accessing referenced files
There will be times when editing, finding or gathering files used in
MultiAd Creator Pro is necessary. Choose the type of files you want to access (use 'select' section to enhance control) choose how to access files and then click the 'open' action button. In some cases it is necessary to update the graphic after making changes.

Note: that most grouped elements contained in a box or boxes in a grouped element, cannot be accessed by Swiftº. Note opening graphics will open the graphic in it's preferred application. You may encounter problems with some masked graphics or missing graphics depending on your settings & version of MultiAd Creator Pro.

clearing boxes
Once an element has been defined as a 'pic' or 'text' box you don't have to remove it's contents manually. Choose which level or type of boxes to clear from the clearing options menu. Click the 'clear' action button. Images and text will be removed from the MultiAd Creator Pro layout. Be sure to know which items are being refered to, use the 'select' action button and info palette to help you

Note: that most grouped elements contained in a box or boxes in a grouped element, cannot be accessed by Swiftº

declarations
To declare a pic or text box, select all the elements you want to be declared (at the level indicated in Swiftº) in MultiAd Creator Pro.
Then click the declare action button.

By defining text and picture boxes, Swiftº creates a description for each element in MultiAd Creator Pro. This can be accessed in the general palette for each element, a plain box (or untouched element) will have a blank description.

If you set your own element descriptions for other purposes note they may effect Swiftº results and vice versa. Swiftº automatically defines a text box a 'text box' and pic box a 'pic box' for greater control.

Note: that only the first text block in a flow will be defined!

selecting boxes
Once an element has been defined as a 'pic' or 'text' box you may need to see visually which elements in your MultiAd Creator Pro layout are declared.
Selecting can also be a fast way of grabbing items for other purposes.
Choose the type of selection you wish to make and then click the 'select' action button.

Note: that most grouped elements contained in a box or boxes in a grouped element, cannot be accessed by Swiftº. If the info palette shows a count of 10 L1 text boxes and you can only see 9, zoom out, perhaps you have declared another by accident. Select to see.

collecting text and images
If you need to collect text and/or images for re-sorting or for fast layout change, then use the 'collect' section. when collecting text, a new text block will be created in the top left corner of the page in MultiAd Creator Pro. Swiftº will then copy the text in reading order (top, left) or (left, top) from the indicated text flows into this new text block. -- (see options for placing direction & sort options)
Pics are placed into the files palette for re-use or access. The reverse button will collect in reverse reading order. Make sure to check that collections are in desired order - keep first text blocks and pic boxes aligned for best results.

Note: that most grouped elements contained in a box or boxes in a grouped element, cannot be accessed by Swiftº.
Rotated boxes will not always be used in proper order

placing text and images
To place text in declared boxes in MultiAd Creator Pro. First get your text ready ie. formated with styles and colours. Then select some text in the flow you wish to place (all text in the flow will be used!). Once you have chosen how many paragraphs per box and which type of boxes to use, click the action button. Keep an eye on the text as it is placed, placing in reading order (top, left) or (left, top) & reversed if selected
-- (see options for placing direction & sort options)
Pics go in palette order in a similar fashion to text. Boxes with content are left alone. - keep first text blocks and pic boxes aligned by top for best results.

Note: that most grouped elements contained in a box or boxes in a grouped element, cannot be accessed by Swiftº. Rotated boxes may not always be used in proper order!

clipboard filters
Use the options menu to bring up the appropriate settings panel.
'filter text (find/change)' - will change all of the ticked find terms in your clipboard text into their replace terms. These are case sensitive and will replace whenever found. For example if you change 'red' to 'Red" note that all occurences of 'hundred' will now read 'hundRed' this can be overcome with a space before or other tricks, this can be time consuming but gives much more control. Once a list is set it will remain in Swiftº until you load a different list or delete the preference file.

HINT- When one of your terms is blank (such as a space " ") use one of the symbols provided in a new row to describe the row above it (ie. ^ 2 spaces = ^ 1 space). 'tab delimit (see settings)' - will tab delimit your clipboard text using the settings chosen - these settings revert to defaults at launch!

Note: that filters will cahnge fonts and styles where changes have been made. Take care not to run clipboard functions more than once it can make multiple changes

options menu
The 'options menu' provides fast access to settings panels for the clipboard features such as the find/replace list and tab delimiting settings. One key feature is the box sort order options panel. This panel allows you to decide how text and images will be sorted into and out of your documents. These measurements are based upon the proximity of the top and left of each box. By using the sliders to determine how closely these measurements must be aligned, you can adjust the accuracy of your layout.
(a layout with perfectly aligned boxes should have no problems)
While the 'box sort order' and 'find/replace' settings are retained between launches, 'tab delimit settings' are not. If you want to return sort orders and screen placement for swift - use 'restore defaults' in the main menu (near blue apple). Registration, the swifto website, help and quit are also available options.

Note: the info palette only updates when an action is performed & also updates every 10 seconds - so when opening a job or switching between documents/pages be sure the readings are current.