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Arts & Letters EXPRESS (Office Edition) is the top of the Arts & Letters product line.

Acknowledged to be the easiest-to-use of the professional drawing products, EXPRESS
is the equal of any graphic arts task. With GIF and JPEG import and export filters,
and Internet Connectivity options, EXPRESS is Web-Ready.

Minimum Configuration
    Windows 95 or higher (up to XP)
    4mb RAM (8MB recommended)
    386DX or higher (486 recommended)
    640 x 480 screen resolution or higher
    256 colors or higher
    CD-ROM Drive
  Installation Options
    Typical Installation - Recommended
    299 MB (Office Edition)
    252 MB (Home Edition)
    Run from CD - 165 KB (CD-ROM should be in drive)
    Compact - 42 MB (CD-ROM should be in drive)
    Custom - 42 MB to 299 MB


Productivity
    Preview of files through thumbnail images and brief descriptions
    Drag/Drop file management through Windows
    Eyedropper tool for saving and recalling attributes
    Intuitive object selection
    Spell Checker
    Secondary mouse button functions speed editing sessions
    Hint Line provides continuous help
    Data-driven charting tools
    Multiple view levels -- stepless zoom ratio 80:1
    Edit in full color or wire frame
    Custom attributes and styles
    Image capture
    Autotrace bitmaps
    File management (deleting files)
    Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) supported
    Import (EPS, GIF, JPG, CDR, CGM, DRW, DXF, PIC, TIF, TXT, BMP, WMF)
    Export (EPS, GIF, JPG, CGM, TIF, BMP, WMF)
    Virtual preview of Bitmap Export
    PostScript file conversion utility (import)
    Floating Tool Bar
    Push-pin menus to create customized layouts

Clip Art and Drawing Tools
    Clip-Art Manager with thumbnail images
    Find feature that searches for specific images by keyword
    Drag & Drop clip art (OLE supported)
    Over 25,000 award-winning art forms, clip art images and web objects
    Line and Bezier curve drawing tools
    Construction toolbox for precision drawing
    Advanced curve editing tools
    Convert symbols to freeform
    Snap to lines and curves
    Line-to-curve conversion

Typographic Controls & Typefaces
    Over 100 integrated typefaces
    TrueType and PostScript fonts supported
    Interactive tracking, leading, and styles control
    Edit attributes of specific letters within a text block
    Typeface preview that can be customized
    Text along a path
    Edit TrueType and PostScript Type 1 outlines

Fonts & Font Manager
    2,000 PostScript and 2,000 TrueType fonts
    Custom kerned up to 400 pairs per font plus hinting
    Install and uninstall fonts on-the-fly
    Copy, find and delete fonts
    Print specimen sheets and font catalogs
    Font Independent Output

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