Mail Factory News - October 20th, 2004
Hello everybody :)
Some good news for you!
Here is what you can read in this issue:
• Mail Factory 1.4 released
• How To: Image Crop
• Web resources
Mail Factory 1.4 released
This version adds automatic address recognition, data import
directly from FileMaker files, and the ability to crop images.
The update contains:
• Added direct data import from FileMaker database files.
• Possibility to paste an address into Mail Factory via
the Clipboard from virtually any application - Word, e-mail
program, web browser and other. The program automatically
recognizes address elements (street address, city, ZIP, etc),
using Edit -> Paste as Address
• Support for Mac OS X System Services. An ability to
select an address in any System Services compliant application,
and print it on a label or envelope in Mail Factory by using the
Services menu.
• Added Image crop. You can crop images to remove the parts
you don't like directly in Mail Factory.
• A lot of improvements.
Find detailed information at:
http://www.belightsoft.com/products/mailfactory/versch/versions.php
The update file is available at:
http://www.belightsoft.com/download/
How To: Image Crop
I'd like to tell you more about such interesting feature as Image Crop.
You know, one girl from our team really enjoyed using it for creating a heap of nice
looking wedding invitations and envelopes with pictures from iPhoto:)
The Image Crop operation allows you to remove the parts of the image
that you don't like. To crop an image, select it in the document window and choose the
Edit->Crop Image menu command, or click the Crop button in the Inspector. The easiest
way is double click on image:)
The Crop Image dialog will come up. Use the mouse to select the part
of the picture that you need and click the Crop button. The image in the document will
be trimmed to the size of the selected area. You can easily modify the crop area. To
do this, double click on the image in the document. The Crop Image dialog will come up
again. In the dialog, grab the crop area with the mouse to move it over the image, or
drag the sides to resize it. Click Crop to apply the changes.
If you want to select a small part of picture, use a zoom runner.
If you replaced a pretty nice and uncomfortable Apple Pro mouse with a more prosaic
one with the wheel, change zoom using this wheel.
If you still use Apple Pro mouse, feel free to change it:)
To remove the Crop area completely, simply click somewhere in the Crop
Image dialog and selection will be removed. Click Crop - and your image will be reverted
to its original size.
Mail Factory - Web site resources
Don't forget that you can find a lot of useful information on using
Mail Factory on our Web site:
• Mail Factory Support Page contains Help, FAQ section and Support Form:
http://www.belightsoft.com/products/mailfactory/support.php
• Quick Start Guide (PDF, 92K)
http://www.belightsoft.com/resources/MFQuickStartGuide.pdf
• How to use a Dymo printer for printing labels:
http://www.belightsoft.com/products/companion/printers/dymo.php
Have a nice day!
Helen Nersesova
BeLight Software
