         Important information about IA 2.0 for DOS


This document contains information about frequently asked
questions concerning IA 2.0 for DOS.  Below this, the
changes between verson 1.0 of Instant Artist and IA 2.0
are described.

1. Bad Disks.  If you get any type of disk error when
installing IA 2.0, you may have received a bad disk.  Call
IAUC at 1-800-743-1792 for replacement disks.

2. Install Error: Out of Environment Space:  This problem
can be fixed as follows, depending on which version of DOS
you have:

Dos 6: Reboot the system.  When DOS presents the message
"Starting MS-DOS" or "Starting IBM DOS" hit the F5 key.
The message "DOS will bypass your config.sys and autoexec.bat"
will appear and you will be at a C: prompt.  Simply switch
to the A: or B: prompt and run INSTALL from DOS.

Dos 5 or lower: If you are running Windows, exit Windows
completely and try running INSTALL from DOS.  If this
doesn't work, rename the autoexec.bat file to something
else (like autoexec.old) and re-boot the system. Then run
INSTALL from A: or B: and when it is done, restore the
autoexec to its original name.

3. Install Error "This directory does not exist or is not
an IA directory." If this happens, make sure you are not
trying to install a Windows upgrade to a DOS version.
If you received the wrong version, call IAUC for a replacement.

4. Error message "Too Many Fonts or Graphics".  There is a
limit to how may graphics IA 2.0 can make available (about
3,500).  You must go to the IA Setup screen and disable some.
The most typical case of this is if you have thousands of
New Print Shop graphics, most of which you probably don't
use.  If you need a few graphics from these directories,
copy the needed ones to a separate directory and then use
Setup to point to the new directory.

5. If IA takes a long time to load, this is because it is
registering all of the available graphics before opening.
The more graphics you have available, the longer it will
take.  If this is bothersome, you can go to Setup and
disable graphics that you will not be needing.

6. IA requires about 512K of free conventional memory to run.
IA will inform the user if there is not enough memory to run.

7. All graphics on the screen are dithered 16 colors.  It will
print in 256 colors, however.



			IA 2.0 for DOS
                           Changes



Below are described changes between the 1.00 release of
Instant Artist and the 2.0 release of IA for DOS.  It also
includes changes implemented in the 1.01 release of Instant
Artist.



1.  SELECT DOCUMENT TYPE dialog

SETUP has been added to the SELECT DOCUMENT TYPE selections.
It is only available on startup of the program.  Thereafter
it is grayed out.


2. SETUP dialog and Imported Graphics

A new DISABLE button has been added to this dialog.  This
allows you to disable or enable an optional data directory
(only Type1 fonts are optional at this time).

The following graphic paths have been added:

          BMP
          EPS
          GIF
          PCX
          TIFF
          New Print Shop(R)
          Print Shop Deluxe(R)
          3rd Party IA Graphics

Print Shop Deluxe(R) graphics are automatically searched for
on the current drive in  the \PSDELUXE\GRAPHICS and
\PSDWIN\GRAPHICS directories.  If either of these
directories are found than, the path of the first one
encountered is automatically set and enabled.

Limits on imported graphics:

EPS - IA can't read 1) text made with PostScript or Truetype
fonts, 2) graduated fills,  3) clipping to a path (masks),
or 4) embedded  bitmaps.  Most EPS files created in Adobe
Illustrator, Corel Draw, or by the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet
Windows print driver, can be read by IA.  If there is
something in the EPS file that IA cannot interpret, then a
warning message will be displayed.  If you choose to
continue, IA will skip over the offending portions and
attempt to read the remainder of the graphic.  In which
case, some parts of the graphic may be missing.  In some
cases, when IA cannot figure out enough of the graphic, the
entire graphic will be skipped and will not appear in the
graphics list.  There a limit of 800 vectors per polygon
(will partially convert)

TIFF - IA can't handle compressed files with internal
records larger than 64K bytes.  File compressed in LZW and
PACKBITS formats are read.  However, CCITT compressed files
are not read.  IA will read files in  2,16, and 256 colors.

Print Shop Deluxe(R) - IA does not read the following Print
Shop Deluxe(R) graphic types: banner backdrops, line graphics,
borders and tiled graphics.  Also very large graphics such
as the Birthday Cow cannot be read.

3rd Party IA graphics - These graphics generally do not have
multiple preset colors or a specially designed monochrome
version, as do original IA graphics.

PCX:  IA will handle 2, 4, 8 ,16, and 256 colors.   24 bit
(16 meg) color files are not read.

GIF:  IA will handle 2 color or 256 color.  It will also
read the GIF interleave format.  24 bit (16 meg) color files
are not read.

BMP:  IA will handle 2, 16, and 256 colors.  24 bit (16 meg)
color files are not read.

If IA cannot read a graphic, it is skipped and does not
appear on the graphics list.

IA has a capacity of approximately 3,800 graphics and fonts.
The exact amount depends upon a lot of factors and is hard
to predict exactly.  Generally speaking, the program will
run slower, the more graphics and fonts you have loaded.  So
it is usually better not to have any more loaded than
necessary.  If you exceed the allowable amount, a warning
message is displayed suggesting that you reduce graphics or
fonts by a certain number.

All bitmap graphics are rectangular.  Only vector-based graphics
(IA, Print Shop Deluxe(R), EPS) have shapes other than rectangular.
Also the entire frame of a bitmap graphic is "filled" with
color (white becomes transparent).  However, with vector-
based graphics, only the areas of the graphic itself are
colored.

Bitmap graphics cannot be skewed (no skew handle will appear
on the frames), and can be rotated only in 90-degree
increments.  They can be resized in the same way as IA
graphics.

Shape commands have no effect on bitmapped graphics.

All colors in imported graphics are converted to the IA
color palette.  This may not always result in a true
depiction.  Further, 256 gray scale images are converted to
a 16 color gray scale, thus losing much detail.

(In windows we use the display or printer palette)


3.  NEW (document type) dialog

  MONOCHROME:    A MONOCHROME check box has been added to
                 the NEW (document type) dialog.  When
                 checked, the monochrome version of the
                 layouts are used.  The option is grayed
                 out if the MONOCHROME MODE switch is set
                 in the VIEW menu, since all operations are
                 done in monochrome.

  BLANKS:        Many cut sheet printers, can't print a
                 full 8"x10 1/2" printable area.  When the
                 printable area does not allow for printing
                 at 100% when one of the standard blank
                 sizes (e.g. 8-1/2"x11"), then two
                 additional options are added to the list
                 of blank sizes:  Printer Page (portrait)
                 and Printer Page (landscape).  Selecting
                 these, insures that your work is not
                 shrunk slightly in order to fit on a page.


4.  OPEN (document type) dialog

The current saved documents directory path is now displayed
at the bottom of the OPEN dialog.


5.  SAVE AS dialog

The current saved documents directory path is now displayed
at the bottom of the OPEN dialog.


6.  MONOCHROME MODE

The MONCHROME MODE and MONOCHROME DOCUMENTS commands in the
VIEW menu have been replaced with MONOCHROME MODE.  The
previous arrangement allowed for viewing in color but
working in black & white or visa-versa.  It was felt that
the confusion was not worth the effort and it has been
simplified - all operations are either in monochrome or
color.


7.  CHANGE DIMENSIONS

The "CHANGE BANNER LENGTH" on the OBJECT menu has been
replaced with "CHANGE DIMENSION" and  is now available for
all document types.  This feature  makes it possible to
define any document size. Also, many predesigned forms such
as labels and business cards can be accommodated.

CHANGE DIMENSIONS dialog description:

  WIDTH and HEIGHT: Valid range is from .5" to 127"

  OBJECTS:
     DON'T CHANGE:  Objects not resized or moved.
     MOVE TO FIT:   Objects are moved to maintain their
                    relative position on  the document.
     MOVE & RESIZE: Objects are moved and resized for best
                    fit on new
                    document size (default)


8.  SELECT GRAPHICS dialog

  IMPORT:        Click this to see the list of imported
                 graphics.  Imported graphics are any
                 graphics not in IA format (e.g. PCX, GIF,
                 TIFF, EPS, Print Shop Deluxe(R), and New
                 Print Shop(R)).  The graphics appearing in
                 these lists are those that IA found in the
                 directories set in the SETUP dialog.

  MONO:          This option does different things
                 depending upon the type of graphic being
                 selected.

                 IA graphics:  The special monochrome
                 version of the graphics will be used.
                 These versions of each graphics are
                 especially balanced for black and white
                 display and printing and should be used
                 for the best results when printing to a
                 black and white printer.

                 Imported graphics:  The color version of
                 the graphic will be converted to
                 monochrome based upon the light value of
                 each color.  This sometimes results in
                 different colors blending together.


9.  EXPORT dialog

      PCX file format has been added.

      A "SELECTED OBJECTS" option has been added.  This is
      only highlighted when one or more objects are
      selected.  Exporting with this option selected will
      only export the selected objects, not the entire
      document.  Selected objects will not be clipped as is
      the case with the "ENTIRE DOCUMENT" option.

      The active export directory path is now shown at the
      bottom of the dialog.


10. CHOOSE PRINTER dialog

  PAGE SIZE           U.S. Legal and tabloid sizes have
                      been added.

  SET PRINTABLE AREA  This new button is only active when
                      cut sheet paper has been defined.  It
                      permits accurate centering of the
                      printout on the page.


11.  SET PRINTABLE AREA dialog

If you are using cut sheet paper and your printout is not
correctly centered on the page or it is going onto two pages
when the print preview shows it on one page, then you need
to set your printable area values.  The print drivers that
come with Windows or your printer, often do not contain
correct information about the size and location of the
printable area on the page.  Without correct information, IA
cannot correctly size and position (usually center) your
output on the page.  By accomplishing this test and then
entering the settings from that test,  IA can make the
necessary corrections.


  Printable Area Test In order to determine your settings,
                      you must first print out a test page.
                      This is done from the PRINT dialog,
                      by selecting PRINTABLE AREA TEST from
                      the list in the upper left hand
                      portion of the dialog, and then
                      printing (ENTER).  The test will
                      print a vertical and a horizontal
                      line.  The ends of these lines define
                      the limits of the printable area.
                      Ignore a second page if one is
                      printed.  All measurements should be
                      taken on the first page only.

                      Measure the distance from the edge of
                      the page to the end of the nearest
                      line and enter those values in the
                      appropriate (top, bottom, right, or
                      left) page offsets.  The values
                      should be entered in hundredths of
                      inches.  The following table is to
                      assist in converting from inch
                      fractions to decimals:

                      Fraction         Decimal
                      1/16"            .06
                      2/16" or 1/8"    .13
                      3/16"            .19
                      4/16" or 1/4"    .25
                      5/16"            .31
                      6/16" or 3/8"    .38
                      7/16"            .44
                      8/16" or 1/2"    .5
                      9/16"            .56
                      10/16" or 5/8"   .63
                      11/16"           .69
                      12/16" or 3/4"   .75
                      13/16"           .81
                      14/16" or 7/8"   .88
                      15/16"           .94
                      1"               1.00

                      If after setting the printable area
                      values and checking the Use Printable
                      Area Values box, you find that part
                      of your printout is being clipped
                      (i.e. not printing) along either the
                      bottom or right edge, then make the
                      appropriate printable area setting a
                      little larger.  If a second page is
                      being printed, make your bottom
                      offset value a little larger.


12.  Object Ordering

Two new object ordering options have been added to the
OBJECTS menu:

  BRING FORWARD    moves selected object(s) up one level.
  SEND BACKWARD    move selected object(s) back one level.

  The keyboard commands are:

  BRING FORWARD    keyboard +
  SEND BACKWARD    keyboard -


13.  LOCK and UNLOCK Removed

The LOCK and UNLOCK commands have been removed.  Any objects
that were locked and saved with previous versions, will be
automatically unlocked when opened.


14.  SHRINK TO FIT

A new SHRINK TO FIT option has been added to the OBJECTS
menu.  This command shrinks the object's frame to exactly
fit the object.  Having oversize frames sometimes makes it
difficult to select a particular object.  This is especially
the case with complicated documents with several objects.  A
good rule is to periodically SELECT ALL, then SHRINK TO FIT.
SHRINK TO FIT will not resize any objects.


15.  Align

The functions of ALIGN HORIZONTALLY and ALIGN VERTICALLY, in
the OBJECT menu has been slightly changed so that it is now
possible to automatically align text objects along any side.

ALIGN HORIZONTALLY moves selected objects horizontally until
they line up with the last selected object.  Normally, the
objects are aligned along their centers.  However, if the
objects have "Rectangle" frames, are not rotated or skewed,
and all have the same horizontal alignment (set in the
ALIGNMENT menu), then their horizontal alignment setting
determines what the command does:

ALIGNMENT SETTING             ACTION
--------------------------    ---------------------------
"Left-Aligned"                -  Left edges will align
"Right-Aligned"               -  Right edges will align
"Justified" or "Stretched"    -  Left and right edges will
                              align

ALIGN VERTICALLY moves selected objects vertically until
they lineup with the last selected object.  Normally, the
objects are aligned along their centers.  However, if the
objects have "Rectangle" frames, are not rotated or skewed,
and all have the same vertical alignment (set in the
ALIGNMENT menu), then their vertical alignment setting
determines what the command does:

ALIGNMENT SETTING             ACTION
--------------------------    ---------------------------
"Top-Aligned"                 -  Top edges will align
"Bottom-Aligned"              -  Bottom edges will align
"Justified" or "Stretched"    -  Top and Bottom edges will
                              align


16.  Metric (new in 1.01)

A METRIC option has been added to the VIEW menu.  When
checked, blank layout sizes, printing dimensions, and
positional data are displayed in millimeters rather than
inches.  In addition A4 and B5 paper sizes have been added
to the CHOOSE PRINTER dialog.


17.  SET PRINTING OPTIONS dialog

  Crop Marks:         You can now choose to print or not
                      print crop marks for any document
                      type, instead of just business cards
                      and postcards.  The default is for
                      crop marks not to print except for
                      business cards and postcards.

  Color Separations:  IA can now print cyan, magenta,
                      yellow, and black color separations.
                      A commercial printer can make
                      separations for you from printed
                      material or from an EPS file (see
                      "Export" help).  Alternatively, you
                      can print your own separations and
                      take them to a printer.  For best
                      results, print on transparent plastic
                      film rather than paper as paper can
                      dry and shrink unevenly.  A full set
                      of separations will require four
                      printing operations.  From the FILE
                      menu select PRINT.  Then from the
                      PRINT dialog, select SET PRINTING
                      OPTIONS.  A new options allows you to
                      select which color (cyan, magenta,
                      yellow, or black) to print.  To
                      return to normal printing, select the
                      "NONE" separation.


18.  New Printers

Several new print drivers have been added.  Particularly for
the new HP DeskJet and LaserJet printers.  If you printing
to a laser printer with limited memory, you can now print
two half pages at 300 dpi, instead of a single page at 150
dpi.  Select half page driver from the printer list.


19.  Cut Sheet Option (new in 1.01)

The cut sheet option has been made available for most dot-
matrix printers.


20.  Page Turners (new in 1.01)

Greeting cards and postcards now have page turners to make
it easier to move from one page to another.  With a mouse,
click on the lower right hand corner tab to turn to the next
page.  Clicking on the lower left hand corner tab to turn to
the previous page.  If you click the gray shaded area below
or to the side of your current page, you will turn to either
the underlying or facing page.


21.  SET PRINTING SIZE dialog

This dialog, which was previously called SET DOCUMENT SIZE
has been renamed and includes several new functions:

  POSITION:
  The last document position (left, center, stretched) used
  when printing envelopes, is now retained so that it does
  not have to be reset when printing envelopes the next
  time.  The assumption is that this remains constant,
  unless the printer is changed.


  ROTATION:           This setting determines whether or
                      not the document is rotated on the
                      page.

  Never:              Never rotates the document.

  Automatic:          IA will try to keep the document at
                      100% on the fewest number of pages.
                      It will rotate the document, if by
                      doing so additional pages are not
                      required.  An exception to this rule
                      are envelopes.  In this case IA
                      orients the envelope according to how
                      the printer normally prints
                      envelopes.  A special case is the HP
                      DeskJet 500, which feeds envelopes
                      horizontally (i.e. rotated), however
                      cannot print more than 8"
                      horizontally.  Since U.S. Business
                      envelopes are greater than 8" wide,
                      IA will automatically shrink the
                      document to fit in an 8" space.

  Always:             Always rotates the document.


  The rotation setting is saved with a document.


  MARGIN SETTINGS:      The margin setting determines how a
                         document is laid out on the page.

  Minimal Margins:      This option is used to print as
                         large an image on a page as
                         possible.  All printing is done to
                         the limits set in the Printable
                         Area offset boxes.

  All Margins Equal:    This option sets all 4 margins to
                         the largest of the 4 values in the
                         offset boxes.  This option has the
                         smallest available printing area.

  Symmetrical Margins:  This option sets the horizontal
                         margins to the same value and the
                         vertical margins to the same value.
                         Values used are the larger of the
                         two.  This is the optimal setting
                         for greeting cards.


22.  Group Rotation and Resizing

Included in the 1.00 release is the ability to rotate and
resize multiple objects as a group from the keyboard.  In
grouped resize and rotation all of the objects resize and
rotate around a common center.  This differs from multiple
object individual resize and rotation, where each object
resizes or rotates around it's own center.

Release 1.00 only allowed group resize/rotation from
the keyboard. Release 2.00 allows group resize/rotation
using either the keyboard or the mouse.  No group
skewing is permitted.

Operation
Keyboard                 Mouse

Individual Rotation
<Control>-<Enter>        Grab & move Rotation, <Tab> to
                         Rotation handle(s).and use
                         arrows to rotate.

Individual Resize
<Control>-<Enter>        Grab & move Resize, <Tab> to
                         Resize handle(s).  Use arrows
                         to resize.

Group Rotation
<Control>-<PgUp> and
<Control>-<PgDn>         With multiple objects
                         selected, select Group from
                         the Object menu and move a
                         resize handle.

Group Resize
<Control>-(Arrows)       With multiple objects
                         selected, select Group from
                         the Object menu and move
                         Rotation handle.

23.  Grouping

2.0 has new Grouping commands (GROUP and UNGROUP) in
the Object menu.  GROUP is only active when more than
one object is selected.  UNGROUP is only active when a
grouped object is selected.  A grouped object can also
be grouped with other objects.  If all the objects in
a group are of the same type, either text or graphics,
then the appropriate menus (e.g. fonts) are available.
However, if a group contains mixed types, then the Effects
and Fonts menus are not available.


24.  Fonts

Several improvements have been made to IA 2.0 so
that it handles more Type 1 fonts.  However there are
still instances where fonts in this format will not
work:

      1. The font file (.PFB) must be no larger than 64K.
          Otherwise it will not be listed within IA.

      2. There are a few fonts that are internally
          misordered.  This is a deviation from the Type 1
          standards, however it does not effect normal ATM
          typesetting nor use in IA so long as only the
          Plain effect (i.e. no effect) is used.  However,
          the use of any other effect can result in letters
          which are misdrawn.


25.  Advanced  Menus

The VIEW menu now has a ADVANCED MENUS option.   When
checked, the more advanced functions will appear on the
menus.


26.  Complement.

The COMPLEMENT command has been removed from the EDIT menu.


27.  Rename CREATE Commands in the OBJECT menu

All of the CREATE commands (graphics, text, etc.) in the
OBJECT menu have been renamed the NEW . . .


28.  Double-Arc Text Command

This new command in the OBJECT menu, automatically generates
complementary clockwise and counter-clockwise arc text
objects


29.  Zoom Selected Object Keyboard Command

The ZOOM SELECTION keyboard command has been changed to
Control-U.


30.  Quotes File

The quotes, accessed from the Text Entry dialog, now are
categorized.  Consequently, the Insert Quote dialog has a
category list as well as an author list.


NOTES:
1.  Instant Artist is a Trademark of Autodesk, Inc.  While
IA 2.0 is derived from Instant Artist, Autodesk, Inc. bears
no responsibility for IA 2.0.

2.  New Print Shop(R) and Print Shop Deluxe(R) are registered
trademarks of Broderbund Software.

3.  All other brands or product names are registered
trademarks, trademarks, or service marks of their respective
holders.

