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- Fractal Design Expression(tm) 1.0 - Windows Version -- Read Me File
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- WELCOME
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- Welcome to Fractal Design Expression - The Revolutionary Natural-Media(TM)
- Vector Drawing Tool. Please be sure to read this document for important
- information about this version that may not be included in the printed
- documentation.
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- SERIAL NUMBER
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- You are required to enter your Expression serial number the first time you
- launch Expression. Your serial number is located on the Read This First
- card, your Registration Card and on your CD-ROM case.
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- REGISTRATION
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- We strongly encourage you to register your copy of Expression. The
- benefits of registration include:
- * Free technical support via phone, email, online services or the World
- Wide Web.
- * Advance information on future releases.
- * Special offers available to Fractal Design customers only
- * Notification of updates and patches.
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- Please take the time to fill out the registration card included in your
- Expression package and return it to us, postage paid.
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- CD-ROM CONTENT
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- Your Expression CD-ROM contains many extras that are not installed during
- default installation. Take the time to explore the CD-ROM. Some of this
- extra content includes:
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- The ULTSYMB directory containing 200 additional strokes created from the
- Ultimate Symbol Design Element (TM) collection. To install these strokes
- into your Stroke Warehouse, simply drag any of the directories or strokes
- included in the USSTROKE directory into the Strokes directory located
- within the Expression directory that was created when you installed the
- application.
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- The CREATIVE directory includes strokes and example files used to create
- the various projects in the Creative Techniques guide. If you did not
- choose to install these files during installation you can copy the
- strokes into your Stroke Warehouse by simply dragging the CSTROKES
- directory into the Strokes directory located within the Expression
- directory that was created when you installed the application. To use any
- of the files, for the projects, simply copy them to your hard disk.
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- DOCUMENTATION ERRATA
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- After the documentation was sent to print several additions were made to
- the application.
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- If the cursor is over a stroke and you click on the right mouse button,
- a context sensitive menu appears which includes option to edit the stroke
- definition or reverse its path.
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- Two new menu items were added to the Stroke menu.
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- Reset Stroke Shear sets the shear angle to any selected stroke or strokes
- back to 0 degrees.
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- Reverse Ribbon Folds works on any selected stroke or strokes drawn in Ribbon
- mode. If a ribbon stroke overlaps itself, selecting the Reverse Ribbon Folds
- command will change the drawing order of how the stroke overlaps.
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- MANAGING YOUR STROKES
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- Expression lets you load hundreds of strokes into your Stroke Warehouse.
- Depending on the number and complexity of those strokes, and your system
- configuration, this may result in slower performance within the application.
- To maintain high-levels of performance, you may want to limit the number
- and complexity of strokes that are loaded at one time.
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- PRINTING
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- There may be some cases where Expression will have difficulty printing a file
- to a PostScript printer. This might occur if you use transparent strokes or
- if you've created a very complex file. If this occurs you may want to choose
- the "Rasterize Before Printing" checkbox in the Print dialog and select the
- appropriate dpi setting for your printer.
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- CORELDRAW EXPORT
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- This version of Expression does not support CMX (Corel exchange format)export.
- To move an Expression file to CorelDraw, first save it as an Adobe Illustrator
- file, which can be imported by CorelDraw. CMX support will be available in an
- upcoming version. This will be made available as an online updater as soon as
- it becomes available. Be sure to check our website at www.fractal.com or
- our AOL forum (keyword: FRACTAL) You can also order updated versions directly
- from Fractal sales at 1-800-846-0111.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Expression is designed specifically to run on Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51 and
- Windows NT 4.0. You can install Expression on a Windows 3.1 based PC, but
- performance may suffer.
- Expression for Windows requires a 486, Pentium or Pentium Pro PC with a minimum
- of 16MB of RAM, and a CD-ROM player.
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- HOW TO CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- Technical support is free of charge to registered users. Please have your
- registration number handy when contacting Fractal Design. When contacting us by
- phone, it is most helpful to be calling from the computer where you need support.
- This way we can work with you to solve the problem or demonstrate a particular
- function of the software. You may also want to photocopy and fill out the
- Troubleshooting Worksheet located in the back of the Expression User Guide.
- Before calling check Appendix A to see if you already have the answer to your
- concern.
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- Many of the answers to your questions, along with tips and tricks may
- already be posted on our web site. Be sure to check out the technical support
- pages on the Fractal Design web site.
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- Internet: http://www.fractal.com/support/tech
- Phone: (408) 430-4200 Hours: 8am-5pm (PST), Monday-Friday
- FAX: (408) 438-9672, Attn: Technical Support
- Email:
- Macintosh: mac_support@fractal.com
- Windows: win_support@fractal.com
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- Copyright (c) 1996 Fractal Design Corporation, all rights reserved.
- Fractal Design Expression and Natural-Media are trademarks of Fractal Design
- Corporation which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Creature House
- and Skeletal Strokes are trademarks of Creature House Ltd. Fractal Design
- Expression was developed by Creature House Ltd. and Fractal Design Corp.
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