How to create a PDF with doPDF v5

Printing a test page
After installation you can test if doPDF is working properly by printing a test page.

To print a test page in Windows XP
1. Go to Start and click on Printers and Faxes (if you have the Classic menu go to Start->Settings->Printers and Faxes)
2. In the Printers and Faxes window, right-click doPDF and select Properties
3. In the doPDF Properties window, click on Print Test Page
4. You will be prompted to select a location and name for the test PDF file. Choose one and click Save.
5. After the PDF was created and saved, it will open in your default PDF reader and you will see the printed test page. If doPDF is not registered, a notice is printed at the end of the PDF file. This can be removed from further created PDF files by purchasing a license and registering it.


Accessing the doPDF Printing Preferences
You can access the Printing Preferences window and change the various settings available.

To access the doPDF Printing Preferences window in Windows XP
1. Go to Start and click on Printers and Faxes (if you have the Classic menu go to Start->Settings->Printers and Faxes)
2. In the Printers and Faxes window, right-click doPDF and select Printing Preferences
3. doPDF Printing Preferences window will be displayed and you will have the option to change the various settings available (grouped in tabs)

Creating PDF Files

doPDF installs itself as a virtual printer driver so there is no exe file to run in order to create PDF files.
To create PDF files, you just have to print your documents to the doPDF Printer, like you would print to a normal printer.

How to create PDF files from Microsoft Word
1. Open the Word document that you want to convert to a PDF file
2. Go to File->Print and select doPDF from the Printers combo-box
3. Click on Ok and choose a location for your PDF file

How to create PDF files from Microsoft WordPad
1. Open the document that you want to convert to a PDF file
2. Go to File->Print and select doPDF from the Printers' list
3. Click on Print and choose a location for your PDF file

How to create PDF files from NotePad
1. Open the NotePad document that you want to convert to a PDF file
2. Go to File->Print and select doPDF from the Printers' list
3. Click on Print and choose a location for your PDF file

How to create a PDF online

You can create PDFs directly from Reader using Create Adobe PDF Online, a web-based service that lets you convert many types of source files into PDF.

1. Choose File > Create Adobe PDF Online.
2. Log in using your Adobe ID and password, or sign up for an account.
3. On the Create Adobe PDF Online page, click Convert A File. Browse to select the file.
4. Set options as desired, and click Create PDF.

Using Status Bar for Formatting Your Web Page in Nvu html editor

Nvu has an innovative feature of editing/applying inline styles and applying class or id tags to selected text via its status bar. Styling using the status bar is possible in all modes except Source viewing mode.

• Select Clicking on "Select" will select the entire text bounded by the style tag.
• Remove Tag Clicking on "Remove Tag" will remove the style tag, and in turn all the styles for that tag will be removed.
• Change Tag Using this option, the user can change the tag used for the text with the least effort. Clicking on "Change Tag" makes the text for the corresponding tag to be editable in the status bar. Type in the desired tag and press "Enter". The default properties of the tag will be applied to the text in the web page.
• Inline StylesWhile in any of the Normal, HTML Tags, or Preview viewing modes the tags surrounding the current position of the cursor are shown in the status bar of Nvu's window. Style properties of any of the tags can be changed by choosing an option from the context menu. To change inline style properties:
  1. Right click on the tag you wish to edit.
  2. Click on "Inline Styles"
  3. Select the properties section you want to edit:
     • Text Properties
     • Border Properties
     • Background Properties
     • Box Properties
     • Aural Properties
     • Extract and create Generic Style

  Secting any of the options except the last one will open the corresponding tab section from CaScadeS CSS editor. With the corresponding section open, the user can define his/her own styles which will be saved according to W3C CSS coding style.

• The Extract and create Generic Style option allows the user to extract the style information into an style rule and save it in the external/internal style sheet.

• Templates offers you two options, "Make Editable" and "Remove Editable Area", which can be used while working with Templates.
• ID shows ID tags(if available) from the current style sheet applied to the document. To apply a particular tag to the selected text, just click on that ID tag.
• Class shows the class tags(if available) from the current style sheet applied to the document. To apply a class to the selected text just click on that Class tag.
• Advanced Properties allows you to use the Advanced Property editor for adding HTML attributes and Javascript to objects such as tables, images, links, etc.

Choosing the Right Editing Mode in Nvu html editor

Typically, you won't need to change the editing mode from the default (Normal). However, if you want to work with the document's HTML source code, you may want to change editing modes.

Nvu allows you to quickly switch between four editing modes or views. Each editing mode allows you to continue working on your document, but displays varying levels of HTML tags (and tag icons).

Before you choose an editing mode:

• Open the View menu, choose Show/Hide, and then make sure there is a checkmark next to Edit Mode Toolbar.

The Edit Mode toolbar has four tabs:

• Normal: Choose this editing mode to see how the document will look online while you are creating it. Choose this mode to show table borders and named anchor icons. All other HTML tag icons are hidden.
• Show All Tags: Choose this mode to show all HTML tag icons.
• 'HTML' Source: Choose this mode to view and edit the document as unformatted HTML source code. When you save the document, the Normal mode reappears.
• Preview: Choose this mode to display and edit the document exactly as it would appear in a browser window, except that links and JavaScript functions will not be active.

Note: JavaScript functions, frames, links, Java, embedded objects and animated GIF files are not active in any of the editing modes. To display these items in their active state, click the Browse button on the Composition toolbar to load the page into a browser window.

Using the Advanced Property Editor in Nvu html editor

To add HTML attributes and JavaScript to objects such as tables, images, and horizontal lines, you can use the Advanced Property Editor.

Note: Unless you clearly understand how to add, delete, or modify HTML attributes and their associated values, it's best not to do so.

If you are not currently viewing the Advanced Property Editor dialog box, follow these steps:

1. From the View menu (or the Edit Mode toolbar), choose Show All Tags.
2. Double-click the object that you want to modify to open its Properties dialog box.
3. Click Advanced Edit to open the object's Advanced Property Editor. The Advanced Property Editor has three tabs, each of which lists the current properties for the selected object:
* HTML Attributes: Click this tab to view or enter additional HTML attributes.
* Inline Style: Click this tab to view or enter additional CSS (cascading style sheet) properties through the style attribute.
* JavaScript Events: Click this tab to view or enter JavaScript events.
4. To edit a property or attribute in any of the three lists, select the attribute you want to edit. You can then edit the attribute's name or value using the editable Attribute and Value fields at the bottom of the dialog box. To add a new attribute, type it in the Attribute field at the bottom of the dialog box. The new attribute is automatically added when you click in the Value field. To remove an attribute, select it in the list, and click Remove Attribute.

Note: Required attributes are highlighted in the Attribute list.
5. Click OK to apply your changes to the Advanced Property Editor dialog box.
6. Click OK again to exit the Properties dialog box.

Nvu automatically places quotation marks around any attribute text.

Removing or Discontinuing Text Styles in Nvu html editor

Removing or Discontinuing Text Styles

To remove all text styles (bold, italic, and so on) from selected text:

1. Select the text.
2. Open the Format menu and choose Remove All Text Styles.
3. Continue typing.

To continue typing text with all text styles removed:

1. Place the insertion point where you want to discontinue the text styles.
2. Open the Format menu and choose Discontinue Text Styles.
3. Continue typing.

Inserting Horizontal Lines

Horizontal lines are typically used to separate different sections of a document visually. To insert a horizontal line (also called a rule) in your page, begin from the Nvu window:

1. Click to place the insertion point where you want the line to appear.
2. Open the Insert menu and choose Horizontal Line.

Setting Horizontal Line Properties

You can customize a line's height, length, width, alignment, and shading.

1. Double-click the line to display the Horizontal Line Properties dialog box.
2. Edit any of these properties:
   • Width: Enter the width and then choose "% of window" or "pixels." If you specify width as a percentage, the line's width changes whenever the Nvu window's or browser window's width changes.
   • Height: Type a number for the line's height (in pixels).
   • 3-D Shading: Select this to add depth to the line by adding a bevel shading.
   • Alignment: Specify where you want to place the line (left, center, or right).
3. Click Use as Default to use these settings as the default the next time you insert a horizontal line.
4. To edit the properties of a horizontal line manually, click Advanced Edit.

Inserting Special Characters

To insert special characters such as accent marks, copyrights, or currency symbols:

1. Click to place the insertion point where you want the special character to appear.
2. Open the Insert menu and choose Characters and Symbols. You see the Insert Character dialog box.
3. Select a category of characters.
   • If you choose Accent Uppercase or Accent Lowercase, then open the Letter drop-down list and select the letter you wish to apply an accent to. (Note: not all letters have accented forms.) Select Common Symbols to insert special characters such as copyright symbols or fractions.
4. From the Character drop-down list, select the character you want to insert.
5. Click Insert.

   You can continue typing in your document (or in a mail compose window) while you keep this dialog box open, in case you want to use it again.

6. Click Close when you are done inserting special characters.

Inserting HTML Elements and Attributes

If you understand how to work with HTML source code, you can insert additional tags, style attributes, and JavaScript into your page. If you are not sure how to work with HTML source code, it's best not to change it. To work with HTML code, use one of these methods:

• Place the insertion point where you want to insert the HTML code, or select the text you want to edit, and then open the Insert menu and choose HTML. In the Insert HTML dialog box, enter HTML tags and text, and then click Insert.
• Select an element such as a table, named anchor, image, link, or horizontal line. Double-click the element to open the associated properties dialog box for that item. Click Advanced Edit to open the Advanced Property Editor. You can use the Advanced Property Editor to add HTML attributes, JavaScript, and CSS to objects.
• Open the View menu, and choose HTML Source, or click the Source tab in the Edit Mode toolbar at the bottom of the Nvu window. (If you don't see the Edit Mode toolbar, open the View menu and choose Show/Hide; then make sure the Edit Mode Toolbar is checked.)

Validating the HTML

Before you put your document on a web server(i.e. publish it), it is good practice to first check the document's HTML formatting so as to make sure that it conforms to web standards. Documents containing validated HTML are less likely to cause problems when viewed by different browsers. Just visually checking your web pages in your favourite web browser doesn't ensure that your document will appear correctly when viewed in other web browsers.

Nvu provides a convenient way for you to check that your document conforms to W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) HTML standards. Nvu uses the W3C HTML Validation Service, which checks your document's HTML syntax for compliance with HTML 4.01 standards. This service also provides information on how to correct errors.

Note: You must be connected to the Internet to use this feature.

To validate your document's HTML syntax:

1. Open the Tools menu, and choose Validate HTML. If you have unsaved changes, Nvu asks you to save them before proceeding.
2. Nvu will open another window with results for your page displayed in it after the W3C Validation Service program parses your html file.

Finding and Replacing Text in Nvu html editor

To find text in the page you're currently working on:

1. Click to place the insertion point where you want to begin your search.
2. Open the Edit menu and choose Find and Replace. You see the Find and Replace dialog box.
3. Type the text you want to locate in the "Find what" field. To narrow the search, check one or more of the following options:
   • Match upper/lower case: Use this to specify whether the search is for case-sensitive text.
   • Wrap around: Use this to search to the end of the page and then start again from the top or bottom, depending on whether you are searching forward or backwards.
   • Search backwards: Use this to search back from the insertion point to the beginning of the page.
4. Click Find Next to begin searching. When Nvu locates the first occurrence of the text, click Find Next to search for the next occurrence.
5. Click Close when you are done.

To find and replace text in the page you're currently working on:

1. Click to place the insertion point where you want to begin your search.
2. Open the Edit menu and choose Find and Replace. You see the Find and Replace dialog box.
3. Type the text you want to find and then type the replacement text.
4. To narrow the search, check one or more of the following options:
   • Match upper/lower case: Use this to specify whether the search is for case-sensitive text. If you don't select this option, the search will find matching text in both upper and lower case.
   • Wrap around: Use this to search to the end of the page and then start again from the top.
   • Search backwards: Use this to search from the end to the beginning of the page.
5. Click Find Next to search for the next occurrence. Nvu selects the next occurrence of the text.
6. Click Replace to replace the selected text with the replacement text. Click Replace and Find to replace the selected text and find the next occurrence. Click Replace All to replace every occurrence in the document with the replacement text.
7. Click Close when you are done.

Changing Text Color, Style, and Font in Nvu html editor

To change the style, color, or font of selected text:

1. Select the text you want to format.
2. Open the Format menu and choose one of the following:
3. • Font: Use this to choose a font. If you prefer to use fonts specified by the reader's browser, select Variable Width or Fixed Width.

     Note: Not all fonts installed on your computer appear. Instead of specifying a font that may not be available to all who view your web page, it's generally best to select one of the fonts provided in the menu since these fonts work on every computer. For example, the fonts Helvetica, Arial, Times, and Courier generally look the same when viewed on different computers. If you select a different font, it may not look the same when viewed using a different computer.

   • Size: Use this to choose a relative font size or select an option to increase or decrease text size (relative to the surrounding text).
   • Text Style: Use this to select a style, such as italic, bold, or underline, or to apply a structured style, for example, Code.
   • Text Color: Use this to choose a color from the color picker. If you are familiar with HTML hexadecimal color codes, you can type a specific code or you can just type a color name (for example, "blue")
   
   
   
   To change the background color of the page:
4. Click anywhere in the page.
5. Click the background color block in the Format toolbar.
6. Choose a background color from the Block Background Color dialog box.
7. Click OK.

Tip: To quickly change the color of text to the color last used, select the text, then press Shift and click on the text color block in the Format toolbar. This is useful when you want to use one color for separate lines of text.

Working with Lists in Nvu html editor

To end a list and continue typing body text:

• Click to place the insertion point at the end of the last list item and press Enter (Return on Mac OS) twice to end the list.

To change one or more list items to body text:

1. Click to place the insertion point within the list item, or select the list items.
2. In a numbered list, click the numbered list button (or in a bulleted list, click the bulleted list button) in the Format toolbar.

To position indented text below a list item:

1. Click to place the insertion point within the list item.
2. Press Shift-Enter to create the hanging indent.
3. Type the text you want to indent.
4. Press Shift-Enter to create another indented paragraph, or press Return to create the next list item.

Tip: You can increase or decrease the indentation of list items by clicking anywhere in a list item and then clicking the Indent or Outdent button on the Format toolbar. Alternatively, click anywhere in a list item and press Tab to indent one level. Press Shift+Tab to outdent one level.

To merge two adjacent lists:

1. Select the two lists that you want to merge. Be sure to select all of the elements in both lists. Note that any text in between the two lists will also become part of the merged list.
2. Click the bulleted or numbered list button in the Format toolbar to merge the lists.

Formatting Paragraphs, Headings, and Lists in Nvu html editor

To apply a format to a paragraph, begin from the Nvu window:

1. Click to place the insertion point where you want the format to begin, or select the text you want to format.
2. Choose a paragraph format using the drop-down list in the Format toolbar:
3. • Body Text: Applies the application default font and style for regular text, without affecting the spacing before or after the text.
   • Paragraph: Inserts a paragraph tag (use this to begin a new paragraph). The paragraph includes top and bottom margins.
   • Heading 1 - Heading 6: Formats the paragraph as a heading. Heading 1 is the highest-level heading, while Heading 6 is the lowest-level heading.
   • Address: Can be used for a web page "signature" that indicates the author of the page and the person to contact for more information, for example: user@example.com

     You might want to include the date and a copyright notice. This format usually appears at the bottom of the web page under a horizontal line. Navigator displays the address format in italics.

   • Preformat: This is useful for elements such as code examples, column data, and mail messages that you want displayed in a fixed-width font. In normal text, most browsers remove extra spaces, tabs, and paragraph returns. However, text that uses the Preformatted style is displayed with the white space intact, preserving the layout of the original text.

To format text as a heading:

1. Click to place the insertion point anywhere within the text that you want to format.
2. Using the drop-down list in the Format toolbar, choose the level of heading you want, from 1 (largest) to 6 (smallest). Choose "Heading 1" for your main heading, "Heading 2" for the next level, and so forth.

To apply a list item format:

1. Click to place the insertion point within the line of text that you want to format.
2. Open the Format menu and choose List.
3. Choose the list style:
4. • Bulleted: Each item has a bullet (dot) next to it (as in this list).
   • Numbered: Items are numbered.
   • Term and Definition: These two styles work together, creating a glossary-style appearance. Use the Term tag for the word being defined, and the Definition tag for the definition. The Term text appears flush left, and the Definition text appears indented.

Tip: You can quickly apply a list style to a block of text by selecting the text and clicking the Numbered List or Bulleted List buttons on the Format toolbar.

To change the style of bullets or numbers:

1. Click to place the insertion point within the text of the list item you want to change, or select one or more items in the list if you want to apply a new style to the entire list.
2. Open the Format menu and choose List Properties.
3. Select a bullet or number style from the drop-down list. For numbered lists, you can specify a starting number. For bulleted lists, you can change the bullet style.

Tip: You can also double-click on a bullet or number in a list to display the List Properties dialog box.

To align a paragraph or text in your page, for example, centering or aligning to the left or right:

1. Click to place the insertion point within the paragraph or line of text you want to align.
2. Open the Format menu and choose Align; then choose an alignment option.

Note: You can also use the Format toolbar to align text.

Saving and Browsing Your New Page in Nvu html editor

You can save Nvu documents in HTML or text-only format. Saving a document in HTML format preserves the document's formatting, such as text styles (for example, bold or italic), tables, links, and images. Saving a document in text-only format removes all the HTML tags but preserves the document's text.

To save a document as an HTML file:

• Open the File menu and choose Save or click the Save button on the Composition toolbar.

  If you haven't already given your page a title, Nvu prompts you to do so. Nvu displays the page title in the browser window's title bar when you view the page in the browser. The document's page title also appears in your list of bookmarks if you bookmark the page.

  Nvu then prompts you to enter a filename and specify the location where you want to save the file. Make sure you preserve the .html extension in the filename. While saving or editing documents employing XHTML, the file should have the extension as .xhtml. Files with an extension .html but having an XHTML DOCTYPE are not considered as xhtml documents.

To change the filename or location of an existing HTML file:

• Choose File > Save As and select a different filename or location.

When you save a page in Nvu, all parts of the page (the HTML, images and other files, such as sound files and style sheets), are saved locally on your hard drive. If you only want to save the HTML part of the page, you must change the Nvu preference for saving pages.

If an image location is absolute (starts with "http://") and you are connected to the Internet, you will still see that image in the document in Nvu and Navigator. However, if the image location is relative to the page location (starts with "file:///"), then you won't see the image in the local version of the document.

To save a document as a text-only file:

1. Open the File menu and choose Export to Text.
2. Enter the filename and specify the location where you want to save the file.

Note: Images do not appear in documents saved in the text-only format.

Tip: You can choose Revert from the File menu to retrieve the most recently saved copy of the document in which you're working. Keep in mind that your current changes will be lost.

To view your page in a browser window in order to test your links:

• Open the File menu and choose Browse Page (or click Browse in the Composition toolbar). If you have not yet saved your document, Nvu prompts you to enter a page title, filename, and location. The Nvu window remains open behind the new Navigator window.

Tabs - Editing Multiple Documents in Nvu html editor

Nvu allows you to edit multiple documents at the same time. Rather than to shift from one window to another for editing more than one document, Nvu offers the feature of Tabs. More than one document can be opened at the same time with Nvu in the same window but in different tabs.

Tabs can be opened using either Ctrl+T or by choosing Create in: New Tab in the New file open dialog. Even with multiple tabs open, each is handled independently. Each document's state is indicated, i.e. if it is modified and needs saving by a red-floppy icon on the corresponding tab.

Create a New HTML Page with Nvu html editor

Starting a New Page

Nvu lets you create your own web pages and publish them on the web. You don't have to know HTML to use Nvu; it is as easy to use as a word processor.

Toolbar buttons let you add lists, tables, images, links to other pages, colors, and font styles. You can see what your document will look like on the Web as you create it, and you can easily share your document with other users, no matter what type of browser or HTML-capable email program they use.

Creating a New Page

Nvu is an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) editor that allows you to create and edit web pages. Nvu is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor, so you can display how your page will look to the reader as you're creating it. It is not necessary for you to know HTML, since most of the basic HTML functions are available as commands from the toolbars and menus.

Nvu also lets you edit the HTML source if you want. To view or edit the HTML source code, open the View menu, and choose HTML Source, or click the Source tab in the Edit Mode toolbar at the bottom of the Nvu window.

To create a web page, use one of the methods described below. Once you've started a page, you can add and edit text just as you would in a word processor.

To create a new page in Nvu:

• Click the New button in Nvu's toolbar.

To start from an HTML file stored on your local drive:

1. Open the Window menu and choose Nvu. You see the Nvu window.
2. Open the File menu and choose Open File. You see the Open HTML File dialog box.
3. On your local drive, locate the file that you want to edit.
4. Click Open to display the specified file in a Nvu window.

To edit a web page:

1. Open Nvu
2. Click on File menu and choose Open Web Location. You will see the Open Web Location dialog box.
3. Type in the URL of the page to edit (for example, http://www.mozilla.org) and click Create button. You will see the page displayed in Nvu.

Nvu also gives you the option of creating a new document using the XHTML format. To create an XHTML document, check the option "create an XHTML document" in the Create New Document or Template dialog box.

Tip: In the Nvu window you can quickly open the most recent file you've been working on by opening the File menu, choosing Recent Pages, and then selecting the file you want from the list.

Changing the Word2007 Normal Template

Many people have wanted to change the default line spacing that is used by Word2007. It defaults to adding a 10 pt. space after each line.

To change this, you simply need to edit the default template used by word

1. Start Word
2. Open
3. In the dialog box in the lower right side, select All Word Templates
4. Browse to the location where they are stored
5. For example, with Vista, they are in the C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates directory
6. Open the Normal.dotm file
7. Select Paragraph
8. Change the spacing after from 10 to 0
9. You can also change things like the default font and size
10. Save the file and close Word
11. Restart Word and your new template should be in place

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3) When you find an image you'd like to look at more closely, double-click it and the image opens up in IrfanView's main window. This allows you to get a better look and make edits using IrfanView if you wish. When you're finished, just hit the Escape key and the IrfanView window closes (but the thumbnail viewer remains open).

If you'd like to view a slideshow of the files you see in the IrfanView Thumbnails window, select some or all of the images in the window and then, under the File menu, choose "Start slideshow with selected files."

Importing Adobe Illustrator and Portable Document Format (PDF) files in CorelDRAW X3

CorelDRAW® X3 provides enhanced support for Adobe® Illustrator® (AI) and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. It is now even easier to open, import, and edit files in these formats. Some important enhancements include:

• improved support for Adobe Illustrator CS and CS 2 files
• improved ability to import text in PDF files
• support for PDF files secured by a password

You can open AI and PDF files by using the File > Open command as you would any CorelDRAW file, or you can import them. When you open AI and PDF files, they are opened as CorelDRAW files. When you import AI and PDF files, they are imported as grouped objects and can be placed anywhere within your current drawing.

To import an Adobe Illustrator (AI) file

You can import all AI files including Adobe Illustrator CS 2 files. For files saved in Adobe Illustrator CS or higher, text can be imported as text or curves if the files are PDF-compatible. If a file is not PDF-compatible, you first need to convert all text to outlines by using the Type > Create Outlines command in Adobe Illustrator for text to be imported.

1. Click File > Import.
   
   
2. Locate the folder in which the file is stored.
   
   
3. Choose AI - Adobe Illustrator from the Files of type list box.
   
   
4. Click the filename, and click Import.
   
   If you are importing a PDF-compatible file containing text, the Import PDF dialog box appears. In the Import text as area, enable the Text or Curves option. If you are not sure which option to choose, see To import a PDF file.
   
   When you are importing text as text, the Font substitution for missing fonts dialog box appears if you don't have all the fonts used in the file installed. Choose the settings you want, and click OK.
   
   
5. When the import cursor appears, do one of the following:
   
   
   • Click the drawing page to maintain original file and position top-left corner where you click.
     
     
   • Click and drag on the drawing page to resize the file. The import cursor displays the dimensions of the resized file as you drag on the
     drawing page.
     
     
   • Press Enter to center the file on the drawing page.

The import cursor shows you the filename and
dimensions of the file you are about to import.

Adobe Illustrator graphics are imported into the program as a group of objects. Click Arrange > Ungroup to manipulate objects in the imported graphic.

To import a PDF file

You can now get the best possible results for text in your PDF documents by choosing to import the text as text or as curves. The following pointers will help you make the right choice:

• When text is imported as text, the font and text are preserved, and the text is fully editable as artistic or paragraph text. However, some effects and formatting may be lost. This option is recommended if you have a PDF file that contains large blocks of text, such as a newsletter, and you want to reformat the text or add text content.
  
  
• When text is imported as curves, the appearance of the text, including all effects applied to it, are preserved, and each letter is converted to a curve object. With this option, the text formatting features can no longer be used to edit the text. If you have a PDF file that contains a small amount of text that does not require editing, or if you do not have the fonts used in the PDF file, you should import the text as curves.

1. Press Ctrl + I.
   
   
2. Locate the folder in which the file is stored.
   
   
3. Choose PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format from the Files of type list box.
   
   
4. Click the filename, and click Import.
   
   If the file is protected by a password, type a valid password in the Password box.
   
5. In the Import PDF dialog box, choose one of the following options in the Import text as area:
   
   
   • Text - lets you edit and reformat the text from the PDF file. If any of the fonts used in the PDF file are missing, choose the settings you want in the Font substitution for missing fonts dialog box, and click OK.
     
     
   • Curves - converts text to curves, letting you maintain the appearance of the original text

The Import PDF dialog box

If you are importing a multipage document, select the pages you want to import, and click OK.

When you are importing a multipage PDF, the Import PDF dialog box expands to let you choose what pages to import.

7. When the import cursor appears, click the drawing page.
   
   You can also click and drag to resize the file, or press Enter to place the file in the center of the document.

Highlighting New Features in CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X3

You now have a simple way to identify the features that were new in earlier versions of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite — from versions 9 through 12. You can highlight all menu commands and tools that were new for a specific version of CorelDRAW® or Corel PHOTO-PAINT®. This feature is especially useful if you are upgrading from an earlier version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.

To highlight what's new in CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite

1. Launch CorelDRAW X3 or Corel PHOTO-PAINT X3.
   
   
2. Click Help > Highlight What's New, and click one of the following commands:
   
   
   • Since Version 12 — highlights menu commands and tools introduced in version X3
     
     
   • Since Version 11 — highlights menu commands and tools introduced in versions 12 and X3
     
     
   • Since Version 10 — highlights menu commands and tools introduced in versions 11, 12, and X3
     
     
   • Since Version 9 — highlights menu commands and tools introduced in versions 10, 11, 12, and X3

   

   
   
   Any new tool or menu command is highlighted in orange.

To turn off the highlighting, click Help > Highlight What's New > No Highlight.

Using keyboard shortcuts in CorelDRAW® X3

You can use keyboard shortcuts (also known as hotkeys) to quickly activate many menu commands and tools in CorelDRAW® X3. The keyboard shortcut for a menu command is displayed to the right of the menu item; the keyboard shortcut for a tool is displayed in a ToolTip when you hover over the tool.

This example shows the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+N) for starting a new project.

This example shows the keyboard shortcut (F10) for activating the Shape tool.

Below are the keyboard shortcuts for some commonly performed tasks.

Task	Keyboard shortcut
Open a file	Ctrl+O
Save a file	Ctrl+S
Import a file	Ctrl+I
Export a file	Ctrl+E
Print a file	Ctrl+P

Note: For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, see the CorelDRAW X3 Quick Reference Card included in your software package.

Three ways to print digital photos

A great picture is even better when you can share it with others. And despite all the fancy things you can do with digital images, printing is still one of the top ways to share photos. You have three main options for printing: A home printer, a store kiosk (a do-it-yourself machine in a drugstore or department store), or through an online photo service.

Print at home

Printing at home is cheap and long-lasting if you use the right printer, ink, and paper. A 4×6 print will typically cost between 25 and 50 cents, depending on the printer and the ink. Of course that doesn’t include the cost of the printer or user error. Be sure to read printer reviews to get an idea of how often you’ll need to replace the ink cartridge.

Print at a store kiosk

Store kiosks are convenient, and they let you do a lot of basic editing right on the spot (cropping, adjusting brightness, removing red-eye, etc). If you shop around, you can find stores that let you create 4×6 prints for well under 50 cents each. These do-it-yourself machines are a good alternative if you’re not in the mood for the care and feeding of your own photo printer.

Online printing services

Online print services such as Webshots, Shutterfly, SnapFish, Kodak EasyShare Gallery, and many others are often the least expensive and can give great-looking prints. However, like the good old days, you’ll have to wait to see the results. But that’s fine when you’re printing a large number of images—for instance, all your vacation photos.

Do your image editing at home on your computer first, then bring a CD of your edited files to the kiosk. That way, you don’t have to sit in a store making edits while others might be waiting. You just pop in your CD and fire away!

Shrink photos for e-mail or the Web

Whenever you e-mail a photo or post in on the Internet, you’ll want to reduce the file size because large digital images take a long time to view/download online in a browser. To reduce file size, you need to change the number of pixels in the image. This can be done in many free and easy image editing programs, including Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop Elements (shown below), and even Microsoft Office Picture Manager (available with Office 2003 and 2007).

Here’s how to do it:

First crop the image the way you want it. A width of 700 is a good target for e-mailing. Then use your software’s zoom tool to make it appear the size you want on the screen—maybe you prefer a small thumbnail, or maybe you want to fill the monitor. Either way, take note of the percentage size of the image. Then use your software’s “image size” tool to reduce it in pixels to that percentage. Important: Do not save over the original file. Save it in a “Web+email photos” folder designated for this purpose.

Reduce the number of pixels in a photo before e-mailing or posting it online.

Now you’ve created a much smaller file because you’ve reduced the number of pixels in the image. It won’t be as good for printing, but it’s much better for e-mailing or putting on the Web.

PowerPoint - Making Presentation Files Smaller

Prior to PowerPoint 97, there was no internal file compression code inside of PowerPoint, and files could get pretty big quickly. The most common cause of large files is the addition of large bitmaps. PowerPoint 97 compresses these bitmaps, but previous versions do not. To keep your presentations as small as you can, try reducing the resolution of your bitmaps, which will bring their size down tremendously. For viewing on screen, the bitmaps don't need to be more than 96 dpi; they won't print nicely until they're up around 150 or higher, but the screen always displays at 96 dpi, so if the primary viewing medium is the screen, there's no point in having the bitmaps be a higher resolution. Also, the bitmap format can make a big difference to your file sizes. JPEG and PNG both have good internal compression code. GIF has some, but not as good as JPEG. BMP files are the largest; TIFF files will also be very large.

Sometimes, as you're working on a presentation, you'll notice that the file seems to get bigger for no reason. To get rid of this "bloating", save the file using "File/Save As" and give the file a new name. This can reduce the file size up to 50%.

PowerPoint - Creating Pages with Slides and Descriptive Text

If you want to create printable pages that have notes or descriptive text associated with each slide, PowerPoint has a feature designed to do just this called Notes Pages, or Speaker's Notes (depending on which version you're using). To view the Notes page for any slide, go to the View menu and select Notes Pages. You will see an image of your slide there, and a placeholder for adding your script, notes, or any other text you wish. You can cut-and-paste text from Word here if you like. To print these pages, bring up the Print dialog, and at the bottom of the dialog where it says "Print What:", select Notes Pages. These pages were originally designed to be used as audience hand outs (with space for the audience to take notes) but were also used by many as speaker's notes: the text block would have the script of the presentation, to be used by the speaker, or for sales binders to educated sales people.

Windows XP - Make your Folders Private

•Open My Computer
•Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer).
•If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.
•Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.
•Double-click your user folder.
•Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.
•On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box.


Note

•To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
•This option is only available for folders included in your user profile. Folders in your user profile include My Documents and its subfolders, Desktop, Start Menu, Cookies, and Favorites. If you do not make these folders private, they are available to everyone who uses your computer.
•When you make a folder private, all of its subfolders are private as well. For example, when you make My Documents private, you also make My Music and My Pictures private. When you share a folder, you also share all of its subfolders unless you make them private.
•You cannot make your folders private if your drive is not formatted as NTFS For information about converting your drive to NTFS

Create custom keyboard shortcuts in CorelDRAW® X3

The preset keyboard shortcuts available in CorelDRAW® X3 help you complete commonly performed tasks faster. Did you know that you can become even more productive by creating custom keyboard shortcuts that suit your working style? For example, if you use the Bèzier tool often, you can assign a keyboard shortcut for activating the Bèzier tool.

To assign a keyboard shortcut to a command

1. Click Tools > Customization.

2. In the Customization list of categories, click Commands.

3. Click the Shortcut keys tab.

The Commands page of the Options dialog box lets you create custom keyboard shortcuts for commonly used menu commands and tools. Click the Shortcut keys tab to access the controls you need.

4. Choose a shortcut key table from the Shortcut key table list box.

5. Choose a command category from the top list box.

The top list box lets you choose a command category such as a menu, a toolbar, or the toolbox.

6. Click a command in the Commands list

In this example, we choose Toolbox from the top list box and Bèzier tool in the Commands list.

7. Click in the New shortcut key box, and press a key combination.

If the key combination is already assigned to another command, that command is listed in the Currently assigned to box.

8. Click Assign.

In this example, we assign Shift+D as the keyboard shortcut for activating the Bèzier tool.

Note: If the same keyboard shortcut is already assigned to another command, the second assignment overwrites the first. By enabling the Navigate to conflict on assign check box, you can automatically navigate to the command whose shortcut you reassigned and assign a new shortcut.

Selecting objects in CorelDRAW X3

To modify objects in a project, you need to select them first by using the Pick tool. The following tips will help you select objects more easily.

• To activate the Pick tool after using other tools from the toolbox, press Ctrl + Spacebar. This keyboard shortcut activates the Pick tool even if you've just used the Text tool.

  
  
  Pressing Ctrl+Spacebar activates the Pick tool.

• To marquee select objects, you drag the Pick tool diagonally to enclose the objects in a marquee box with a dotted outline. If you hold down Alt while dragging the Pick tool, you need to enclose only a small portion of the objects to select them. This method is useful for selecting specific objects in complex projects that contain overlapping objects.

  
  
  To select the two flowers in the upper-right corner, hold down Alt, and using the Pick tool, drag a marquee box to enclose a portion of each flower.

Windows XP - Set Permissions for Shared Files and Folders

Sharing of files and folders can be managed in two ways. If you chose simplified file sharing, your folders can be shared with everyone on your network or workgroup, or you can make your folders private. (This is how folders are shared in Windows 2000.) However, in Windows XP Professional, you can also set folder permissions for specific users or groups. To do this, you must first change the default setting, which is simple file sharing. To change this setting, follow these steps:
•Open Control Panel, click Tools, and then click Folder Options.
•Click the View tab, and scroll to the bottom of the Advanced Settings list.
•Clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box.
•To manage folder permissions, browse to the folder in Windows Explorer, right–click the folder, and then click Properties. Click the Security tab, and assign permissions, such as Full Control, Modify, Read, and/or Write, to specific users.

You can set file and folder permissions only on drives formatted to use NTFS, and you must be the owner or have been granted permission to do so by the owner.

Upgrading to Windows XP

You can upgrade a computer that runs Windows 98, 98SE, or Me to Windows XP Home Edition. Those same versions, along with Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and Windows 2000 Professional, can be upgraded to Windows XP Professional.

(1).To ensure a smooth upgrade and avoid networking problems, follow these tips before starting the upgrade:

(2)Install all network cards. XP will detect them and automatically install the right drivers.

(3)Have your Internet connection available. The XP setup process will connect to a Microsoft server to download the latest setup files, including changes that have been made since XP was released.

Some programs are incompatible with XP and can cause networking problems. Un-install these programs. After the upgrade is complete and the network is working, re-install XP-compatible versions of these programs: Internet Connection Sharing, NAT, Proxy Server Anti-Virus Firewall.

Corel - Cropping graphics in CorelDRAW® X3

Whether you are working with a drawing or an imported bitmap, the new Crop tool lets you remove portions of your graphic quickly and easily. You no longer need to ungroup objects, break linked groups apart, or convert objects to curves to remove unwanted areas in a graphic.

The Crop tool is located in the toolbox, on the Crop tool flyout.

To crop objects, you define a rectangular area (cropping area) that you want to keep. Portions of the graphic outside the cropping area will be removed. You can specify the exact position and size of the cropping area, and you can rotate and resize it.

Cropping clipart

Cropping an imported bitmap

To crop a graphic

1. Open the Crop tool flyout , and click the Crop tool .
   Important note: If an object or bitmap is selected, only the selected item will be cropped. If no objects are selected, the entire graphic will be cropped.
   
   
2. Drag to define a cropping area.

   
   The cropping area indicates which portions of the graphic you want to keep.

3. If you need to adjust the cropping area, perform any of the following tasks:
   
   
   • To move the cropping area, click inside the cropping area and drag it to a new position. If you want to specify the exact position of the cropping area, type values in the Position boxes on the property bar.
     
     
   • To resize the cropping area, drag any of its handles. If you want to specify the exact size of the cropping area, type values in the Size boxes on the property bar.
     
     
   • To rotate the cropping area, click inside, and drag a rotation handle. You can also type values in the Angle of rotation box on the property bar.

   
   Rotating the cropping area

4. Double-click inside the cropping area.
   Cropped objects, including text objects, are automatically converted to curves.

   
   A cropped graphic

Corel - Interactive Fit Text to Path Tool

With CorelDRAW X3, it's never been easier to attach text to a path with precision — a common effect used in creating signs and logos. The interactive Fit Text to Path tool lets users simply select text, move the pointer along a path, and click to set the text's position. Users can also easily control the text's offset distance from the path.

In addition, users can scale the text after it has been placed on a path by simply selecting both the text and the path and dragging one of the handles.

Using the interactive Fit Text to Path tool

1. Click the Freehand tool, and draw a curved line to use as a path.
   
   
2. Click the Text tool, click anywhere in the drawing window, and type.
   
   
3. Click Text > Fit Text To Path.
   The pointer changes to the Fit Text to Path pointer. As you move the pointer along the path, a preview of where the text will be fitted is displayed.
   
   
4. Move the pointer along the path, and click to fit the text.
   With a closed path, the text is centered along the path. With an open path, the text flows from the point of insertion.
   
   
5. On the property bar, adjust the value in the Distance From Path list box.
   
   
6. On the property bar, adjust the value in the Horizontal Offset list box.
   
   
7. In the Mirror Text area on the property bar, use the Mirror Horizontal or Mirror Vertical buttons to choose the text's orientation.

Using the Blend Tool and Power Clip in CorelDRAW X3

In the following tip, you will see how the Blend Tool and the PowerClip tool were used to create a business card and logo for a locksmith service.

1. Select a key shape from the Transportation symbol font (symbol 061).
2. Select the key and convert it to curves (Ctrl+Q) or Arrange/Convert to Curves.
3. Remove the fill from the key and select a heavy (6 - 7 pt) stroke outline color of your choice.
4. Copy and paste the key (Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, or Edit/Copy and Edit/Paste). Make the stroke on this duplicated key lighter (.2 pt) and make the outline color white.
5. Select the white key, then select the Blend tool and drag to the larger stroked key.

6. Select the Interactive Drop Shadow tool and add a drop shadow to the blended keys.

7. Create a box to represent the size of the business card you want and fill it with a radial, gradient fill. Select your key and PowerClip it to the box (Effects/PowerClip/Place Inside Container). You can also edit the positioning of the key by selecting Effects/PowerClip/Edit Contents/Finish Editing This Level.

8. Select the Text tool and add your text.

You're done!

Windows XP - Copy Files and Folders to CD

To copy files and folders to a CD

•Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD recorder.

•Open My Computer.

•Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD. To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want. Then, under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this folder, or Copy the selected items.

•If the files are located in My Pictures, under Picture Tasks, click Copy to CD or Copy all items to CD, and then skip to step 5.

•In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and then click Copy.

•In My Computer, double–click the CD recording drive. Windows displays a temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the CD. Verify that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD appear under Files Ready to be Written to the CD.

•Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD. Windows displays the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.


Notes:

•Do not copy more files to the CD than it will hold. Standard CDs hold up to 650 megabytes (MB). High–capacity CDs hold up to 850 MB.

•Be sure that you have enough disk space on your hard disk to store the temporary files that are created during the CD writing process. For a standard CD, Windows reserves up to 700 MB of the available free space. For a high–capacity CD, Windows reserves up to 1 gigabyte (GB) of the available free space.

•After you copy files or folders to the CD, it is useful to view the CD to confirm that the files are copied. For more information, click Related Topics.
To stop the CD recorder from automatically ejecting the CD

•Open My Computer.

•Right–click the CD recording drive, and then click Properties.
•On the Recording tab, clear the Automatically eject the CD after writing check box.

Windows XP - Restricting Logon Access

If you work in a multiuser computing environment, and you have full (administrator level) access to your computer, you might want to restrict unauthorized access to your "sensitive" files under Windows 95/98.
One way is to disable the Cancel button in the Logon dialog box.
Just run Regedit and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Network/Logon

Create the "Logon" subkey if it is not present on your machine: highlight the Network key -> right-click in the left hand Regedit pane -> select New -> Key -> name it "Logon" (no quotes) -> press Enter. Then add/modify a DWORD value and call it "MustBeValidated" (don't type the quotes). Double-click it, check the Decimal box and type 1 for value.
Now click the Start button -> Shut Down (Log off UserName) -> Log on as a different user, and you'll notice that the Logon Cancel button has been disabled.

How to Remove Windows XP's Messenger

Theoretically, you can get rid of it (as well as a few other things). Windows 2000 power users should already be familiar with this tweak.

Fire up the Windows Explorer and navigate your way to the %SYSTEMROOT% \ INF folder. What the heck is that thingy with the percentage signs? It's a variable. For most people, %SYSTEMROOT% is C:\Windows. For others, it may be E:\WinXP. Get it? Okay, on with the hack! In the INF folder, open sysoc.inf (but not before making a BACKUP copy first). Before your eyes glaze over, look for the line containing "msmsgs" in it. Near the end of that particular line, you'll notice that the word "hide" is not so hidden. Go ahead and delete "hide" (so that the flanking commas are left sitting next to one another). Save the file and close it. Now, open the Add and Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel. Click the Add / Remove Windows Components icon. You should see "Windows Messenger" in that list. Remove the checkmark from its box, and you should be set.
NOTE: there are other hidden system components in that sysoc.inf file, too. Remove "hide" and the subsequent programs at your own risk.

Microsoft Word - Tips & Tricks

'Webbed ' Tables
A 'Web look' can be imparted to your documents by using a Web formatting style. Select the Table and fro the Table menu, select Table AutoFormat. in the list of styles in the Formats box, three new Web styles have been added. Click on any of them for a 'Webby' look.

Watermark Your Documents
Creating your own watermark for professional looking documents is pretty simple in Work. First go to view > Header and Footer and click on the Show/Hide Text toolbar button located on the Header and Footer toolbar (insert icon image). This should temporarily hide the text. Now you can insert a graphics object using Clip Art, Word Art or even AutoShape. Place the graphics where you want it to be seen, and adjust the color of the watermark by right clicking on the object and choosing properties.

Convert Tables to Plain Old Text
Sometimes copying to and fro with a browser result in unwanted tables being created. this can be easily removed by converting into individual paragraphs and click on Table to Text option under Convert in the Table menu. the separation character can also be specified instead of normal column lines using the "Separate text with" option

Center Text Vertically
Text in Word can be centered horizontally as well as vertically. For the vertical centering, open File > Page Setup and click on the Layout tab. Select the Center option in the Alignment pill-down menu. Format you r document as usual and view its positioning using the print preview button.

Get Rid of Curly Quotes
Typing quotes in Word results in straight quotes being converted to small quoted automatically. This is done by Autocorrect function. Pressing Ctrl+Z (Shortcut for Undo) after typing single or double quoted will give you straight quotes. To permanently turn the feature off, click on Tools > Autocorrect > AutoFormat as you type and disable Straight quotes with smart quotes.

Collate Documents
Collating documents copies can be done automatically in Word. To collate documents while you print, click on the Print option from the File menu and click the "Collate" check box in the Copies heading. then fill the number of copies you want tin the box labeled "Number of copies". Simple click Print to get the collated multiple copes you want.

Bring Straying Lines Back Into Fold
A cool feature for your squeezers; get those extra lines on the last page of your document. Click on File > Print Preview. in the Print Preview window, click the Shrink to Fit button to fit the few overflowing lines onto the last page.

Create Email Signatures
Word allows you to create multiple signatures for your emails created in Word. To create to add a new signature, go to Tools > Options and click on the General tab, click the Email Option button. Type the signature it the text box below, type its name and click Add to add it to the set of signatures you can use. You can also set the default signatures for New and Forwarded/Replied Messages.

Take the Synonym Shortcut
Checking out synonyms of a word generally involves looking it up in the thesaurus in the Tools > Language menu. A faster way is to just select the word and right click it. In the menu, select synonyms and you will be presented with a list of synonyms to choose from. You can also click on Thesaurus to lookup more synonyms. often, Word will also present a few antonyms when you know what you don't mean to say.

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Opera - Tips & Tricks

Two Times
If the Window taskbar is not set on Auto hide, two clocks will be visible one on top of another while Opera is open. you can turn Opera's time display off by clicking on View > Stats Bar > Show Time.

Auto Fill
Opera allows you to fill up standard information such as your name, address, phone number, email address, etc. without having to type it every time. Open File > Preferences > Personal Information and fill out all the details. To enter the information into a text box on a Web page, right click the text box and from choose the text that you want to input.

Eye Tonic
Reading though poorly designed web pages can be a strain. Opera can switch between the Web page's color scheme and your custom settings. you can change your personal color scheme by clicking on File > Preferences > Documents. To switch appearance, click on the Toggle document setting button next to the address bar.

Homing in
You can put up your favorite site as the home page for your browser. click on Navigation > Set home page and enter the URL in Global Home Page field. is the page you want as homepage is already open, you can click on the Use active button to automatically insert its URL.

Friendly view
Opera has a built in zoom feature to help view Web pages more easily. The zoom percentage can be changed from the lower right corner of the mail window - click on the dropdown that displays 100% and change it to any number between 20 and 1000. You can set a default zoom percentage from File > Preferences > Window > Default scaling.

Script Error
If you get error on Web pages of it they are displayed weirdly, it could be a scripting error. Since Opera uses Netscape features by default, it doesn't run JScrpt, but runs JavaScript instead. you can force Opera to behave as Internet Explorer to web sites. Open File > Preferences > Connections and choose Identify as MSIE 5.0 in Browser identification drop down menu

Cache
Increase Opera's disk cache to store more pages that you can access offline. Opera by default sets only 2MB of disk pace for cache. To change this, open File > Preferences > History and Cache. Change the settings under Disk Cache.

Resume Downloads
Opera can be used to resume broken downloads. Open Window > Special Window > Transfer to open the list. To resume a download, right-click on the file and click on Resume Transfer to resume the download or Transfer Again to download the file all over again.

Configure Mail Links for Outlook
If nothing happens when you click a mailto: link on a Web page, the correct email client is probably not configured. Open File > preferences > E-mail and choose the correct mail client.

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Adobe PhotoShop - Tips and Tricks

Fix the color
When opening opened existing graphics in Photoshop, web designers would have noticed drastic color shifts. The new color management system used in Photoshop reinterprets files by default. If you work with Web graphics, you need to turn this feature off. Open File > Color Settings > Profile Setup. Uncheck RGB under the embed profiles. Under assumed profiles, select non form the RGB dropdown. Under profile Mismatch Handling, select Ignore.

Easter Egg
Hold down Ctrl and Alt on the keyboard and click on Help > About Photoshop. When the Strange cargo splash screen appears, type 'burp' and crate will open slightly with the Big electric Cat peeking out. Type the cat's name - 'Udo' - to hear him meow. Press Alt to speed up the scrolling credits. Scroll to the end of the credits to see a name you may recognize. Strange Cargo and Big Electric Cat were the code name for Photoshop 5 and 4 respectively, while they were in development

Positioning Object in the Center
If you need to position an image in the center of the canvas, you don't need to calculate image parameters and reorganize the image accordingly. All you have to do is to cut the object and paste it back.

When the Scratch is Full
If you get a warning on the screen like 'You scratch disk is full', you can free up some space by saving the file. However, Photoshop may not let you save it. Create small file, say 3x3 pixels and save it in Photoshop format. Photoshop will flush the scratch and you will be able to save the file that you are working.

Make a logo stamp
If you have on image that you use over and over again, such as a logo or signature, you can make it into a brush, when you create custom brushes from image files, Photoshop saves the image on your Brushes palette. Select the image, click on the Menu arrow on the Brushes palette and select Define Brush. The image now appears on the Brushes palette. You can use it just like any other brush.

Save photo as Gifs
Photoshop has improved index color conversion, which allows higher quality 8-bit, 256-color conversions from 24-bit image. Although photographs are normally saved as Jpeg images, the improved color conversion makes it worthwhile to convert them to Gifs for Web use. This reduced file size while retaining image quality. To save an image as Gif, click on File > Export > GIF89a Export

3D Transform
The new 3D Transform plug-in lets you work with 2D images as if they were solid 3D objects, so you can adjust the perspective on an image from straight-on to various angles. click on Filter > Render > 3D Transform. Draw a wire-frame on your image.. Use the Pan Camera and Trackball tools to manipulate the image perspective and click OK.

Make it an Action item.
Actions automate routine tasks and save a lot of time, To create and Action, click on the Menu arrow on the Action palette and click on New Action. Click Record to start recording and carry out all the steps for the action. When you finish, click on the Stop button on the Action palette. To repeat the Action, select it and click on the Play button on the palette.

Make your images fit
The Fit image command resizes on image to fit within a given area without altering its aspect ratio. Click on File > Automate > Fit Image. Enter a new width or height and click Ok to resize the image.