From: owner-windraw@c-zone.net on behalf of J. Johnston [rjjajohnston@lindsaycomp.on.ca] Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 6:34 PM To: Windraw Subject: Draw: Project for Newbies (long) From: "J. Johnston" At the risk of being a drone, I would recommend doing a simple quarter-fold card. Yes, they call me "The Quarter-Fold Card Kid!" I am posting the beginning steps, but when you get to the inside of the card and you want to put text in, just follow the steps as outlined in the manual on pages 111-12 and 146. The only way to learn is just to start--don't worry about doing anything fancy yet. Also, your program won't die if you click the wrong button--if you goof, click the undo button on the toolbar (it looks like a curved arrow going left.) I also strongly recommend downloading Sue's ABCs of Windows Draw from the Drawing Room web site; it's invaluable for learning and becoming familiar with the facilities in Windraw. I have a shortcut to Windows Draw on my desktop; if you don't have it there, click Start>Programs>Micrografx Windows Draw. Open the program as explained above. 1) Click "Start With Blank Page." 2) Clk "Greeting Card" 3) Clk "Next" 4) Clk "Quarter Side Fold" in the picture menu 5) Clk the box in the lower left that says "Display Printer Boundaries as Gray Lines." 6) Clk "Finished" A card will appear in the workspace showing gray lines that you have to stay inside in order for your whole picture to print. You can work on either the front, inside, or back by clicking on the tabs in the lower left side of the screen. If the Visual Toolbar (very wide) is showing on the left click "hide visual toolbar." As a beginner, it's easier not to use it in my opinion. You will start by adding a frame border to the front of the card. 1) Clk the border button on the toolbar at left. It is 3rd from the bottom and looks like a square mitered picture frame. 2) When it opens, click on the square picture frame again. "all styles" will show in the window 3) Clk the right arrow button below that to browse through all the frames available. When you find one you like click "Insert" and it will show up on your card. 4) Grab the little square in the right corner of the border and hold your left mouse button down and pull inward to make the border slightly smaller so that it fits inside the gray lines showing on your card. Click outside of the border so the handles disappear. Now is a good time to save your project. 1) Click on "File" 2) Click on "Save as" 3) Browse through your folders and find an appropriate place to put it. I made a new folder in Windows Draw>Projects called "My Projects." You have to manually tell Windraw where to save things or it will default back to the last folder you had open (which is a good way to lose something in one of your other programs.) 4) Name your card and click Save. Put the Micrografx "Contents CD" in your CD-ROM drive. 1) Click on the Clip Art button on the toolbar at left. It looks like a man's head. Media Manager will open up and show the different clip art files from the CD. Browse around and find one you like and double click on it. It will appear on your card front. 2) You might have to make it smaller or larger by grabbing the handles, and you might like to centre it on the page using the toolbar at the top. 3) Click "Draw", click "Align Objects" and choose your alignment. 4) Click save and click the "Inside" tab to carry on. Put simple text on the inside like "Hello" or something and experiment with different fonts, sizes and colours. Remember you can undo anything you don't like. 1) Click the big "A" on the toolbar; click the cursor where you want to type on the page and just type what you want. Click "Finished" and handles will appear around your text. 2) Right click your text and click "Formatting Properties." Click the "Text" tab at the top of the window if it isn't checked already and you'll get the window to change text as shown on page 111. Centre the text ( use the button with lines to the right of the big "U" button on the top toolbar.) You can also align the text on the page using the same method you used to align your clip art on the front. Or you can just pull it around yourself. Click save and you're done. Click Ctrl P and set the properties for you printer and print it on paper. Fold it and you're done. Mail it to someone--see how impressed they'll be. Remember the manual if you get stuck. Remember the Help menu if you get stuck. Remember the ABCs of Windows Draw if you get stuck. Another way to practice: Open up a blank page and just type text and insert clip art and stuff and apply effects and colours. Click all those buttons and have a ball--who cares what it looks like, you'll learn what all those crazy button pictures mean. Judy rjjajohnston@lindsaycomp.on.ca ________________________________________________ The Drawing Room: http://come.to/TheDrawingRoom Listserv archives, commands, guidelines, and swap information: http://216.71.31.29/DR/Archive/