Solo 4.0 Release Notes
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1. In the Page Editor view the display of the object deletion warning dialog can now be suppressed e The Forward Delete key now deletes objects when not in text edit mode e Improved text selection when clicking and dragging to select text e Improved overall printing speed and printing of rotated text with Postscript printers Page 22 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes e Custom color palettes can now be added to Template files e Improved the processing of the Slide Settings dialog box e Improved the selection of text in the chart data window e Improved the printing of line charts e Improved the importing of PICT files when multiple documents are open Tips and Techniques Sharing Solo documents by creating PDF documents from Solo documents e Solo documents can be easily shared with others using Adobe System s PDF file format Solo documents can be turned into PDF Files using Adobe s Acrobat PDF Writer printer driver This allows anyone with a copy of the free Acrobat Reader program to view the Solo document Page 23 of 24 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 3 Contacting Axon Axon Inc 21 Walmsley Road Darien CT 06820 USA Sales Phone Fax E mail Support Phone Fax E mail 203 357 9701 203 324 5085 sales axoninc com 203 357 9701 203 324 5085 support axoninc com Axon Internet Web site http www axoninc com Operating System Keyboard Differences While both the Macintosh and Wi2. Multigon Page Indicator View Scale Star Bracket toggles between 100 and Shrink to Fit Frame Tools a Chart Table and Target frames Deletes Selected Objects Page 17 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 2 Changes Improvements Fixes in Solo 4 0 Revised Storyboard Miniature Interface The Storyboard interface for placing Messages and Templates has been improved lt Placeholders gt which can be clicked have been put into the Message Box and Storyboard Miniature areas The diagram below illustrates the new Storyboard miniature interface e Clicking the lt Click here to enter message gt placeholder automatically switches to text edit mode allowing you to quickly enter a page message e Clicking the lt Click here to Place Template gt opens the Templates dialog box allowing you to quickly place a template Click the placeholder to quickly enter a page message lt Click here to Place Template gt Click the placeholder to open the Templates dialog box lt Click here to enter message gt Simplified Text lt Placeholder gt Selection Text placeholders can be selected by clicking on them The new command icon lt gt in both the Storyboard and Page Editor palettes and the standard keyboard equivalent Ctrl Tab can be used to find and select placeholders Improved Table Functionality To improve the ease of use of our table tool we have implemented the following new functionality e
3. the text is scrolled to reveal additional lines as required e Modifying Scrolling Behavior The scrolling behavior of multi page text can be changed by pressing the following modifier keys when scrolling Ctrl Cmd doubles the scrolling speed Alt Option reverses the scrolling direction Page 4 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 continued Keyboard Navigation and Selection in Multi page Text In text edit mode the up and down arrow keys move the insertion point through text one line at a time As necessary the page automatically scrolls to reveal the text within the multi page text object If your keyboard is equipped with Home End Page Down and Page Up keys you can use them to quickly scroll to the top and bottom of a multi page text object or up and down a page at a time Solo s keyboard text navigation and selection behavior has been improved to accommodate the new Multi page text object As with many other word processors keyboard navigation and text selection methods utilize special keyboard commands and modifier key combinations The rules for keyboard navigation and selection are as follows e No Modifier Keys Home Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the current line of text End Moves the insertion point to the end of the current line of text Page Up Scrolls text up by the depth of the multi page text object one screen page and keeps the i
4. Choose Save from the File menu 6 Make a Template File from the Source document N Page 15 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes Customizing Template Files Preference Embedding continued Embedding preferences in an existing Template File 1 Launch Solo 4 0 and close the untitled document 2 Press and hold the Alt key while choosing Open from the File menu This opens the Template file and allows you to edit it 3 Inthe Files of type field use the pop up to select Solo Template Files X1F and then navigate and open the Template file you want to modify When the file opens it should display TEMPLATE to the right of the file name in the application Title Bar 4 Engage the Caps Lock key G e make sure that Caps Lock is ON 5 Visit each dialog which settings you want to include in your Template file enter the settings you want press Alt and click OK to store the settings in the file 6 Choose Save from the File menu and close the file Removing Preferences If you need to REMOVE a preference for any reason simply repeat the above procedure but in steps 4 amp 5 above respectively press Alt Shift and click OK NOTE This feature is only intended for use in documents that will be turned into Template Files Preferences embedded in standard documents are not supported Information about Embedding Preferences can be found in the Solo User Manual or by contacting Axon
5. Doe Unique ID Code M Print Area Inset w o 5 M _Page Last Saved i age Last Save M A E E Formatting Controls Specifies the location of the eight possible page identifiers Page Data Size MultpleLines Aion Lett F Controls for specifyin pe acne Oy EHO A UE E E the siento ee toh clicked you attach an C Curent DateTime z i l and line spacing of the identifier s to the location using B z aes J the identifier checkboxes below A Click to change order VON Cancel Identifiers Type Checkboxes Prefix And Suffixes Fields Specify a location using the Position radio buttons Each identifier can have a unique prefix or Then select any combination of the eight identifiers suffix attached to it using the checkboxes to turn them On or Off The order the identifiers appear is governed by the order in which the checkboxes are turned On or Off A number next to the checkbox indicates the order Print Checkboxes Print checkboxes allow you to specify if an identifier is printed on the pages in the document For example if the File Name order checkbox is On and it s corresponding Print checkbox is Off the File Name identifier is displayed on screen but is not printed Page 13 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 continued PAGE EDITOR NAVIGATION ICONS Four navigation icons have been added to the Page Editor view They are Home Page Up Page Down and End The t
6. Table Dimensions dialog box opens immediately after creating a table with the table tool e Formatting Table cells Empty table cells can now be formatted allowing easy generation of tables on the fly Select the table or cells and use the text menu to format your character and paragraph settings e Newly added rows will clone the paragraph and character settings of the row directly above e Newly added columns will clone the paragraph and character settings of the column to the left Page 18 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 2 Changes Improvements Fixes in Solo 4 0 Modified Find amp Replace Command The Find and Replace commands have been improved It is now possible to search for special characters by using a pop up menu to insert the desired character The table below lists the special characters and the search strings used to find them All search strings use a caret prefix followed by another character The caret symbol is generated by pressing Shift 6 on US English systems G Find Text Target Search Character Search Command String p Find Paragraph Return p w Paragraph Replace With A Cancel Match C This Page Onl Em Dash Find Renae w Find Ehange Sll Em Dash re A e Tab Non Breaking Space Modified Paragraph Dialog Box The Paragraph dialog box contains a new pop up menu next to the Marker field that allows 4 types of symbols commonly used in paragraphs to be enter
7. Tech Support Page 16 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 2 Changes Improvements Fixes in Solo 4 0 Revised Storyboard Command Palette The Storyboard command palette has been improved New command icons have been added and older icons rearranged The illustration at right details the revised command palette Switches between Storyboard and Page Editor Opens Template Dialog Box Selects Text Placeholders Slideshow Quick Look Inserts new page Select first page Go to current page Enlarges view Normal view Revised Page Editor Tool Palette and Attribute Pop ups Print Selected Pages Remove empty pages Select last page Sort selected pages Reduces view Shrink To Fit Deletes Selected Pages The Page Editor Tool palette has been revised with the addition of several shared command icons from the revised Storyboard command palette The illustration below details the revised Page Editor palette Switches between Storyboard and Page Editor Opens Template Dialog Box Selects Text __ kosh Placeholders Slideshow Quick Look Print Current Page Painter Tax Fill Color Pattern fa Border Color Pattern Rounded Rectangle Rectangle Line Thickness Arc Oval Arrowhead Options Line Style Perpendicular Lines Angled Line Previous Page C Next Page Freehand Polygon Power Tools a Arrow
8. 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes February 12 1999 Solo 4 0 Release Notes Axon is pleased to announce the release of Solo 4 0 This release contains a number of new and unique features as well as enhancements to the user interface and overall performance Together these changes help make Solo 4 0 the most powerful report production application available on the market today We have worked hard to make this our best release ever Please forward your comments to support axoninc com as soon as possible We thank you in advance for your assistance and continued support The Solo 4 0 Development Team New Feature Highlights Improved User Interface Multipage Text Objects Document Abstracts Page Identifiers Import RTF and Plain Text Stationary Templates Kanji Script Support Solo Viewer Application Other Enhancements Facilitates learning Solo s powerful feature set New and revised command icons and other interface improvements make Solo even easier to use Allows narrative text to flow across multiple printed pages A single Storyboard cell can now contain an unlimited amount of continuous text Great for longer Executive summaries as well as regular correspondence documents Automatically create an abstract containing message lines and other key document information for any Solo report The abstract can be exported and used in a document management system for effective knowledge sharing and a
9. Checkbox Specifies if the document s message text is exported to the abstract text file Document Statistics Information about the document that is exported as part of the abstract text file 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes Export button Clicking this button displays the Cancel standard Save file dialog box allowing you to name the abstract file and specify it s location DK tt Export Options du Options button Clicking this button displays the Abstract Options dialog box below This dialog allows you to change several output options for the abstract text file These include the Date label controls and the delimiter characters used in the abstract text file You can rename the associated Named text objects used in the document Abstract Options Named Object Links Report Title m Report Tite Recipient 027 Recipient 000 Charge Code 037 Charge Code 000 Document Author 04 DocumentAuthor 00 Office Location 05 OfficeLocations Document Type 06 DocumentType sis Document Identifier O Documentidentfier Publication Date 08 Publication Date 0000000 Keywords 097 Keywords sis F107 Comments Ss Delimiters W Seconds Fields Creator Message Lines M Export As ANSI Encoded Text T Include Labels M Replace Embedded Tabs With Spaces Cancel Comments Delimiter Controls Date amp Character Controls Pop up menus allow you to Co
10. able below lists icon behavior Working with Objects fen Acton Home Page scrolls to reveal top left corner Home Page Up Page scrolls up eee Page Up Page Down Page scrolls down E Page Down End Page scrolls to reveal bottom right corner End e Home Moves insertion point to the beginning of the line of text Page Up Moves the insertion point up 1 page of text or to top Page Down Moves insertion point down 1 page of text or to bottom End Moves insertion point to the end of the line of text TIP OF THE DAY The Tip of the Day is displayed at program startup y PPEP OEE Nettie Deuble cick on anp call in the singboaed in saich in the __ Previous Tip Page Editor view of that cell Paws i Intermediate Advanced C Show All Clicking the radio buttons in the dialog box to switch between the three categories Basic Intermediate and Advanced F Show Tips at Startup Reference e Use the Next and Previous buttons to view the tips e The checkbox at the bottom of the dialog box allows you specify if the dialog is displayed every time Solo is started e You can display the dialog box anytime by choosing the Tip of the Day command from the View menu e Clicking the Reference button opens the electronic version of the Solo Manual Solo Manual pdf if it and Adobe s Acrobat Reader program have been installed on the machine Page 14 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 con
11. all subpages Page 8 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 continued Print Special Command For additional printing control of cells containing multi page text a new Print Special command has been added to the Page Editor s Objects menu This command allows you to override the standard printing behavior of cells containing multi page text described in the previous topic If an object on the Drawing layer should be printed on all subpages use the Print Special dialog to specify this condition The command is easy to use by following the steps below 1 Select the object or objects that should be printed on all subpages 2 Choose the Print Special command Print On All SubPages from the Objects menu Apply Cancel gt Print Special 3 Turn the Print On All Subpages checkbox On 4 Click the OK button to close the dialog All of the selected objects will be printed on the primary page and all subpages You can also use the command to check or change the printing state of an object or objects RTF amp PLAIN TEXT FILE IMPORT CAPABILITIES Added support for Importing text files saved in Microsoft s Rich Text Format rtf and plain text file formats txt by using the Import command in the File menu RTF and plain text can be copied and pasted through the clipboard RTF text is imported pasted with all character and paragraph formatting intact from t
12. cument compatibility Other general improvements and changes e Users are now alerted two times when attempting to delete master Named objects e Chart Shading the default shading patterns for chart now use gray scales instead of patterns e Drop Shadowed Text Text can be drop shadowed using the Drop Shadows command from the objects menu e The command palettes in the Storyboard and Page editor share common buttons for Quick Print Quick Look Place Templates and Find Placeholder e The Insert and Delete keys present on an extended keyboard will insert a new cell or deletes selected pages e All dialog boxes have been updated with a new more mainstream look and feel e Improved printing support for non postscript printers specifically in tables and charts e Improved support when working with documents stored on file servers e Solo now correctly prints to Postscript files when instructed in the print job dialog box e Arrowheads are now correctly recognized in older documents e Under Windows EPS objects now print correctly e When editing text in a table cell ruler changes can now be applied to all other selected cells by pressing the Ctrl key while making the change e Improved the use of tabs and display of invisible characters when using Kanji fonts e Improved checksum handling when rescuing documents e The Cancel button is now the default button when deleting pages in the Storyboard view or objects in the Page Editor views
13. ed by selecting them in the pop up menu This simplifies the creation of commonly used paragraph styles E Marker Alignment Let Rig W Changed Only Page 19 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 2 Changes Improvements Fixes in Solo 4 0 Revised Page Number Dialog Box The Page Numbers dialog box has been modified to accommodate multi page text Two new options have been added to control the display of Storyboard cell numbers and document pagination The default font for Page numbers has been changed for Times 12 pt from Palatino 12 pt Page Numbers Display Checkbox o V Use page numbers On every other page Specifies that cell numbers are displayed in the Storyboard Cell Start on cell i with page number j numbers appear at the bottom 1 Display cell numbers in storyboard center of the page miniature T All Cells Start with Page One Position Inzet C O E H jos Prefis eo e yt jos Sut fie Specifies that the document is paginated restarting from page 1 jo for every cell in the document Cancel Page One Checkbox This is used for sectional pagination in multi page text documents Revised Menu Commands The following menu commands have been changed Storyboard Current Page Current Cell Insert Pages Insert Cells Mark As Slide Include In Slideshow Unmark Exclude From Slideshow View Previous Page Previous Cell Next Page Next Cell Kan
14. ents Containing Multi page Text Objects Pages are printed in sequence the primary page first and then its subpages if any the next primary page it s subpages if any etc e Storyboard Printing l Primary Primary Primary When using the Page Page gt Page etc Storyboard Quick Print 1 4 5 68 7 command icon one copy A of the primary page and its subpages are printed N e Printing from the Page Editor Subpages When printing the current page from the Page Editor the primary page and its subpages are printed e Printing a Range of Pages Any range of pages primary or subpages can be printed by entering the range of pages in the standard print job dialog box Printing Behavior of Cells Containing Multi page text Objects When using multi page text objects you can control what objects are printed on the primary page and subpages This is done by placing the various elements that comprise the page on the Drawing and Background layers in the Page Editor Drawing Guide Background Layer Layer Layer e The multi page text object Multi page text is printed in a chain of subpages until all content of the object has been printed e Other objects 1 e lines rectangles On the drawing layer All objects will print on the primary page only On the background layer Objects will print on subpages only Note The Print Special feature see next page can be used to force any object to display and print on
15. ge object is displayed like a standard word processor program It can be scrolled and page breaks are indicated to distinguish subpages in the text object Creating Multi page Text Objects 1 Create a standard text object by typing some text in the Page Editor 2 Double click the text object or select the object and choose the Object Info command from the Objects menu 3 Click the Multi page radio button at the bottom of the dialog box The text object can now be resized to any height regardless of its content 4 Resize the depth of the text object as desired Multi page text objects are useful for Click the Multi page Radio button to change the Creating multiple page letters state of the object to Multi page and faxes Long multiple page narrative THE 3 STATES OF TEXT OBJECTS sections in a report or presentation Th Multi page Variable Page 3 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 continued Displaying and Scrolling Multi page Text Multi page text objects like their fixed height counterpart display clipping icons at the bottom right corner of the text block see illustrations below Text flows from one page to the next based on the content and depth of the multi page text object e The object s height is considered a page e To change the height of the multi page text object use the pointer or change the Height value in the object s Ob
16. he left along the current line of text e Alt Shift Option Shift Keys Pressed Up Arrow Down Arrow Right Arrow Right Arrow Extends the text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph Extends the text selection to the end of the current paragraph Extends the text selection one word at a time to the right along the current line of text Extends the text selection one word at a time to the left along the current line of text Page 6 of 24 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 continued 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes Page Breaks No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligence s greater than man s and yet as mortal as his own Page breaks are indicated by dotted lines that span the width of the multi page text object There are two types automatic and manual h e Automatic page breaks are ma based on the depth of the object They are indicated by a light gray dotted line that spans the width of the text object L Automatic Page Break No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligence s greater than man s and yet as mortal as his own that Manual Page Break e Manual page breaks allow the user to control the pagination of subpages in a multi page
17. he original source file Importing RTF or Plain Text Files 1 Inthe Storyboard View choose the Import command from the File menu 2 Use the File Type pop up menu at the bottom of the dialog box to select the type of file to import Rich Text Format RTF for RTF files Plain Text TXT for plain text files Note Macintosh users should click the Text radio button in the Import dialog box 3 Use the dialog box to navigate and select the file to be imported Page 9 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 continued NEW APPLICATION PREFERENCES Three application preferences have been added e Double Width Insertion Point Specifies that the text editing insertion point is two pixels wide instead of one This option is On by default e Hide Objects When Viewing Scrolled Text Specifies that objects on the Drawing layer are temporarily hidden from view when viewing scrolled text in multi page text objects This improves the display of pages containing drawing layer components such as faxes and letters that might ordinarily shine through multi page text making it difficult to view This option is On by default e Remember Spell Checker Ignore Word List Until Solo Exits Specifies that the Ignored word list also called the exception list which is stored in RAM is kept in memory until the user Exits Quits Solo When this option is Off the Ignored word list is re
18. ject Info dialog box No one would have believed in the last years ae of E a allie Te Clipping Icon iat ile wona was Indicates there is text above the top lt P Break oe aaa ta tenella ali bounds of the multi page object OR nea a ae that the multi page object does not yet as mortal as his own contain enough text to be scrolled Clipping Icon Pi l Indicates there is text below Edit Mode Icon the bottom bounds of the Displayed in edit mode and indicates multi page object that text can be scrolled There are several ways to view and scroll Multi page text e With no objects selected or with any Multi page text object selected the Page Up Down Home and End keys will scroll the text If only non Multi page text objects are selected these keys will scroll the view e In text edit mode you can use either the Page Navigation keys or the vertical scroll bar The Up and Down Arrow keys will also auto scroll the text when in edit mode To enter edit mode simply click on a selected text object Macintosh User Note Working with large documents containing complex multi page text objects may require increasing Solo s memory partition For detailed information on multi page text objects contact Axon Tech Support Scrolling Multi page Text Using the Vertical Scroll Bar The document window s vertical scroll bar is used to scroll the content of multi page text objects when in text edit mode Upon reaching the top bottom limit of the object
19. ji Support Solo 4 0 supports Kanji under the Windows operating system Work for hangul and Chinese character support is in progress Page 20 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 2 Changes Improvements Fixes in Solo 4 0 Axon Template File improvements Several new chart templates have been added to the standard Axon Template file These include e RANGE e BAR e BUILD UP Bar Stack Paired Stack bar seg sub s Bar Stack s Paired Stack s col seg sub s Col Stack Col Stack s e BUILD DOWN Bar Mult s bar seg sub s Col Mult s bar seg sub s All text templates have been modified to utilize the new Multi page text feature Several new multi page text stationery templates have been added Letter Memo Fax Page 21 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 2 Changes Improvements Fixes in Solo 4 0 General Improvements and Fixes Many Solo functions have been modified to accommodate the new multi page text feature Unlimited number of pages per cell e Seamless smart scroll bar and keyboard scrolling support e Optimization of document pagination operates in the background e New Storyboard Status Display like the Page Editor display at bottom left corner of window e Go To Page and Printing commands handle subpage specifications e Slideshow treats subpages as separate slides e Existing text objects can be converted to multi page text objects e Complete backward do
20. lities 7 New Application Preferences 8 Solo Viewer Program 9 Document Abstracts 9 Page Identifiers 1 Page Editor Navigation Icons 12 Tip Of The Day 12 Customizing Template Files Preference Embedding 13 For Expert Users Only 2 Changes Improvements Fixes in Solo 4 0 15 Revised Storyboard Command Palette 15 Revised Page Editor Tool Palette and Attribute Pop ups 15 Revised Storyboard Miniature Interface 16 Simplified Text lt Placeholder gt Selection 16 Improved Table Functionality 16 Modified Find amp Replace Command 17 Modified Paragraph Dialog Box 17 Revised Page Number Dialog Box 18 Revised Menu Commands 18 Kanji Support 18 Template File Improvements 19 General Improvements and Fixes 20 Tips and Techniques 20 3 Contacting Axon 21 Operating System Keyboard Differences 21 Page 2 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 MULTI PAGE TEXT OBJECTS In previous versions of Solo text objects could have one of two states Variable or Fixed Height A new type of text state Multi page has been added Multi page text objects allow text to flow from one page to subpages within a document They function like fixed height text objects with one exception Multi page text is printed as a chain of subpages until all content in the multi page object has been printed Solo automatically paginates documents to accommodate primary pages and subpages In text edit mode text in a multi pa
21. lready scrolled to the bottom the insertion point is placed in front of the first character of the first line of text on the next page If the insertion point is already positioned in front of the text on the next page Solo will beep e Shift Key Pressed Home End Page Up Page Down Extends the text selection to the beginning of the current line of text Extends the text selection to the end of the current line of text Scrolls text up by the depth of the multi page text object and extends the selection to same screen location on the previous page If the page is already scrolled to the top the text selection is extended to include the first character in the first line If the selection is already at the beginning of the text Solo will beep Scrolls text down by the depth of the multi page text object and extends the selection to the same screen location on the next page If the page is already scrolled to the bottom the text selection is extended to include the last character of the last line If the selection is already at the end of the text Solo will beep e Alt Option Key Pressed Up Arrow Down Arrow Right Arrow Left Arrow Moves the insertion point to the beginning of a paragraph Moves the insertion point to the end of a paragraph Moves the insertion point one word at a time to the right along the current line of text Moves the insertion point one word at a time to t
22. moved from memory each time the spell check dialog box is closed This ensures that documents are thoroughly searched each time they are spell checked including ignored words from any previous spell check session s This option is Off by default Initial Document Wier Initial Page Editor iew Scale Stomboard Normal 100 C Page Editor C Shrink To Fit Storyboard Miniatures Prefered Font Technology I Black amp White Only faster Screen Forts Bimappadi F Use Greeked Test faster Duine Fonts jie TrueType F Double Width Insertion Point W Hide Objects When Viewing Scrolled Text New Preference Settings I Always Print Pages As A Single Print Job TC Remember Spell Checker Ignore Word List Until Solo Exits Cancel Page 10 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 continued SOLO VIEWER PROGRAM Released with Solo 4 0 is a new Solo Viewer program available free of charge which can be downloaded from Axon s Web Site at www axoninc com The purpose of the Solo Viewer is to allow Solo users to share their work with people who don t have a copy of Solo The Solo Viewer allows you to e Rearrange pages e Place templates e Edit message box text e Print Pages e Add pages e Import and Export pages DOCUMENT ABSTRACTS The document Abstract command File menu allows you to export a plain text file txt which contains information about a document The tex
23. ndows 95 NT operating systems are similar the two systems use different keyboards and keyboard conventions The table below illustrates equivalent keys used in the two systems In reading these notes users should note the following modifier keyboard equivalents Macintosh key Windows 95 NT key Command Cmd Control Ctrl Delete Backspace Enter Keypad Enter Option Alt Alt Return Enter Keypad clear Num Lock Page 24 of 24 408 12 4 9
24. nsertion point in the same screen location If the page is already scrolled to the top of the object the insertion point is moved in front of the first character in the first line of text If the insertion point is already positioned at the beginning of the text Solo will beep Page Down Scrolls text down by the depth of the multi page text object one screen page and keeps the insertion point in the same screen location If the page is already scrolled to the bottom the insertion point is moved behind the last character in the last line of text If the insertion point is already positioned at the end of the text Solo will beep Ctrl Cmd Key Pressed Home Moves the insertion point to the beginning of all text End Moves the insertion point to the end of all text Page Up Scrolls text up to the previous page and moves the insertion point in front of the first character in the first line of text If the text is already scrolled to the top the insertion point is moved in front of first character in the first line of the previous page If the insertion point is already positioned at the beginning of the text Solo will beep Page 5 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes Keyboard Navigation and Selection in Multi page Text continued Page Down Scrolls text down to the next page and moves the insertion point in front of the first character in the first line of text If the text is a
25. ntrols for specifying the specify the delimiter date format and special characters used to character handling separate Fields Message Lines and Labels They are Null Tab CR carriage return CR LF carriage return and line feed Soft Return Page 12 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 continued PAGE IDENTIFIERS Storyboard Page Identifiers Storyboard menu allow you to specify and control the display printing of document and page specific information In large organizations it is common to mark entire reports and individual pages with a unique identifying piece of information This information is used to track the report or pages for later revision or incorporation in other documents The Page Identifiers dialog box provides the controls necessary to uniquely mark individual pages in a document The diagram below highlights the available controls Detailed information about Page Identifiers can be found in the Solo User Manual or by contacting Axon Tech Support gt Page Identifiers Page Identifiers Checkbox Use Page Identifiers os Auh Turns the use of Page d sze h2 x Text Attributes Identifiers Off and On ss Text Colo EA Controls for Order Kind Print of Hazel specifying the font Onentation File Name C Vertical size style and color Position Radio Buttons Documentidentifie 7 OF Pepe sire H os of the identifiers T
26. rchiving of completed work Use unique page ID s to track individual pages and documents during revision cycles Import text files created by other applications with formatting intact In conjunction with Multipage Text objects you can have an unlimited number of pages per cell and up to 10 000 cells in the Storyboard New letter fax and memo stationary templates which utilize the Multipage text feature make it easy to keep all correspondence in a single file The Find command provides full text search capabilities across all your correspondence Solo for Windows 95 NT now supports the Japanese 2 byte character Kanji script system The Solo Viewer will be distributed free of charge and available from our web site The Viewer allows anyone to view and print Solo documents Over 100 additional productivity and performance enhancements Page 1 of 24 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes Table of Contents Topics Page 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 l Multi page Text Objects i Creating Multi page Text Objects l Displaying and Scrolling Multi page Text 2 Scrolling Multi page Text Using the Vertical Scroll Bar 2 Keyboard Navigation and Selection in Multi page Text 3 Page Breaks 5 Document Pagination Storyboard Cells and Multi page Text 5 Objects Printing Documents Containing Multi page Text Objects 6 Printing Behavior of Cells Containing Multi page text 6 Objects Print Special Command 7 RTF amp Plain Text File Import Capabi
27. t file can be imported into Document Management or Archive database systems for document tracking purposes The Abstract information can be entered either in the Document Abstract dialog box or using a set of ten content linked Named text objects that are part of the document A sample Doc Info template has been included in these Release Notes It can be found using the following pathway in the Templates dialog box Text gt Other gt Doc Info The following page illustrates the Document Abstract dialog box and its components Information about Document Abstracts can be found in the Solo User Manual or by contacting Axon Tech Support Page 11 of 24 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 continued Document Abstract Dialog Box Charge Code Document Author Office Location Document Type Document Identifier Publication Date Keywords Comments Pages Modification Date Doc Unique ID Code hwo Yernticatiorn Abstract Date Linked Named Objects The text in these fields is linked to ten content linked Named text objects and is displayed both in the dialog fields and in the copies of the Named Objects used in the document Use the Tab key to easily navigate the fields A typical use of these named objects is to create a Report Info Sheet template that is usually included with a copy of the printed report By convention it is generally either the first or last page in the printed document Content Control
28. text object They are indicated by a dark gray dotted line that spans the width of the text object Insert manual page breaks by selecting the Insert Page Break command from the Text menu while in text edit mode The keyboard command for inserting a manual page break is Ctrl Shift Return Cmd Shift Return Windows Macintosh Document Pagination Storyboard Cells and Multi page Text Objects Documents are paginated based on the number of cells in the document and the use of any multi page text objects In the Storyboard cells which contain multi page text objects are indicated by hyphenated page numbers at the bottom right corner of the Storyboard page miniature The Storyboard can display both Cell numbers and Page Numbers Cell numbers are positioned in the bottom middle of the Storyboard Page miniature Cell and Page number display are controlled using the Page Numbers dialog box The number of cells allowed in a single document has been increased from 1 000 to 10 000 Page 7 of 24 The purpose of today s meeting is to District 3 has shown the greatest address the concerns of the east reduction in fixed costs for the last This in a narrpia This in a narrpiachan pa ga Taams eq pamja PE mama ire ES ae aan Cell Numbers Cells containing multi page text objects with several subpages of text 408 12 4 9 Solo 4 0 Release Notes 1 New Features in Solo 4 0 continued Printing Docum
29. tinued CUSTOMIZING TEMPLATE FILES Preference Embedding For Expert Users Only To support the creation of customized Template file files a new Preference Embedding feature has been added to Solo Preference embedding means that preferences can be stored as part of a document s data If the document is turned into a Template File its custom embedded preferences are used when running Solo with the Template File Normally preferences are permanently saved by pressing and holding the Alt Option key when clicking the OK button in a dialog box that supports recording preferences This records the preferences to the Solo Prefs2 file Ideally custom preferences are embedded in template SOURCE documents This allows a template file designer to maintain a consistent set of preferences across several generations of a Template File SOURCE documents are standard documents which contain the Named Paragraphs Named Objects and Templates that comprise a report format SOURCE documents are always made into Template Files for distribution to end users Embedding preferences in a SOURCE document that will become a Template File 1 Launch Solo 4 0 and close the untitled document 2 Open the SOURCE document 3 Engage the Caps Lock key i e make sure that Caps Lock is ON 4 Visit each dialog which settings you want to include in your Template File enter the settings you want press Alt and click OK to store the settings in the file
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