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