Double click in the grid in a cell of the 20 Text lines. A window will then open.
If your page is empty, place your text in column 1.
2 texts on the same column will appear simultaneously.
See the rules of the grid

- a text that you enter
Simply enter your text in the large cell.


- Variable result NEW
Simply enter "$var1" in the large cell to show the value of the variable 1.
If you have given a value to a variable on the current page, you have to change page to see the changes made on this page.
View an example.

- a text file (TXT, RTF, HTML, DOC...)
Rather use the line Long text (last line of the grid).
You can also copy and paste into the large cell.
To paste a text, place the cursor in the cell then press simultaneously on the keys Ctrl and V of the keyboard.

- Visually
- Click on the button "Visual positioning".
- You go to the Mode Positioning. You visualize your project full screen with all the medias.
- You position and resize with the mouse.
To know more...

- Manually
Change the values "Left", "Top".
"Width" , "Height" are calculated automatically by the software according to the font. The origin point (0,0) is the top left corner of your screen.
The point (left, topt) is the top left corner of your text.

- Font
Click on the name of the font which appears in maroon (by default "System").
Choose your font : name, size and attributes..
If you intend to distribute your application, use popular fonts (Times New Roman, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial...)
If you really want to use a relatively unknown font, pass your text as an image.

- Colour
Click on the small colour square under the name of the font.
Then choose your text colour.

- Alignment
Change "Alignment" (by default left).
Choose among "Left", "Right" "Justify" (new) and "Center".

- Shade
Change the values X and Y.
You can therefore add a shade of colour to your text.
This can be horizontal (X value) and/or vertical (Y value). Click on the small square of colour to the left of "drop shadow".
Then choose the colour of the text.

- Word spacing
Change the value "Word spacing".
If your text consists of several words, you can therefore adjust the spacing between them.

- Transtion effects or movements
Change transition effect (by default "Immédiate").
59 transition effects are availables (left-right, morphing, straight, parable, cercle, fade...).
If you select Left-Right, your text will appear gradually from left to right.

Adjust the delay of appearance with "Effect duration" (1.5 sec).
View the effects.



"Broken line" effect (demo and version pro) can be customized.
Simply enter all the x and y differents positions of your image.
Enter just one space char between each position.

- Indicate a pause
Change the value "Pause after display" (by default 0).
Indicate in seconds (with a comma if desired) the duration of the pause you wish to insert after the text has appeared in its entirety. This pause will be applied to the whole column.

- immediatly
Choose "Make all texts on this line disappear".
The text previously recorded on the same row will disappear.
You may change positions, select an effect, add a pause...

- later
Select "Automatic disappearance with action 'Go to Column'".
When the application changes a column (actions "Go to column"), your text disappears.

Select "Insert this text in the background".
Your text is then included in the image memory of the project (background).
When you ask for a background reset, it reappears.

Click on the "Action" Tab.

- on click.
Select "After clicking on the text".
Change "No action".
Choose among 21 actions (go to page, go to column, go to a web page, open file, print screen...).
The user can thus move around in your presentation, reach a site on the internet, open an excel file or print screen.

- just after appearance.
Select "After the text has appeared".
Change "No action".
Choose among 21 actions (go to page, go to column, go to a web page, open file, print screen...).

- on mouse over the text.
* To change only the colour when the user passes his/her mouse over :
Click on the small square of colour.
Then choose the colour of skimming.
* To change more :
Change "No action" to "Go to page column".
The application is sent back to another place in a grid and can thus make various elements appear or disappear.
* To scroll a long text:
Change "No action" to "Long text up column" or "Long text down column".
Specify your long text column number (ex: text scrolling arrows).

- on mouse exit the text.
To re-establish the initial colour of the text when the user takes the mouse away from the text zone :
Select "Repaint first color when mouse exit".

Click on the button OK.
According to your choice, a part of your text or "disappearance" appears in the slot of the grid.