Free Edit Manual

DATAOnline Free Edit
User Manual

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