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3: Clip art
It might seem somewhat old-fashioned, but Swift Publisher offers a range of
high-quality artwork that can be quickly added to your poster. Drag them in
from the menu on the left – there are more than 100 to choose from.
Spotlight
Preview mode
Click the small eye icon
in the top-right corner
of the window and
you’ll see a preview
of your poster. The
guidelines will be
totally removed and
you can even simulate
a paper colour
Knowledge base
No limits
One important thing to
remember is not to feel
limited by the templates
shown. While a premade
template may be
advertising a skiing course,
you need to remember
that every part of it can be
changed. If it fits your plans,
choose it and start making
changes until it’s what you
want. If not, start with a
blank canvas.
Try importing clip art and giving it a solid colour to create standing elements. For
example, an orange butterfl y might not look right, but make it white and it may fi t.
Using the Spline tool
The Spline tool sits in the toolbar at the top of
the main Swift Publisher window, and offers you
a brilliant way to draw curved shapes. Below
we’ve shown how you can use the tool to create
a background image for your poster, but there’s
plenty more you can do with it.
Clicking and dragging will
2 create a smooth curve. The
further you drag, the more the
next point will be affected, so
try different lengths.
Now you can use the
4 Inspector to add colour to
your background, remove the
stroke around the edge, and
add a shadow.
Select the Spline tool and
1 start drawing around the
bottom of the page. Simply
click to add a point that’s
joined by a straight line.
You can easily undo single
3 points on your shape with
Cmd+Z. When you’re finished,
click the first point on the
shape again.
4: Text options
The Inspector on the right allows you to alter text. Here, we’ve reduced the
character spacing for our poster’s title, so we have a little more room for the
icon on the right. Use the Inspector to fine-tune elements of your creation.
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