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A Word on Cover Sheet Design

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The elegant features provided by the Cover Sheet Editor can be used to produce a wide variety of cover sheet designs, ranging from eye-catching to sedate. For best results, however, keep the following in mind:

•	White space is just as important as the text or graphics it surrounds.

•	Simpler graphics, such as line-drawings or silhouettes, tend to work better than more intricate designs.

•	Allow plenty of room for Variable Text objects.

Finally, if you want to share your cover sheets with others using Procomm Plus, be sure to give them any metafiles or bitmaps used in a particular cover sheet. They should store any .wmf or .bmp files required for the cover sheet in the same directory as the .cvr file is placed.


Bitmap Objects

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To specify the display characteristics of a Bitmap object, double click on it. The editor opens the Bitmap Object Options dialog.

Sizing Group

None

If you want the bitmap image to be drawn without sizing of any kind, select the None radio button in the Sizing group. If the bitmap is larger than the area you’ve assigned it on the cover sheet, it will be clipped to fit.

Proportional

If you want the bitmap image to maintain its proportions, regardless of the area you assign it in the editor, select the Proportional radio button in the Sizing group.

This setting is helpful if the bitmap you’re including contains text or other features that should maintain their original proportions. Note however that the image may not fill the entire area you assign it to in the cover sheet.

Stretch to Fit

If you want the bitmap image to be expanded as required to fill the area you assign it in the cover sheet, select the Stretch to Fit radio button in the Sizing group. Note that this may cause the image to be distorted or compressed.

Click on the OK button to close the dialog and accept the current settings, including any changes you’ve made. If you don’t want to keep the changes you’ve made, you can click on Cancel to close the dialog.


Box Objects

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To specify the display characteristics of a Box object, double click on it. The editor opens the Box Object Options dialog:

Line Width

You can specify the width of the line used to draw the box by entering the number of pixels you want in the Line Width edit field. The default is 4.

Corners

You can specify whether the box frame will have Round or Square corners by selecting the appropriate radio button from the Corners group.

Click on the OK button to close the dialog and accept the current settings, including any changes you’ve made. If you don’t want to keep the changes you’ve made, you can click on Cancel to close the dialog.


Choosing Essential Page Elements

While you can put practically anything you’d like on a cover sheet, there are some features that nearly all fax covers have in common. These include:

Company Name

A text field containing a corporate name or a personalized title that uniquely identifies the sender.

Company Logo

Usually a graphic image that represents your corporate or business identity. The Company Name and Logo are often unified graphic elements that can be imported into the cover sheet page as a single element.

Address Information

Text fields that tell the fax recipient how to reach you. Voice and fax numbers are commonly included, as well as data numbers where appropriate. Other information such as an on-line ID for CompuServe or a mailing address may be desirable as well.

Fax To/Fax From Information

Text fields detailing sender and recipient data, fax phone numbers, time and date stamps and memo fields. These fields are considered standard for most cover sheets.

Indeed, some of these fields may be required by law, depending on the fax header settings you’ve specified in the Fax, Fax Options, Fax Header panel in Setup. For more information, see The Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

The Cover Sheet Editor provides these text fields as predefined selections on the Objects | Variable Text menu, and Procomm Plus automatically updates their values with information from Setup, the Connection Directory, or the Send Fax dialog as appropriate.

Number of Pages

A text field, reporting the total number of pages contained in the fax, including the cover sheet itself. It is common to most cover sheets, and can help the fax recipient determine whether the entire fax was received properly.

These are the basic features of a cover page. However, other items can be added to create visual impact, or to make the cover sheet attractive. For example, you might use boxes to call attention to the parts of a fax you want to emphasize.


Configuring Graphical Objects

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You can use three different kinds of graphical objects in your cover sheets. The first is a simple Box object, drawn by the editor, that is helpful in formatting or attractively framing the various parts of a cover sheet. Box objects are similar in appearance to the borders that can be drawn around text objects. For more information, see Box Objects.

The second graphical object is the Bitmap object, which allows you to feature .bmp Window graphics files in your cover sheet. Since many Windows draw and paint programs can create .bmp files, or even convert other image types to .bmp, the variety of images you can place in a cover sheet is almost unlimited! For more information, see Bitmap Objects.

The Procomm Plus GIF Viewer can convert .gif files to .bmp format.

The final graphical object, the Metafile object, supports the placement of Windows metafiles, or .wmf file graphics. This file type is commonly generated by Windows draw programs, and many clipart or graphic libraries are available in .wmf format. For more information, see Metafile Objects.

Procomm Plus also includes a selection of .wmf graphics that are used in the standard cover sheet files. You can find them in the same directory as the .cvr files. These graphics are royalty-free, so you can use them anywhere you like on your cover sheets.


Configuring Text Objects

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Cover sheets can contain two different types of text objects. One type, simply called Text, is used to place "free form" text that you edit within the Cover Sheet Editor. Simple Text objects are static, meaning the text they contain does not change when the cover sheet is used within a generated fax. As you modify the contents of a Text object, its value will be displayed in the editor.

The second type, called Variable Text, is displayed by the editor as "dummy" or substitute text. The actual information used in the cover sheet is taken from the appropriate fields in a Connection Directory entry, within Setup, or within the Send Fax dialog at the time the fax is actually generated. You cannot modify the contents of a Variable Text object within the editor.

For more information, see the following topics:

Simple Text Objects

Variable Text Objects

Using the Font Dialog


Designing a Cover Sheet

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Designing a cover sheet is a straightforward task. You only need to decide what graphics and text elements you want to use on the page and where they’ll go! With the Cover Sheet Editor’s "point and click" interface, you can draw your cover sheet as easily as you might with pencil and paper. Also, since the editor allows you to open and modify existing cover sheets, you can update your designs with new text or graphics as the need arises.

To create a new cover sheet, launch the Cover Sheet Editor by clicking on its icon in the Procomm Plus Utilities group on the Start menu, or by selecting Fax Tools | Fax Cover Sheet Editor from the Tools menu. The editor will open with a blank, untitled cover sheet page. If you’re already in the editor, you can select File | New from the menu or click on the New Cover Sheet Action Bar button to begin working on a new cover sheet.

For more information, see the following topics:

Choosing Essential Page Elements

Saving Your Cover Sheet


Introducing the Cover Sheet Editor

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The Cover Sheet Editor included with Procomm Plus gives you extensive control over the design and editing of fax cover sheets. Using the editor, you can:

•	Create original fax cover sheets that include your company name and logo.

•	Personalize your faxes with your own unique cover sheets.

•	Customize any of the cover sheets included with Procomm Plus.

If you’ve ever used a Windows drawing program, you’ll probably find the Cover Sheet Editor very familiar. If not, you’ll find the editor’s "point and click" design easy to learn!

The editor allows you to use five types of objects anywhere in your cover sheets:

•	Windows bitmap or .bmp graphic files.

•	Windows metafile or .wmf graphic files.

•	Graphical boxes.

•	Static, or unchanging, text fields.

•	Variable text fields, which can be filled with data from a Connection Directory entry or the current Fax, User Info option set values in Setup.


Metafile Objects

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To specify the display characteristics of a Metafile object, double click on it. The editor opens the Metafile Object Options dialog.

Sizing Group

Proportional

If you want the metafile image to maintain its proportions, regardless of the area you assign it in the editor, select the Proportional radio button in the Sizing group.

This setting is helpful if the metafile you’re including contains text or other features that should maintain their original proportions. Note however that the image may not fill the entire area you assign it to in the cover sheet.

Stretch to Fit

If you want the metafile image to be expanded as required to fill the area you assign it in the cover sheet, select the Stretch to Fit radio button in the Sizing group. Note that this may cause the image to be distorted or compressed.

Click on the OK button to close the dialog and accept the current settings, including any changes you’ve made. If you don’t want to keep the changes you’ve made, you can click on Cancel to close the dialog.


Moving an Object

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To move an object, place the mouse pointer inside the area bounded by its drag handles. If the object you want to move doesn’t have drag handles, click on it once to select it. When you drag the object, the mouse pointer changes to indicate that you are moving the object.

The editor draws an outline around the mouse pointer to indicate the object’s new position. The object’s original position is unaffected until you release the mouse button.

You can also use the cursor keys for more precise positioning. Select the object you want to move, then use the cursor keys to move the object up, down, left or right, one pixel value at a time.

The second field of the editor’s status line will always report the selected object’s position with respect to the cover sheet. The x and y values represent the number of pixels from the left and top of the cover sheet to the left top corner of the object, respectively. These values are updated as you move the object.


Placing an Object

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To place the item you’ve selected from the Object menu, move the crossbar to the approximate location for the item’s top left corner, and click once with the mouse. The new object will be placed with its top left corner at the coordinates nearest to the point that you clicked.

If you’re placing a bitmap or metafile, the editor will prompt you with an Open File dialog so that it can use the graphic immediately in the display.

If you are placing a text object, it will display "dummy" or substitute text. Until you modify them, static Text objects will display "Text," while Variable Text objects will always display their field names, such as "Sender company" or "Sender Name."

After you place an object, it will remain selected, allowing you to easily resize it or modify its characteristics.

For more information, see Sizing an Object and Moving an Object.


Running the Cover Sheet Editor

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You can start the editor either by clicking on its icon within the Procomm Plus Utilities group on the Start menu, or by selecting Cover Sheet Editor from the Tools menu in a Procomm Plus communications window. The editor opens with an untitled window.

Along with a standard title bar and window controls, the top of the editor’s window contains a menu and Action Bar. Their uses are discussed in Designing a Cover Sheet.

The largest segment of the editor window is the work space. The editor functions much like a drawing or paint utility, allowing you to place your text and graphics in a "WYSIWYG" or "What You See Is What You Get" layout.

At the bottom of the window is the editor’s status bar. As you select and manipulate objects in a cover sheet, fields in the status bar report the object’s type, location and size.

For step-by-step example of using the editor to perform a basic editing task, see Step-by-Step: Customizing Your Cover Sheet.

For a discussion on creating a cover sheet "from scratch," see Designing a Cover Sheet.


Saving Your Cover Sheet

When you’ve completed a cover sheet design, you must save it to a .cvr file before you can use it as part of a fax. You can click on the Save Cover Sheet Action Bar button, or select the Save or Save As... items on the File menu. The editor adds the .cvr extension automatically when you save your cover sheet.


Simple Text Objects

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To specify the contents and characteristics of a static Text object, double click on it. The editor opens the Text Object Options dialog:

Text

The Text edit box at the top of the dialog contains the Text object’s current contents. You can edit it by clicking within the edit box and using the standard Windows editing methods. You can also cut text to the Windows Clipboard by highlighting it and pressing <Ctrl><X>. To paste text from the Windows Clipboard, press <Ctrl><V>.

A Text object can hold up to 1023 characters.

Horizontal Justify

You can specify Left, Center or Right-aligned text by selecting the appropriate radio button in the Horizontal Justify group.

Vertical Justify

You can specify Top, Center or Bottom-aligned text by selecting the appropriate radio button from the Vertical Justify group.

Border

You can specify Square or Round-cornered borders for the text by selecting the appropriate radio button from the Border group, or click on None to specify text without any border.

Border Width

By default, the editor draws all text borders in a width of four pixels. To specify a different width, enter the value in the Border Width edit box.

Word Wrap

If you want the text in the Text object to "wrap" to the next line, enable the Word Wrap check box. Note that the Text object will not automatically expand to accommodate the extra lines; you’ll have to size it manually.

Set Font

Click on the Set Font button to configure the font, attribute and point size used to display the Text object’s contents. For more information, see Using the Font Dialog.

Click on OK to accept the Text object’s settings and contents and close the dialog, or click Cancel to close the dialog without saving any changes.

If you’ve made changes to the Text object, the editor updates it accordingly. The editor does not automatically change the object’s size or position based on the settings you select; you may find that you need to resize or move it to display its contents properly.

It is important to distinguish between a Text object and the text the object contains! The settings in the Text Object Options dialog determine how the object will display the text it contains, not the alignment or behavior of the object itself.


Sizing an Object

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New cover sheet objects are initially drawn in a default size. To resize an object, move the mouse pointer over one of the "drag handles" on its corners or sides. The mouse pointer changes to indicate the directions you can drag each particular handle.

If the object you want to resize doesn’t have drag handles, click on it once with the mouse to "select" it. Once selected, the object can be moved or resized.

When you’ve located the handle you want to use, drag it in the desired direction. As you drag the handle, the editor leaves the object in its current state, but draws an outline to show you the object’s new size. When you’re satisfied with the object’s size, release the mouse button, and the editor will update your screen.

For more precise sizing, you can also use the cursor keys. Select the object you want to resize, and hold the <Shift> key down while pressing the cursor keys. The up and down keys move the bottom of the object, while the left and right keys move the object’s right side one pixel value at a time.

The editor’s status line will always report the size of a selected object in the third field; the dx and dy values represent the object’s width and height, respectively. These are pixel values and they will update as the object is being expanded or contracted.


Step-by-Step: Customizing Your Cover Sheet

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The easiest way to become familiar with the Cover Sheet Editor is to modify one of the files included with Procomm Plus. Suppose that you’ve just developed a new logo for your consulting business, and you want to use it in all of your faxes. If the logo is in Windows metafile format, it’s a snap!

For a discussion on creating a cover sheet "from scratch," see Designing a Cover Sheet.

1.	Start the editor and open the .cvr file you want to modify.

Launch the editor either by clicking on its icon within the Procomm Plus Utilities group on the Start menu, or by selecting the Tools | Fax Tools | Fax Cover Sheet Editor menu item in the main window. The editor opens with an untitled window.

To open a cover sheet, select File | Open from the editor menu, or click on the Open file button on the Action Bar. The editor displays the Open File dialog.

Cover sheets have a filename extension of .cvr. By default, they’re installed in the Fax Cover Sheets directory beneath the Procomm Plus home directory. However, this path can also be changed in Setup, and you may have to change drives or directories to find the .cvr files.

Click in the File Name list box, and scroll through the available cover sheets. As you highlight each filename in the dialog, watch the Notes field. It displays text describing the cover sheet’s use or its contents.

If you didn’t install the sample cover sheets, you can rerun the Procomm Plus installation program to do so. Be sure to choose the Custom Installation option, and select only the sample fax cover sheets.

For this example we’ll use the faxconx.cvr file. Highlight it in the Open File dialog, then click on OK. The editor loads and displays the selected file.  Looking at faxconx.cvr in the editor screen, you decide to replace the "Fax Connection" metafile with your logo.

2.	Select the element you want to replace by clicking on it, then delete it.

The "Fax Connection" metafile is framed by graphical blocks, called "drag handles." This means that it has been selected. To remove it, press the <Delete> key, or click on the Action Bar’s Delete button.

Metafiles and bitmaps that you delete within the editor are only removed from the cover sheet. Their disk files remain unaffected.

3.	Import the new element you want to add to the cover sheet.

You want to add your new logo as a metafile, so select Metafile from the Objects menu. The editor displays the Metafile Object Open File dialog.  Select the metafile you want to use, and click on OK. The dialog closes, and the editor changes the mouse pointer to a crossbar to indicate that you’re preparing to place an object.

4.	Place the new object.

Move the mouse pointer to the approximate location for your logo, and click once. The editor places your metafile. The metafile is first drawn in a standard size and shape. Don’t worry if it’s not quite where you want it. We’ll be adjusting it shortly.

5.	Adjust the object’s settings, if desired.

To open an object’s settings dialog, just double click on the object. Double clicking on our metafile opens the Metafile Object Options dialog.  By default, metafile objects are placed as Stretch to Fit, which means they will be placed to fill the entire space you assign them. Since the metafile in our example contains text, we want to make sure the characters don’t get distorted as we resize the graphic.

Click on the Proportional radio button to maintain the graphic’s proper aspect ratio, then click on OK.

6.	Adjust the size and placement of the object.

Since the metafile is already selected, you can move it by placing the mouse pointer inside its drag handles and dragging it to its new position. For finer adjustment, you can move a selected object using the cursor keys.

You can change the object’s size by dragging on any of the drag handles. The handles at the top and bottom of the object control only its height; the left and right handles control its width. The handles at its four corners can be used to change the object’s width and height simultaneously. As the mouse pointer is positioned over a drag handle, it changes to indicate the directions in which the handle can be moved.

Since we specified proportional scaling for the metafile, the image may not fill the entire region you select. Instead, it will be drawn as large as possible without distorting the object’s original proportions.

When you’re satisfied with the size and location of the metafile, you’ve customized your cover sheet!

As a final step before saving your work, you might want to review the other objects in the cover sheet. For example, the original faxconx.cvr file has a "Sender Company" variable text object above its metafile, but the new metafile we used already contains the company name. In this case, you might want to delete the "Sender Company" field to draw more attention to the logo.

7.	Save your work.

Since you may want to use the original cover sheet at some other time, save your new file under a different name by selecting the File | Save As... menu item. The editor displays its Save As dialog.  Enter the file name you want to use in the File Name field. You may also want to put a reminder in the Notes field to help you remember what the cover sheet contains!

If you want to save the file without renaming it, you can either select File | Save from the editor’s menu or click on the Action Bar’s Save File button.


The Cover Sheet Editor

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The Cover Sheet Editor included with Procomm Plus gives you extensive control over the design and editing of fax cover sheets.

For more information, see the following topics:

Introducing the Cover Sheet Editor

Running the Cover Sheet Editor

Step-by-Step: Customizing Your Cover Sheet

Designing a Cover Sheet

Working With Cover Sheet Objects

Configuring Text Objects

Configuring Graphical Objects

The Cover Sheet Editor's Menus and Action Bar


The Cover Sheet Editor's Menus and Action Bar

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Action Bar Button	Menu | Item	Description
	File | New	Clears the editor window and creates an empty, untitled cover sheet.
	File | Open...	Opens an existing .cvr file.
	File | Save	Saves the current cover sheet to a disk file. If the cover sheet has not yet been given a filename, this menu item will be disabled.  The associated Action Bar button is never disabled. If the cover sheet hasn’t been given a filename, the button will open the Save As... dialog.
	File | Save As...	Opens the Save As... dialog, allowing you to specify a filename for the current cover sheet. This function is called by the Action Bar button associated with the File | Save item if the cover sheet has not been given a filename.
	File | Exit	Closes the editor. If you’ve modified the cover sheet but haven’t saved your changes, the editor will ask whether you wish to save the file before closing it and exiting.
	Edit | Cut	Deletes the selected object from the cover sheet and places it in the Windows Clipboard.
	Edit | Copy	Copies the selected object from the cover sheet and places it in the Windows Clipboard.
	Edit | Paste	Pastes the selected object from the Windows Clipboard into the Cover Sheet Editor window.
	Edit | Delete Object	Deletes the selected object from the cover sheet.
	View |  Page Size Letter	Selects a standard Letter page size, 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches long.
	View |  Page Size Legal	Selects Legal page size, 8.5 inches wide by 14 inches long.
	View |  Page Size A4	Selects A4 page size, 210 mm wide by 297 mm long.
	View |  Page View Full Size	Displays the cover sheet in its actual size. In Full Size, you’ll have to scroll to view the entire contents of the page. However, this mode is quite useful for "fine tuning" the placement of graphical elements.
	View |  Page View Fit to Window	Scales the cover sheet page to display the complete layout within the current window size. This view always shows the full vertical length of the page no matter how wide you make the editor window. You can also click on the right mouse button anywhere within the editor’s workspace to switch quickly between a Fit to Window view and your current view state.
	View |  Page View Fit to Sides	Displays the full width of the cover page across the editor window. Depending on your display, you may have to scroll the page vertically to see the complete document.
	View | Action Bar	Toggles the display of the editor’s Action Bar.
	View | Large Action Bar	Toggles the display of the Action Bar between large icon buttons and small icon buttons.
	Object | Metafile	Displays the Metafile Object Open File dialog, where you can select a metafile to be included in your cover sheet. After you’ve selected a file, the mouse pointer changes to a crossbar to indicate that you’re placing an object. Metafiles, which have a filename extension of .wmf, are graphical vector images. They can be created by most Windows drawing packages such as CorelDRAW!™, and are available in many commercial clipart packages.
	Object | Bitmap	Displays the Bitmap Object Open File dialog, where you can select a bitmap image to be included in your cover sheet. After you’ve selected a file, the mouse pointer changes to a crossbar to indicate that you’re placing an object. Bitmaps, with a filename extension of .bmp, are bit-mapped graphical images. They can be created in Windows Paint and many other Windows painting packages. In addition, other common bitmap formats can be converted to .bmp by some applications. For example, the Windows 95/NT Paint program can convert .pcx files to .bmp, and the Procomm Plus GIF Viewer can convert .gif images to .bmp.
	Object | Box	Select this item to add a graphical box to your cover sheet. The mouse pointer changes to a crossbar, indicating that you’re placing an object.  Boxes are used as design elements in cover sheets, to frame or separate text and graphical objects.
	Object | Text	Select this item to add static, or unchanging text to the cover sheet. The mouse pointer changes to a crossbar, indicating that you’re placing an object. Text objects are useful as labels or banners that remain constant. For text objects that can receive information from a Connection Directory entry or an ASPECT faxsend command, see the Object | Variable Text item, which follows.
	Object |  Variable Text	Variable text objects are updated with values taken from the Send Fax dialog at the time the fax is transmitted. They are commonly used to include important information that can change with each fax, as described below. These objects will display as "dummy" or placeholder text within the Cover Sheet Editor.
	Recipient Name	This object will be updated with a value from the Recipient(s) List when the fax is transmitted. The Recipient Name, Company and Fax number are supplied to the Recipient(s) List by the Connection Directory entries you select, by the recipients you specify manually or by ASPECT faxsend commands within scripts.
	Object |  Variable Text  Recipient Company  Name	This object will be updated with a value from the Recipient(s) List when the fax is transmitted.
	Object |  Variable Text  Recipient Fax Number	This object will be updated with a value from the Recipient(s) List when the fax is transmitted.
	Object |  Variable Text  Sender Name	This object will be updated with the value of the From field in the Cover Sheet Options section of the Send Fax dialog. All of the Sender-related fields in the Send Fax dialog obtain their values from their respective fields in the Fax Options, User Info dialog in Setup at the time the fax is generated.
	Object |  Variable Text  Sender Company Name	This object will be updated with the value of the Company field in the Cover Sheet Options section of the Send Fax dialog.
	Object |  Variable Text  Sender Fax Number	This object will be updated with the value of the Fax number field in the Cover Sheet Options section of the Send Fax dialog.
	Object |  Variable Text  Sender Voice Number	This object will be updated with the value of the Voice number field in the Cover Sheet Options section of the Send Fax dialog.
	Object |  Variable Text  Time	This object will be updated to indicate the time the fax was generated.
	Object |  Variable Text  Date	This object will be updated to indicate the date the fax was generated.
	Object |  Variable Text  Notes	This object will be updated with the contents of the Notes edit box in the Send Fax dialog, if any, at the time the fax is generated.
	Object |  Variable Text  Total Pages	This object will be updated with the total fax page count at the time it’s generated.
	Help | Contents	Opens the Help Topics dialog for the Cover Sheet Editor.
	Help | Search for Help on...	Opens the Index dialog of the Help Topics dialog.


Using the Font Dialog

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The Font dialog allows you to configure the font, character size and attribute for the text displayed by a Text or Variable Text object. Clicking on the Set Font button within the object’s options dialog opens the Font dialog:

Font

The available fonts reported by Windows appear in the Font list box. You can select and preview other fonts by scrolling through the list and highlighting them.

Font Style

Some fonts contain more than one style. These will be displayed in the Font Style list box. You can select or preview a font style by highlighting in the list.

Size

To change the size of the object’s displayed text, select the value from the Size list by highlighting it.

Strikeout

Enable the Strikeout check box to make the object’s text appear to be "crossed out." For example, "Strikeout."

Underline

Enable the Underline check box to underscore the object’s text in the cover sheet. For example, "Underline."

Color

To change the color of the displayed text, click on the Color list box’s down arrow, and select the new color by clicking on it. Note that color will not be apparent in the generated fax.

Sample

The Sample window displays an example of the currently selected font, including any styles, sizes, effects or colors you’ve chosen.

Changing the font size of a text element will probably mean that you’ll need to change the size of the object or any Box objects that surround it, especially if you change the font to a larger point size.

Click on the OK button to close the Font dialog and accept the current settings, including any changes you’ve made. If you don’t want to keep the changes you’ve made, you can click on Cancel to close the dialog.


Variable Text Objects

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To specify the characteristics of a Variable Text object, double click on it. The editor opens the Variable Text Object Options dialog:

Type

The information field contained by the Variable Text object is displayed with the Type: label at the top of the dialog. You cannot change the object’s information field; it’s actual value will be determined when the fax is generated.

Horizontal Justify

You can specify Left, Center or Right-aligned text by selecting the appropriate radio button in the Horizontal Justify group.

Vertical Justify

You can specify Top, Center or Bottom-aligned text by selecting the appropriate radio button from the Vertical Justify group.

Border

You can specify Square or Round-cornered borders for the text by selecting the appropriate radio button from the Border group, or click on None to specify text without any border.

Border Width

By default, the editor draws all text borders in a width of four pixels. To specify a different width, enter the value in the Border Width edit box.

Show Label

If you want the Variable Text object’s contents to be labeled, enable the Show Label check box. For example, a Recipient Name object would display "Recipient Name:" along with the appropriate information from the Send Fax dialog.

Word Wrap

If you want the Variable Text object’s contents to "wrap" to the next line, enable the Word Wrap check box. Note that the Variable Text object will not automatically expand to accommodate the extra lines; you’ll have to size it manually.

Set Font

Click on the Set Font button to configure the font, attribute and point size used to display the Variable Text object’s contents. For more information, see Using the Font Dialog.

Click on OK to accept the Variable Text object’s settings and contents and close the dialog, or click Cancel to close the dialog without saving any changes.

If you’ve made changes to the Variable Text object, the editor updates it accordingly. The editor does not automatically change the object’s size or position based on the settings you select; you may find that you need to resize or move it to display its contents properly.

It is important to distinguish between a Variable Text object and the text the object contains! The settings in the Variable Text Object Options dialog determine how the object will handle the text it’s given when the fax is generated, not the alignment or behavior of the object itself.


Working With Cover Sheet Objects

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With the "point and click" interface of the Cover Sheet Editor, it is a simple task to place and size a cover sheet object, regardless of the target object.

When you select a text or graphic item from the editor’s Object menu, the mouse pointer changes to a small crossbar.  Once the mouse has changed into a crossbar, you can place the object. After you place an object, it will remain selected, allowing you to easily resize it or modify its characteristics. For more detailed information, see the following topics:

Placing an Object

Sizing an Object

Moving an Object

A Word on Cover Sheet Design