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GUI Machine User's Manual
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCING GUI MACHINE................................................................................................................................................6
1.1. ABOUT THE PROGRAM.......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
1.3. SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
2. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS..............................................................................................................................................9
2.1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
2.2. INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
2.3. LICENSING......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
2.3.1. Online licensing................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
2.3.2. Activating the license without Internet connection............................................................................................................... 21
2.3.3. Activating and deactivating the license .................................................................................................................................... 24
2.4. LAUNCH........................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
2.5. UNINSTALLATION............................................................................................................................................................................. 30
3. WORKSPACE...............................................................................................................................................................................32
3.1. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT GUI MACHINE WORKSPACE............................................................................................................... 32
3.2. WORKSPACE CUSTOMIZATION........................................................................................................................................................... 33
3.2.1. Hide/show tools.................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
3.2.2. The Context Menu of the Panels.................................................................................................................................................. 33
3.3. THE MAIN MENU............................................................................................................................................................................ 38
3.3.1. The File menu..................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
3.3.2. The Edit menu.................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
3.3.2.1. Object Text Format.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
3.3.2.3. The aligning of the objects........................................................................................................................................................................... 41
3.3.3. Standard Menu.................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
3.3.4. Extended menu................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
3.3.5. The Shapes menu............................................................................................................................................................................... 45
3.3.6. Vaadin menu........................................................................................................................................................................................ 46
3.3.7. Tools and Frames menu................................................................................................................................................................... 46
3.3.7.1. The display of actions..................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
3.3.7.2. Objects view customization.......................................................................................................................................................................... 47
3.3.8. The Help Menu.................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
3.4. EDIT AREA........................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
3.4.1 Edit Area................................................................................................................................................................................................. 50
3.4.1.1. Rulers.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
3.4.1.2. The grid................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 52
3.4.1.3. Guidelines........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52
3.4.2. Settings for prototype preview..................................................................................................................................................... 53
3.4.2.1. Settings for the edit area.............................................................................................................................................................................. 54
3.4.2.2. Print settings ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54
3.4.2.3. Settings for the appearance of the edit area......................................................................................................................................... 56
3.4.2.4. Settings for guidelines.................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
3.4.2.5. Navigation settings.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
3.4.3. Page manager...................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
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