoptionletsyouadjustthetexturesize,angleandpositioninsidetheshape.Thetexturewill

notbedeformed.

Scaleresizesthetexture.Theroundandsquarecontrolsletyourotateandmovethetexturearound.

TheseoptionsareavailablewhenthePlacementissettoTile.

TheColorbuttonletsyouchangetexturecolors.ItseffectisacombinationoftheHue,Saturationand

Brightnesscolorproperties.YoucanswitchtheColorspanetotheHSBSlidersmodetobeableto

adjusttheslidersseparately.

TheResetbuttonrestorestheoriginaltexturecolor.

ApplyingMaterials

ShadingmaterialsareusedinArtTexttocreate3Dlookingtextandimages,togiveaglassy,metal,

orplasticlooktoobjects,andforothereffects.

Toopentheshadingmateriallibrary,chooseShadingintheFillsection.

Toapplytheeffect,clickonashadingmaterialpreviewinthelibrary,andadjusttheproperties.

1–Materialcategories.

2–Previewofmaterials.

3–Depthistheamountofthebeveleffect.

4–Theangleoftheappliedeffect.For3Dlookingobjects,thiscontrolmoveslightspotsaroundthe

centeroftheobject.

5–The3Dshape(bevel)selector.Itisnotavailableforimage-basedeffects.

6–Thecolor.

Theprogramcreatesthe3Deffectusingtheshadertechnologywhenthe3Dlookisgeneratedbased

uponsomecolorandlightspotparameters.Alternatively,theeffectcanbeimage-based.Thismeans

thatanimageisusedtodefinelightspotsandanobject'scolor.Bothtypesofeffectsarepresentin

thelibraryinseparatecategories.Themajorityofitemsinthelibraryareshader-based.

Materialsareusuallyappliedtovectorobjects.Inthiscase,theeffectisappliedtotheareainsidethe

object'soutline.Ifyourobjectisarasterimage,theshaderwillusethetransparencytodefinethe

amountoftheeffecttoapply.Themoreopaquetheobjectpartsare,thestrongerthe3Deffectwillbe.

Withnotransparencyinarasterimage,theeffectwillbeappliedtotherectangularboundofaraster

imageinsteadoftheimagedetails.

YoucancustomizematerialsusingtheTheEditorofMaterials.

BevelShape

Dome-shaped Straight Concave

Notethatstraightandconcaveshapescanproducesimilarresults.Theylookdifferentwithshaders

whichhavealightspotnearthecenter.

Light

TheLightcontrolmovesthelightspotsaroundthecenter.Thisletsyouchangethelocationofa

virtuallightsource.

Whenyourdesignconsistsofseveral3Dobjects,youcanadjustthelocationoflightspotsasifthey

appearedfromthesamelightsource.

Depth

Atlowervalues,youwillgetanobjectlookingalmostflat.Theslidercoversthemostappropriaterange

ofvalues1–30.Tosetgreatervalues,usetheeditbox.Below,youcanseecircleswiththeDepth

parametersetto7,15and30.

AtthesameDepthvalue,theresultalsodependsonthesizeoftheobject.Atsomepoint,increasing

Depthwillnotchangethefinalimage.Smallobjectscanlosea3Dlookatvaluesthataretoolarge.

Thisshowshowcirclesof50x50,100x100and150x150pixelslookatDepth=15.

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Color

TheColorcontrolchangesallcolorsinawaysimilartotheHueparameterinthestandardColors

panel.Black,whiteandgrayscalecolorswillstayunchanged.

TheEditorofMaterials

ThematerialeditorcanbeaccessedthroughthemateriallibrarybychoosingShadingintheFill

section.Youcaneithercreateanewmaterialorcustomizeoneofmaterialsinthelibrary.

Tocreateanewmaterial,selectCreateaMaterial…inthedrop-downlistofcategories.

Toeditastandardorcustommaterial,double-clickonitspreview.Customizedandnewmaterialswill

besavedintheMyMaterialscategory.

Thewindowofthematerialeditorshowsalistofcustommaterialstotheleft.Buttonsbelowthelistlet

youadd,removeandmakeacopyoftheselectedmaterial.Themiddlepartofthewindowshows

parametersoftheselectedmaterial.Samplesofanappliedmaterialaredisplayedontheright.

Thematerialeditorletsyoucreatematerialsbasedonshadersandbasedonimages.

MaterialsBasedonShaders

Themainpropertiesofashader-basedmaterialaretheAmbient,DiffuseandSpecularcolorsand

adjustablelightsources.

TheAmbient,DiffuseandSpecularcolorsdefinehowobject'spartslookunderdifferenttypesof

lighting.TheAmbientcoloristheobject'scolorinadeepshadow.TheDiffusecoloristheobject'scolor

inpoorlydissipatedwhitelight.It'susuallythenaturalcoloroftheobject.Finally,theSpecularcolor

letsyousimulateareflectionfromalightsourcedirectedtotheobject.Onespecularlightsourceis

alwayspresent(let'scallitthe"main"one).Ifnecessary,youcanaddmore.

ParametersofLightSources

Thepositionofeachlightsourceisdisplayedonthesphereasawhitecircle,ifthelightison,anda

blackcircle,ifthelightisoff.Youcanmovelightsourcesbydraggingthecorrespondingcircles.If

therearenocirclesonthesphere,selecttheShowspotlightcontrolscheckbox.Themainlight

sourcecanalsoberelocatedusingtheAzimuthandElevationcontrols.

SpotSizedefinesthesizeofthereflection.Usingthisparameter,youcanmakethelightbemoreor

lessdirected.

Shininessblursthelightspot,makingitsedgemoreorlesssharp.

Together,SpotSizeandShininessletyoumaketheobjectlookmatteorglossy.Asarule,areflex

fromthesamelightsourceisbigandblurredonamatteobject,andsmallandsharponaglossy

object.

Bordercontrolshowquicklythelightfadesneartheedgeofthelightspot.

MaterialsBasedonImages

Usingimages,youcancreatematerialssimilartoshadingmaterialsorsomethingcompletelydifferent.

Animagewillbemappedontheobject'ssurface.Therearenosettingsforimage-basedmaterials

exceptforthepossibilityofrotatingthem.

Tocreateanewmaterial,clicktheCreatefromImagebuttonandchooseagraphicfile.Anyfurther

adjustmentscanbemadeinthemainwindow.

ApplyingStroke

Addingastrokeoutlinestextandvectorshapes.Ifyouapplythetooltoarasterimage,itsrectangular

edgewillbecomeoutlined.

TheStroketoolislocatedintheStrokesectionoftheInspector.

1–Strokecolor.

2and3–AddandRemovestrokes.

4and5–Thestrokewidth.

6–Thestrokepatternsuchassolidordotted.

Youcanaddmultiplelineswithdifferentwidthsandcolors.

Ifspacesbetweenlettersaretoosmallafteraddingstrokes,increasetheKerningparameterinthe

Textsection.

TheShadowEffect

TheShadowtoolislocatedintheEffectssectionoftheInspector.

TheBlurparameterdefinesthedensityofthedropshadow.

TheDistanceparameterdefinestheoffsetbetweentheobjectandshadowwhichvisuallylookslike

thedistancebetweentheobjectandsurfacebehindit.

Theangleoftheshadowchangesthelocationofthevirtuallightsource.

TheroundcontrolnearDistanceandAngleletsyouadjustthesetwoparametersatonce.Dragthe

handleoffthecenter.

TheColorparameterjustgivesyouanoptiontomaketheshadowotherthangray.

TheGlowEffect

TheGlowtoolislocatedintheEffectssectionoftheInspector.

TheSizeparameterdefinesthewidthoftheglow.

TheSpreadparameterdefinestheamountofthenon-transparentareawithinthewidthoftheglow.

Thegloweffectletsyousetuponeortwocolors.WhentheTintcolorisenabled,asecondcolor

outlinesthemainglow.Inthepicturebelow,1isthemaincolorand2isthetintcolor.

TheInnerShadowEffect

TheInnerShadowtoolislocatedintheEffectssectionoftheInspector.

TheSizeparameterdefinesthewidthoftheinnershadow.

TheSpreadparameterdefinestheamountofthenon-transparentareawithinthewidthoftheinner

shadow.

TheDistanceparameterdefinestheoffsetbetweentheobjectandinnershadow.

TheBlendModeoptiondefineshowthecolorsoftheobjectandinnershadowinteractwitheach

other.TheNormaloptionworkswellwithmostcombinationsoftheobjectandinnershadowcolors.

Multiplytakeseffectwhentheshadowisdarkerthantheobject.UseScreenwhentheobjectisdarker

thantheshadow.

OneofpossibleusesoftheInnerShadowtoolistocreatetheconcavesurfaceeffect.

ApplyingMasks

TheMaskeffectcreatestransparentareasonanobject.Maskscanbeusedtomakeapartofanobject

invisibleortocombineseveralobjects.

Toapplyamask,usetheMasksectionintheInspector.

Masksinthelibraryareblackandwhiteimages.Blackareasinamaskcreatetransparentareasonan

object.

1–Thelibraryofmasks.Clickonittobringupthelistofmasks.

2–Theoffsetofthemaskinrelationtotheobject.

3–Therotationangle.

4–Inverseofthemask.

5–Thescaleofthemask.Themaskwillbetiledifyoumakeitsmallerthantheobject.

6–Thebrightnessofthemask.Thisparametermakesthewholeobjectmoreorlessopaque.

7–Thecontrastofthemask.

TheBrightnessandContrastparametersarehelpfulwhenyouuseacoloredimageasamask.In

thiscase,thesetwoparametersletyousetupthethresholdbetweenthetransparentandopaque

areas.

Theprogramappliesamasktoyourobjectafterapplyingothereffectssuchastransformation.This

meansthatifyoudistortanobject,themaskwillnotbeaffected.

Transformations

Transformationeffectscreategeometricdistortionoftextorvectorimages(suchasshapesoricons

fromtheinternallibrary).Transformationscannotdeformrasterimages.Ifyoutransformavector

shapewithanappliedtexture,thetexturewillnotbedeformed.

TheTransformationtoolsarelocatedintheGeometrysectionoftheInspector.

Totransformanobject,clickontheTransformboxtobringupthelistoftransformationtools.Then

clickonatooltoapplyit.Finally,adjustthedistortionusingasliderbelowthelist.

Torestorethedefaultstateofanobject,clicktheResetbutton.

Whenseveralobjectsareselected,youcanuseonlygeometrictransformations.

ThereareGeometrictransformationswhicharebasedonpatterns,andSplinetransformationswhich

distortobjectsalongcurves.Iconsofsplinetransformationsinthelisthavesmallcircles.

GeometricTransformations

Geometrictransformationsarelocatedatthetopofthelist.

Eachoftransformationshasoneortwoparameters.Toadjustthem,usetheslidersbelowthelist.

SplineTransformations

Splinetransformationsareprimarilyintendedtodistorttext.Textgoesalongasplinewhichisstraight

bydefault.Todistortit,youshouldcurvethesplinebydraggingitshandlesonthecanvas.

NotethattheCurvedTexttransformationmakesnochangetoasingleletteroranimage.Youshould

applyittoatleastseveralletters.

Introductionto3DEffects

Thissectiondescribestoolsandeffectscompatiblewith3Dtypeobjects.

The3Dtoolscanbeeffectivelyusedonlywithtextandvectorobjects.Anyrasterimageturnedintoa

3Dobjectwilllookthesameway,likearectangularprism.

Whena3Dobjectisselected,ithasa3Drotationtoolonthecanvasinadditiontoregularresizeand

rotationhandles.Torotatetheobject,clickontherotationtoolanddragaside.

Youcanconverta2Dobjecttothe3Dtypebyright-clickingonitonthecanvasandchoosingthe

Convertto3Dcommand.Inthesameway,youcanconvertfromthe3Dto2Dtype.Changingthe

objecttypedeactivatesallthe2Dor3Deffectsthatyouhaveappliedtotheobject.

TheTextEditor

Theprogramdoesn'tallowyoutoedittextdirectlyonthecanvas.Youshouldusethetexteditor.Itis

locatedintheTextsectionoftheInspector.The2Dand3Dtexteditorsareidentical.

Thealignmentbuttonsaffectthewholetext.

TheFontbuttonopensthestandardFontspanel.Youcanchangethefontofthewholetextoranyof

itsparts.YoushouldknowthattheSizecontrolsintheFontspanelarenotintendedtoadjustthesize

ofatextobjectinyourdocument.Usethesecontrolstocreatedifferentpartsofatextwithdifferent

sizeofletters.

Linespacingcanbeappliedtoselectedtextlinesortotheentiretext.

Kerningchangesthedistancebetweenlettersoftheselectedtext.

Becarefulwithfontswithjaggedcharacters.Theyusuallytakelongertorendergraphiceffects.Some

ofthesefontscanevencauseunexpectedresultswhenyouapplyshadingor3Deffects.

ApplyingMaterials

Theprogramhasalibraryofpre-designedmaterials.Itletsyouapplymaterialsinafewclicks.

Additionally,youcancustomizeanyoflibrarymaterials.

Toapplyamaterial,clickthePresetbuttonneartheMaterialsectiontitle.Thenchooseoneofthe

categoriesandclickonamaterial.

CreatingMaterials

Tocreateanewmaterial,youcanmodifyadefaultone.Ifanyofthelibrarymaterialsissimilarto

whatyouwanttocreate,startfromthispredesignedmaterial.

Toadjustthematerialproperties,opentheMaterialsectionintheInspector.

Texture

Toopenthetexturelibrary,clickonthepreviewofthecurrenttexture.Inthetexturelibrary,youcan

choosetexturesfromcategories,orselectaplaincoloratthetopofthelibrary.

TheColorbuttonatthetoprightcornerletsyouchangetexturecolors.Itseffectisacombinationof

theHue,SaturationandBrightnesscolorproperties.YoucanswitchtheColorspanetotheHSBSliders

modetobeabletoadjusttheslidersseparately.

Theroundandsquarecontrolsinthemiddlechangetheangleandoffsetofthetexture.

Scaleletsyoumagnifythetexture.

BumpMap

TheBumpMaptooladdsmorevolumetothetexturedetails.

Strengthcontrolstheamountofroughnesscreatedbythetool.

Smoothmakestheeffectsmooth.

BumpMapoff:

BumpMapon:

TheBumpMaptoolrequiresthatatexturehascontrastelements.Notalltexturescanproduceagood

resultwiththiseffect.

Bydefault,theBumpMaptoolusesthetextureitselfasabumpmap.Toselectadifferentbumpmap,

chooseatextureinthepop-uplibraryoftheBumpMapsection.

EnvironmentTexture

TheEnvironmentTexturetoolextendsthelightingeffectcreatedbytheLightSourcesproperties.By

applyinganenvironmenttexture,youcansimulatereflexesfromparticularlightsourcessuchas

windows.

TheColorbuttonworksthesamewayastheoneintheTexturesection.

Aroundcontrolrotatesthetexture.

TheOpacityparameterchangestheamountoftheeffectappliedtotheobject.Thisisusefulwhenyou

needtomixtheEnvironmentTextureeffectwithothers.

Smoothisintendedtomaketheobjectmattorglossy.Whenyoumovetheslidertotheright,the

objectbecomesmatt.

TheBlendModedefineshowthecolorsofthemainandenvironmenttexturesmixwithcolorsofother

effects.

LightSources

Theprogramletsyousetupfourlightsources.Inthepreview,eachofthemispresentedasacircleon

asphere.Abluecirclemeansthatthelightisturnedon,andagrayoneindicatesthatthelightisoff.

Smallercirclesshowthelocationoflightsourcesbehindthesphere.

Ifalightsourceison,itcastslightonthesphere.

Youcanchoosethelightsourcecolorintheboxtotherightfromthesphere.

TheShadowoptionallowsobjectpartstocastshadowsontheobjectitself.UnliketheShadoweffect

intheEffectssection,thisoptionhasnoconnectiontotheshadowthatiscastonthebackgroundor

otherobjects.

MaterialFinishandColors

Thisgroupofmaterialpropertiesisresponsibleforhowlightingaffectstheobject.Youshouldadjust

theparametersbelowtogetherwiththelightsources.

Glossinessmakestheobjectlookmoreorlessglossy.

Ambient,DiffuseandSpecularcolorsletyouadjustthelookofshadowedandlitpartsoftheobject.

Itiseasiertolearnhowthesecolorsappearontheobjectwhenonlyonelightsourceison,aplain

colorisusedasatextureandtheBumpMapandEnvironmentTexturetoolsaredeactivated.

Ambientistheobject'scolorwhenthereisnolightatall.Itcanbeblack,ormoreoftenadarker

versionoftheDiffusecolor.

Diffuseistheobject'scolorunderdiffuselight.Inmanycases,itcoincideswiththenaturalcolorof

theobject.

TheSpecularcolorisusedtocreateareflectionofadirectlightsource.Themorematttheobjectis,

thebiggerandlesssharpthelightspotis.Tocontrolthis,usetheGlossinessslider.

SavingCustomMaterials

Assoonasyouarehappywiththecustomizedmaterial,youcansaveitintheCustomcategoryofthe

materiallibrary.Todothis,selectanobjectwiththatmaterialapplied,clickthePresetbutton,and

thenclickonplusatthebottomofthemateriallibrary.

Torenameacustommaterial,double-clickonitsname.

Todeleteacustommaterial,selectitinthelibraryandclickonminus.

TheShadowEffect

ToaccesstheShadowtool,opentheEffectssectionintheInspector.

ThePositionletsyoumovetheshadowaroundbychangingthedirectionandhowfartheshadow

spreadsfromtheobject.Bydraggingthehandle,youchangethelocationofavirtuallightsource.

TheAttenuationparametervarieshowquicklytheshadowfadesout.

Blurmakestheshadowmoreorlesssoft.

TheColorbuttonletsyouchangethecoloroftheshadow.

TheDepthGradientEffect

ToaccesstheDepthGradienttool,opentheEffectssectionintheInspector.

TheDepthGradienteffectisintendedtoapplyagradientorsolidcolortothe3Dobjectsides.This

effectcanbeusedtoemphasizethetransitionfromthelituptoshadowedobjectparts.

Inordertoopenthegradientpanelandsetupthecolors,clickonthegradienticon.Thegradientpanel

controlsaredescribedintheTheFillEffectsection.

TheOverlayoptionappliestheDepthGradienteffectoverothereffectslocatedintheMaterialtab.

TheBlendModeoptionsdefinehowtomixthegradientcolorswithcolorsproducedbyothereffects.

BychangingtheOpacity,youcanmaketheeffectmoreorlessstrong.

Ifyouswapthepositionsofthedarkandlightcolorsinthedefaultgradient,youcancreatethe

backlighteffect.

TheGlowEffect

ToaccesstheGlowtool,opentheEffectssectionintheInspector.

TheBrightnessparametercontrolstheamountofglow,mostlyconsideringthepositionoftheobject

inrelationtolightsources.Inthepicturebelow,theglowisonlyaroundtheletter"S"becauseitis

turnedtothelightsourcethemost(duetotransformationand3Drotation).



IncreasingBrightnessmakestheeffectspreadovertheotherletters.



Blurmakestheglowmoreorlesssoft,andconsequentlytakemoreorlessspacearoundtheobject.

OpacityletsyoucontroltheamountoftheeffectbutinawaythatisdifferentfromBrightness.Here,

youmakethewholeglowmoreorlessstrongthroughitstransparency.

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TheGloweffectlooksbestwithdarkbackgrounds.

TheGloweffecthighlightsonlythebrightpartsofanobject.Thismakesitdifferentfromthe2DGlow

whichappearsaroundthewholeobject.

Glowisoff:

Glowison:

TheFocusEffect

ToaccesstheFocustool,opentheEffectssectionintheInspector.

TheFocuseffecthastwosettingsLengthandBlur.

TheFocalLengthparameterdefinesthedistancetothepointinfocus.

Blurcontrolshowblurredtheobject'spartswhicharenotinfocuswillbe.

TheFocuseffectworkswellifanobjectisrotatedhorizontallyusingthe3Drotationtoolastheobject

wasinperspective.

ApplyingMasks

Toapplyamasktoa3Dobject,usetheMasksectionintheInspector.Theeffecthasexactlythesame

setofpropertiesasthe2Dmask.

Theprogramappliesamasktoyourobjectafterapplyingothereffectssuchastransformationor3D

rotation.Thismeansthatifyoudistortanobject,themaskwillnotbeaffected.

Inordertoachieveinterestingeffects,youcancombineamaskedlayerwithanotherlayerinthe

backgroundandhavethegapsfilledwithsomecolor.

Transformations

Transformationeffectscreategeometricdistortionof3Dobjects.Thesetoolsarelocatedinthe

GeometrysectionoftheInspector.



Totransformanobject,clickontheTransformboxtobringupthelistoftransformations.Thenclick

onatransformationtoapplyit.Finally,adjustthedistortionusingtheslidersbelowthelist.

Torestorethedefaultstateofanobject,clicktheResetbutton.

Youcantransformseveralselected3Dobjectsatthesametime.

The3DObjectSettings

Toaccessthe3Dobjectsettings,opentheGeometrysectionintheInspector.Theseparameterslet

youcontrolthebasic3Dobjectappearance.

TheDepthparametermakestheobjectmoreorlessflat.

Thicknessmakestheobject'spartsthicker.Withtext,itmaylookasifyoumadeitbold.Solidobjects

suchasbricksjustbecomeslightlybigger.

Chamfercanmaketheobject'sedgeroundedorsharp.Youcanalsochoosetheshapeofthechamfer.

ParallelProjection

Whenyouapplythe3Drotationtoanobject,theprogramshowsitinperspectivebydefault.

Ifyouaregoingtocreateatitleforawebsiteoranarticle,youmaywantallletterstohavethesame

height.Todothis,activatetheParallelProjectionoptionintheGeometrysectionoftheInspector.

Exporting

YoucanexportyourdesigntoagraphicfileorcopyittotheClipboard.

Toexportyourdocumenttoagraphicfile:

1. SelectFile>Exportinthemainmenu,orclicktheExportbuttonatthebottomrightcornerof

thecanvasandchooseFile…

2. Typeafilenameandchooseadestinationfolder.

3. SelectanimageformatintheFormatdrop-downlist.

4. Setuptheavailablesettings.

5. ClicktheSavebutton.

ExportingtotheClipboard

TocopyyourdesigntotheClipboard,clicktheExportbuttonatthebottomofthecanvasandchoose

Clipboard.

YourdesignwillbeexportedinthePDFformat.IntheprogramPreferences,youcansetuptheimage

resolutionforrastergraphicstobecopiedtotheClipboard.

TheExportbuttoninthemainwindowallowsyoutoshareyourdesign.Insteadofsavingthedesign

ontheharddrive,itwillbesenttoaparticularapplicationorservice.Thisfunctionrequiresthatyou

haveinstalledandsetuptherespectiveapplication,orhaveanaccountfortheservicethatyouwishto

use.

Sharing

UponclickingtheExportbuttonbelowthecanvas,youcanfindseveralsharingoptions.Tousethem,

youshouldcreateauseraccountfortherespectiveserviceandhaveyourcomputerconnectedtothe

Internet.

TransparentBackground

Youcanexportyourdesignasanimagewithatransparentbackground.Tomakeitpossible,the

followingconditionsshouldbemet:

Yourdesignshouldhavethetransparentbackground.Tocheckthisout,selecttheChessboard

backgroundintheprogramPreferences.Thechessboardwillbeseenthroughalltransparent

partsofyourdesign.

Exporttoafileformatthatsupportstransparency(alphachannel).Theseare:PDF,TIFF,PNG

andGIF(activateIncludeTransparencyintheExportdialog).

Itdoesn'treallyconcernArtText,butyoushouldknowthis.Applicationsthatwillreceivean

image,whichyouexportedorcopiedviatheclipboard,shouldalsosupportthealphachannel.If

animagehaswhiteorblackbackgroundinathirdpartyprogram,trytoexportfromArtText

usingadifferentfileformat.

Printing

Toprintyourdocument:

1. SelectFile>Printinthemainmenu.

2. Setuptheprintingoptions.

Makesurethatthecorrectprinterandpaperformatareselected.

Youshouldalsocheckthesettingsinthe"ColorandQuality"aswellasFinishingsections.These

sectionsmayhavedifferentnamesdependingonthetypeofprinter.

Refertotheprinter'sdocumentationformoredetails.

3. Checkifthedesignlookscorrectinthepreview.

4. ClickthePrintbutton.

Table of Contents

Contents 2

Brief Description 4

System Requirements 4

Licensing 5

Updating the Program 6

Removing the Program 7

Technical Support 8

Useful Web Resources 9

End User License Agreement 10

Quick Start Guide 13

Effect Guide 18

Using Templates 21

The Main Window 22

Program Settings 24

The Content Panel 25

Template Library 25

Backgrounds and Light Effects 26

Smart Shapes and Icons 26

The 2D Inspector 28

The 3D Inspector 30

Menus 32

Keyboard Shortcuts 37

Creating, Opening and Saving Documents 40

Document Settings 41

Introduction to Layers and Objects 42

Object Size, Location and Orientation 43

The List of Layers 45

Merging Layers 47

Union 47

Subtract 48

Intersect 49

Exclude 50

Splitting Text into Letters 51

The Vector Shape Editor 52

Points and Paths 53

Drawing a Shape 54

Adding Anchor Points 55

Deleting Anchor Points 55

Changing the Type of Anchor Points 55

Moving Anchor Points 55

Introduction to 2D Effects 56

The Text Editor 57

The Fill Effect 58

Applying Textures 60

Applying Materials 63

The Editor of Materials 66

Materials Based on Shaders 66

Materials Based on Images 67

Applying Stroke 68

The Shadow Effect 69

The Glow Effect 70

The Inner Shadow Effect 71

Applying Masks 72

Transformations 74

Geometric Transformations 75

Spline Transformations 75

Introduction to 3D Effects 76

The Text Editor 77

Applying Materials 78

Creating Materials 79

The Shadow Effect 84

The Depth Gradient Effect 85

The Glow Effect 86

The Focus Effect 88

Applying Masks 89

Transformations 90

The 3D Object Settings 91

Parallel Projection 92

Exporting 93

Transparent Background 94

Printing 95