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Welcome to MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio
Short description
Document handling
Object Handling
The Pen Tool
Creating rectangles and squares
- Creating a square
- Editing rounded corner rectangles
Creating circles and ellipses
- Creating a circle
Creating regular polygons (the Quickshape Tool)
Color Handling
Text Handling
Printing
Customizing
Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts
The help system

Support

If you experience any problems with your software, please get in touch with our support team:

Support website: http://support.magix.net

This website will lead you to the MAGIX user service page, which, among other things, contains the

following free offers:

FAQs (frequently asked questions) and general tricks and tips. In most cases you'll find the

solution to your problem here. If not, use the Email support form:

E-mail support form. Via the special form you inform our support staff about your system. This

information is used to solve your problems quickly and competently. Simply fill out and send with

a mouse-click!

Support forum: You are not alone. Perhaps other users had a similar problem and can help you

solve yours. Our support staff are also regular contributors.

Download section: Updates, improvements and patches are likewise offered free of charge via

download Many problems you may experience are well-known to us, and which can be solved

by downloading the latest patch. Besides patches, there are also wizards for checking and

optimizing your system

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manufacturers.

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Read more in "Layers"

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Scaling (resizing) objects

This is part of the Selector

Tool.

Scale Line Widths button

With the scale line widths

button set, scaling an object also scales its line widths.

With this button unset, line widths remain unchanged.

You can toggle this button during drags by clicking "/" on the numeric keypad.

When active, the X/Y width & height values in the InfoBar include the width of the outline or brush. It's

sometimes useful to be able to see and control the exact size of the shape ignoring the line thickness.

Lock Aspect button

With the lock aspect

button set, the width/height aspect ratio remains constant

as you scale the object.

In other words, the shape remains in the same proportions as the original. It's recommended that this

button remains selected most of the time in order to ensure that when you resize objects they do not

become squashed.

With this button unset, you can change the aspect ratio as you scale the object, in other words, you can

stretch object one way or another when dragging a corner resize handle or when entering a new size.

Scaling using the mouse

The Selector

Tool must be in scale mode

(the selection bounds handles

are squares). If necessary,

click on the object to change

to scale mode.

Drag one of the corner handles. The object scales as you move the pointer diagonally. The InfoBar

shows the current scaling. The object will scale between the dragged handle and the opposite one. This

point of the object is kept in place, while every other move when scaling to the new size. To use any

other point of the object as fix point move the transformation center to it and using the InfoBar buttons to

scale

Hold "Shift" while dragging to scale the object around its center. This works always and independent

from the position of the transformation center.

"Ctrl + drag" scales the object in multiples of its original size (x2, x3, and so on).

To create a copy while scaling (leaving the original in place) right click, or press "+" on the numeric

keypad.

Dragging the side handles stretches or squashes the object. This is described in Stretching and squashing

objects

Scaling using the InfoBar

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Type into the Scale Text boxes and press "

¿".

Scalings below 100% reduce the object. 50 halves the size of the object.

Scalings above 100% enlarge the object. 200 doubles the object size.

If Lock Aspect

is set, you can type into either text box to resize the object by the desired percentage. If this button is

unset, you can enter separate values for both the width and height.

Alternatively, type the required size of the object into the W or H text boxes. If the Lock Aspect

button is on, this scales the object and maintains the aspect ratio. You can enter the size in any unit, such

as 1 cm.

Scaling with the InfoBar buttons (or number boxes) always scales around the transformation center. You

can position this anywhere else in the object, as described in "Rotating objects

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Scale Line Widths button

With the scale line widths

button set, scaling an object also scales its line widths.

With this button unset, line widths remain unchanged.

You can toggle this button during drags by clicking "/" on the numeric keypad.

When active, the X/Y width & height values in the InfoBar include the width of the outline or brush. It's

sometimes useful to be able to see and control the exact size of the shape ignoring the line thickness.

Lock Aspect button

With the lock aspect

button set, the width/height aspect ratio remains constant

as you scale the object.

In other words, the shape remains in the same proportions as the original. It's recommended that this

button remains selected most of the time in order to ensure that when you resize objects they do not

become squashed.

With this button unset, you can change the aspect ratio as you scale the object, in other words, you can

stretch object one way or another when dragging a corner resize handle or when entering a new size.

Scaling using the mouse

The Selector

Tool must be in scale mode

(the selection bounds handles

are squares). If necessary,

click on the object to change

to scale mode.

Drag one of the corner handles. The object scales as you move the pointer diagonally. The InfoBar

shows the current scaling. The object will scale between the dragged handle and the opposite one. This

point of the object is kept in place, while every other move when scaling to the new size. To use any

other point of the object as fix point move the transformation center to it and using the InfoBar buttons to

scale

Hold "Shift" while dragging to scale the object around its center. This works always and independent

from the position of the transformation center.

"Ctrl + drag" scales the object in multiples of its original size (x2, x3, and so on).

To create a copy while scaling (leaving the original in place) right click, or press "+" on the numeric

keypad.

Dragging the side handles stretches or squashes the object. This is described in Stretching and squashing

objects

Scaling using the InfoBar

Type into the Scale Text boxes and press "

¿".

Scalings below 100% reduce the object. 50 halves the size of the object.

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Scalings above 100% enlarge the object. 200 doubles the object size.

If Lock Aspect

is set, you can type into either text box to resize the object by the desired percentage. If this button is

unset, you can enter separate values for both the width and height.

Alternatively, type the required size of the object into the W or H text boxes. If the Lock Aspect

button is on, this scales the object and maintains the aspect ratio. You can enter the size in any unit, such

as 1 cm.

Scaling with the InfoBar buttons (or number boxes) always scales around the transformation center. You

can position this anywhere else in the object, as described in "Rotating objects

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Lock Aspect button

With the lock aspect

button set, the width/height aspect ratio remains constant

as you scale the object.

In other words, the shape remains in the same proportions as the original. It's recommended that this

button remains selected most of the time in order to ensure that when you resize objects they do not

become squashed.

With this button unset, you can change the aspect ratio as you scale the object, in other words, you can

stretch object one way or another when dragging a corner resize handle or when entering a new size.

Scaling using the mouse

The Selector

Tool must be in scale mode

(the selection bounds handles

are squares). If necessary,

click on the object to change

to scale mode.

Drag one of the corner handles. The object scales as you move the pointer diagonally. The InfoBar

shows the current scaling. The object will scale between the dragged handle and the opposite one. This

point of the object is kept in place, while every other move when scaling to the new size. To use any

other point of the object as fix point move the transformation center to it and using the InfoBar buttons to

scale

Hold "Shift" while dragging to scale the object around its center. This works always and independent

from the position of the transformation center.

"Ctrl + drag" scales the object in multiples of its original size (x2, x3, and so on).

To create a copy while scaling (leaving the original in place) right click, or press "+" on the numeric

keypad.

Dragging the side handles stretches or squashes the object. This is described in Stretching and squashing

objects

Scaling using the InfoBar

Type into the Scale Text boxes and press "

¿".

Scalings below 100% reduce the object. 50 halves the size of the object.

Scalings above 100% enlarge the object. 200 doubles the object size.

If Lock Aspect

is set, you can type into either text box to resize the object by the desired percentage. If this button is

unset, you can enter separate values for both the width and height.

Alternatively, type the required size of the object into the W or H text boxes. If the Lock Aspect

button is on, this scales the object and maintains the aspect ratio. You can enter the size in any unit, such

as 1 cm.

Scaling with the InfoBar buttons (or number boxes) always scales around the transformation center. You

can position this anywhere else in the object, as described in "Rotating objects

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Scaling using the mouse

The Selector

Tool must be in scale mode

(the selection bounds handles

are squares). If necessary,

click on the object to change

to scale mode.

Drag one of the corner handles. The object scales as you move the pointer diagonally. The InfoBar

shows the current scaling. The object will scale between the dragged handle and the opposite one. This

point of the object is kept in place, while every other move when scaling to the new size. To use any

other point of the object as fix point move the transformation center to it and using the InfoBar buttons to

scale

Hold "Shift" while dragging to scale the object around its center. This works always and independent

from the position of the transformation center.

"Ctrl + drag" scales the object in multiples of its original size (x2, x3, and so on).

To create a copy while scaling (leaving the original in place) right click, or press "+" on the numeric

keypad.

Dragging the side handles stretches or squashes the object. This is described in Stretching and squashing

objects

Scaling using the InfoBar

Type into the Scale Text boxes and press "

¿".

Scalings below 100% reduce the object. 50 halves the size of the object.

Scalings above 100% enlarge the object. 200 doubles the object size.

If Lock Aspect

is set, you can type into either text box to resize the object by the desired percentage. If this button is

unset, you can enter separate values for both the width and height.

Alternatively, type the required size of the object into the W or H text boxes. If the Lock Aspect

button is on, this scales the object and maintains the aspect ratio. You can enter the size in any unit, such

as 1 cm.

Scaling with the InfoBar buttons (or number boxes) always scales around the transformation center. You

can position this anywhere else in the object, as described in "Rotating objects

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Scaling using the InfoBar

Type into the Scale Text boxes and press "

¿".

Scalings below 100% reduce the object. 50 halves the size of the object.

Scalings above 100% enlarge the object. 200 doubles the object size.

If Lock Aspect

is set, you can type into either text box to resize the object by the desired percentage. If this button is

unset, you can enter separate values for both the width and height.

Alternatively, type the required size of the object into the W or H text boxes. If the Lock Aspect

button is on, this scales the object and maintains the aspect ratio. You can enter the size in any unit, such

as 1 cm.

Scaling with the InfoBar buttons (or number boxes) always scales around the transformation center. You

can position this anywhere else in the object, as described in "Rotating objects

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Rotating objects

This is part of the Selector

Tool.

When in rotate mode, the transformation center (around which the

object rotates) initially appears in the center of the object, as shown by

a small target like this.

Simply click on a object again to put the selector into rotate mode, or click the rotation handles

button on the InfoBar.

To move the transformation center:

Drag the transformation center target where required.

Or use the 3x3 matrix on the InfoBar for accurate positioning.

This moves the transformation center to the corners, the center or the side mid-points of the

object or selection. The transformation center aligns with the outer edges of the object. This

means that if the object has a thick line applied, the transformation center can be outside of the

object.

Attention

: If the rotation center is moved, it remains in this location for any selected object until all objects are

deselected, at which point it returns to the center of any selected object.

Rotating using the mouse

The Selector

Tool must be in rotate/skew mode (the selection handles are arrow shaped).

Dragging the side handles stretches the object. This is described in Stretching and squashing objects

Drag on a corner arrow. As you drag, the object rotates around the transformation center. The InfoBar

shows the current rotate angle.

"Shift+ drag" to rotate the object around its center (the transformation center is ignored).

Hold down "Ctrl" to restrict rotation to the constrain angles.

The constrain angles are user definable. Refer to "Customizing Xtreme Print Studio".

To create a copy while rotating, click "+" on the numeric keypad while rotating, or click the right mouse

button.

To quickly create a fan like this, draw a single line, then

position the transformation center in the bottom right

(click the bottom left button of the 3x3 transformation

center control on the InfoBar), and then as you drag

rotate the object, right click for each successive line you

require.

Rotating by exact angles (using the InfoBar)

Type an angle into the rotate box and press "

¿". Positive angles rotate anti-clockwise and negative angles rotate clockwise.

Click the arrows to the right to nudge the rotate

angle.

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Rotating objects in Resize Mode

It is possible to rotate and skew an object even if not in rotate mode. Using resize mode, move the

mouse pointer into the according small areas near the selection area handles as illustrated above. The

mouse pointer changes into a rotate or skew icon, showing you that you are now able to rotate or skew

the object by dragging with the mouse.

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Rotating using the mouse

The Selector

Tool must be in rotate/skew mode (the selection handles are arrow shaped).

Dragging the side handles stretches the object. This is described in Stretching and squashing objects

Drag on a corner arrow. As you drag, the object rotates around the transformation center. The InfoBar

shows the current rotate angle.

"Shift+ drag" to rotate the object around its center (the transformation center is ignored).

Hold down "Ctrl" to restrict rotation to the constrain angles.

The constrain angles are user definable. Refer to "Customizing Xtreme Print Studio".

To create a copy while rotating, click "+" on the numeric keypad while rotating, or click the right mouse

button.

To quickly create a fan like this, draw a single line, then

position the transformation center in the bottom right

(click the bottom left button of the 3x3 transformation

center control on the InfoBar), and then as you drag

rotate the object, right click for each successive line you

require.

Rotating by exact angles (using the InfoBar)

Type an angle into the rotate box and press "

¿". Positive angles rotate anti-clockwise and negative angles rotate clockwise.

Click the arrows to the right to nudge the rotate

angle.

Rotating objects in Resize Mode

It is possible to rotate and skew an object even if not in rotate mode. Using resize mode, move the

mouse pointer into the according small areas near the selection area handles as illustrated above. The

mouse pointer changes into a rotate or skew icon, showing you that you are now able to rotate or skew

the object by dragging with the mouse.

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Rotating by exact angles (using the InfoBar)

Type an angle into the rotate box and press "

¿". Positive angles rotate anti-clockwise and negative angles rotate clockwise.

Click the arrows to the right to nudge the rotate

angle.

Rotating objects in Resize Mode

It is possible to rotate and skew an object even if not in rotate mode. Using resize mode, move the

mouse pointer into the according small areas near the selection area handles as illustrated above. The

mouse pointer changes into a rotate or skew icon, showing you that you are now able to rotate or skew

the object by dragging with the mouse.

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Rotating objects in Resize Mode

It is possible to rotate and skew an object even if not in rotate mode. Using resize mode, move the

mouse pointer into the according small areas near the selection area handles as illustrated above. The

mouse pointer changes into a rotate or skew icon, showing you that you are now able to rotate or skew

the object by dragging with the mouse.

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Flipping objects

This is part of the Selector Tool. Clicking on the Flip

buttons flips the object vertically or horizontally around

the transformation center.

The scale and aspect ratio do not change; the object just flips.

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Stretching and squashing objects

This is similar to scaling objects (described in Chapter 7: Object handling) except that the object is

scaled in one direction only. Stretching and squashing are basically the same action — stretching makes

the object larger, squashing makes it smaller.

Stretching/Squashing using the mouse

The Selector

Tool must be in scale mode. (The selection handles are squares.) If necessary, click on the object to

change to scale mode.

Drag one of the side handles. The object scales as you

move the pointer in the appropriate direction. The

InfoBar shows the current scaling.

The Lock Aspect

button is ignored.

Right click or press "+" on the numeric keypad while dragging to stretch or squash a copy of the object,

leaving the original in place.

Stretching/squashing using the InfoBar

The Lock Aspect

button must be unset (if it is set, you scale the object instead of stretching or squashing it).

Type into either the width or height text box (as appropriate) and press "

¿". Alternatively enter a % scale (width or height). So entering 200% into the top % scale box will make

the object twice as wide, but the same height.

If the Lock Aspect

is set then it will not stretch.

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Skewing objects

This is part of the Selector

Tool.

Left is the original object, to the right

with a horizontal skew

Skewing using the mouse

Switch the Selector

Tool to rotate/skew mode. (The selection handles are arrow shaped) by clicking on the object.

Drag a side arrow to skew the object.

As you drag, the object skews in the direction of

movement (vertical or horizontal).

The InfoBar shows the current skew angle.

"Shift+ drag" to skew the object around its center. Hold down "Ctrl" to restrict the skew to the constrain

angles. Right click, or press "+" on the numeric keypad as you drag to create a copy, leaving the original

where it was. Or right-drag with the mouse to create instant copies, additional copies by left clicks.

You can also skew an object in the Selector Tool's resize mode using the skew areas. Read more under

Rotating objects in resize mode

Skewing using the InfoBar

To skew horizontally type an angle into the skew text box and

press "

¿".

To skew vertically:

1. Click the center-right button on the 3x3 matrix on the

InfoBar.

2. Type an angle into the skew text box and press "¿". Positive

values skew downwards, and negative upwards.

Create a guideline

Guidelines are vertical or horizontal lines and are a quick and easy way to align a series of objects on the

page. To create guidelines:

Select Display ruler (shortcut: Ctrl + L)

Drag the ruler onto the page.

or:

Double click the ruler to create a guideline aligned to the click point.

Deleting a guideline

Using the Selector

Tool drag the guideline onto the appropriate ruler (the vertical ruler for vertical guidelines, horizontal ruler

for horizontal).

Or, right click on the guideline and then "Delete".

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Create a guideline

Guidelines are vertical or horizontal lines and are a quick and easy way to align a series of objects on the

page. To create guidelines:

Select Display ruler (shortcut: Ctrl + L)

Drag the ruler onto the page.

or:

Double click the ruler to create a guideline aligned to the click point.

Deleting a guideline

Using the Selector

Tool drag the guideline onto the appropriate ruler (the vertical ruler for vertical guidelines, horizontal ruler

for horizontal).

Or, right click on the guideline and then "Delete".

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Deleting a guideline

Using the Selector

Tool drag the guideline onto the appropriate ruler (the vertical ruler for vertical guidelines, horizontal ruler

for horizontal).

Or, right click on the guideline and then "Delete".

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The Pen Tool

The Pen

Tool has limited functionality. It is included for compatibility with

other packages that have a similar tool, although some users prefer

this way of creating lines and curves.

Drawing a straight line:

Click to create point handles.

Drawing a curved line:

Move the pointer to where you want the

point handle. Click and drag the pointer away

from the point handle. As you drag a curve is

created to this point and two curve handles

appear. These control the angle and radius of

the curve.

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Extending the line

Make sure an end point handle is the selected handle (red outline) and then just click again to add a new

line or curve section. Each successive click places a new point handle and draws a new line segment to

the selected point handle.

Applies to the shape editor and pen tools.

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Finishing the line

Shift+ click completes the line (keeps it selected), or press "Esc" to finish the line and de-select it. After

this, additional clicks will start a new line.

This applies also to shape editor and pen tools.

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Changing the line width (thickness)

To change the line thickness or the outline thickness of a shape, first select the object or objects:

Type a new line width into the text box on the standard

control bar or choose the default line thickness from the menu.

Line thickness is traditionally measured in points, abbreviated to pt. 1 point is 1/72nd

of an inch (about 0.3mm), which is slightly less than the thickness of one screen pixel when viewed at

100% zoom.

You can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement units.

You can enter the thickness value in any unit, and MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio will convert it to the

correct number of Points. E.g. you can enter 0.5cm, and you will get a line half a centimeter thick, but it

will show just over 14pt in the line width field.

If you have no object selected and you change the line thickness value, this changes the default for all

new lines.

Note

: A zero width line is a special case, and should not normally be used. This draws a line one device-pixel

wide. The actual size will therefore depend on the device the drawing is displayed on. On a monitor

screen one pixel is clearly visible and is never shown anti-aliased. On devices such as printers and

particularly on image setters, which have a much higher resolution, the line is almost invisible (zero width

lines in imported files are converted to 0.25pt).

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Adding a new point handle

The Shape Editor

Tool has three modes, depending on whether no point handles are selected (a click will start a new line),

an end handle is selected (a click will add a new section), or one or more other point handles are

selected (you can drag or change the handles).

The InfoBar shows the current mode.

New: Click to start a new line,

Add: Click to extend the line,

Change: Drag or delete point handles to change.

This applies to the Shape Editor Tool only.

To the end of a line:

Make sure the line is selected, then:

1. If necessary, click on the end

point to select it.

2. Position the pointer and click

to add a new section.

To the middle of a line:

Make sure the line is selected, then;

1. Click on the line to add a new point

handle into the line

2. Drag the point handle to the required

position.

To the start of a line:

If the end point is selected, clicking on the start point closes the shape (this is described in shape

handling). To add a new control handle to the start of a line:

1. Finish the line using Shift+ click.

2. Click on the start handle.

3. Position the pointer and click.

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To the end of a line:

Make sure the line is selected, then:

1. If necessary, click on the end

point to select it.

2. Position the pointer and click

to add a new section.

To the middle of a line:

Make sure the line is selected, then;

1. Click on the line to add a new point

handle into the line

2. Drag the point handle to the required

position.

To the start of a line:

If the end point is selected, clicking on the start point closes the shape (this is described in shape

handling). To add a new control handle to the start of a line:

1. Finish the line using Shift+ click.

2. Click on the start handle.

3. Position the pointer and click.

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To the middle of a line:

Make sure the line is selected, then;

1. Click on the line to add a new point

handle into the line

2. Drag the point handle to the required

position.

To the start of a line:

If the end point is selected, clicking on the start point closes the shape (this is described in shape

handling). To add a new control handle to the start of a line:

1. Finish the line using Shift+ click.

2. Click on the start handle.

3. Position the pointer and click.

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To the start of a line:

If the end point is selected, clicking on the start point closes the shape (this is described in shape

handling). To add a new control handle to the start of a line:

1. Finish the line using Shift+ click.

2. Click on the start handle.

3. Position the pointer and click.

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Constraining the line

When dragging a point handle, holding down the

constrain key ("Ctrl") will constrain the movement

to multiples of the constrain angle (controlled from

the options dialog, general

tab). When dragging a curve handle the angle is

constrained.

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Changing curves

Using the curve handle

Dragging the curve handle will adjust the curvature of the adjoining curve segments.

Move the curve handle towards or away from the

point handle to pull the curve in the required

direction.

Dragging the line segment

This applies to the pen and shape editor

tools. You can also change the curve by dragging the line segment between points.

Notice the difference between dragging the line to change its shape, and clicking on the line to add a new

point handle. Dragging a straight line segment changes it to a curved line segment.

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Using the curve handle

Dragging the curve handle will adjust the curvature of the adjoining curve segments.

Move the curve handle towards or away from the

point handle to pull the curve in the required

direction.

Dragging the line segment

This applies to the pen and shape editor

tools. You can also change the curve by dragging the line segment between points.

Notice the difference between dragging the line to change its shape, and clicking on the line to add a new

point handle. Dragging a straight line segment changes it to a curved line segment.

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Dragging the line segment

This applies to the pen and shape editor

tools. You can also change the curve by dragging the line segment between points.

Notice the difference between dragging the line to change its shape, and clicking on the line to add a new

point handle. Dragging a straight line segment changes it to a curved line segment.

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Creating rectangles and

squares

To create a rectangle:

Use the Quickshape Tool (described above).

Or use the Rectangle Tool ("Shift+ F3", or "M").

This is a simplified version of the Quickshape

Tool with only options relevant to rectangles and squares.

Creating a square

To create a square rather than a rectangle, hold down "Ctrl" while dragging.

Editing rounded corner rectangles

There is one special difference when using the Rectangle Tool: Normally, if you create a rectangle with

rounded corners, the corners are perfect segments of a circle. If a rectangle is now resized with the

Selector Tool so that the aspect ratio is changed, the corners are not circular any more.

In the Rectangle Tool, rounded corner

rectangles can be resized (including aspect ratio

changes) while maintaining the circular corners.

Retain rounded corners by resizing in the Rectangle Tool.

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Creating a square

To create a square rather than a rectangle, hold down "Ctrl" while dragging.

Editing rounded corner rectangles

There is one special difference when using the Rectangle Tool: Normally, if you create a rectangle with

rounded corners, the corners are perfect segments of a circle. If a rectangle is now resized with the

Selector Tool so that the aspect ratio is changed, the corners are not circular any more.

In the Rectangle Tool, rounded corner

rectangles can be resized (including aspect ratio

changes) while maintaining the circular corners.

Retain rounded corners by resizing in the Rectangle Tool.

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Editing rounded corner rectangles

There is one special difference when using the Rectangle Tool: Normally, if you create a rectangle with

rounded corners, the corners are perfect segments of a circle. If a rectangle is now resized with the

Selector Tool so that the aspect ratio is changed, the corners are not circular any more.

In the Rectangle Tool, rounded corner

rectangles can be resized (including aspect ratio

changes) while maintaining the circular corners.

Retain rounded corners by resizing in the Rectangle Tool.

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Creating circles and ellipses

To create an ellipse or circle:

Select Quickshape Tool and select the Create Ellipses

button.

Or select the Ellipse Tool ("Shift+ F4", or "L").

This is a simplified version of the Quickshape

Tool with only options relevant to ellipses and circles.

Creating a circle

The radius and diameter

buttons automatically create circles.

With the bounds creation

button selected, hold down "Ctrl" while dragging to create a circle rather than an ellipse.

You can revert an ellipse into a circle at any time by double clicking on a control handle of an ellipse.

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Creating a circle

The radius and diameter

buttons automatically create circles.

With the bounds creation

button selected, hold down "Ctrl" while dragging to create a circle rather than an ellipse.

You can revert an ellipse into a circle at any time by double clicking on a control handle of an ellipse.

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Creating regular polygons (the

Quickshape Tool)

The Quickshape

Tool lets you quickly create almost any regular, symmetrical shape with sharp or rounded corners. You

can then drag the edges to bend the sides, and at any time you can change the number of sides or make

the object an ellipse, a polygon, or a star.

1. Select the Quickshape Tool ("Shift + F2").

2. Select Polygon.

3. Select the number of sides either from the menu, or

by typing into the text box.

To create the polygon drag:

From the center outwards (Radius button),

Or from an outside edge (Diameter button),

Or diagonally to create an imaginary rectangle enclosing the polygon (Bounds creation button)

letting you distort the polygon.

Polygons with rounded corners

Select the Round corners

button or double click on a corner

point.

The polygon has extra handles (radius

handles) where the rounding starts. To

increase or decrease the radius, drag

any of the radius handles.

To remove the round corners:

Click the Round corners button.

Or double click a control handle.

Editing a polygon

The Selector Tool lets you move, rotate, resize, and skew a polygon as normal (the Selector Tool is

described in Object handling

Using the Quickshape

Tool, you can resize or rotate:

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Drag the corner handles.

Or select Size & rotation in the Editable Items menu. Type the required values into the text

boxes.

You can also nudge the values using the buttons to the right.

To move:

Drag the handle in the center of the polygon.

Or use the arrow keys on the keyboard.

Or select "Center" in the editable items" menu. Type the required X/Y values into the text

boxes.

Apply or remove rounded corners by clicking the round corners

button.

Change the polygon to an ellipse by clicking the create ellipse

button (ellipses are described later) or double clicking the polygon's

center.

Stellate the polygon (make it star-shaped) by clicking the starred

shapes

button (starred shapes are described later).

Drag the sides to make them curved. Move the pointer over the edge of the polygon (it changes to an

arrow shape). You can now drag the sides.

On the left are the original polygons. Just

drag on the sides to create curved sides.

"Ctrl + double click" on a side, or click the restore edges

button to make the sides straight again.

Change the number of sides by typing the number into the menu or

selecting from it.

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Polygons with rounded corners

Select the Round corners

button or double click on a corner

point.

The polygon has extra handles (radius

handles) where the rounding starts. To

increase or decrease the radius, drag

any of the radius handles.

To remove the round corners:

Click the Round corners button.

Or double click a control handle.

Editing a polygon

The Selector Tool lets you move, rotate, resize, and skew a polygon as normal (the Selector Tool is

described in Object handling

Using the Quickshape

Tool, you can resize or rotate:

Drag the corner handles.

Or select Size & rotation in the Editable Items menu. Type the required values into the text

boxes.

You can also nudge the values using the buttons to the right.

To move:

Drag the handle in the center of the polygon.

Or use the arrow keys on the keyboard.

Or select "Center" in the editable items" menu. Type the required X/Y values into the text

boxes.

Apply or remove rounded corners by clicking the round corners

button.

Change the polygon to an ellipse by clicking the create ellipse

button (ellipses are described later) or double clicking the polygon's

center.

Stellate the polygon (make it star-shaped) by clicking the starred

shapes

button (starred shapes are described later).

Drag the sides to make them curved. Move the pointer over the edge of the polygon (it changes to an

arrow shape). You can now drag the sides.

On the left are the original polygons. Just

drag on the sides to create curved sides.

"Ctrl + double click" on a side, or click the restore edges

button to make the sides straight again.

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Change the number of sides by typing the number into the menu or

selecting from it.

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Editing a polygon

The Selector Tool lets you move, rotate, resize, and skew a polygon as normal (the Selector Tool is

described in Object handling

Using the Quickshape

Tool, you can resize or rotate:

Drag the corner handles.

Or select Size & rotation in the Editable Items menu. Type the required values into the text

boxes.

You can also nudge the values using the buttons to the right.

To move:

Drag the handle in the center of the polygon.

Or use the arrow keys on the keyboard.

Or select "Center" in the editable items" menu. Type the required X/Y values into the text

boxes.

Apply or remove rounded corners by clicking the round corners

button.

Change the polygon to an ellipse by clicking the create ellipse

button (ellipses are described later) or double clicking the polygon's

center.

Stellate the polygon (make it star-shaped) by clicking the starred

shapes

button (starred shapes are described later).

Drag the sides to make them curved. Move the pointer over the edge of the polygon (it changes to an

arrow shape). You can now drag the sides.

On the left are the original polygons. Just

drag on the sides to create curved sides.

"Ctrl + double click" on a side, or click the restore edges

button to make the sides straight again.

Change the number of sides by typing the number into the menu or

selecting from it.

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Creating stars (polygons with indented sides)

Select the Quickshape

Tool. To create a star or to make the selected polygon stellated:

Stellated/stellation = star shaped.

Select the Starred Shapes

button

Or double click on a side.

Left: polygon with starred off. Right

: starred on.

Removing stellation

Click the starred shapes

button.

Or double click on the star handle.

Note

: double click on the star handle, not the control handle.

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Removing stellation

Click the starred shapes

button.

Or double click on the star handle.

Note

: double click on the star handle, not the control handle.

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Editing stars

You can edit stars in the same ways as ordinary polygons (described earlier).

To increase or decrease the depth of stellation:

Drag a star handle or select stellation

radius & offset on the editable items

menu. Type the required values into the text

boxes.

The original shape is on the left.

Or drag the sides to make them curved:

The original shape is on the left.

You can also nudge the values using the buttons to the right.

"Ctrl + drag" one side of a star moves all the sides symmetrically. "Ctrl + Shift dragging" moves pairs of

sides as mirror images. "Ctrl + double click" on a side, or click the restore edges

button to make all sides straight again.

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Color Handling

MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio gives wide control over applying, creating and altering the colors of

objects. For simple documents, you can just choose colors from the on-screen color palette, the Color

Line. More advanced color operations are described later.

In this chapter

The color line

Color line context menu

Applying fill & line colors by drag & drop

Editing an object’s color

The Color Editor (simple)

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The color line

The Color Line is displayed at the bottom of the window. It shows you the current fill and line colors,

provides access to the color editor and provides a palette of pre-defined colors including a special "no

color".

Color swatch:

The outer part of the color swatch on the left-hand end of the Color Line shows the line color and the

center shows the fill color. These are the colors of any selected objects, otherwise the current color

attributes.

This button provides access to the color editor

Color picker: Use the eye-dropper to pick a color from any part of the document or any part of the

computer screen. See Using the eye-dropper to pick colors

for details.

No color:

Clicking this applies a "no color fill". Shift-clicking applies "no color" to a line. Note that this is not the

same as 100% transparent. "No color" and transparency are different. A shape with transparency

applied remains a solid shape whereas a shape filled with "no color" is effectively hollow.

If the length of the Color Line extends the window, you can scroll through the Color Line with the scroll

bar below or by "Alt + dragging" the Color Line.

MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio provides several options for the displayed size of the Color Line (described

in Customizing Xtreme Print Studio).

If you do not want to display a Color Line, deselect Window -> Bars -> Color line

Color line context menu

Right click on a color on the Color Line to show a context sensitive menu with the following options:

Edit

Opens the color editor with the selected color

(not available for palette colors)

Set fill color / Set line

color

Set the fill or line color of the selected object with

this color

Rename

Rename a named color (not available for palette

colors)

Delete

Delete a named color (not available for palette

colors)

If the selected object is a bitmap, the fill and line color options are replaced with Set contone dark

color / Set contone light color.

See Bitmap coloring for more information.

When right clicking the "no color" swatch, the fill and line color options are replaced by: Clear fill color /

Clear line color

. This sets the selected object's relative attributes to "no color".

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Color line context menu

Right click on a color on the Color Line to show a context sensitive menu with the following options:

Edit

Opens the color editor with the selected color

(not available for palette colors)

Set fill color / Set line

color

Set the fill or line color of the selected object with

this color

Rename

Rename a named color (not available for palette

colors)

Delete

Delete a named color (not available for palette

colors)

If the selected object is a bitmap, the fill and line color options are replaced with Set contone dark

color / Set contone light color.

See Bitmap coloring for more information.

When right clicking the "no color" swatch, the fill and line color options are replaced by: Clear fill color /

Clear line color

. This sets the selected object's relative attributes to "no color".

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Applying fill & line colors by drag & drop

 To apply a fill color to an object (selected or unselected), drag a color from the Color Line and

drop it into the center of the shape.

To set the line or outline color, drop it on the line, not the center.

To change the current fill color, drag a color into a blank space.

To change the page background color, "Ctrl + drag" a color onto the page background.

When dragging colors an indicator beside the pointer tells you what effect dropping the color will have:

Set flat fill color (seen when you drag over an object) or the intermediary

colors of a multi-color fill

Set line color (seen when you drag over a line).

Set the current fill color (seen when you drag over an empty space).

Set start color of graduated fill (seen when dragged over start of fill).

Set end color of graduated fill (seen when dragged over end of fill). For

three and four-color fills, a number is added to mark the according end

color handle.

Set page background color (seen when you "Ctrl + drag" onto the

page).

Instead of drag & drop, if you have an object selected, you can just click on the Color Line. If only open

shapes or lines are selected, this will set the line and the fill color. This means that you can, for example,

draw a line and then set its color by just left-clicking on the Color Line.

In any other case, you can alter the line color by "Shift + clicking" on the Color Line.

If a bitmap or a bitmap-filled shape is selected, then clicking on Color Line will contone the bitmap. That

means, the bitmap is converted to greyscale (black and white) and the used color is used as a contone

light color. The contone dark color is usually black. You can set both contone colors via the Color Line

context menu (see above). See Bitmap coloring for more information.

To set a fill or line to no color (clear),

perform the operations as outlined

above but use the "No color" option

instead of a color.

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Editing an object’s color

Select the object of which you wish to change the color.

To edit the fill color of the selected object /s

Choose Utilities -> Color editor ("Ctrl + E").

Or click the Edit color icon on the Color Line.

Or double click on the current fill color panel on the Color Line.

To edit the line color of the selected object /s

Right click (or Shift+ click) on the Edit color icon

Or double click on the current line color panel.

This displays the Color editor

which allows you to select from any color of the spectrum. Unlike most graphics programs the color

editor can remain on screen while you continue to work. It changes to reflect the color of the selected

objects, and so you can easily and directly adjust the color of the selected object.

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The Color Editor (simple)

The color editor has a simple and advanced mode.

The easiest way to create a new color is to select the hue along the bottom color strip. All possible

shades of this hue are then shown in the top section, so just click or drag in the top section to select the

new color. You'll notice the selected objects change color as you adjust them in the color editor (called

"live preview").

For example to select a pink color, which is a pale shade of red, select red along the bottom section and

then select a very pale red (pink) from the top right area of the top section.

Previous and Current color

As you drag on the color editor the two small color swatches in the upper right of the color editor show

the current color and the previous (before you started changing the color). This is useful if you want to

make a small change and want to compare the old and new colors.

Using the eye-dropper to pick colors

Instead of selecting hues and shades on the color editor

you can instead pick a color from any part of the document or any part of the computer screen—even

from other windows and programs.

To do this just click and drag on the eye dropper icon. As you drag you see the color editor continuously

picks up the color under the eye dropper. Release the mouse button when you have the desired color.

This is an easy and quick way to use the same color again or copy colors from one object to another.

The color picker doesn't simply sample the screen (RGB) color. Instead, if you point to a shape with a

solid fill color, the sampler will pick up the actual color of that shape, including the color model (RGB,

HSV or CMYK), so the color is copied exactly to the selected object(s). If the target color is a named

or palette color, instead of simply copying the color the color picker will apply the same color to the

selected object(s).

If the object under the mouse pointer is complex (eg. has transparency applied) and the color cannot be

determined, screen RGB color is applied.

The color sampler shows a small popup at the

mouse pointer which indicates the color that is

being sampled at that point. This will either be the

palette color name, the name of a named color,

or the color model and color value.

However if you want to use the same color often it is recommended to use a named color instead.

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Previous and Current color

As you drag on the color editor the two small color swatches in the upper right of the color editor show

the current color and the previous (before you started changing the color). This is useful if you want to

make a small change and want to compare the old and new colors.

Using the eye-dropper to pick colors

Instead of selecting hues and shades on the color editor

you can instead pick a color from any part of the document or any part of the computer screen—even

from other windows and programs.

To do this just click and drag on the eye dropper icon. As you drag you see the color editor continuously

picks up the color under the eye dropper. Release the mouse button when you have the desired color.

This is an easy and quick way to use the same color again or copy colors from one object to another.

The color picker doesn't simply sample the screen (RGB) color. Instead, if you point to a shape with a

solid fill color, the sampler will pick up the actual color of that shape, including the color model (RGB,

HSV or CMYK), so the color is copied exactly to the selected object(s). If the target color is a named

or palette color, instead of simply copying the color the color picker will apply the same color to the

selected object(s).

If the object under the mouse pointer is complex (eg. has transparency applied) and the color cannot be

determined, screen RGB color is applied.

The color sampler shows a small popup at the

mouse pointer which indicates the color that is

being sampled at that point. This will either be the

palette color name, the name of a named color,

or the color model and color value.

However if you want to use the same color often it is recommended to use a named color instead.

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Using the eye-dropper to pick colors

Instead of selecting hues and shades on the color editor

you can instead pick a color from any part of the document or any part of the computer screen—even

from other windows and programs.

To do this just click and drag on the eye dropper icon. As you drag you see the color editor continuously

picks up the color under the eye dropper. Release the mouse button when you have the desired color.

This is an easy and quick way to use the same color again or copy colors from one object to another.

The color picker doesn't simply sample the screen (RGB) color. Instead, if you point to a shape with a

solid fill color, the sampler will pick up the actual color of that shape, including the color model (RGB,

HSV or CMYK), so the color is copied exactly to the selected object(s). If the target color is a named

or palette color, instead of simply copying the color the color picker will apply the same color to the

selected object(s).

If the object under the mouse pointer is complex (eg. has transparency applied) and the color cannot be

determined, screen RGB color is applied.

The color sampler shows a small popup at the

mouse pointer which indicates the color that is

being sampled at that point. This will either be the

palette color name, the name of a named color,

or the color model and color value.

However if you want to use the same color often it is recommended to use a named color instead.

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Text Handling

In this chapter

Introduction

Terminology

The Text Tool

The Font Menu

Simple text

Text in a column

Text areas

Text along a curve

Editing text

Tabs, Margins and Indents

Repelling text objects

Applying text styles

Copying text styles

Copying/Pasting formatted text (RTF)

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Introduction

The text editing facilities of MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio are very like your text editor or word

processor, but in addition it provides a range of features you won't find in those programs:

You can enlarge or magnify text to a huge degree.

You can apply the range of normal MAGIX Xtreme Print

Studio attributes and effects: fills, feather, transparency, color

fades, bevels, shadows, Live Effects and still continue to edit

the text.

You can convert the outlines of characters to shapes which

can be edited just like all normal shapes.

Fit text to a curve. All text can be rotated, skewed and stretched.

A fine degree of control over letter spacing and positioning. Manual and automatic kerning.

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Terminology

Font or Typeface

: A set of characters with a consistent style.

Font family

: A set of similar fonts. For example Garamond and Garamond Italic are different fonts from the same

Garamond family.

Justification:

An alternative way of describing text alignment. Left aligned text is sometimes called left justified, or

flush-left, or ragged right. Fully justified text has text aligned or "flush" to both left and right margins.

Kerning

: Moving individual character pairs closer or further apart depending on the shape of the character. Most

good fonts have kerning pair information included so this is automatic, although you can manually kern by

any degree.

Monospaced

: All the individual characters of a monospaced font have the same width. Sometimes referred to a fixed

width fonts. Useful for program listings. Courier is the most common monospaced font. Most fonts are

proportional spaced fonts, meaning the characters vary in width.

Point

: Text or font sizes are traditionally measured in points, abbreviated to pt. 1pt is approximately 1/72nd

inch, so 72pt text is approximately 1inch tall, although different fonts of a given size can vary.

Tracking

: Uniformly increasing or decreasing the spacing between characters.

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The Text Tool

Use the Text

Tool ("F8") to enter or edit text.

MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio supports three basic type of text objects

Simple text lines: Click on the page, and type.

Text columns: Click and drag to create a column, and type.

Text areas: Click and drag diagonally to create a rectangular area, and type.

After you've created any text object you can transform it (rotate, scale, skew) and can apply all the

normal attributes, fill color, transparency, feather etc, using the normal tools. You can also attach it to a

curve. The text will remain editable.

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The Font Menu

The font menu lists all installed fonts, and is split into two sections. The top section displays those fonts

that are currently used in the document. The lower section display an alphabetical list of all fonts. Each

font name is displayed in the menu using its own typeface, making font selection easier.

Those fonts for which multiple font styles are available are shown with small black triangles against them

on the right hand side of the menu. Simply hold the mouse pointer over such a font name for a second or

two and a small sub-menu appears to the right of the main menu, listing the available styles of that font.

While this sub-menu is displayed, you can move the mouse pointer over it to select the desired font style.

An icon representing the font type is shown on the left of the font menu (Xara Xtreme Pro only) indicating

whether it's Type1, TrueType, or an OpenType font.

Live Font Preview

If you hold the mouse pointer over any entry in the font menu for a fraction of a second, the selected text

in the document will be updated to preview this font. This is not a permanent change until you actually

click on the required font. Moving the mouse pointer over the menu will revert back to the initial font until

you pause over another entry.

If you hold down the Shift key while traversing the font menu, then the font selection is updated instantly,

with no pause required. This is great for very rapidly previewing large numbers of fonts.

Live Font Size preview

Next to the font size menu is a small pop-up slider control, like that used elsewhere in Xtreme Print

Studio. This provides a direct, live font size control, and will adjust the font size of the selected text in

real-time as you drag the slider.

As with the pop-up sliders used elsewhere this can be used two ways. "Click + release" on the arrow

and the pop-up will appear and stay on screen. You can now drag the slider, or use the mouse scroll

wheel over the control to rapidly adjust the values. So in this case, this provides a fast way of adjusting

the point size using the mouse wheel to see the results directly on the page of the document as you work.

The alternative method of using pop-up slider is to "click + drag + release" on the button and slider. This

is a sightly more direct way of adjusting the control (requires less clicks).

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Instant font menu navigation

While the font menu is displayed, you can type the initial characters of the font name, and the menu will

be scrolled to that section of the list. E.g. if you type "ver" it will instantly scroll and locate the Verdana

font

Bold, Italic & Synthesized fonts

MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio does not allow you to apply italic or bold to text if the necessary italic/bold

font is not installed. Xtreme Print Studio 3.2 and earlier versions would allow this and would artificially

synthesize an italic or bold appearance as required. The results produced by doing this were generally

poor quality. Besides this, you would encounter problems if later trying to export your design to PDF,

since other applications would either not synthesize the bold/italic appearance or produce even worse

results.

However, you can easily emulate the same effect. To add bold to a font, just give it a small line width. To

slant a font, use the skew / slant feature of the Selector Tool.

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Live Font Preview

If you hold the mouse pointer over any entry in the font menu for a fraction of a second, the selected text

in the document will be updated to preview this font. This is not a permanent change until you actually

click on the required font. Moving the mouse pointer over the menu will revert back to the initial font until

you pause over another entry.

If you hold down the Shift key while traversing the font menu, then the font selection is updated instantly,

with no pause required. This is great for very rapidly previewing large numbers of fonts.

Live Font Size preview

Next to the font size menu is a small pop-up slider control, like that used elsewhere in Xtreme Print

Studio. This provides a direct, live font size control, and will adjust the font size of the selected text in

real-time as you drag the slider.

As with the pop-up sliders used elsewhere this can be used two ways. "Click + release" on the arrow

and the pop-up will appear and stay on screen. You can now drag the slider, or use the mouse scroll

wheel over the control to rapidly adjust the values. So in this case, this provides a fast way of adjusting

the point size using the mouse wheel to see the results directly on the page of the document as you work.

The alternative method of using pop-up slider is to "click + drag + release" on the button and slider. This

is a sightly more direct way of adjusting the control (requires less clicks).

Instant font menu navigation

While the font menu is displayed, you can type the initial characters of the font name, and the menu will

be scrolled to that section of the list. E.g. if you type "ver" it will instantly scroll and locate the Verdana

font

Bold, Italic & Synthesized fonts

MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio does not allow you to apply italic or bold to text if the necessary italic/bold

font is not installed. Xtreme Print Studio 3.2 and earlier versions would allow this and would artificially

synthesize an italic or bold appearance as required. The results produced by doing this were generally

poor quality. Besides this, you would encounter problems if later trying to export your design to PDF,

since other applications would either not synthesize the bold/italic appearance or produce even worse

results.

However, you can easily emulate the same effect. To add bold to a font, just give it a small line width. To

slant a font, use the skew / slant feature of the Selector Tool.

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Live Font Size preview

Next to the font size menu is a small pop-up slider control, like that used elsewhere in Xtreme Print

Studio. This provides a direct, live font size control, and will adjust the font size of the selected text in

real-time as you drag the slider.

As with the pop-up sliders used elsewhere this can be used two ways. "Click + release" on the arrow

and the pop-up will appear and stay on screen. You can now drag the slider, or use the mouse scroll

wheel over the control to rapidly adjust the values. So in this case, this provides a fast way of adjusting

the point size using the mouse wheel to see the results directly on the page of the document as you work.

The alternative method of using pop-up slider is to "click + drag + release" on the button and slider. This

is a sightly more direct way of adjusting the control (requires less clicks).

Instant font menu navigation

While the font menu is displayed, you can type the initial characters of the font name, and the menu will

be scrolled to that section of the list. E.g. if you type "ver" it will instantly scroll and locate the Verdana

font

Bold, Italic & Synthesized fonts

MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio does not allow you to apply italic or bold to text if the necessary italic/bold

font is not installed. Xtreme Print Studio 3.2 and earlier versions would allow this and would artificially

synthesize an italic or bold appearance as required. The results produced by doing this were generally

poor quality. Besides this, you would encounter problems if later trying to export your design to PDF,

since other applications would either not synthesize the bold/italic appearance or produce even worse

results.

However, you can easily emulate the same effect. To add bold to a font, just give it a small line width. To

slant a font, use the skew / slant feature of the Selector Tool.

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Instant font menu navigation

While the font menu is displayed, you can type the initial characters of the font name, and the menu will

be scrolled to that section of the list. E.g. if you type "ver" it will instantly scroll and locate the Verdana

font

Bold, Italic & Synthesized fonts

MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio does not allow you to apply italic or bold to text if the necessary italic/bold

font is not installed. Xtreme Print Studio 3.2 and earlier versions would allow this and would artificially

synthesize an italic or bold appearance as required. The results produced by doing this were generally

poor quality. Besides this, you would encounter problems if later trying to export your design to PDF,

since other applications would either not synthesize the bold/italic appearance or produce even worse

results.

However, you can easily emulate the same effect. To add bold to a font, just give it a small line width. To

slant a font, use the skew / slant feature of the Selector Tool.

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Bold, Italic & Synthesized fonts

MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio does not allow you to apply italic or bold to text if the necessary italic/bold

font is not installed. Xtreme Print Studio 3.2 and earlier versions would allow this and would artificially

synthesize an italic or bold appearance as required. The results produced by doing this were generally

poor quality. Besides this, you would encounter problems if later trying to export your design to PDF,

since other applications would either not synthesize the bold/italic appearance or produce even worse

results.

However, you can easily emulate the same effect. To add bold to a font, just give it a small line width. To

slant a font, use the skew / slant feature of the Selector Tool.

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Simple text

If you wish to type a small amount of simple text, position the pointer where you want to enter text and

click. A red cursor appears where you clicked and you can now start typing on the keyboard.

If you make a mistake, use "Delete" and "Backspace" in the usual way.

Pressing "Enter" completes the line and starts a new line of text below it. The inter-line spacing is

controlled by the line spacing text box on the InfoBar.

By default text has no outline color. Shift + clicking on a color on the Color Line will give the selected

text an outline color - the thickness of which can be controlled by the line width control, as usual. You

will probably want to set the Line join type to be rounded to give it a more smooth appearance (control

at the top of the Line Gallery).

Line width is described in Drawing lines. Applying color is described in Color handling

You can continue to enter text even after rotation, color filling, placing it on a curve or even applying

many types of live effects.

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Text in a column

If you are entering larger amounts of text, over multiple lines, using a column may be more useful.

Changing the width of the column will automatically re-flow the text.

To type a column of text:

1. Select the Text Tool.

2. Move the mouse pointer where you want the column to start.

3. Drag right to create a horizontal line the width of the column. This red line just shows you the

width of the column. It is never printed.

4. Type in the text. You don't need to press "Enter" at the end of a line. When the text reaches the

edge of the column, it automatically flows onto a new line.

Note

: if you click away or change tools before you start typing, the text column will be removed and nothing

left on the page. Therefore always start typing after you've dragged the column width line.

Instead of typing in the text you can create the text in a separate text editor or word processor, copy it to

the clipboard and paste it into MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio. Copy and paste supports RTF-formatted

text.

Words only split across lines if they contain a hyphen character (minus key)

The effect of typing a hyphen into "running"

If you type "Ctrl + -" (minus key) it inserts a soft hyphen

which is a hyphen that only appears if the word can wrap at the end of a line. This is particularly useful

for narrow columns of text, to avoid rivers of white, you might need to hyphenate some words. Inserting

a normal dash character will split the word at the end of the line. It's called a 'soft' hyphen because when

the word appears in the middle of a line the hyphen vanishes (unlike a normal dash or minus character),

so it intelligently hyphenates the words only if it needs to.

When editing the text a soft hyphen is treated as an invisible character (it takes no space), but you can tell

it's in the text by moving the cursor left/right over where the invisible character is.

A hard hyphen

can be inserted by typing "Ctrl + Shift + -" (minus key). A hard hyphen is one that will not cause a wrap

at all. This is useful in situations where you have dashes in words that you do not want split at the end of

lines.

Changing the width of the column

Drag either of the two red handles at the ends of the line.

Changing the angle of the column

"Shift+ drag" either of the red handles at the end of the line to change the angle of the column.

Alternatively, "Ctrl + drag" to restrain the line to the constrain angles. Or alternatively you can use the

Selector

Tool to rotate the object in the usual way.

For more on constrain angles, see Introduction to MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio

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Changing the width of the column

Drag either of the two red handles at the ends of the line.

Changing the angle of the column

"Shift+ drag" either of the red handles at the end of the line to change the angle of the column.

Alternatively, "Ctrl + drag" to restrain the line to the constrain angles. Or alternatively you can use the

Selector

Tool to rotate the object in the usual way.

For more on constrain angles, see Introduction to MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio

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Changing the angle of the column

"Shift+ drag" either of the red handles at the end of the line to change the angle of the column.

Alternatively, "Ctrl + drag" to restrain the line to the constrain angles. Or alternatively you can use the

Selector

Tool to rotate the object in the usual way.

For more on constrain angles, see Introduction to MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio

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Text areas

In the Text

Tool if you click and drag diagonally on the page you will create a rectangular text area. The blinking

cursor will be positioned in the top left corner and you can type or paste text.

A text area can contain a "flowing" text story. A text story refers to a single piece of text, flowing from

one text area to another. It's called flowing text because, like water, as you add or remove text in one

area it overflows into connected text areas or flows back from text areas.

If the text overflows the bottom of the text area the overflowing text is shown gray, although you can

continue to edit this text as usual.

Connecting text areas—text flow

When text overflows the bottom of the text area, an overflow indicator is shown on the bottom of the

area. If you drag this over any other text area, the overflow text will flow into the new text area, and the

two areas become connected. This is shown with a flow arrow.

Dragging the overflow indicator from

one text area to another will connect

the two areas so text flows from one

to another. You can link as many

together as you require.

There is a quick way to create flowing text. If the text cursor in an area with overflowing text, then just

click-drag on the page to create a new text area. The new text area is automatically connected and text

will flow into the new area.

Tip

: you can flow text from one area to another on any page, even earlier pages. If you need to flow into an

area many pages away, it's probably easier to use the above method, although if you zoom out to a small

page size you can drag the overflow arrow across pages.

To disconnect one text area from another, just drag on the overflow indicator and drop it away from any

text area.

If you delete a text area that is connected to another only the area is deleted, the text will simply re-flow

into the remaining text areas.

Resizing text areas

Using the Text

Tool, you can click and drag on any of the corner control handles. The text in the area will be

reformatted to fit the new size.

Alternatively you can use the Selector Tool to resize the text object, but in this case the behavior

changes. Usually when you resize and object in the Selector it resizes everything including the text. So,

for example, if you resize a simple text object or text column. This is consistent with the normal operation

of the Selector

Tool.

However in the case of flowing text areas this would cause undesired side-effects; you almost certainly

do not want part of a flowing text story to be a different point size than the rest. Therefore, the Selector

Tool behavior varies depending on whether you are resizing one text area that contains a flowing text

story, or resizing the whole text story. The rule is:

If you resize a single unconnected text area (or simple or text column) then the area "container"

and text content are resized together.

If you select the text areas of the whole flowing text story (they have to be one a single page)

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then a resize will resize the text and areas together.

But if you resize a text area that is part of a flowing series of text areas, then only the container

size is altered and the text inside remains the original size, and will be re-formatted to fit the new

size. This is like resizing a text area with the Text Tool.

If you want to resize all text in a text story, select it all with "Ctrl + A", and apply the required font size.

You can rotate a text area, using the Selector

Tool as normal, and the text will flow through the rotated text area normally.

Text flow is unaffected if you rotate any of the text areas

Word count

The word and character count total of the current text is shown in the status line. This also shows the

number of overflowing words. If any region of text is selected, it shows the count of this selection

instead.

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Connecting text areas—text flow

When text overflows the bottom of the text area, an overflow indicator is shown on the bottom of the

area. If you drag this over any other text area, the overflow text will flow into the new text area, and the

two areas become connected. This is shown with a flow arrow.

Dragging the overflow indicator from

one text area to another will connect

the two areas so text flows from one

to another. You can link as many

together as you require.

There is a quick way to create flowing text. If the text cursor in an area with overflowing text, then just

click-drag on the page to create a new text area. The new text area is automatically connected and text

will flow into the new area.

Tip

: you can flow text from one area to another on any page, even earlier pages. If you need to flow into an

area many pages away, it's probably easier to use the above method, although if you zoom out to a small

page size you can drag the overflow arrow across pages.

To disconnect one text area from another, just drag on the overflow indicator and drop it away from any

text area.

If you delete a text area that is connected to another only the area is deleted, the text will simply re-flow

into the remaining text areas.

Resizing text areas

Using the Text

Tool, you can click and drag on any of the corner control handles. The text in the area will be

reformatted to fit the new size.

Alternatively you can use the Selector Tool to resize the text object, but in this case the behavior

changes. Usually when you resize and object in the Selector it resizes everything including the text. So,

for example, if you resize a simple text object or text column. This is consistent with the normal operation

of the Selector

Tool.

However in the case of flowing text areas this would cause undesired side-effects; you almost certainly

do not want part of a flowing text story to be a different point size than the rest. Therefore, the Selector

Tool behavior varies depending on whether you are resizing one text area that contains a flowing text

story, or resizing the whole text story. The rule is:

If you resize a single unconnected text area (or simple or text column) then the area "container"

and text content are resized together.

If you select the text areas of the whole flowing text story (they have to be one a single page)

then a resize will resize the text and areas together.

But if you resize a text area that is part of a flowing series of text areas, then only the container

size is altered and the text inside remains the original size, and will be re-formatted to fit the new

size. This is like resizing a text area with the Text Tool.

If you want to resize all text in a text story, select it all with "Ctrl + A", and apply the required font size.

You can rotate a text area, using the Selector

Tool as normal, and the text will flow through the rotated text area normally.

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Text flow is unaffected if you rotate any of the text areas

Word count

The word and character count total of the current text is shown in the status line. This also shows the

number of overflowing words. If any region of text is selected, it shows the count of this selection

instead.

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Resizing text areas

Using the Text

Tool, you can click and drag on any of the corner control handles. The text in the area will be

reformatted to fit the new size.

Alternatively you can use the Selector Tool to resize the text object, but in this case the behavior

changes. Usually when you resize and object in the Selector it resizes everything including the text. So,

for example, if you resize a simple text object or text column. This is consistent with the normal operation

of the Selector

Tool.

However in the case of flowing text areas this would cause undesired side-effects; you almost certainly

do not want part of a flowing text story to be a different point size than the rest. Therefore, the Selector

Tool behavior varies depending on whether you are resizing one text area that contains a flowing text

story, or resizing the whole text story. The rule is:

If you resize a single unconnected text area (or simple or text column) then the area "container"

and text content are resized together.

If you select the text areas of the whole flowing text story (they have to be one a single page)

then a resize will resize the text and areas together.

But if you resize a text area that is part of a flowing series of text areas, then only the container

size is altered and the text inside remains the original size, and will be re-formatted to fit the new

size. This is like resizing a text area with the Text Tool.

If you want to resize all text in a text story, select it all with "Ctrl + A", and apply the required font size.

You can rotate a text area, using the Selector

Tool as normal, and the text will flow through the rotated text area normally.

Text flow is unaffected if you rotate any of the text areas

Word count

The word and character count total of the current text is shown in the status line. This also shows the

number of overflowing words. If any region of text is selected, it shows the count of this selection

instead.

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Word count

The word and character count total of the current text is shown in the status line. This also shows the

number of overflowing words. If any region of text is selected, it shows the count of this selection

instead.

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Text along a curve

To place text along a curve of your choice:

1. Create either basic text,

text in a column or a text

area (see above).

2. Select your text object and

one curve.

3. Choose Arrange -> Fit

text to curve.

Alternatively, select a curve or line and then in the Text

Tool, click on the line, where you want the text to start, and type. This automatically fits the text along

the line. When you reach the end of the line the text will wrap onto a new line, immediately below the

start of the previous one.

If you do not want the text to wrap to a new line, "Shift+ click" on the line.

To hide the curve so it's not visible, select the Shape editor Tool and set the line color to No color or a

width of None

. You can also edit the curve as usual this way.

You can't fit text directly onto an ellipse, quickshape, or rectangle object. First select the Arrange ->

Convert to editable shapes

("Ctrl + Shift +S").

Applying color is described in Color handling

Adjusting the left and right margin of text on a curve

If you just start typing or place a column of text on a curve, you can change the start and end position of

the red handles. Just drag them along the curve as required. If you center text it will be between these

two margins.

Swapping sides of the line

Right click on the text and select the Reverse text on curve

menu option.

Alternatively, if you reverse the direction of the line (Shape editor Tool, Reverse paths

button on the InfoBar), then the text will move to the other side of the line or, in the case of a closed

shape, move from the inside to the outside of the shape.

An example

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Create an ellipse. Convert to editable

shapes. In the shape editor, select the top

half (top three control points) and select

the "Break at points" function. Remove

the top half to leave just the lower half as

seen. In the Text Tool click at about 6

o'clock and type.

Right click and select Reverse text on

curve

to flip the text to the other side.

Drag the red margin handles in from

either end. Select the center text

alignment option.

To create offset text, create a separate curve and adjust its curvature and offset. In this case the line has

also been made invisible and the text reduced in size.

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Adjusting the left and right margin of text on a curve

If you just start typing or place a column of text on a curve, you can change the start and end position of

the red handles. Just drag them along the curve as required. If you center text it will be between these

two margins.

Swapping sides of the line

Right click on the text and select the Reverse text on curve

menu option.

Alternatively, if you reverse the direction of the line (Shape editor Tool, Reverse paths

button on the InfoBar), then the text will move to the other side of the line or, in the case of a closed

shape, move from the inside to the outside of the shape.

An example

Create an ellipse. Convert to editable

shapes. In the shape editor, select the top

half (top three control points) and select

the "Break at points" function. Remove

the top half to leave just the lower half as

seen. In the Text Tool click at about 6

o'clock and type.

Right click and select Reverse text on

curve

to flip the text to the other side.

Drag the red margin handles in from

either end. Select the center text

alignment option.

To create offset text, create a separate curve and adjust its curvature and offset. In this case the line has

also been made invisible and the text reduced in size.

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Swapping sides of the line

Right click on the text and select the Reverse text on curve

menu option.

Alternatively, if you reverse the direction of the line (Shape editor Tool, Reverse paths

button on the InfoBar), then the text will move to the other side of the line or, in the case of a closed

shape, move from the inside to the outside of the shape.

An example

Create an ellipse. Convert to editable

shapes. In the shape editor, select the top

half (top three control points) and select

the "Break at points" function. Remove

the top half to leave just the lower half as

seen. In the Text Tool click at about 6

o'clock and type.

Right click and select Reverse text on

curve

to flip the text to the other side.

Drag the red margin handles in from

either end. Select the center text

alignment option.

To create offset text, create a separate curve and adjust its curvature and offset. In this case the line has

also been made invisible and the text reduced in size.

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An example

Create an ellipse. Convert to editable

shapes. In the shape editor, select the top

half (top three control points) and select

the "Break at points" function. Remove

the top half to leave just the lower half as

seen. In the Text Tool click at about 6

o'clock and type.

Right click and select Reverse text on

curve

to flip the text to the other side.

Drag the red margin handles in from

either end. Select the center text

alignment option.

To create offset text, create a separate curve and adjust its curvature and offset. In this case the line has

also been made invisible and the text reduced in size.

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Editing text

Tutorial movie

All the normal word processor-style cursor and mouse operations can be used. For example:

Click where you want to place the cursor.

Use the left and right arrow keys to move left, right, up or down.

Use "Ctrl + left and right arrow keys" to move left or right one word.

Press "Home" or "End" to move to the start or end of the line.

Press "Ctrl + Home", or "Ctrl + End" to move to the start or end of the text object.

Text selection:

"Shift+ any" of the above key to select text

Double click to select a word

Triple click selects a whole line of text, or "Ctrl + L"

Quadruple (4x) click selects a paragraph of text

Or just drag across the text in the Text Tool to select the text

"Ctrl + A" will select all the text in the text object (you must be in the Text Tool.)

If you have a text selection any attribute change will apply only to the selected region of text. If you have

only the cursor in the text, then any attribute change, say selecting a new color, will only appear when you

type new text.

Selecting the whole text object

There is a quick shortcut for selecting the whole text object. Instead of using "Ctrl + A" or dragging

across all the text, simply press the "Esc"

key. This removes the cursor but selects the whole text (the status line will confirm 1 text object). This

makes it easy to apply an effect or attribute to the whole text story.

For example, to change the font size of the whole text object, just press "Esc"

and select the new size from the InfoBar.

Swap case

Pressing "Ctrl + W" will swap the case of the character after the cursor and move the cursor on. So, if

you've accidentally typed a section of text with the caps lock key on, just place the cursor at the start and

press and hold "Ctrl + W".

You can swap the case of a selected region of text, the same way. The cursor will not be moved.

Smart Quotes

When you type quote ' or double quote " characters, Xtreme will automatically convert these into the

more appropriate and aesthetically accurate opening or closing quotes. So this changes 'this' into ?this?

and "quotes" into ?quotes?. It's smart enough to understand the use of single quotes within words to

signify missing characters, so that 'don't' becomes ?don?t?

Entering special characters

There are a number of useful shortcuts to allow insertion of special characters, like © or ™. See Special

characters (in Text Tool) section in "Menus and keyboard shortcuts".

All these shortcuts (with the exception of the hard space) are compatible with Microsoft Word.

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Entering dummy text ('Lorem Ipsum')

When creating page layouts, it's common practice to use dummy text, which is a type of pseudo-Latin (it

doesn't really mean anything), but has the overall appearance of typical English text (or other similar

Latin-based languages). The text begins "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..."

Historical note

: This same text has been used as dummy text going back more than 500 years in the print trade and

parts of the actual Latin used can be traced to text written more than 2000 years ago.

You can insert a paragraph of the "Lorem ipsum" text by typing "Ctrl + Shift + L" ("L" for Lorem) while

using the Text Tool. To insert a larger block of text, just press the key combination a few times.

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Selecting the whole text object

There is a quick shortcut for selecting the whole text object. Instead of using "Ctrl + A" or dragging

across all the text, simply press the "Esc"

key. This removes the cursor but selects the whole text (the status line will confirm 1 text object). This

makes it easy to apply an effect or attribute to the whole text story.

For example, to change the font size of the whole text object, just press "Esc"

and select the new size from the InfoBar.

Swap case

Pressing "Ctrl + W" will swap the case of the character after the cursor and move the cursor on. So, if

you've accidentally typed a section of text with the caps lock key on, just place the cursor at the start and

press and hold "Ctrl + W".

You can swap the case of a selected region of text, the same way. The cursor will not be moved.

Smart Quotes

When you type quote ' or double quote " characters, Xtreme will automatically convert these into the

more appropriate and aesthetically accurate opening or closing quotes. So this changes 'this' into ?this?

and "quotes" into ?quotes?. It's smart enough to understand the use of single quotes within words to

signify missing characters, so that 'don't' becomes ?don?t?

Entering special characters

There are a number of useful shortcuts to allow insertion of special characters, like © or ™. See Special

characters (in Text Tool) section in "Menus and keyboard shortcuts".

All these shortcuts (with the exception of the hard space) are compatible with Microsoft Word.

Entering dummy text ('Lorem Ipsum')

When creating page layouts, it's common practice to use dummy text, which is a type of pseudo-Latin (it

doesn't really mean anything), but has the overall appearance of typical English text (or other similar

Latin-based languages). The text begins "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..."

Historical note

: This same text has been used as dummy text going back more than 500 years in the print trade and

parts of the actual Latin used can be traced to text written more than 2000 years ago.

You can insert a paragraph of the "Lorem ipsum" text by typing "Ctrl + Shift + L" ("L" for Lorem) while

using the Text Tool. To insert a larger block of text, just press the key combination a few times.

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Swap case

Pressing "Ctrl + W" will swap the case of the character after the cursor and move the cursor on. So, if

you've accidentally typed a section of text with the caps lock key on, just place the cursor at the start and

press and hold "Ctrl + W".

You can swap the case of a selected region of text, the same way. The cursor will not be moved.

Smart Quotes

When you type quote ' or double quote " characters, Xtreme will automatically convert these into the

more appropriate and aesthetically accurate opening or closing quotes. So this changes 'this' into ?this?

and "quotes" into ?quotes?. It's smart enough to understand the use of single quotes within words to

signify missing characters, so that 'don't' becomes ?don?t?

Entering special characters

There are a number of useful shortcuts to allow insertion of special characters, like © or ™. See Special

characters (in Text Tool) section in "Menus and keyboard shortcuts".

All these shortcuts (with the exception of the hard space) are compatible with Microsoft Word.

Entering dummy text ('Lorem Ipsum')

When creating page layouts, it's common practice to use dummy text, which is a type of pseudo-Latin (it

doesn't really mean anything), but has the overall appearance of typical English text (or other similar

Latin-based languages). The text begins "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..."

Historical note

: This same text has been used as dummy text going back more than 500 years in the print trade and

parts of the actual Latin used can be traced to text written more than 2000 years ago.

You can insert a paragraph of the "Lorem ipsum" text by typing "Ctrl + Shift + L" ("L" for Lorem) while

using the Text Tool. To insert a larger block of text, just press the key combination a few times.

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Smart Quotes

When you type quote ' or double quote " characters, Xtreme will automatically convert these into the

more appropriate and aesthetically accurate opening or closing quotes. So this changes 'this' into ?this?

and "quotes" into ?quotes?. It's smart enough to understand the use of single quotes within words to

signify missing characters, so that 'don't' becomes ?don?t?

Entering special characters

There are a number of useful shortcuts to allow insertion of special characters, like © or ™. See Special

characters (in Text Tool) section in "Menus and keyboard shortcuts".

All these shortcuts (with the exception of the hard space) are compatible with Microsoft Word.

Entering dummy text ('Lorem Ipsum')

When creating page layouts, it's common practice to use dummy text, which is a type of pseudo-Latin (it

doesn't really mean anything), but has the overall appearance of typical English text (or other similar

Latin-based languages). The text begins "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..."

Historical note

: This same text has been used as dummy text going back more than 500 years in the print trade and

parts of the actual Latin used can be traced to text written more than 2000 years ago.

You can insert a paragraph of the "Lorem ipsum" text by typing "Ctrl + Shift + L" ("L" for Lorem) while

using the Text Tool. To insert a larger block of text, just press the key combination a few times.

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Entering special characters

There are a number of useful shortcuts to allow insertion of special characters, like © or ™. See Special

characters (in Text Tool) section in "Menus and keyboard shortcuts".

All these shortcuts (with the exception of the hard space) are compatible with Microsoft Word.

Entering dummy text ('Lorem Ipsum')

When creating page layouts, it's common practice to use dummy text, which is a type of pseudo-Latin (it

doesn't really mean anything), but has the overall appearance of typical English text (or other similar

Latin-based languages). The text begins "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..."

Historical note

: This same text has been used as dummy text going back more than 500 years in the print trade and

parts of the actual Latin used can be traced to text written more than 2000 years ago.

You can insert a paragraph of the "Lorem ipsum" text by typing "Ctrl + Shift + L" ("L" for Lorem) while

using the Text Tool. To insert a larger block of text, just press the key combination a few times.

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Entering dummy text ('Lorem Ipsum')

When creating page layouts, it's common practice to use dummy text, which is a type of pseudo-Latin (it

doesn't really mean anything), but has the overall appearance of typical English text (or other similar

Latin-based languages). The text begins "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..."

Historical note

: This same text has been used as dummy text going back more than 500 years in the print trade and

parts of the actual Latin used can be traced to text written more than 2000 years ago.

You can insert a paragraph of the "Lorem ipsum" text by typing "Ctrl + Shift + L" ("L" for Lorem) while

using the Text Tool. To insert a larger block of text, just press the key combination a few times.

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Tabs, Margins and Indents

Rulers

To adjust tabs, margins and indents you need to turn on rulers in your document.

To do this:

Chose "Windows -> Bars -> Rulers".

Or press "Ctrl + Shift+ R" (this is a new shortcut).

Or press "Ctrl + L" (when not in the Text Tool).

The enhanced text features will only appear on the ruler when you are using the Text Tool and when the

text cursor is in a text story or the text object is selected when in the Text

Tool.

In the Text Tool when you drag the margins or tabs on the ruler, you get a temporary vertical guide to

make it easier to align the tabs or margins to objects elsewhere on the page. In addition when dragging

tabs or margins, if you have magnetic snap switched on, these will snap to each other making it easier to

position tabs and margins.

Margins and indents

Any changes you make are made to the current paragraph of text. (i.e. the paragraph containing the text

cursor) or, if you have a selected region of text, to the paragraphs of the selected region.

You can apply changes to all text in a text story by selecting all the text within that story ("Ctrl + A"). To

change more than one text story, select the text objects while in the Selector Tool then change to the

Text

Tool and make the required changes.

Left margin

. Drag this to change the left margin of the text.

First line margin.

Drag this to change the left margin for the first line of the paragraph

(useful for lists, as shown below).

Right margin.

Drag this to change the right margin of the text.

Demonstrating the left margin and first line

margin

Demonstrating a right margin

Text along a curve

If you have fitted a single line of text to the curve using the Fit text to curve

option, then the curve line is the margin. If the text is longer than the line it will just flow off the end.

Full

justification will always fit the text onto the line, if necessary overlapping characters.

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If you have clicked on the line or fitted a column of text to a curve or line then you have left and right

margin indicators (small red squares) that can be dragged along the line to adjust the margins used for

justification.

Tabs

By default, text stories are created with tabs set 0.5 cm apart. This means you can just press "Tab" and

your text will be moved along to the next tab stop. You only need to define new tab stop positions if you

want alternative tab spacing.

These default tabs are shown as faint Ls on the ruler:

Standard tabs, indicated by faint "L"s

Custom tabs

To create a custom tab position, just click on the ruler where you wish to place the new tab. It will

replace default tabs up to that point on the ruler.

For example:

The triangle indicates a custom tab

To set more than one tab click multiple times on the ruler.

To move a custom tab drag it along the ruler.

To remove a tab drag it off of the ruler (default tabs will come back).

Custom tab types

You can set different types of custom tab. By default, custom tabs are left align tabs. This means that

text will be aligned with the tab on the left of the text.

To change the tab type, click the tab icon on

the ruler.

The following custom tab types are

available. You are not limited to just one

type in a story, and can choose a different

type then set additional tabs.

Left align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the left.

Right align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the right.

Center align:

The text will be centered on the tab.

Decimal point align:

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The decimal points in the text will be aligned with the tab. This

is useful for lists and, however long the number, the decimal

points (periods) will be tab-aligned.

How to creating hanging indents

Hanging Indents, as they are known, are where the first line of a paragraph has a negative margin or a

margin that hangs to the left of the normal left margin. Numbered or bulleted lists are examples of hanging

indents.

To create hanging indents:

1. Drag the left margin inwards.

2. Click on the ruler away from the left margin (creates a new tab stop) and drag this tab stop to be

exactly over the left margin.

3. Now each line will start outdented—you can insert any special character or number and press

"Tab" to move to the left margin. And (as with this paragraph) all subsequent lines of text are

indented to the left margin.

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Rulers

To adjust tabs, margins and indents you need to turn on rulers in your document.

To do this:

Chose "Windows -> Bars -> Rulers".

Or press "Ctrl + Shift+ R" (this is a new shortcut).

Or press "Ctrl + L" (when not in the Text Tool).

The enhanced text features will only appear on the ruler when you are using the Text Tool and when the

text cursor is in a text story or the text object is selected when in the Text

Tool.

In the Text Tool when you drag the margins or tabs on the ruler, you get a temporary vertical guide to

make it easier to align the tabs or margins to objects elsewhere on the page. In addition when dragging

tabs or margins, if you have magnetic snap switched on, these will snap to each other making it easier to

position tabs and margins.

Margins and indents

Any changes you make are made to the current paragraph of text. (i.e. the paragraph containing the text

cursor) or, if you have a selected region of text, to the paragraphs of the selected region.

You can apply changes to all text in a text story by selecting all the text within that story ("Ctrl + A"). To

change more than one text story, select the text objects while in the Selector Tool then change to the

Text

Tool and make the required changes.

Left margin

. Drag this to change the left margin of the text.

First line margin.

Drag this to change the left margin for the first line of the paragraph

(useful for lists, as shown below).

Right margin.

Drag this to change the right margin of the text.

Demonstrating the left margin and first line

margin

Demonstrating a right margin

Text along a curve

If you have fitted a single line of text to the curve using the Fit text to curve

option, then the curve line is the margin. If the text is longer than the line it will just flow off the end.

Full

justification will always fit the text onto the line, if necessary overlapping characters.

If you have clicked on the line or fitted a column of text to a curve or line then you have left and right

margin indicators (small red squares) that can be dragged along the line to adjust the margins used for

justification.

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Tabs

By default, text stories are created with tabs set 0.5 cm apart. This means you can just press "Tab" and

your text will be moved along to the next tab stop. You only need to define new tab stop positions if you

want alternative tab spacing.

These default tabs are shown as faint Ls on the ruler:

Standard tabs, indicated by faint "L"s

Custom tabs

To create a custom tab position, just click on the ruler where you wish to place the new tab. It will

replace default tabs up to that point on the ruler.

For example:

The triangle indicates a custom tab

To set more than one tab click multiple times on the ruler.

To move a custom tab drag it along the ruler.

To remove a tab drag it off of the ruler (default tabs will come back).

Custom tab types

You can set different types of custom tab. By default, custom tabs are left align tabs. This means that

text will be aligned with the tab on the left of the text.

To change the tab type, click the tab icon on

the ruler.

The following custom tab types are

available. You are not limited to just one

type in a story, and can choose a different

type then set additional tabs.

Left align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the left.

Right align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the right.

Center align:

The text will be centered on the tab.

Decimal point align:

The decimal points in the text will be aligned with the tab. This

is useful for lists and, however long the number, the decimal

points (periods) will be tab-aligned.

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How to creating hanging indents

Hanging Indents, as they are known, are where the first line of a paragraph has a negative margin or a

margin that hangs to the left of the normal left margin. Numbered or bulleted lists are examples of hanging

indents.

To create hanging indents:

1. Drag the left margin inwards.

2. Click on the ruler away from the left margin (creates a new tab stop) and drag this tab stop to be

exactly over the left margin.

3. Now each line will start outdented—you can insert any special character or number and press

"Tab" to move to the left margin. And (as with this paragraph) all subsequent lines of text are

indented to the left margin.

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Margins and indents

Any changes you make are made to the current paragraph of text. (i.e. the paragraph containing the text

cursor) or, if you have a selected region of text, to the paragraphs of the selected region.

You can apply changes to all text in a text story by selecting all the text within that story ("Ctrl + A"). To

change more than one text story, select the text objects while in the Selector Tool then change to the

Text

Tool and make the required changes.

Left margin

. Drag this to change the left margin of the text.

First line margin.

Drag this to change the left margin for the first line of the paragraph

(useful for lists, as shown below).

Right margin.

Drag this to change the right margin of the text.

Demonstrating the left margin and first line

margin

Demonstrating a right margin

Text along a curve

If you have fitted a single line of text to the curve using the Fit text to curve

option, then the curve line is the margin. If the text is longer than the line it will just flow off the end.

Full

justification will always fit the text onto the line, if necessary overlapping characters.

If you have clicked on the line or fitted a column of text to a curve or line then you have left and right

margin indicators (small red squares) that can be dragged along the line to adjust the margins used for

justification.

Tabs

By default, text stories are created with tabs set 0.5 cm apart. This means you can just press "Tab" and

your text will be moved along to the next tab stop. You only need to define new tab stop positions if you

want alternative tab spacing.

These default tabs are shown as faint Ls on the ruler:

Standard tabs, indicated by faint "L"s

Custom tabs

To create a custom tab position, just click on the ruler where you wish to place the new tab. It will

replace default tabs up to that point on the ruler.

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For example:

The triangle indicates a custom tab

To set more than one tab click multiple times on the ruler.

To move a custom tab drag it along the ruler.

To remove a tab drag it off of the ruler (default tabs will come back).

Custom tab types

You can set different types of custom tab. By default, custom tabs are left align tabs. This means that

text will be aligned with the tab on the left of the text.

To change the tab type, click the tab icon on

the ruler.

The following custom tab types are

available. You are not limited to just one

type in a story, and can choose a different

type then set additional tabs.

Left align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the left.

Right align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the right.

Center align:

The text will be centered on the tab.

Decimal point align:

The decimal points in the text will be aligned with the tab. This

is useful for lists and, however long the number, the decimal

points (periods) will be tab-aligned.

How to creating hanging indents

Hanging Indents, as they are known, are where the first line of a paragraph has a negative margin or a

margin that hangs to the left of the normal left margin. Numbered or bulleted lists are examples of hanging

indents.

To create hanging indents:

1. Drag the left margin inwards.

2. Click on the ruler away from the left margin (creates a new tab stop) and drag this tab stop to be

exactly over the left margin.

3. Now each line will start outdented—you can insert any special character or number and press

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"Tab" to move to the left margin. And (as with this paragraph) all subsequent lines of text are

indented to the left margin.

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Text along a curve

If you have fitted a single line of text to the curve using the Fit text to curve

option, then the curve line is the margin. If the text is longer than the line it will just flow off the end.

Full

justification will always fit the text onto the line, if necessary overlapping characters.

If you have clicked on the line or fitted a column of text to a curve or line then you have left and right

margin indicators (small red squares) that can be dragged along the line to adjust the margins used for

justification.

Tabs

By default, text stories are created with tabs set 0.5 cm apart. This means you can just press "Tab" and

your text will be moved along to the next tab stop. You only need to define new tab stop positions if you

want alternative tab spacing.

These default tabs are shown as faint Ls on the ruler:

Standard tabs, indicated by faint "L"s

Custom tabs

To create a custom tab position, just click on the ruler where you wish to place the new tab. It will

replace default tabs up to that point on the ruler.

For example:

The triangle indicates a custom tab

To set more than one tab click multiple times on the ruler.

To move a custom tab drag it along the ruler.

To remove a tab drag it off of the ruler (default tabs will come back).

Custom tab types

You can set different types of custom tab. By default, custom tabs are left align tabs. This means that

text will be aligned with the tab on the left of the text.

To change the tab type, click the tab icon on

the ruler.

The following custom tab types are

available. You are not limited to just one

type in a story, and can choose a different

type then set additional tabs.

Left align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the left.

Right align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the right.

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Center align:

The text will be centered on the tab.

Decimal point align:

The decimal points in the text will be aligned with the tab. This

is useful for lists and, however long the number, the decimal

points (periods) will be tab-aligned.

How to creating hanging indents

Hanging Indents, as they are known, are where the first line of a paragraph has a negative margin or a

margin that hangs to the left of the normal left margin. Numbered or bulleted lists are examples of hanging

indents.

To create hanging indents:

1. Drag the left margin inwards.

2. Click on the ruler away from the left margin (creates a new tab stop) and drag this tab stop to be

exactly over the left margin.

3. Now each line will start outdented—you can insert any special character or number and press

"Tab" to move to the left margin. And (as with this paragraph) all subsequent lines of text are

indented to the left margin.

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Tabs

By default, text stories are created with tabs set 0.5 cm apart. This means you can just press "Tab" and

your text will be moved along to the next tab stop. You only need to define new tab stop positions if you

want alternative tab spacing.

These default tabs are shown as faint Ls on the ruler:

Standard tabs, indicated by faint "L"s

Custom tabs

To create a custom tab position, just click on the ruler where you wish to place the new tab. It will

replace default tabs up to that point on the ruler.

For example:

The triangle indicates a custom tab

To set more than one tab click multiple times on the ruler.

To move a custom tab drag it along the ruler.

To remove a tab drag it off of the ruler (default tabs will come back).

Custom tab types

You can set different types of custom tab. By default, custom tabs are left align tabs. This means that

text will be aligned with the tab on the left of the text.

To change the tab type, click the tab icon on

the ruler.

The following custom tab types are

available. You are not limited to just one

type in a story, and can choose a different

type then set additional tabs.

Left align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the left.

Right align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the right.

Center align:

The text will be centered on the tab.

Decimal point align:

The decimal points in the text will be aligned with the tab. This

is useful for lists and, however long the number, the decimal

points (periods) will be tab-aligned.

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How to creating hanging indents

Hanging Indents, as they are known, are where the first line of a paragraph has a negative margin or a

margin that hangs to the left of the normal left margin. Numbered or bulleted lists are examples of hanging

indents.

To create hanging indents:

1. Drag the left margin inwards.

2. Click on the ruler away from the left margin (creates a new tab stop) and drag this tab stop to be

exactly over the left margin.

3. Now each line will start outdented—you can insert any special character or number and press

"Tab" to move to the left margin. And (as with this paragraph) all subsequent lines of text are

indented to the left margin.

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Custom tabs

To create a custom tab position, just click on the ruler where you wish to place the new tab. It will

replace default tabs up to that point on the ruler.

For example:

The triangle indicates a custom tab

To set more than one tab click multiple times on the ruler.

To move a custom tab drag it along the ruler.

To remove a tab drag it off of the ruler (default tabs will come back).

Custom tab types

You can set different types of custom tab. By default, custom tabs are left align tabs. This means that

text will be aligned with the tab on the left of the text.

To change the tab type, click the tab icon on

the ruler.

The following custom tab types are

available. You are not limited to just one

type in a story, and can choose a different

type then set additional tabs.

Left align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the left.

Right align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the right.

Center align:

The text will be centered on the tab.

Decimal point align:

The decimal points in the text will be aligned with the tab. This

is useful for lists and, however long the number, the decimal

points (periods) will be tab-aligned.

How to creating hanging indents

Hanging Indents, as they are known, are where the first line of a paragraph has a negative margin or a

margin that hangs to the left of the normal left margin. Numbered or bulleted lists are examples of hanging

indents.

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To create hanging indents:

1. Drag the left margin inwards.

2. Click on the ruler away from the left margin (creates a new tab stop) and drag this tab stop to be

exactly over the left margin.

3. Now each line will start outdented—you can insert any special character or number and press

"Tab" to move to the left margin. And (as with this paragraph) all subsequent lines of text are

indented to the left margin.

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Custom tab types

You can set different types of custom tab. By default, custom tabs are left align tabs. This means that

text will be aligned with the tab on the left of the text.

To change the tab type, click the tab icon on

the ruler.

The following custom tab types are

available. You are not limited to just one

type in a story, and can choose a different

type then set additional tabs.

Left align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the left.

Right align:

The text will be aligned with the tab to the right.

Center align:

The text will be centered on the tab.

Decimal point align:

The decimal points in the text will be aligned with the tab. This

is useful for lists and, however long the number, the decimal

points (periods) will be tab-aligned.

How to creating hanging indents

Hanging Indents, as they are known, are where the first line of a paragraph has a negative margin or a

margin that hangs to the left of the normal left margin. Numbered or bulleted lists are examples of hanging

indents.

To create hanging indents:

1. Drag the left margin inwards.

2. Click on the ruler away from the left margin (creates a new tab stop) and drag this tab stop to be

exactly over the left margin.

3. Now each line will start outdented—you can insert any special character or number and press

"Tab" to move to the left margin. And (as with this paragraph) all subsequent lines of text are

indented to the left margin.

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How to creating hanging indents

Hanging Indents, as they are known, are where the first line of a paragraph has a negative margin or a

margin that hangs to the left of the normal left margin. Numbered or bulleted lists are examples of hanging

indents.

To create hanging indents:

1. Drag the left margin inwards.

2. Click on the ruler away from the left margin (creates a new tab stop) and drag this tab stop to be

exactly over the left margin.

3. Now each line will start outdented—you can insert any special character or number and press

"Tab" to move to the left margin. And (as with this paragraph) all subsequent lines of text are

indented to the left margin.

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Repelling text objects

You can make any object in MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio repel text so that text underneath it

automatically flows around the object, instead of appearing on top of it. This makes it easy to lay out

pages containing long passages of text combined with photos and graphics. Once you've set them to

repel, you can adjust the positions of your graphics and photos and the text will automatically adjust and

reflow around them.

Making an object repel

To make an object repel text, select the "Repel text under..." option in the Arrange

menu to bring up the repelling properties dialog. Or right click on the object and select the same option

in the right-click menu.

If desired, set a repel margin

for the object. This

determines the size of the

margin between the edges of

the object and the text that it

repels. To close the dialog

and turn on the repel text

option click on "Repel

To turn off repelling simply bring up the repelling properties dialog for the object and click on "Don't

repel

". Note that repelling text objects only repel text that is underneath the objects, not any text that is on

top.

Note that single lines of text do not respond to repelling objects, only text areas and text columns do.

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Making an object repel

To make an object repel text, select the "Repel text under..." option in the Arrange

menu to bring up the repelling properties dialog. Or right click on the object and select the same option

in the right-click menu.

If desired, set a repel margin

for the object. This

determines the size of the

margin between the edges of

the object and the text that it

repels. To close the dialog

and turn on the repel text

option click on "Repel

To turn off repelling simply bring up the repelling properties dialog for the object and click on "Don't

repel

". Note that repelling text objects only repel text that is underneath the objects, not any text that is on

top.

Note that single lines of text do not respond to repelling objects, only text areas and text columns do.

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Applying text styles

Changing the font size

There are four ways to change the font size:

Type a new value into the size text box on the InfoBar and press ¿.

Or select from the Font size dropdown list on the InfoBar.

Or manually increase/decrease font size with the "Ctrl + Shift+ >" and "Ctrl + Shift+ <" keyboard

shortcuts. This applies only if all selected text parts are of the same font size.

Or use the Selector Tool to scale the whole text object.

Condensing and expanding characters (aspect ratio)

The aspect ratio is the ratio between the height and width of the text. Ratios over 100% make the text

wider than normal; under 100% make the text narrower.

To change the aspect ratio:

Type a new value into the Aspect text box on the InfoBar

and press "

¿".

Or use the Selector

Tool to stretch or squash the complete line of text.

It is not recommended to use values below 80% or above 130%. Better to use a special condensed

variant of the font family if available. Alternatively use the tracking control to adjust the spacing without

distorting the actual shapes of the characters.

Bold & Italic

Click the Bold or Italic

button on the InfoBar ("Ctrl + B" or "Ctrl + I")

This applies the bold or italic variant of the current font.

Attention: MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio does not allow you to apply italic or bold to text if the

necessary italic/bold font is not installed. However you can easily emulate the same effect. To embolden a

font, just give it a small line width and apply a line color. To slant a font, use the skew / slant feature of

the Selector Tool. Read more in the "Font menu" section

Text Underlining

Click the underline button on the InfoBar to apply an underline

to the selected text.

The underline color and size is automatically derived from the text color and size.

Underlining links

When you add a web address URL to some text, see the Web address dialog. You can decide to

automatically underline all links. This is a check box option on the web address dialog ("Ctrl + Shift +

W"). If you select this all linked text throughout the document is underlined, and the underline command

does not affect this.

If you apply a URL to a group that contains some text, then the text will not be underlined.

Justification or text alignment

Justification always applies to the complete line. Any selected region is ignored.

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When using simple text the initial click position

on the page is taken as the origin for text justification.

Left

justification: Align the left-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Center

justification: Centers the text around the click position.

Right

justification: Align the right-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Full

justification: This only applies when text is along a curve or in a column and when there is at least one full

line of text to justify.

Subscript & superscript

Click the appropriate button on the InfoBar

Normal text subscript

superscript

Line spacing

Line spacing allows you to change the space between two

lines (so affects vertical spacing).

Line spacing is measured in percentages (120%) or points (12pt). You can either type the line space

value in the text box or click the arrows to nudge the values.

A percentage setting has the benefit of scaling accordingly if you change your font size. If a percentage is

applied to a line of text with more than one font size, the largest font size is used. For example, if a line

contains 90% and 100% text, the line spacing is calculated on 100%.

Tracking

Whereas kerning (see below) changes the spacing between two characters, tracking changes the spacing

equally within a region of text. An EM is the width of the capital letter "M" in the current font and font

size. It is therefore relative to the font size and not a fixed value.

1. Select the region to which you want to apply

tracking.

2. Type a value into the Tracking text box (values are

in 1/1000ths of ems).

From the keyboard you can increase or decrease the tracking by pressing "Alt + Right arrow", or "Alt +

Left arrow". Each key press changes the tracking by 10/1000.

Kerning

Kerning lets you alter the space between two characters (so

affects horizontal spacing).

Most good fonts have auto-kerning which means they already move appropriate pairs of characters

together slightly, as you can see from this diagram:

Auto-kerning off Auto-kerning on Manual kerning

Kerning is measured in "ems" (enter values in 1/1000ths of "ems".) You can either type the kerning value

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in the text box, or click the arrows to nudge the values.

It shares the same key shortcuts as above. If there is just a cursor, it alters the kerning, but if there's a

selected range of text, then it alters the tracking. Each key press alters it by 10/1000ths of a em.

Baseline shift

Baseline shift allows you to move part of a line up or down.

Positive values move the text upwards, negative

downwards.

The baseline is the imaginary line at the bottom of characters.

Select the characters for which you wish to change the baseline shift then enter a value in the Baseline

shift

text box.

The effect of selecting AG and then applying a downwards baseline shift (i.e. -5pt).

Baseline shift is measured in points but you can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement

units. Note that baseline shift is an absolute value, in points, and does not change if you change the font

size.

Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Changing the font size

There are four ways to change the font size:

Type a new value into the size text box on the InfoBar and press ¿.

Or select from the Font size dropdown list on the InfoBar.

Or manually increase/decrease font size with the "Ctrl + Shift+ >" and "Ctrl + Shift+ <" keyboard

shortcuts. This applies only if all selected text parts are of the same font size.

Or use the Selector Tool to scale the whole text object.

Condensing and expanding characters (aspect ratio)

The aspect ratio is the ratio between the height and width of the text. Ratios over 100% make the text

wider than normal; under 100% make the text narrower.

To change the aspect ratio:

Type a new value into the Aspect text box on the InfoBar

and press "

¿".

Or use the Selector

Tool to stretch or squash the complete line of text.

It is not recommended to use values below 80% or above 130%. Better to use a special condensed

variant of the font family if available. Alternatively use the tracking control to adjust the spacing without

distorting the actual shapes of the characters.

Bold & Italic

Click the Bold or Italic

button on the InfoBar ("Ctrl + B" or "Ctrl + I")

This applies the bold or italic variant of the current font.

Attention: MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio does not allow you to apply italic or bold to text if the

necessary italic/bold font is not installed. However you can easily emulate the same effect. To embolden a

font, just give it a small line width and apply a line color. To slant a font, use the skew / slant feature of

the Selector Tool. Read more in the "Font menu" section

Text Underlining

Click the underline button on the InfoBar to apply an underline

to the selected text.

The underline color and size is automatically derived from the text color and size.

Underlining links

When you add a web address URL to some text, see the Web address dialog. You can decide to

automatically underline all links. This is a check box option on the web address dialog ("Ctrl + Shift +

W"). If you select this all linked text throughout the document is underlined, and the underline command

does not affect this.

If you apply a URL to a group that contains some text, then the text will not be underlined.

Justification or text alignment

Justification always applies to the complete line. Any selected region is ignored.

When using simple text the initial click position

on the page is taken as the origin for text justification.

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Left

justification: Align the left-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Center

justification: Centers the text around the click position.

Right

justification: Align the right-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Full

justification: This only applies when text is along a curve or in a column and when there is at least one full

line of text to justify.

Subscript & superscript

Click the appropriate button on the InfoBar

Normal text subscript

superscript

Line spacing

Line spacing allows you to change the space between two

lines (so affects vertical spacing).

Line spacing is measured in percentages (120%) or points (12pt). You can either type the line space

value in the text box or click the arrows to nudge the values.

A percentage setting has the benefit of scaling accordingly if you change your font size. If a percentage is

applied to a line of text with more than one font size, the largest font size is used. For example, if a line

contains 90% and 100% text, the line spacing is calculated on 100%.

Tracking

Whereas kerning (see below) changes the spacing between two characters, tracking changes the spacing

equally within a region of text. An EM is the width of the capital letter "M" in the current font and font

size. It is therefore relative to the font size and not a fixed value.

1. Select the region to which you want to apply

tracking.

2. Type a value into the Tracking text box (values are

in 1/1000ths of ems).

From the keyboard you can increase or decrease the tracking by pressing "Alt + Right arrow", or "Alt +

Left arrow". Each key press changes the tracking by 10/1000.

Kerning

Kerning lets you alter the space between two characters (so

affects horizontal spacing).

Most good fonts have auto-kerning which means they already move appropriate pairs of characters

together slightly, as you can see from this diagram:

Auto-kerning off Auto-kerning on Manual kerning

Kerning is measured in "ems" (enter values in 1/1000ths of "ems".) You can either type the kerning value

in the text box, or click the arrows to nudge the values.

It shares the same key shortcuts as above. If there is just a cursor, it alters the kerning, but if there's a

selected range of text, then it alters the tracking. Each key press alters it by 10/1000ths of a em.

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Baseline shift

Baseline shift allows you to move part of a line up or down.

Positive values move the text upwards, negative

downwards.

The baseline is the imaginary line at the bottom of characters.

Select the characters for which you wish to change the baseline shift then enter a value in the Baseline

shift

text box.

The effect of selecting AG and then applying a downwards baseline shift (i.e. -5pt).

Baseline shift is measured in points but you can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement

units. Note that baseline shift is an absolute value, in points, and does not change if you change the font

size.

Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Condensing and expanding characters (aspect ratio)

The aspect ratio is the ratio between the height and width of the text. Ratios over 100% make the text

wider than normal; under 100% make the text narrower.

To change the aspect ratio:

Type a new value into the Aspect text box on the InfoBar

and press "

¿".

Or use the Selector

Tool to stretch or squash the complete line of text.

It is not recommended to use values below 80% or above 130%. Better to use a special condensed

variant of the font family if available. Alternatively use the tracking control to adjust the spacing without

distorting the actual shapes of the characters.

Bold & Italic

Click the Bold or Italic

button on the InfoBar ("Ctrl + B" or "Ctrl + I")

This applies the bold or italic variant of the current font.

Attention: MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio does not allow you to apply italic or bold to text if the

necessary italic/bold font is not installed. However you can easily emulate the same effect. To embolden a

font, just give it a small line width and apply a line color. To slant a font, use the skew / slant feature of

the Selector Tool. Read more in the "Font menu" section

Text Underlining

Click the underline button on the InfoBar to apply an underline

to the selected text.

The underline color and size is automatically derived from the text color and size.

Underlining links

When you add a web address URL to some text, see the Web address dialog. You can decide to

automatically underline all links. This is a check box option on the web address dialog ("Ctrl + Shift +

W"). If you select this all linked text throughout the document is underlined, and the underline command

does not affect this.

If you apply a URL to a group that contains some text, then the text will not be underlined.

Justification or text alignment

Justification always applies to the complete line. Any selected region is ignored.

When using simple text the initial click position

on the page is taken as the origin for text justification.

Left

justification: Align the left-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Center

justification: Centers the text around the click position.

Right

justification: Align the right-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Full

justification: This only applies when text is along a curve or in a column and when there is at least one full

line of text to justify.

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Subscript & superscript

Click the appropriate button on the InfoBar

Normal text subscript

superscript

Line spacing

Line spacing allows you to change the space between two

lines (so affects vertical spacing).

Line spacing is measured in percentages (120%) or points (12pt). You can either type the line space

value in the text box or click the arrows to nudge the values.

A percentage setting has the benefit of scaling accordingly if you change your font size. If a percentage is

applied to a line of text with more than one font size, the largest font size is used. For example, if a line

contains 90% and 100% text, the line spacing is calculated on 100%.

Tracking

Whereas kerning (see below) changes the spacing between two characters, tracking changes the spacing

equally within a region of text. An EM is the width of the capital letter "M" in the current font and font

size. It is therefore relative to the font size and not a fixed value.

1. Select the region to which you want to apply

tracking.

2. Type a value into the Tracking text box (values are

in 1/1000ths of ems).

From the keyboard you can increase or decrease the tracking by pressing "Alt + Right arrow", or "Alt +

Left arrow". Each key press changes the tracking by 10/1000.

Kerning

Kerning lets you alter the space between two characters (so

affects horizontal spacing).

Most good fonts have auto-kerning which means they already move appropriate pairs of characters

together slightly, as you can see from this diagram:

Auto-kerning off Auto-kerning on Manual kerning

Kerning is measured in "ems" (enter values in 1/1000ths of "ems".) You can either type the kerning value

in the text box, or click the arrows to nudge the values.

It shares the same key shortcuts as above. If there is just a cursor, it alters the kerning, but if there's a

selected range of text, then it alters the tracking. Each key press alters it by 10/1000ths of a em.

Baseline shift

Baseline shift allows you to move part of a line up or down.

Positive values move the text upwards, negative

downwards.

The baseline is the imaginary line at the bottom of characters.

Select the characters for which you wish to change the baseline shift then enter a value in the Baseline

shift

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text box.

The effect of selecting AG and then applying a downwards baseline shift (i.e. -5pt).

Baseline shift is measured in points but you can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement

units. Note that baseline shift is an absolute value, in points, and does not change if you change the font

size.

Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Bold & Italic

Click the Bold or Italic

button on the InfoBar ("Ctrl + B" or "Ctrl + I")

This applies the bold or italic variant of the current font.

Attention: MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio does not allow you to apply italic or bold to text if the

necessary italic/bold font is not installed. However you can easily emulate the same effect. To embolden a

font, just give it a small line width and apply a line color. To slant a font, use the skew / slant feature of

the Selector Tool. Read more in the "Font menu" section

Text Underlining

Click the underline button on the InfoBar to apply an underline

to the selected text.

The underline color and size is automatically derived from the text color and size.

Underlining links

When you add a web address URL to some text, see the Web address dialog. You can decide to

automatically underline all links. This is a check box option on the web address dialog ("Ctrl + Shift +

W"). If you select this all linked text throughout the document is underlined, and the underline command

does not affect this.

If you apply a URL to a group that contains some text, then the text will not be underlined.

Justification or text alignment

Justification always applies to the complete line. Any selected region is ignored.

When using simple text the initial click position

on the page is taken as the origin for text justification.

Left

justification: Align the left-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Center

justification: Centers the text around the click position.

Right

justification: Align the right-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Full

justification: This only applies when text is along a curve or in a column and when there is at least one full

line of text to justify.

Subscript & superscript

Click the appropriate button on the InfoBar

Normal text subscript

superscript

Line spacing

Line spacing allows you to change the space between two

lines (so affects vertical spacing).

Line spacing is measured in percentages (120%) or points (12pt). You can either type the line space

value in the text box or click the arrows to nudge the values.

A percentage setting has the benefit of scaling accordingly if you change your font size. If a percentage is

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applied to a line of text with more than one font size, the largest font size is used. For example, if a line

contains 90% and 100% text, the line spacing is calculated on 100%.

Tracking

Whereas kerning (see below) changes the spacing between two characters, tracking changes the spacing

equally within a region of text. An EM is the width of the capital letter "M" in the current font and font

size. It is therefore relative to the font size and not a fixed value.

1. Select the region to which you want to apply

tracking.

2. Type a value into the Tracking text box (values are

in 1/1000ths of ems).

From the keyboard you can increase or decrease the tracking by pressing "Alt + Right arrow", or "Alt +

Left arrow". Each key press changes the tracking by 10/1000.

Kerning

Kerning lets you alter the space between two characters (so

affects horizontal spacing).

Most good fonts have auto-kerning which means they already move appropriate pairs of characters

together slightly, as you can see from this diagram:

Auto-kerning off Auto-kerning on Manual kerning

Kerning is measured in "ems" (enter values in 1/1000ths of "ems".) You can either type the kerning value

in the text box, or click the arrows to nudge the values.

It shares the same key shortcuts as above. If there is just a cursor, it alters the kerning, but if there's a

selected range of text, then it alters the tracking. Each key press alters it by 10/1000ths of a em.

Baseline shift

Baseline shift allows you to move part of a line up or down.

Positive values move the text upwards, negative

downwards.

The baseline is the imaginary line at the bottom of characters.

Select the characters for which you wish to change the baseline shift then enter a value in the Baseline

shift

text box.

The effect of selecting AG and then applying a downwards baseline shift (i.e. -5pt).

Baseline shift is measured in points but you can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement

units. Note that baseline shift is an absolute value, in points, and does not change if you change the font

size.

Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

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paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Text Underlining

Click the underline button on the InfoBar to apply an underline

to the selected text.

The underline color and size is automatically derived from the text color and size.

Underlining links

When you add a web address URL to some text, see the Web address dialog. You can decide to

automatically underline all links. This is a check box option on the web address dialog ("Ctrl + Shift +

W"). If you select this all linked text throughout the document is underlined, and the underline command

does not affect this.

If you apply a URL to a group that contains some text, then the text will not be underlined.

Justification or text alignment

Justification always applies to the complete line. Any selected region is ignored.

When using simple text the initial click position

on the page is taken as the origin for text justification.

Left

justification: Align the left-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Center

justification: Centers the text around the click position.

Right

justification: Align the right-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Full

justification: This only applies when text is along a curve or in a column and when there is at least one full

line of text to justify.

Subscript & superscript

Click the appropriate button on the InfoBar

Normal text subscript

superscript

Line spacing

Line spacing allows you to change the space between two

lines (so affects vertical spacing).

Line spacing is measured in percentages (120%) or points (12pt). You can either type the line space

value in the text box or click the arrows to nudge the values.

A percentage setting has the benefit of scaling accordingly if you change your font size. If a percentage is

applied to a line of text with more than one font size, the largest font size is used. For example, if a line

contains 90% and 100% text, the line spacing is calculated on 100%.

Tracking

Whereas kerning (see below) changes the spacing between two characters, tracking changes the spacing

equally within a region of text. An EM is the width of the capital letter "M" in the current font and font

size. It is therefore relative to the font size and not a fixed value.

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1. Select the region to which you want to apply

tracking.

2. Type a value into the Tracking text box (values are

in 1/1000ths of ems).

From the keyboard you can increase or decrease the tracking by pressing "Alt + Right arrow", or "Alt +

Left arrow". Each key press changes the tracking by 10/1000.

Kerning

Kerning lets you alter the space between two characters (so

affects horizontal spacing).

Most good fonts have auto-kerning which means they already move appropriate pairs of characters

together slightly, as you can see from this diagram:

Auto-kerning off Auto-kerning on Manual kerning

Kerning is measured in "ems" (enter values in 1/1000ths of "ems".) You can either type the kerning value

in the text box, or click the arrows to nudge the values.

It shares the same key shortcuts as above. If there is just a cursor, it alters the kerning, but if there's a

selected range of text, then it alters the tracking. Each key press alters it by 10/1000ths of a em.

Baseline shift

Baseline shift allows you to move part of a line up or down.

Positive values move the text upwards, negative

downwards.

The baseline is the imaginary line at the bottom of characters.

Select the characters for which you wish to change the baseline shift then enter a value in the Baseline

shift

text box.

The effect of selecting AG and then applying a downwards baseline shift (i.e. -5pt).

Baseline shift is measured in points but you can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement

units. Note that baseline shift is an absolute value, in points, and does not change if you change the font

size.

Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Justification or text alignment

Justification always applies to the complete line. Any selected region is ignored.

When using simple text the initial click position

on the page is taken as the origin for text justification.

Left

justification: Align the left-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Center

justification: Centers the text around the click position.

Right

justification: Align the right-hand edge of the text to the initial click position.

Full

justification: This only applies when text is along a curve or in a column and when there is at least one full

line of text to justify.

Subscript & superscript

Click the appropriate button on the InfoBar

Normal text subscript

superscript

Line spacing

Line spacing allows you to change the space between two

lines (so affects vertical spacing).

Line spacing is measured in percentages (120%) or points (12pt). You can either type the line space

value in the text box or click the arrows to nudge the values.

A percentage setting has the benefit of scaling accordingly if you change your font size. If a percentage is

applied to a line of text with more than one font size, the largest font size is used. For example, if a line

contains 90% and 100% text, the line spacing is calculated on 100%.

Tracking

Whereas kerning (see below) changes the spacing between two characters, tracking changes the spacing

equally within a region of text. An EM is the width of the capital letter "M" in the current font and font

size. It is therefore relative to the font size and not a fixed value.

1. Select the region to which you want to apply

tracking.

2. Type a value into the Tracking text box (values are

in 1/1000ths of ems).

From the keyboard you can increase or decrease the tracking by pressing "Alt + Right arrow", or "Alt +

Left arrow". Each key press changes the tracking by 10/1000.

Kerning

Kerning lets you alter the space between two characters (so

affects horizontal spacing).

Most good fonts have auto-kerning which means they already move appropriate pairs of characters

together slightly, as you can see from this diagram:

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Auto-kerning off Auto-kerning on Manual kerning

Kerning is measured in "ems" (enter values in 1/1000ths of "ems".) You can either type the kerning value

in the text box, or click the arrows to nudge the values.

It shares the same key shortcuts as above. If there is just a cursor, it alters the kerning, but if there's a

selected range of text, then it alters the tracking. Each key press alters it by 10/1000ths of a em.

Baseline shift

Baseline shift allows you to move part of a line up or down.

Positive values move the text upwards, negative

downwards.

The baseline is the imaginary line at the bottom of characters.

Select the characters for which you wish to change the baseline shift then enter a value in the Baseline

shift

text box.

The effect of selecting AG and then applying a downwards baseline shift (i.e. -5pt).

Baseline shift is measured in points but you can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement

units. Note that baseline shift is an absolute value, in points, and does not change if you change the font

size.

Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Subscript & superscript

Click the appropriate button on the InfoBar

Normal text subscript

superscript

Line spacing

Line spacing allows you to change the space between two

lines (so affects vertical spacing).

Line spacing is measured in percentages (120%) or points (12pt). You can either type the line space

value in the text box or click the arrows to nudge the values.

A percentage setting has the benefit of scaling accordingly if you change your font size. If a percentage is

applied to a line of text with more than one font size, the largest font size is used. For example, if a line

contains 90% and 100% text, the line spacing is calculated on 100%.

Tracking

Whereas kerning (see below) changes the spacing between two characters, tracking changes the spacing

equally within a region of text. An EM is the width of the capital letter "M" in the current font and font

size. It is therefore relative to the font size and not a fixed value.

1. Select the region to which you want to apply

tracking.

2. Type a value into the Tracking text box (values are

in 1/1000ths of ems).

From the keyboard you can increase or decrease the tracking by pressing "Alt + Right arrow", or "Alt +

Left arrow". Each key press changes the tracking by 10/1000.

Kerning

Kerning lets you alter the space between two characters (so

affects horizontal spacing).

Most good fonts have auto-kerning which means they already move appropriate pairs of characters

together slightly, as you can see from this diagram:

Auto-kerning off Auto-kerning on Manual kerning

Kerning is measured in "ems" (enter values in 1/1000ths of "ems".) You can either type the kerning value

in the text box, or click the arrows to nudge the values.

It shares the same key shortcuts as above. If there is just a cursor, it alters the kerning, but if there's a

selected range of text, then it alters the tracking. Each key press alters it by 10/1000ths of a em.

Baseline shift

Baseline shift allows you to move part of a line up or down.

Positive values move the text upwards, negative

downwards.

The baseline is the imaginary line at the bottom of characters.

Select the characters for which you wish to change the baseline shift then enter a value in the Baseline

shift

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text box.

The effect of selecting AG and then applying a downwards baseline shift (i.e. -5pt).

Baseline shift is measured in points but you can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement

units. Note that baseline shift is an absolute value, in points, and does not change if you change the font

size.

Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Line spacing

Line spacing allows you to change the space between two

lines (so affects vertical spacing).

Line spacing is measured in percentages (120%) or points (12pt). You can either type the line space

value in the text box or click the arrows to nudge the values.

A percentage setting has the benefit of scaling accordingly if you change your font size. If a percentage is

applied to a line of text with more than one font size, the largest font size is used. For example, if a line

contains 90% and 100% text, the line spacing is calculated on 100%.

Tracking

Whereas kerning (see below) changes the spacing between two characters, tracking changes the spacing

equally within a region of text. An EM is the width of the capital letter "M" in the current font and font

size. It is therefore relative to the font size and not a fixed value.

1. Select the region to which you want to apply

tracking.

2. Type a value into the Tracking text box (values are

in 1/1000ths of ems).

From the keyboard you can increase or decrease the tracking by pressing "Alt + Right arrow", or "Alt +

Left arrow". Each key press changes the tracking by 10/1000.

Kerning

Kerning lets you alter the space between two characters (so

affects horizontal spacing).

Most good fonts have auto-kerning which means they already move appropriate pairs of characters

together slightly, as you can see from this diagram:

Auto-kerning off Auto-kerning on Manual kerning

Kerning is measured in "ems" (enter values in 1/1000ths of "ems".) You can either type the kerning value

in the text box, or click the arrows to nudge the values.

It shares the same key shortcuts as above. If there is just a cursor, it alters the kerning, but if there's a

selected range of text, then it alters the tracking. Each key press alters it by 10/1000ths of a em.

Baseline shift

Baseline shift allows you to move part of a line up or down.

Positive values move the text upwards, negative

downwards.

The baseline is the imaginary line at the bottom of characters.

Select the characters for which you wish to change the baseline shift then enter a value in the Baseline

shift

text box.

The effect of selecting AG and then applying a downwards baseline shift (i.e. -5pt).

Baseline shift is measured in points but you can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement

units. Note that baseline shift is an absolute value, in points, and does not change if you change the font

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size.

Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Tracking

Whereas kerning (see below) changes the spacing between two characters, tracking changes the spacing

equally within a region of text. An EM is the width of the capital letter "M" in the current font and font

size. It is therefore relative to the font size and not a fixed value.

1. Select the region to which you want to apply

tracking.

2. Type a value into the Tracking text box (values are

in 1/1000ths of ems).

From the keyboard you can increase or decrease the tracking by pressing "Alt + Right arrow", or "Alt +

Left arrow". Each key press changes the tracking by 10/1000.

Kerning

Kerning lets you alter the space between two characters (so

affects horizontal spacing).

Most good fonts have auto-kerning which means they already move appropriate pairs of characters

together slightly, as you can see from this diagram:

Auto-kerning off Auto-kerning on Manual kerning

Kerning is measured in "ems" (enter values in 1/1000ths of "ems".) You can either type the kerning value

in the text box, or click the arrows to nudge the values.

It shares the same key shortcuts as above. If there is just a cursor, it alters the kerning, but if there's a

selected range of text, then it alters the tracking. Each key press alters it by 10/1000ths of a em.

Baseline shift

Baseline shift allows you to move part of a line up or down.

Positive values move the text upwards, negative

downwards.

The baseline is the imaginary line at the bottom of characters.

Select the characters for which you wish to change the baseline shift then enter a value in the Baseline

shift

text box.

The effect of selecting AG and then applying a downwards baseline shift (i.e. -5pt).

Baseline shift is measured in points but you can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement

units. Note that baseline shift is an absolute value, in points, and does not change if you change the font

size.

Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Kerning

Kerning lets you alter the space between two characters (so

affects horizontal spacing).

Most good fonts have auto-kerning which means they already move appropriate pairs of characters

together slightly, as you can see from this diagram:

Auto-kerning off Auto-kerning on Manual kerning

Kerning is measured in "ems" (enter values in 1/1000ths of "ems".) You can either type the kerning value

in the text box, or click the arrows to nudge the values.

It shares the same key shortcuts as above. If there is just a cursor, it alters the kerning, but if there's a

selected range of text, then it alters the tracking. Each key press alters it by 10/1000ths of a em.

Baseline shift

Baseline shift allows you to move part of a line up or down.

Positive values move the text upwards, negative

downwards.

The baseline is the imaginary line at the bottom of characters.

Select the characters for which you wish to change the baseline shift then enter a value in the Baseline

shift

text box.

The effect of selecting AG and then applying a downwards baseline shift (i.e. -5pt).

Baseline shift is measured in points but you can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement

units. Note that baseline shift is an absolute value, in points, and does not change if you change the font

size.

Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Baseline shift

Baseline shift allows you to move part of a line up or down.

Positive values move the text upwards, negative

downwards.

The baseline is the imaginary line at the bottom of characters.

Select the characters for which you wish to change the baseline shift then enter a value in the Baseline

shift

text box.

The effect of selecting AG and then applying a downwards baseline shift (i.e. -5pt).

Baseline shift is measured in points but you can use any of Xtreme Print Studio's standard measurement

units. Note that baseline shift is an absolute value, in points, and does not change if you change the font

size.

Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Paragraph Spacing

The last two fields on the end of the Text Tool InfoBar

allow you to set the spacing above and/or below

paragraphs.

This is particularly useful where you want half line spaces between paragraphs.

Like Microsoft Word, when you use both spacing above and below paragraphs, the spacing between

paragraphs is whichever is the greater value (it's not cumulative). Paragraph spacing above paragraphs

will move the first paragraph down in a frame of text.

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Copying text styles

It's easy to copy the style of any text to any other region of text using the Paste attributes

feature:

Select the source region from where you want to copy the style. This can be as little as a word

(just double click).

Select "Edit -> Copy" ("Ctrl + C").

Select the region of text to which you want to apply the style.

Select "Edit -> Paste attributes" ("Ctrl + Shift+ A").

If you just have the text cursor positioned in some text when you Paste attributes

the paragraph attributes will be pasted to this paragraph (i.e. tabs, margins).

If you have a region of text selected, then Paste attributes

will paste all the visual attributes of the source text.

Applying attributes to whole text stories

When you have the cursor in a simple or column text object, pressing "Esc" will select the whole text

object. You can then apply an attribute, say a color, and the whole text object is altered. This is often

quicker than performing "Select all" ("Ctrl + A").

With text areas this method only works if all text areas of the story are selected. You can do this in the

Selector

Tool clicking and "Shift + clicking" on the different text areas to select them. But this method is only

possible if the text areas are on a single page. If your text story flows over several pages and you want to

change all the text, then it's necessary to "Select all" ("Ctrl + A"), and then apply the required attributes.

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Applying attributes to whole text stories

When you have the cursor in a simple or column text object, pressing "Esc" will select the whole text

object. You can then apply an attribute, say a color, and the whole text object is altered. This is often

quicker than performing "Select all" ("Ctrl + A").

With text areas this method only works if all text areas of the story are selected. You can do this in the

Selector

Tool clicking and "Shift + clicking" on the different text areas to select them. But this method is only

possible if the text areas are on a single page. If your text story flows over several pages and you want to

change all the text, then it's necessary to "Select all" ("Ctrl + A"), and then apply the required attributes.

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Copying/Pasting formatted text (RTF)

You can copy "rich text" (as it's sometimes known) from other applications such as word processors or

editors and paste into MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio as text, and the fonts, margins, line spacing will be

preserved. This makes it dramatically easier to retain the style and appearance of your text.

When you paste "Rich Text Format" (RTF) from other applications you are given the choice of pasting

the text in as "Unformatted text" which means it will appear in the font and style at the cursor where you

paste, or "Rich Text Format", i.e. it will retain the style of the source text.

This also works the other way around. You can copy text in Xtreme Print Studio and paste into other

applications that support rich text editing and the style (font, size, colors, margins etc) will be retained.

This will only work if you select and copy a single text object or from a single text flow.

Some applications, such as Microsoft Word, have a "Paste special" menu option that provides a wider

range of paste options. These applications will sometimes allow you to choose the format of the pasted

object (text or graphic).

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Printing

In this chapter

Show print borders

Selecting and setting up a printer

The print dialog box

Print Options: Output tab

Print Options: Print Layout tab

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Show print borders

The "Window -> Show Print Borders"

menu shows a yellow and red line around the page (non-printing) showing the print margins and borders.

The page boundary is shown by a yellow rectangle and the printing area by a red rectangle. The printing

area is determined by the margins on the currently selected printer. Some printers let you adjust the

margins, but few let you print right up to the edge of the page.

If any objects on the page lie outside the red rectangle they are unlikely to be printed.

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Selecting and setting up a printer

"File -> Printer Setup" opens the standard Windows Print Setup

dialog:

Selecting a printer also selects a suitable paper size and paper orientation. Note that these are the size

and orientation of the sheets of paper used in the printer. They are separate from the size/orientation of

the document. Portrait prints the page without rotation. Landscape prints the page turned through 90°

(these buttons are duplicated in the Print options dialog box, described later). We recommend leaving

the Landscape/Portrait

buttons on this dialog box on their default setting.

Please note

: We cannot give you advice about installing or configuring printers as these are standard system

operations. In case of difficulties, contact the supplier of your printer or computer.

Properties button

This displays a dialog box letting you set options for the selected type of printer. This dialog box is not

controlled by Xtreme Print Studio.

Network button

If your computer is connected to a network, this lets you connect to shared printers on the network. This

dialog box is not controlled by Xtreme Print Studio.

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Properties button

This displays a dialog box letting you set options for the selected type of printer. This dialog box is not

controlled by Xtreme Print Studio.

Network button

If your computer is connected to a network, this lets you connect to shared printers on the network. This

dialog box is not controlled by Xtreme Print Studio.

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Network button

If your computer is connected to a network, this lets you connect to shared printers on the network. This

dialog box is not controlled by Xtreme Print Studio.

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The print dialog box

Choose "File -> Print"

("Ctrl + P").

Print button

When you have selected the required options click this to start printing.

Printer… button

This opens the "Print Setup"

dialog box (described earlier).

Options button

This opens a tabbed dialog box that lets you set additional print options. These are described later

Pages

All Pages:

Prints every page of the document.

Current Page(s):

Prints the selected page or spread.

Selected Objects:

This option is available when any objects in the document are selected. When active, only selected

objects are printed. When you print selected objects, this means that the selected objects are printed, not

that all the objects within the bounds of the selection are printed.

Objects in the background layers and the guides layer never print. See Layer Gallery for more details.

Page Range:

Allows you specific control over which pages you wish to print. You can type specific pages numbers,

separated by commas, or page ranges by typing two numbers with a hyphen in between them.

Page range examples:

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will print just page 2.

1,3,5-7

will print pages 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7.

2,3,6-8,11-12

will print pages 2,3,6,7, 8,11 and 12.

The Options

section of the dialog will indicate if your page range is OK or invalid.

Double page spreads

If the document comprises a double-page spread, you can print both sides or just the left or just the right

page.

This option is dimmed when the spread comprizes a single page (see Document Handling for how to

select single or double-page spreads). Or the "Print/export individual pages

" is active in the Page Options, so that the two pages of a double-page spread are treated as individual

single pages.

Print to File

You can select the Print to File

option to create a document that you can give to a printing company (if they are able to accept this type

of file).

After checking this option, when you click Print Xtreme Print Studio displays the standard Windows

Save

dialog box so you can specify a file name and drive for the file.

Print files have a default extension of .prn.

If you want to create a PDF file we recommend selecting the "File -> Export…" option and selecting

PDF. This produces a higher quality, and usually more compact PDF file than you'd get from printing to a

PDF file.

For more information on exporting as PDF refer to Importing and Exporting.

Number of copies

Sets how many copies of the document to print.

Collated

This is dimmed except when printing multiple copies of a double-page spread as two separate pages.

With this option selected, pages are printed as left-right-left-right, etc. With this option deselected, all the

left-hand pages are printed then all the right-hand pages.

Printers that hold a page image in memory take some time to process the image. The printer can then

print multiple copies at its maximum speed. For such printers it is often faster to manually collate the

pages after printing.

Other types of printers have to process the page for each copy. For these, select collate copies and save

yourself the chore of collating.

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Print button

When you have selected the required options click this to start printing.

Printer… button

This opens the "Print Setup"

dialog box (described earlier).

Options button

This opens a tabbed dialog box that lets you set additional print options. These are described later

Pages

All Pages:

Prints every page of the document.

Current Page(s):

Prints the selected page or spread.

Selected Objects:

This option is available when any objects in the document are selected. When active, only selected

objects are printed. When you print selected objects, this means that the selected objects are printed, not

that all the objects within the bounds of the selection are printed.

Objects in the background layers and the guides layer never print. See Layer Gallery for more details.

Page Range:

Allows you specific control over which pages you wish to print. You can type specific pages numbers,

separated by commas, or page ranges by typing two numbers with a hyphen in between them.

Page range examples:

will print just page 2.

1,3,5-7

will print pages 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7.

2,3,6-8,11-12

will print pages 2,3,6,7, 8,11 and 12.

The Options

section of the dialog will indicate if your page range is OK or invalid.

Double page spreads

If the document comprises a double-page spread, you can print both sides or just the left or just the right

page.

This option is dimmed when the spread comprizes a single page (see Document Handling for how to

select single or double-page spreads). Or the "Print/export individual pages

" is active in the Page Options, so that the two pages of a double-page spread are treated as individual

single pages.

Print to File

You can select the Print to File

option to create a document that you can give to a printing company (if they are able to accept this type

of file).

After checking this option, when you click Print Xtreme Print Studio displays the standard Windows

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Save

dialog box so you can specify a file name and drive for the file.

Print files have a default extension of .prn.

If you want to create a PDF file we recommend selecting the "File -> Export…" option and selecting

PDF. This produces a higher quality, and usually more compact PDF file than you'd get from printing to a

PDF file.

For more information on exporting as PDF refer to Importing and Exporting.

Number of copies

Sets how many copies of the document to print.

Collated

This is dimmed except when printing multiple copies of a double-page spread as two separate pages.

With this option selected, pages are printed as left-right-left-right, etc. With this option deselected, all the

left-hand pages are printed then all the right-hand pages.

Printers that hold a page image in memory take some time to process the image. The printer can then

print multiple copies at its maximum speed. For such printers it is often faster to manually collate the

pages after printing.

Other types of printers have to process the page for each copy. For these, select collate copies and save

yourself the chore of collating.

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Printer… button

This opens the "Print Setup"

dialog box (described earlier).

Options button

This opens a tabbed dialog box that lets you set additional print options. These are described later

Pages

All Pages:

Prints every page of the document.

Current Page(s):

Prints the selected page or spread.

Selected Objects:

This option is available when any objects in the document are selected. When active, only selected

objects are printed. When you print selected objects, this means that the selected objects are printed, not

that all the objects within the bounds of the selection are printed.

Objects in the background layers and the guides layer never print. See Layer Gallery for more details.

Page Range:

Allows you specific control over which pages you wish to print. You can type specific pages numbers,

separated by commas, or page ranges by typing two numbers with a hyphen in between them.

Page range examples:

will print just page 2.

1,3,5-7

will print pages 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7.

2,3,6-8,11-12

will print pages 2,3,6,7, 8,11 and 12.

The Options

section of the dialog will indicate if your page range is OK or invalid.

Double page spreads

If the document comprises a double-page spread, you can print both sides or just the left or just the right

page.

This option is dimmed when the spread comprizes a single page (see Document Handling for how to

select single or double-page spreads). Or the "Print/export individual pages

" is active in the Page Options, so that the two pages of a double-page spread are treated as individual

single pages.

Print to File

You can select the Print to File

option to create a document that you can give to a printing company (if they are able to accept this type

of file).

After checking this option, when you click Print Xtreme Print Studio displays the standard Windows

Save

dialog box so you can specify a file name and drive for the file.

Print files have a default extension of .prn.

If you want to create a PDF file we recommend selecting the "File -> Export…" option and selecting

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PDF. This produces a higher quality, and usually more compact PDF file than you'd get from printing to a

PDF file.

For more information on exporting as PDF refer to Importing and Exporting.

Number of copies

Sets how many copies of the document to print.

Collated

This is dimmed except when printing multiple copies of a double-page spread as two separate pages.

With this option selected, pages are printed as left-right-left-right, etc. With this option deselected, all the

left-hand pages are printed then all the right-hand pages.

Printers that hold a page image in memory take some time to process the image. The printer can then

print multiple copies at its maximum speed. For such printers it is often faster to manually collate the

pages after printing.

Other types of printers have to process the page for each copy. For these, select collate copies and save

yourself the chore of collating.

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Options button

This opens a tabbed dialog box that lets you set additional print options. These are described later

Pages

All Pages:

Prints every page of the document.

Current Page(s):

Prints the selected page or spread.

Selected Objects:

This option is available when any objects in the document are selected. When active, only selected

objects are printed. When you print selected objects, this means that the selected objects are printed, not

that all the objects within the bounds of the selection are printed.

Objects in the background layers and the guides layer never print. See Layer Gallery for more details.

Page Range:

Allows you specific control over which pages you wish to print. You can type specific pages numbers,

separated by commas, or page ranges by typing two numbers with a hyphen in between them.

Page range examples:

will print just page 2.

1,3,5-7

will print pages 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7.

2,3,6-8,11-12

will print pages 2,3,6,7, 8,11 and 12.

The Options

section of the dialog will indicate if your page range is OK or invalid.

Double page spreads

If the document comprises a double-page spread, you can print both sides or just the left or just the right

page.

This option is dimmed when the spread comprizes a single page (see Document Handling for how to

select single or double-page spreads). Or the "Print/export individual pages

" is active in the Page Options, so that the two pages of a double-page spread are treated as individual

single pages.

Print to File

You can select the Print to File

option to create a document that you can give to a printing company (if they are able to accept this type

of file).

After checking this option, when you click Print Xtreme Print Studio displays the standard Windows

Save

dialog box so you can specify a file name and drive for the file.

Print files have a default extension of .prn.

If you want to create a PDF file we recommend selecting the "File -> Export…" option and selecting

PDF. This produces a higher quality, and usually more compact PDF file than you'd get from printing to a

PDF file.

For more information on exporting as PDF refer to Importing and Exporting.

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Number of copies

Sets how many copies of the document to print.

Collated

This is dimmed except when printing multiple copies of a double-page spread as two separate pages.

With this option selected, pages are printed as left-right-left-right, etc. With this option deselected, all the

left-hand pages are printed then all the right-hand pages.

Printers that hold a page image in memory take some time to process the image. The printer can then

print multiple copies at its maximum speed. For such printers it is often faster to manually collate the

pages after printing.

Other types of printers have to process the page for each copy. For these, select collate copies and save

yourself the chore of collating.

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Pages

All Pages:

Prints every page of the document.

Current Page(s):

Prints the selected page or spread.

Selected Objects:

This option is available when any objects in the document are selected. When active, only selected

objects are printed. When you print selected objects, this means that the selected objects are printed, not

that all the objects within the bounds of the selection are printed.

Objects in the background layers and the guides layer never print. See Layer Gallery for more details.

Page Range:

Allows you specific control over which pages you wish to print. You can type specific pages numbers,

separated by commas, or page ranges by typing two numbers with a hyphen in between them.

Page range examples:

will print just page 2.

1,3,5-7

will print pages 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7.

2,3,6-8,11-12

will print pages 2,3,6,7, 8,11 and 12.

The Options

section of the dialog will indicate if your page range is OK or invalid.

Double page spreads

If the document comprises a double-page spread, you can print both sides or just the left or just the right

page.

This option is dimmed when the spread comprizes a single page (see Document Handling for how to

select single or double-page spreads). Or the "Print/export individual pages

" is active in the Page Options, so that the two pages of a double-page spread are treated as individual

single pages.

Print to File

You can select the Print to File

option to create a document that you can give to a printing company (if they are able to accept this type

of file).

After checking this option, when you click Print Xtreme Print Studio displays the standard Windows

Save

dialog box so you can specify a file name and drive for the file.

Print files have a default extension of .prn.

If you want to create a PDF file we recommend selecting the "File -> Export…" option and selecting

PDF. This produces a higher quality, and usually more compact PDF file than you'd get from printing to a

PDF file.

For more information on exporting as PDF refer to Importing and Exporting.

Number of copies

Sets how many copies of the document to print.

Collated

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This is dimmed except when printing multiple copies of a double-page spread as two separate pages.

With this option selected, pages are printed as left-right-left-right, etc. With this option deselected, all the

left-hand pages are printed then all the right-hand pages.

Printers that hold a page image in memory take some time to process the image. The printer can then

print multiple copies at its maximum speed. For such printers it is often faster to manually collate the

pages after printing.

Other types of printers have to process the page for each copy. For these, select collate copies and save

yourself the chore of collating.

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Double page spreads

If the document comprises a double-page spread, you can print both sides or just the left or just the right

page.

This option is dimmed when the spread comprizes a single page (see Document Handling for how to

select single or double-page spreads). Or the "Print/export individual pages

" is active in the Page Options, so that the two pages of a double-page spread are treated as individual

single pages.

Print to File

You can select the Print to File

option to create a document that you can give to a printing company (if they are able to accept this type

of file).

After checking this option, when you click Print Xtreme Print Studio displays the standard Windows

Save

dialog box so you can specify a file name and drive for the file.

Print files have a default extension of .prn.

If you want to create a PDF file we recommend selecting the "File -> Export…" option and selecting

PDF. This produces a higher quality, and usually more compact PDF file than you'd get from printing to a

PDF file.

For more information on exporting as PDF refer to Importing and Exporting.

Number of copies

Sets how many copies of the document to print.

Collated

This is dimmed except when printing multiple copies of a double-page spread as two separate pages.

With this option selected, pages are printed as left-right-left-right, etc. With this option deselected, all the

left-hand pages are printed then all the right-hand pages.

Printers that hold a page image in memory take some time to process the image. The printer can then

print multiple copies at its maximum speed. For such printers it is often faster to manually collate the

pages after printing.

Other types of printers have to process the page for each copy. For these, select collate copies and save

yourself the chore of collating.

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Print to File

You can select the Print to File

option to create a document that you can give to a printing company (if they are able to accept this type

of file).

After checking this option, when you click Print Xtreme Print Studio displays the standard Windows

Save

dialog box so you can specify a file name and drive for the file.

Print files have a default extension of .prn.

If you want to create a PDF file we recommend selecting the "File -> Export…" option and selecting

PDF. This produces a higher quality, and usually more compact PDF file than you'd get from printing to a

PDF file.

For more information on exporting as PDF refer to Importing and Exporting.

Number of copies

Sets how many copies of the document to print.

Collated

This is dimmed except when printing multiple copies of a double-page spread as two separate pages.

With this option selected, pages are printed as left-right-left-right, etc. With this option deselected, all the

left-hand pages are printed then all the right-hand pages.

Printers that hold a page image in memory take some time to process the image. The printer can then

print multiple copies at its maximum speed. For such printers it is often faster to manually collate the

pages after printing.

Other types of printers have to process the page for each copy. For these, select collate copies and save

yourself the chore of collating.

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Number of copies

Sets how many copies of the document to print.

Collated

This is dimmed except when printing multiple copies of a double-page spread as two separate pages.

With this option selected, pages are printed as left-right-left-right, etc. With this option deselected, all the

left-hand pages are printed then all the right-hand pages.

Printers that hold a page image in memory take some time to process the image. The printer can then

print multiple copies at its maximum speed. For such printers it is often faster to manually collate the

pages after printing.

Other types of printers have to process the page for each copy. For these, select collate copies and save

yourself the chore of collating.

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Collated

This is dimmed except when printing multiple copies of a double-page spread as two separate pages.

With this option selected, pages are printed as left-right-left-right, etc. With this option deselected, all the

left-hand pages are printed then all the right-hand pages.

Printers that hold a page image in memory take some time to process the image. The printer can then

print multiple copies at its maximum speed. For such printers it is often faster to manually collate the

pages after printing.

Other types of printers have to process the page for each copy. For these, select collate copies and save

yourself the chore of collating.

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Print Options: Output tab

Print layers

There are two options:

Print All Foreground Layers.

Print only the currently Visible Foreground Layers.

Note that only foreground layers are printed. Background layers are never printed.

Print As

Normal

is suitable for most types of document.

However some printers do not reproduce consistent colors when printing bitmaps or vector objects that

are the same color (this is a fault with the printer driver). This is noticeable if objects overlap onto

bitmaps or onto objects with transparency applied to them. In this case, select Bitmap or Anti-Aliased

Bitmap

and retry.

The choice between Bitmap and Anti-Aliased Bitmap

depends on the printer and personal preference. Some printers give best results with anti-aliasing turned

off especially when printing thin lines. As a rule, using anti-aliasing allows lower resolution printing. For

example, 150 DPI bitmap printing is usually good enough for all uses-even typesetting. Without

anti-aliasing, higher resolutions may be needed which gives much slower printing.

Transparency resolution

When printing, MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio's transparency effects are created using bitmaps.

This option controls the resolution of those bitmaps when sent to the printer. Automatic is suitable for

most drawings, and means MAGIX Xtreme Print Studio automatically selects a resolution suitable for the

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current printer. This might be unsuitable if printing to a very high resolution printer such as image setting

devices. In this case you may wish to control the print resolution manually by entering the desired value.

Note that modern printers often claim to be able to print at over 1000 dots-per-inch, but this is not the

same thing as "pixels-per-inch", which is what you see on screen. Generally, it's never necessary to print

at more than 600 pixels-per-inch, and typically 300 pixels per inch produces perfectly adequate print

results, especially if anti-aliased.

Fill quality

Using this option, you can choose how many steps make up the graduated fills in your document when it

is printed. The Normal

setting is suitable for most purposes. This option is dimmed for PostScript printers.

Text options

If your printer has problems reproducing fonts, select the Print All Text as Shapes

option. All text is then converted to vector shapes before the document is sent to the printer. This may

be slower, but will reproduce exactly what you see on screen.

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