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1 Introduction
2 Software Overview=overview
2 Educational Use=educationaluse
2 System Requirements=systemrequirements
1 Getting Started
2 Getting Started=gettingstarted
2 About this Help=abouthelp
1 Tutorials
2 Tutorial 1 - Screen Layout, Menu Selection, etc.=tutorial1
2 Tutorial 2 - Setting Up the Software to Suit your System=tutorial2
2 Tutorial 3 - Basic Drawing, ie., lines, circles, arcs, curves, etc=tutorial3
2 Tutorial 4 - Object Selection and the Marquee Box=tutorial4
2 Tutorial 5 - Editing the Drawing=tutorial5
2 Tutorial 6 - Transformations=tutorial6
2 Tutorial 7 - Line Styles and Line Colours=tutorial7
2 Tutorial 8 - Using Fills=tutorial8
2 Tutorial 9 - Create New Fills=tutorial9
2 Tutorial 10 - Text=tutorial10
2 Tutorial 11 - TechSoft Fonts=tutorial11
2 Tutorial 12 - Loading a Bitmap Image and Clipping It=tutorial12
2 Tutorial 13 - Clipping an Image to Fit a Shape=tutorial13
2 Tutorial 14 - Bitmap to Vector Conversion=tutorial14
2 Tutorial 15 - Contours=tutorial15
2 Tutorial 16 - Double Lines=tutorial16
2 Tutorial 17 - Construction Points=tutorial17
2 Tutorial 18 - Scaling and Drawing to Scale=tutorial18
2 Tutorial 19 - Grouping and Adding=tutorial19
2 Tutorial 20 - Dimensioning and Layers=tutorial20
2 Tutorial 21 - 3D Effects and Exploding=tutorial21
2 Tutorial 22 - Exploding and Making Paths=tutorial22
2 Tutorial 23 - Coordinate Data Entry=tutorial23
2 Tutorial 24 - Closing Boundaries (for Boundary Fill and Contour)=tutorial24
2 Tutorial 25 - Setups and Customising the Software=tutorial25
1 Basic Topics
2 Screen Layout
3 Top Information Area=HIDW_TOPAREA
3 Main Prompt=mainprompt
3 Drawing Area=drawingarea
3 Background Area=backgroundarea
3 Scroll bars=scrollbars
3 Draw/Edit Toolbox=HIDW_TOOLS1
3 Drawing Aids Toolbox=HIDW_TOOLS2
3 Edit Mode Toolbox=HIDW_TOOLS3
3 Font Grid Edit Mode Toolbox=HIDW_TOOLS6
3 Path Segment Toolbox=HIDW_TOOLS4
3 Upper Icon Toolbar=AFX_HIDW_TOOLBAR
3 Bottom Information Area=HIDW_BOTAREA
3 Help Message=HIDW_HELPMESTIT
1 Attributes Bar=attribbar
1 Pull-out Toolbars=pullouttoolbar
1 Associated Dialog Boxes=dialogsettings
1 Drawing Media=drawingmedia
1 Design Guide=designguide
1 User Origin=userorigin
1 How to Locate=locate
1 Cancelling the Last Locate=cancellocate
1 Aborting the Current Drawing Routine=HID_KEYESC
1 Coordinate Data Entry=coorddataentry
1 Units and Entering Values=unitsgeneral
1 Scaling the Drawing=scaling
1 Keyboard Use=keyboarduse
1 Selecting Objects=selection
1 Marquee Box=marqueebox
1 Edit Mode=editmode
1 Font Grid Edit Mode=fontgrideditmode
1 Password protection=password
1 Software Licence=licence
1 Fills Overview
2 Fills and Patterns=fills
2 Graduated Fills=graduatedfills
2 Texture Fills=texturefills
2 Pattern Fills=patternfills
2 How Can I Save My Fill Settings=savefill
1 Font Overview
2 What is a Font?=fonts
2 What is the Difference Between Outline Fonts and TechSoft Fonts?=outlinetechsoftfonts
2 How Do I Start to Edit or Create a TechSoft Font?=howcreatefont
2 What is a Font Grid?=fontgrid
2 What is a Character Design Frame?=characterdesignframe
2 How Do I Create or Edit Characters?=howcreatecharacters
2 How Can I Adjust a Character Design Frame?=howadjustcdf
2 How Do I Save My TechSoft Font?=howsavefont
1 Bitmap Overview
2 What is a Bitmap?=bitmap
2 What is the Difference between Bitmap Data and Vector Data?=bitmapvector
2 Where Can I Get Bitmaps From?=bitmapfrom
2 How Can I Use Bitmaps Graphically?=bitmapgraphically
2 How Can I Use Bitmaps for CNC Output?=bitmapCNCOutput
2 Is the Size of a Bitmap File Significant?=bitmapfilesize
2 What is a Transparent Colour and Tolerance?=bitmapbackground
2 RGB Values=RGB
2 HSL Values=HSL
1 Clipping Overview
2 Clip Paths and Clipping=clippaths
2 Clipping Out Part of an Image=clipimage
2 Clipping an Image to Fit a Shape=cliptoshape
1 Clipart and Links with Other Software
2 Clipart=clipart
2 Links with Other Software=links
1 Data Structure
2 Objects=objects
2 Groups=groups
2 Layers=layers
2 Masked Objects=maskedobjects
2 Exploding Objects=explodingobjects
1 Output Overview
2 Ouput Overview=outputting
2 Printer / Laser Cutters / Print and Cut Systems=printing
2 Knife Cutting / Engraving / Milling / Plotting Devices=plotting
2 Tools=penstools
2 Output Fill Settings=outputfillsettings
1 Customising the Software
2 Setups=setups
2 Setup Options=setupoptions
2 Loading and Saving Setups=loadsavesetups
2 Restoring Factory Defaults=restorefactorydefaults
1 Network Managers
2 Changing the Initial Directory for Loading and Saving=initialdirectory
2 Managing Fonts=managingtechsoftfonts
2 Customising the INI File=inifile
1 Menus
2 File menu=HIDM_FILE
2 Edit menu=HIDM_EDIT
2 Draw menu=HIDM_DRAW
2 Bitmaps menu=HIDM_BITMAPS
2 View menu=HIDM_VIEW
2 Setup menu=HIDM_SETUP
2 Window menu=HIDM_WINDOW
2 Help menu=HIDM_HELP