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DATAOnline <strong>Free</strong> <strong>Edit</strong><br />
User <strong>Manual</strong>
<strong>Free</strong><strong>Edit</strong> is DATAOnline’s web based editing solution which provides customers the unique ability to<br />
easily edit documents to create custom pieces using <strong>Free</strong><strong>Edit</strong>’s rich set of editing capabilities, including:<br />
Layout changes<br />
• Moving objects (text boxes, image boxes, etc.) on a page<br />
• Resizing objects (including fitting modes and scaling)<br />
• Rotating objects (including an item within its container box)<br />
• Creating and deleting objects<br />
• Changing the layering of objects (i.e. their order along the Z axis)<br />
Appearance changes<br />
• Font changes, including color, style and paragraph alignment<br />
• Border width and color<br />
• Background color<br />
Content changes<br />
• Live text typing<br />
• Assigning and replacing images<br />
<strong>Free</strong><strong>Edit</strong> also allows form designers to lock specific aspects of the documents to ensure their companies<br />
brand standards are met while still allowing users to create customized documents.<br />
This guide provides instructions on performing frequently-used editing operations.<br />
Introduction to <strong>Free</strong><strong>Edit</strong> Page 2<br />
How to change a graphic Page 6<br />
How to format text Page 8<br />
How to Add or Delete content Page 10<br />
How to move a graphic or text box. Page 11<br />
How to Zoom Page 11<br />
How to Upload and image Page 12<br />
How to complete your document Page 13<br />
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Introduction to <strong>Free</strong><strong>Edit</strong><br />
<strong>Free</strong><strong>Edit</strong> items are ordered in the same way as other customizable items.<br />
Enter a quantity and click<br />
The Item Customization screen will appear. Complete any fields that may be required. For this example<br />
we do not need to complete any fields. To begin customizing your item click<br />
The <strong>Free</strong><strong>Edit</strong> window will open.<br />
<strong>Free</strong> <strong>Edit</strong> consists of a main area that displays the document, and a wide range of editing tools. The<br />
available tools are displayed on the left (buttons) and top (content sensitive) menu bars.<br />
Note: The Maintain Transformation tag is applied to all graphics, it cannot be removed.<br />
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The Left Menu Bar<br />
Help - The Help pane provides context-sensitive help on the currently<br />
selected object. For example, a list of operations you can perform on a<br />
selected graphic box.<br />
Toolbox – The Toolbox pane buttons allow you to perform the follow<br />
operations.<br />
Note: These buttons and/or their functions may not always be<br />
available to you<br />
Toolbox Buttons<br />
Object Mode – Selects a graphic or text box. Box is outlined in blue.<br />
Content Mode – Selects the graphic or text within a box. Box is outlined in red.<br />
Rotate – Rotates the selected graphic or text<br />
Add Text – Add a new text box and type in the desired text.<br />
Add Graphic – Add a new graphic box<br />
Add Line – Add a new line<br />
Delete - Delete the selected text box or graphic box.<br />
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Display - The Display pane buttons allows you to set the document’s<br />
appearance.<br />
Display Buttons<br />
Show Frames – Toggles the graphic/text box frames on and off<br />
Zoom to Fit – Fits the entire item into the <strong>Free</strong> <strong>Edit</strong> screen<br />
Zoom in – Zooms into a selected area of the item<br />
Zoom out – Zooms out of a selected area of the item<br />
Pages – The Pages pane allows you to navigate to other pages within<br />
the item.<br />
Pages Buttons<br />
Append Page – Adds a blank page into the document<br />
Insert Pages – Allows you to add multiple pages and base new pages on current ones<br />
Delete Selected Pages – Deletes the highlighted page from the Pages pane<br />
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Document – The Document pane allows you to undo or redo changes<br />
or actions<br />
Document Buttons<br />
Undo – Undoes the previous action<br />
Redo – Redoes the undone action<br />
The content sensitive toolbars<br />
These toolbars will allow you make changes to, add and delete graphic and text boxes.<br />
Graphic<br />
Text<br />
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How to change a graphic<br />
1. Select the graphic you wish to replace.<br />
2. From the toolbar, select<br />
The Graphic Settings window is displayed, with the current graphic selected from the Choose list.<br />
3. Choose a new graphic and click Set to insert it into the selected graphic box.<br />
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Based on the graphic box settings the new graphic may be loaded at its original size.<br />
You can use the top menu bar or image nodes to resize the image. Clicking and holding the mouse<br />
button will allow you to move the graphics position.<br />
Note: The<br />
items.<br />
icon indicates a locked object or locked content. You cannot makes changes to these<br />
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The graphic formatting toolbar allows you to perform the following operations:<br />
Button<br />
Operation<br />
A reference point locator, used to scale the selected object relative to the handles<br />
on the object’s bounding box. Click a point on the proxy to set the transformation<br />
origin.<br />
Position the object on the X axis.<br />
Position the object on the Y axis<br />
Scale the object’s width.<br />
Scale the object’s Height<br />
Set the percentage by which the object is scaled on the X axis.<br />
Set the percentage by which the object is scaled on the Y axis.<br />
Choose the object’s rotation angle relative to the selected reference point.<br />
How to format text<br />
Select the text box you wish to edit. Click inside the text box to set an insertion point for the new text, or<br />
select the existing text that you wish to format.<br />
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The text formatting toolbar allows you to perform the following operations:<br />
Button<br />
Operation<br />
Select the desired font from the list. Note: Only fonts specified for the document<br />
will be available<br />
Select the desired format from the list if available: Regular, Italic Bold, or Bold,<br />
Italic.<br />
Select the font size from the list.<br />
Select the font color.<br />
Add a bullet or numbered list. Click on the button dropdown to view options.<br />
Align the text to the left of the text box.<br />
Align the text to the center of the text box (horizontally).<br />
Align the text to the right of the text box.<br />
Justify all text, excluding the last line, which is aligned to the left.<br />
Align the text to the top of the text box<br />
Align the text to the center of the text box (vertically).<br />
Align the text to the bottom of the text box.<br />
Insert a symbol (e.g. ©, etc.) from the drop-down list.<br />
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How to Add or Delete content<br />
To add a text box click the<br />
from the Toolbox and then click and hold the mouse button to draw the<br />
text box in the desired location. A graphic box can be added in the same way by selecting the<br />
the Toolbox.<br />
from<br />
To delete a graphic or text box select it and then from the Toolbox click the<br />
to delete it.<br />
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How to move a graphic or text box.<br />
Right click and hold on a text or graphic box to move it or click on it and use the nodes to resize.<br />
How to Zoom.<br />
Select<br />
from the Toolbox and click the document in the area you would like to zoom in to. Select<br />
to zoom out.<br />
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How to Upload an image.<br />
<strong>Free</strong> <strong>Edit</strong> allows you to upload your own image to use within your document.<br />
Click on the ‘Manage your images’ tab in the top left corner. Click on the ‘Browse’ button to locate the<br />
desired image on your computer and load it to make it available to choose within the document.<br />
Click the <strong>Free</strong><strong>Edit</strong> tab to continue customizing your document.<br />
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How to complete your document<br />
Once you’ve made your changes click<br />
to view a proof of your item.<br />
If needed, you can click on<br />
to go back and make changes.<br />
When you are satisfied with your work, click<br />
continue shopping or proceed to the check out.<br />
to add the item to your basket and<br />
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