Videonics PowerScript PS4000S, Instruction Manual

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Tip
Although you do not have to select an existing object when creating or changing a style, you’ll
find it helpful to do so because you can witness the effects of the changes as you make them.
To create or change a style:
1
Optionally, create or select an existing object.
2
Press and hold the Alt key, then enter the function key or function key combination you
want to change or assign to the style.
For example, to assign a style to function key F10, hold down Alt while pressing F10 ; to
assign a style to function key Shift+F6, hold down the Alt key, press and hold the Shift
key, then press the F6 key.
3 Use the menus or mouse to select the attribute or attributes to want to set for the style
you are creating or changing. (Refer to the following section for more information.)
4 When you finish selecting attributes for the style, press any function key to terminate
the process. The mouse cursor disappears for a second or two to let you know Power-
Script is recording the style on the PC Card.
Notes About
Creating and
Changing Styles
• Styles do not have to assign every attribute
A style can assign some attributes while ignoring others. For example, a style might
set the font attribute to Heavenetica but not assign the font’s color, style, or size.
When you apply the style to a text object or text characters within an object, the
font changes to Heavenetica, but the other attributes do not change.
• Every menu option is a separate attribute
You can assign one or more attributes within a given menu while leaving the others
unchanged. For example, using the
FILL menu you can assign the Opacity attribute
but leave the Hue , Saturation , and Brightness attributes unchanged.
• Be sure to activate menus when appropriate
Some menus (such as FILL and OUTLINE ) have a check box in the title bar that
must be selected in order for the options in the menu to take effect. For example, if
you set values in the
SHADOW menu but fail to select the check box, the shadow
does not appear when you apply the style.
• Attributes get assigned only when you complete the style
PowerScript does not store the style attributes until you press a function key to sig-
nal that you have completed the style. Up to that point, you can change any and
all attributes you’ve assigned. For example, suppose you define a dark blue fill color
with a black shadow. You then realize that a lighter fill color would be better. Sim-
ply go back to the
FILL menu and change the color to a lighter shade.
Removing Styles
You cannot remove a style from the style file. You can, however, set the style to a null
value so that when applied, it has no effect.
To set a style to a null value:
1 Press and hold the Alt key while entering the function key or function key combination
you want to set.
2 Release all keys.
3
Without doing anything else, press one of the function keys to indicate you are finished
defining the style.