Apple U96511-109B User's Manual
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1. Learning About SrenDoc Includes instructions to learn to use OpenDoc and the OpenDoc Essentials Kit Apple Computer Inc 1997 Apple Computer Inc All rights reserved Under the copyright laws this manual may not be copied in whole or in part without the written consent of Apple Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries Use of the keyboard Apple logo Option Shift K for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of Apple may constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of federal and state laws Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate Apple is not responsible for printing or clerical errors Apple Computer Inc 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino CA 95014 2084 408 996 1010 http www apple com Apple the Apple logo Mac OpenDoc and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries Adobe Acrobat Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions Helvetica and Times are registered trademarks of Linotype Hell AG and or its subsidiaries PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation used under license therefrom2. Simultaneously published in the United States and Canada Mention of third party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products Preface Read this manual when you are ready to learn to use OpenDoc Make sure that OpenDoc and the OpenDoc Essentials are installed on your computer see your installation manual or user s guide for instructions Getting Started With OpenDoc What is OpenDoc OpenDoc is a new software technology for the Mac OS that lets you add software components called parts to your documents When you drag a part into a document also called a container part the part s functionality is added to the document For example the document below contains a variety Graphics part of parts Hey Mike John Newsletter Bicycles On Line by the Intemational bicycle Association as a public service Memberships are available throug the local office National Bicycle Day is Tuesday June 24 Events are being held Discussions Mteeting Minutes letter to mike This information service is sponsored f Here s more information on that bicycle club we talked about Hope you can join us for our next ride Bend Bicycle Clu Internet Information Center Race Schedule June 20 Mountain to Coast June 24 Deschutes Riv
3. handles appear at the corners of the graphic to indicate that the part is selected Notice that the Image menu is no longer available Document Edit Options Item _ Ihe menus for the container part appear When a part is selected black handles appear You can also select a part by holding down the Command 8 key on your keyboard while clicking anywhere in the part Move the selected part by dragging it Make sure your graphic is selected There should be black handles at the corners Then look at the menus to see which commands are available The container part s menus are available when a part is selected Try the Move to Back and Move to Front commands in the Item menu Explore the Part Info command in the Edit menu Part Info gives you information about each part Active vs Selected What s the difference Think of a cup of water The things you can do with the water such as stirring or sweetening it are different from the things you can do with the cup such as moving or lifting it That s basically the difference between working with an active part and working with a selected part An active part is like the water a selected part is like the glass You make a part active when you want to work with the contents of the part a by clicking anywhere in the part i When a part is active a gray border Ace we appears around it and the menu items for the par
4. Guide Topics Index Look For 1 Click a topic area 2 Click a phrase then click OF CpenDoac Basics QpenDoc parts linking content Viewing images w How dol add a part to a document WOrk with a part in a document change the way 4 part is displayed change a part s format save a document print a document get information about a document There is general help for OpenDoc and for using specific parts You can also use the Index and the Look For features to find help on specific topics Closing your document m When you are finished working close your document You may be used to choosing Quit when you work in application programs When you close an OpenDoc document you automatically quit If you get stuck Using OpenDoc is different from the way youre used to working so it might take some time to get used to it If you ever get lost or confused here are some tips for getting back on track Make sure the document you want to work in is active You should see stripes across the title bar at the top of the window if you dont click the window to make it active a Make sure the part you want to work with is active You can make a part active by clicking it If you try to work with a part and nothing seems to happen you need to select the part first You select a part by clicking the gray border of an active part or holding down the Command 8 key as you click the part Apple Computer Inc 1
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6. for the active part appears In this case the Image Viewer part is active Working with an active part To work with the content of a part you need to make the part active Click anywhere in your Apple Draw document except in the graphics you dragged to your document The Apple Draw container part is active and the Apple Draw menus appear The menu items change depending on which part is active Click anywhere in your graphic Now the Apple Image Viewer becomes active and its menus appear Notice that a gray box appears around the graphic to indicate that it is active Document Edit image The menus for the active part appear Apple Draw 1 0 1 1 When a part is active a gray border appears around the part Make sure your graphic is active There should be a gray box around it Then look at the menus to see which commands are available In the Image menu you should see commands for zooming and resizing your graphic There is also a tool palette that lets you work with your image This tool palette is for the Apple Draw the container part Working with a selected part To manipulate the part to move resize or delete it you first need to select the part Selecting a part is different from making a part active To select a part click the gray border of an active part When you move the pointer onto the gray border a hand appears Click when you see the hand Black
7. Scrapbook onto the button Now when you click the button the sound plays If you want to record your own sound drag the Apple Audio icon from the Stationery folder into your document being careful not to put it on the button Click the sound controls to make the Apple Audio art active Then click Record recording starts immediately Click Stop when you are finished recording After you ve recorded your sound select the sound controls and drag them onto the button To save what you recorded as a sound file drag the Apple Audio part to the desktop To move a button select the button by holding down the Command 8 key as you click it and move the button anywhere in your document To change the label that is displayed on the button select the button by holding down the Command 3 key as you click it Then choose Part Info from the Edit menu click Settings and type a new label for the button Getting help while you work You can get help while working with OpenDoc parts by looking in the Guide menu for step by step instructions The onscreen help includes instructions for using all the parts in your document 1 Choose the guide for your document from the Guide menu About Help Show Balloons My document Guide 7 The name of the guide is the name of your document followed by Guide 2 Choose a topic area from the list on the left and explore the help that is available Fi My document
8. er Race duly 4 Firecracker Classic July 10 Wheelmasters 50 Miler July 20 Twin Schwinn Race August 3 Tour of Oregon August 15 Spoke It Up 100k August 29 State Championship Weather NPR s Bicycle Talk This text is content in the container part Internet part You can add parts to documents created by OpenDoc aware application programs or you can create documents entirely out of parts Parts are currently available from some software developers A few sample parts have been included on your computer s hard disk Why use OpenDoc OpenDoc lets you focus on the things you want to create documents rather than the tools you use to create them application programs With OpenDoc you can mix and match software components to create a work environment ideally suited to your needs You can use your favorite text editor your favorite drawing tools and your favorite spreadsheet tools all within the same document Not only that you can create documents that contain different types of data text numbers graphics video sound and edit each type of data within the document You don t need to switch back and forth between applications Creating and editing a simple multimedia document To get familiar with OpenDoc try the tips and exercises on these pages Seeing what you have to work with Look in the folder named Stationery on your computer s hard disk You can also choose OpenDoc Stationery from the Ap
9. ple menu to open the Stationery folder The folder contains some parts you can use These parts are installed with the OpenDoc Essentials Kit Stationery 171 3 MB in disk e F e Apple Audio pple Draw Apple Button About the Stationery Folder 2 Creating a new document Double click the Apple Draw icon A new document appears Apple Draw is an example of a container part a part that s capable of accepting other parts You can create a document by double clicking the icon for any container part Note that all parts have their own unique qualities including different tool palettes and menus The tool palette that appears when you open Apple Draw are for working in your Apple Draw document Draw a simple picture using Apple Draw s drawing tools You create and select shapes just as you would in an ordinary drawing program Adding more graphics to your document Drag the icon for a graphics file into your Apple Draw document If you don t have a graphics file handy choose Scrapbook from the Apple menu Drag a picture from the Scrapbook into your document A picture appears in the document This picture is a part When you drag a graphic into a container the graphic is automatically displayed by the Apple Image Viewer You have similar viewers for displaying QuickTime 3 D images and QuickTime movies Drag another graphic into your document You can drag an image from the Scrapbook The tool palette
10. t appear in the menu bar When a part is active its menus are available in the menu bar Only one part can be active at a time You select a part when you want to move resize or delete the part a by clicking the gray border of an active part or by clicking the part while holding down the Command 8 key on the keyboard m When a part is selected handles appear at its corners You can now Selected resize move or delete the part When a part is selected the container part s menus are available in the menu bar You can select multiple parts Saving your work Choose Save followed by the name of your document from the Document menu Be careful to choose Save and not Save As Name your document To change the name of a document choose Document Info from the Document menu and type a new name in the Name box To save a copy of the document choose Save a Copy When you choose Save a Copy a copy is saved but the original document remains open on the screen You continue to work in your original document not the copy that you saved Creating a button Drag the Apple Button icon from the Stationery folder into your document A button appears in the document You can put graphics sounds and scripts into an Apple Button part Drag the icon for a graphics file or a graphic from the Scrapbook onto the button The picture you dragged appears on the button Drag the icon for a sound file or a sound from the
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