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Art Text Menus



The "Art Text" Menu

About Art Text
Display the dialog with information about the program.
License Open the registration dialog box.
Check for Updates Check for the latest update on the Internet.
Preferences (Cmd-",") Bring up the program preferences dialog.
Quit Art Text (Cmd-Q) Quit the application.

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The "File" Menu

Template Gallery
(Cmd-Shift-N)
Open a library of pre-designed documents.
New (Cmd-N) Create a new document.
Open (Cmd-O) Open a document.
Open Recent > Open one of recently edited documents.
Close (Cmd-W) Close the open document window.
Save (Cmd-S) Save the current document.
Save As (Cmd-Shift-S) Save a copy of the current document.
Revert Cancels all the changes in the current document that were made after the last saving.
Export (Cmd-E) Export the current document to a graphic file.
Save Layer As Style
(Cmd-Opt-S)
Save the active layer to the library of styles, custom section.
Page Setup (Cmd-Shift-P) Open the standard Page Setup dialog for changing the size, orientation and other parameters of the page.
Print (Cmd-P) Bring up the standard Print dialog.

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The "Edit" Menu

Undo (Cmd-Z) Reverse the last operation you performed.
Redo (Cmd-Shift-Z) Reverse the last Undo operation.
Cut (Cmd-X) Cut selected text (in the text editor only).
Copy Selected (Cmd-C) Copy selected layer(s) into the Clipboard.
Copy All Layers
(Cmd-Opt-C)
Copy all layers into the Clipboard.
Paste (Cmd-V) Paste the content of the Clipboard.
Select All (Cmd-A) Select all layers if the main window is activated.
Select all text in the text editor if the Layer Content window is activated.
Duplicate (Cmd-D) Duplicate the selected layer(s).
Document Size (Cmd-Y) Open the Document Size dialog box.
Special Characters
(Cmd-Opt-T)
Open the Special Characters palette.

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The "View" Menu

Zoom In (Cmd-=) Zoom in the current view.
Zoom Out (Cmd-"-") Zoom out the current view.
Actual Size Display the actual document size.
Effects Panel (Cmd-1) Open the Effects panel.
Geometry Panel (Cmd-2) Open the Geometry panel.
Styles Panel (Cmd-3) Open the Styles panel.
Show/Hide Object Handles Show or hide handles of the selected object.

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The "Layers" Menu

Select All (Cmd-A) Select all layers.
Add Layer (Cmd-Shift-L) Add a new layer at the top of layer stack.

Remove Layer
(Cmd-Backspace)

Delete the selected layers.
Union (Cmd-U) Merge layers using the union operation.
Join (Cmd-J) Merge layers using the join operation.
Subtract Merge layers using the subtract operation.
Intersect Merge layers using the intersect operation.
Split into Letters
(Cmd-Ctrl-Opt-T)
Put each character of the selected text layer into a separate layer.
Extract a Letter
(Cmd-Ctrl-Opt-E)
Put the selected part of the selected text layer into a separate layer.
Select Next Layer (Cmd-]) Move the layer selection to the right in the layer bar. The layer located in front of the current will be selected.
Select Previous Layer
(Cmd-[)
Move the layer selection to the left in the layer bar. The layer located behind the current will be selected.

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The "Format" Menu

Font > Show/Hide Fonts (Cmd-T) Open the Fonts panel.
Font > Bold (Cmd-B)
Font > Italic (Cmd-I)
Modify the properties of the selected text.
Font > Bigger
(Cmd-Opt-=)
Font > Smaller
(Cmd-Opt-"-")
Increase/decrease the size of the selected text.
Font > Kern
Font > Ligature
Font > Baseline
Modify the properties of the selected text.
Text > Align Left (Cmd-{)
Text > Center (Cmd-|)
Text > Align Right (Cmd-})
Text > Justify
Align text to the left, right, center or justify it.
Move to Center (Horizontally)
(Cmd-Shift-H)
Center the selected object.
Move to Center (Vertically)
(Cmd-Shift-V)
Fit to Document Fit the content to the document size constraining proportions.
Resize to Document Fit the content to the document size without constraining proportions.
Show/Hide Color
(Cmd-Shift-C)
Display the Colors panel.

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The "Window" Menu

Minimize (Cmd-M) Minimize the currently active window.
Zoom Fit the program window to the screen size.
Show/Hide Layers Panel (Cmd-L) Show or hide the Layers panel.
Show/Hide Layer Content
(Cmd-Shift-I)
Show or hide the Layer Content window.

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The "Help" Menu

Art Text Help (Cmd-?) Open Help documentation delivered with the application.
BeLight Software Web Site Open the web site of the Art Text manufacturer.
Send Feedback… Lets you send feedback to the developers by e-mail.
Online Registration… Open the online registration form.

 


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