This topic is a dummy topic - it does never appear. It is used only to group standard help topics properly.


No Help topic is associated with this item.


OK Button

Applies changes you have made and then

closes this dialog box.


Cancel Button

Closes this dialog box without saving any changes

you have made.


Close

Closes the current window.


Help

Displays a help topic that gives you an

overview of this dialog.


Apply Button

Saves all changes you have made

without closing the dialog box.


What's This? Button

Click to start up a temporary context-sensitive help mode. In this help mode you can left click any object to display a context-sensitive help window for that object. The help window provides a brief explanation about the object and how to use it.

Note

Press ESC to cancel the context sensitive help mode.


What's This? (Help Menu)

Starts up a temporary, context-sensitive help mode.

In this help mode you can left click any object to display a context-sensitive help window for that object. The help window provides a brief explanation about the object and how to use it.

Note

Press ESC to cancel the context sensitive help mode.


What's This?  Command

To get help on the selected object click What's This?


Paste

Inserts the content of clipboard.


Undo

Reverses the last action you made.


Copy

Copies the selected object or text to the clipboard.


Cut

Cuts the selected object or text and copies it to the clipboard.


Save

Saves the current template. This command is available when changes to your project have been made. To save your template with a different file name, select Save as from the File menu.


New

Opens a dialog to create a new print manual template.


Open

Opens an existing print manual template.


Save as...

Saves the current template under a different file name.


Exit

Closes the application and exits.


Manual Sections (Combo Box)

Use this combo to select a section of the print manual. The workspace displays only one section at a time.


Edit Properties...

Edits the properties of the selected object.


Delete

Deletes the selected objects.


Select All

Selects all objects on the current page or band.


Unselect All

Removes the current selection.


Bring to Front

Puts the selected object(s) in front of all other objects.


Send to Back

Moves the selected object(s) behind all other objects.


View Objects

Objects can be defined to print on all pages or on even resp. odd pages only. Use the View menu to see objects only that match the selected criteria.


Help Contents

Displays the online help.


About

Displays the About box.

The About box shows you the software version.


Insert Mode Idle

Turns off insert mode.


Insert Text Object

Click this button to insert a text object. The text object will be placed where you click with the mouse in the workspace.


Insert Shape

Click this button to insert a shape. Shapes are rectangles, circles, lines, etc. The shape will be placed where you click with the mouse in the workspace.


Insert Image

Click this button to insert an image. The image will be placed where you click with the mouse in the workspace.


Insert Topic Text Placeholder

Click this button to insert a placeholder for the topic text. This object type is only valid for the Topic band in the Topics section. When you print a manual, this object is replaced by the topic text.


Rulers

The two rulers either display cm or inch. To toggle the value, click the button in the top left corner of both rulers.


Workspace

This is the workspace of the print manual designer. Use the tool bar buttons to insert new objects.


Paper Size

Defines the size of the manual pages. The values of Width and Height are in ruler units. To define a custom size, for instance a CD booklet of 12 x 12 cm, select Custom Size, then enter Width and Height manually.

This option applies to all pages of the print manual.


Orientation

Defines the orientation of the manual pages. This option applies to all pages of the print manual.


Description

Provides a place to enter an additional (internal) description of the manual template.


Print Page

Use this option to include or exclude the current section from printing. Since the print manual sections are predefined, you cannot delete a section. But you can exclude it from printing.


Reset Page Numbering

Check this option to reset the page number during printing. By default, the page numbering starts with "1" at the very first page and continues to increase. If you want to reset the numbering when the current section starts printing, check this option.


Page Starts...

A new section always starts a new page. This option defines whether the section can start on any new page (even or odd) or if it must begin on an odd page.


Margins

Defines the margins of the section in ruler units. The margins are separate for each section. To apply the same margins to all section, check Apply settings to all pages before you click OK.


Flip Margins

This option is only valid if you specify a different value for the left and right margin. The margins are defined for an odd page. If you check the Flip Margins option, the left and right margins are exchanged on even pages.


Apply settings to all pages

To apply the same margins to all section, check this option before you click OK.


Columns

This value is only valid for sections which have bands. These are the Table of Contents, Topics and the Keyword Index.

If you want the current section to print in two columns, increase this value. Especially the keyword Index often does not need the whole page width.


Band Heights and Page Breaks

This grid is enabled if a section has bands. The sections Table of Contents, Topics and the Keyword Index do have bands.

Band Height

You can easily edit the height of the bands here. To disable a band, set it's height to zero.

Page Break

Page breaks are only enabled for the bands of the Topics section. This column defines - per heading level - whether a page break should be inserted in the print manual, before a heading (and the following topic) is printed.


Keyword Separators

This option defines how keywords are separated. The default separators are the letters A to Z. With respect to the language of your manual and the keywords defined therein, you may want to specify different separators.


Object Position and Size

Specifies the position and size of the print object in ruler units (cm or inch). Use these entry fields to specify the size and position of an object accurately.

The screen resolution in pixels is lower than a typical printer resolution. So when you resize or drag an object with the mouse, you get a less accurate position than if you specify it here.


Expand with Band

If a print object is placed on a band and the band expands vertically, the object expands as well.

Example:


Move with Band

If a print object is placed on a band and the band expands vertically, the object moves with the enlarged band.

Example:


Move with Margin

On even pages, this option re-adjusts the left position of the object, according to the left and right margin.

In the page options dialog, you can specify the left and right margin of a page. There is further an option to flip the left and right margin on even pages. If you do this, you may want page header and footer objects to move accordingly with the left and right margin.

This option is available for objects that are placed directly on the page background, not on a band. Objects placed on bands move automatically with the band.


Print On...

Defines whether the object is printed on all pages or on even resp. odd pages only. This option can be used to create flipping page headers and footers.

To see the flipping effect during design time, select one of the views on the tool bar. These tool bar buttons change the view:


Text

Enter the caption of the text object here. You can either enter static text (this is any text) or variables (such as <heading1>) or combine them. More on text variables in the chapter Designing a Print Manual.


Variable

Opens a dialog window to select predefined text variables that can be combined with static text.


Word Wrap

Defines whether the text wraps to the next line or not. If WordWrap is enabled, the text object will expand vertically to fit the text. If disabled, the text object will expand horizontally.


Font

Defines the font face, size and style of the text object.


Alignment

Specifies the alignment of the text. Multiple lines have the same alignment.


Color

Specifies the Background color of the text object.


Shape Type

Specifies the type of the shape. Shapes can be rectangles, circles, ellipses or simple lines.


Fill Color

Defines the fill color of the shape. Shapes can be transparent as well.

Note: The fill color is not available to simple lines.


Frame Width

Defines the width of the shape frame in pixel. For simple line shapes, this is the width of the line.


Frame Color

Defines the color of the frame. For simple line shapes, this is the color of the line.


Load File

Loads an image from a file.


Paste

Pastes the clipboard content, if the clipboard contains an image.


Draw Mode

Defines how the image is painted.