The HX PowerUnderline XTension program enables you to draw a line or a box easily and quickly for the selected text with various line attributes at the position you specify. It offers following functions:
• The Line palette provides pop-up menus to specify the line style, width, color and its shade value, and draw a line or a box for selected text.
• You can also specify the position base and the offset to draw a line or a box.
• From the Line palette, you may modify line attributes or erase the line or the box for the selected text.
• You can define line style sheets with a set of line attributes, and apply to the selected text to draw a line or a box.
• The Line Style palette lists all line style sheets defined in the active document.
• You can change whole line attributes easily by modifying a style sheet definition.
• You can duplicate or delete a selected line style sheet.
• You can copy line style sheets from another document.
Operating Environment
The HX PowerUnderline XTension program can be used with QuarkXPress version 3.3 or higher.
Installing and Launching HX PowerUnderline XTension Program
To install and launch the HX PowerUnderline XTension program, drag the HX PowerUnderline XTension program icon from the HX PowerUnderline XTension program disk folder to the XTensions folder, and then double click the QuarkXPress program icon. The HX PowerUnderline XTension demo program will start execution.
Using HX PowerUnderline XTension Demo Program
The demo program is to provide you with an opportunity to try the HX PowerUnderline XTension program. You can use the program by taking steps as follow:
1) To open the Line palette, choose Show Line Palette from the View menu.
2) To draw a line or a box, select text and choose line style, width, color, shade, base and offset, and then click Draw.
3) To modify attributes of a line or a box, select text with a line or a box and then change any line attribute on the Line palette.
4) To erase a line or a box, select text containing a line or a box and then click Erase.
5) To open the Line Style palette, choose Show Line Style Palette from the View menu.
6) To define a new line style sheet, first click Edit to open the Line Style Sheets dialog box. Second, click New and specify the style sheet name and line attributes. Last, click Save. You can copy line style sheets from another document by clicking Append.
7) To apply a line style sheet, select text and click a line style sheet on the Line Style palette or press its keyboard shortcut. If you change any attribute for the drawn line or box, a "+" appears at the end of the style sheet name to mark the attribute difference. Click "No Line" to erase the drawn line or box from the selected text, and click "No Style" to nullify the style sheet application retaining the drawn line or box.
8) You can also define a line style sheet quickly with line attributes applied to the selected text by clicking Define icon on the Line Style palette. The Redefine icon can be used to change the definition of current style sheet when its name is marked with a "+" at the end.
9) To see the help messages, click the help icon at the top-right corner of the palette or at the bottom-left corner of the dialog box.
Limitations of the Demo Program
Please be aware that you can try all functions of HX PowerUnderline program, but cannot save the document with the demo program.
Ordering HX PowerUnderine XTension Program
If you decide to purchase HX PowerUnderline XTension program, please contact HanMac Software or its distributor.
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