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Creating Slides
If you are creating slides with PageMaker, FreeHand, QuarkXPress, Illustrator, Canvas, etc., use a page size of 10.5 x 7 inches. That will give you the proper aspect ratio for a 35mm slide.
Continue reading...MacDraw
4. December 2007
To convert a MacDraw II file to EPS format, ungroup the image and open the file, using Deneba’s Canvas, version 2.1 or later. Using the file menu in the Save dialog box, convert the file into an Adobe Illustrator 1.1-compatible file. Load Adobe Illustrator, open a blank document, and import the converted file. Select all, [...]
Continue reading...Canvas
4. December 2007
If you hold down the Command key while clicking on the text tool, you will see a list of available fonts. Shift/click will display type sizes, and Command/Option/click shows the fonts in their own typeface.
Continue reading...Mac OS 8.1 Opinions and Comments
4. December 2007
OS 8.1 has been out for several months now. These are my general thoughts and opinions about it: I have personally found that OS 8.1 has proven to be one of the most reliable operating systems yet introduced for the Mac. For example, I normally have about 15 programs open and running at the same [...]
Continue reading...Canvas 3.5 License Expires
4. September 2004
Canvas 3.02 to 3.54 expired at 12:30pm on 31st August 2004. Deneba offers a patch program to fix the problem, but, it would not work for me. Others reported the same failure. This expiry date is stored in a resource within Canvas, and so anyone with a copy of ResEdit can fix their Canvas to alter [...]
Continue reading...Object Creation by Numbers
4. January 2004
With nothing selected in your document, in the Object Specs palette do the following: 1. Pop-up the Object Type and choose the kind of object you want to create. 2. Enter Numbers for Top and Left to set the object’s upper-left corner in the document. 3. Enter values for the Object’s Height and Width. 4. Click Create. – Dave Rumfelt
Continue reading...Quick Object Opacity
4. January 2004
Tab/click the Opacity Slider to quickly adjust a selection’s opacity in 10% increments. -Dave Rumfelt
Continue reading...Quicker Marquee Selection of Objects
4. January 2004
You do not have to surround an object with a marquee selection box to select it. Press the Option key when dragging out a selection box and any object that the marquee touches will be selected. -Dave Rumfelt
Continue reading...Freeform Mode Duplication
4. January 2004
Press the Option key while you Rotate or Skew an object in Freeform mode to leave a duplicate of the original object behind. — Dave Rumfelt
Continue reading...Automatic Inverted Text Over Backgrounds
4. January 2004
Apply a white Fill Ink to your text object. In the Transparency palette, choose “Difference” in the Transfer Mode pop-up. Place the text over any background. -Dave Rumfelt
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Apple News 
Antiglare Display Option For 15-inch MacBook Pro Now Available
If you prefer a display with antiglare coating for a matte rather than glossy viewing experience, an antiglare display is now available as a configure-to-order option on all 15-inch MacBook Pro models. This display has a silver aluminum bezel, which is the same as the 17-inch antiglare MacBook Pro display.Google CEO Schmidt leaves Apple board
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cited potential conflicts of interest in explaining Schmidt’s resignation.
“Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings,” he said.
Apple is racing to offer a portable tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution.
via Financial Times.
Apple updates MacBook Pro firmware
Apple has released an update for its newest MacBook Pro notebooks introduced at its Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month.
via CNET News.
4. December 2007
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