Workflow Changes from Ortelius 1
If you’re an Ortelius 1.9 user, knowing about these workflow changes will smooth your transition to Ortelius 2.
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Complete Guide to Pixel Perfect Icons
Time saving tricks and pitfalls to avoid to create crisp icons for user interface design. While some of the topics are specific to Artboard, this guide will help you create pixel perfect icons regardless of which vector software you use.
Exporting Different Image Sizes and Resolutions
When you export an image from your drawing, its dimensions and resolution are based on a combination of your drawing settings and your export settings. You can change the scale and resolution of your drawing when you export it. Here’s how…
Transferring Styles and Clip Art Collections from Artboard 1 to Artboard 2: Mac App Store Version
If you are an Artboard 1 user and are upgrading to Artboard 2, you may have customized User Collections that you’d like to use in Artboard 2. If you purchase Artboard 2 directly from us, the application is not sandboxed and will automatically import user collections and templates from any older version, including the Mac App Store […]
Credits
Trademarks & Copyright Artboard® is copyright Mapdiva, LLC Ortelius® is copyright Mapdiva, LLC GC Drawkit is copyright Graham P. Cox GC Gradient Panel is copyright Graham P. Cox Apple, iWork, and Mac OS(TM) are copyright of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries Adobe Reader(TM) and Illustrator(TM) are trademark Adobe Systems Incorporated Word(TM) […]
Set Ortelius Preferences
Preference settings affect how Ortelius behaves, and they apply to all of your Ortelius documents. HINT: Many preferences are set in your computer’s System Preferences. To open System Preferences, click the Apple menu in the top-left corner of your screen, then choose System Preferences.
Customize the Toolbar
The toolbar at the top of the Ortelius window gives you one-click access to many of the actions you’ll use when working with drawings. As you discover which controls you use most, you can add, remove, and rearrange toolbar buttons to suit your work style.
Customize Ortelius
As you you use Ortelius, you’ll discover which controls you use most. For different drawings, you may have a preferred layout for sidebars. You may want to always use a specific drawing unit for new drawings. Ortelius lets you customize these settings and more to suit your work style. Some customized settings apply to individual […]
Reposition Your Map
Sometimes you may want to reposition and/or resize your content across all layers. You can do so with the ‘Reposition…‘ command.
Extract a New Document
Use Ortelius’ slices to extract an area of your map as a completely new drawing.
Printing
A flexible print dialog offers “shrink to single page” and “poster-tiled” printing.
Sharing Your Drawing
Ortelius supports Apple’s ‘Share’ function to quickly share a JPG version of your drawing with others.