Green Pinwheel

The Green Pinwheel of Gravostyle
The Green Pinwheel allows you to edit text. Remember that you must be in the Text Mode.
1. Click on the Pinwheel icon at the top left corner of the main page of Gravostyle. This will open
the Pinwheel Toolbar at the bottom of the page.
Text Pinwheel
2. The default position of the pinwheel, when opened, is the Green Pinwheel. The Green
Pinwheel allows you to position and manipulate your text. Remember that in order to make
changes to the text you must first have the text selected.
Condensing
3. The first window is for controlling the Width of the text, commonly thought of as squeeze and
expand. Keep in mind that this will squeeze or expand not only the space between the letters
but also the letters themselves. This will cause your text to look stretched or squeezed. This
window works on a percentage basis. Enter a number larger than 100% and it expands your
text. Enter a number smaller than 100% and it squeezes your text.
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Italics
4. When you Italicize text, the amount of slant is displayed in the window. This value can be
changed by placing your cursor in the window and double clicking or just click and wipe
through the window. Enter the amount of slant that you wish.
Rotation
5. The third window is for Rotation of the text. This uses the center of the letter as a rotation point
and the bottom of the letters will rotate off the base line. Select the text that you want to be
affected then wipe thru the window and enter the number of degrees that you want your text
rotated.
Character Spacing
6. The last window on the top row is for Intercharacter Spacing. This will increase or decrease the
amount of space between the letters. It will not affect the letters themselves. Select the text that
you want to change and then wipe through the window and enter the value you want. This
window works on percentage so the larger the number the more the space between each letter.
The smaller the number the closer they will be.
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Index
6. The Index button or subscript is for making text smaller and below the baseline. Select the
letter that you want to make smaller and place below the baseline, click on the button and then
click on your work to take effect.
Character List
7. This icon is for your Character List. It displays all characters in a font. If you are having
trouble finding a particular font or character in a font, click on the icon and it will open the
Character List. This icon allows you to select a character that would require multiple
keystrokes to access.
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Font Style
8. Click on the down arrow to open the font window. Select the font style you wish. The two
main categories are TrueType and Gravograph. Click on one of them and that font list will
open. You now can scroll down the list or if you know the font that you are looking for press
the key on the keyboard of the first letter of your font. This will take you to the first font with
that letter and then scroll from there. Find the character that you wish to insert into your work
and click on it. Click on Insert and then Close. This will insert that character into your work at
the position of your cursor or replace what you have selected.
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Spell Checker
9. This icon is for the Spell Checker. Gravostyle does not have its own spell check engine or
library. If you have MS Word or MS Works on your computer then a link can be made to have
Spell Check work in Gravostyle. Highlight the word that you want checked or do not select
anything and it will check the entire piece of work.
Kerning
10. The next icon is the Auto-Kerning button. This will allow you to kern to default settings for the
selected text on your work by pressing on the button, then clicking on your work to take effect.
The below is a list of the desired changes.
Applies the Auto-Kerning
Cancels the Auto-Kerning
Applies the Auto-Kerning and cancels the left and right spaces of the character.
This mode allows you to link characters, especially for the jeweler’s fonts (Vanessa
by example)
Cancels the Auto-Kerning and the left and right spaces of the character.
Applies the fixed size, based on the M capital. This mode allows you to align the
characters vertically between 2 consecutive text lines.
Manual Kerning is done by placing the cursor where you want to place more or less space
between the letters. Simultaneously press the Control key on the keyboard and either hit the
+ or – keys on the number pad to increase or decrease the spacing.
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