Alligator can create vector (anti-aliased) fonts and raster (system) fonts.
To add vector text
To draw anti-aliased text choose the tool. Click on the document, enter the text in the dialog and click OK.
To add a text paragraph
Choose the tool. Click and drag a rectangle enclosing the text. Enter the text and click OK to draw the text.
To add a HTML text
Choose the tool. Click and drag a rectangle enclosing the text. Enter the text and click OK to draw the text.
To add a dynamic text
Choose the tool. Click and drag a rectangle enclosing the text. The use can enter the text in this field or you can set the content of the field with ActionScript.
To add an artistic text
Choose the tool. Click on the frame and enter the text in the dialog box.
To change the text
Choose the tool and double click the text to modify
To change the font
Choose the tool, right-click on the text and choose "Set Font"
To change text color
Choose the tool, right-click on the text and choose "Text Color" or click one of the palette colors.
To enlarge or decrease the text by 10%
Choose the tool, select the text and click one of the buttons:
HTML Text can be formatted with basic HTML tags like <B> (bold) or <U> (underlined):
HTML tags:
The following tags are allowed for HTML text:<br>
<b>This is bold text</b><br>
<i>This is italic text</i><br>
<u>This text is underlined</u><br>
Font face: <font face="times new roman">Times New Roman</font><br>
Font color: <font color="#FF0000">Red text</font><br>
Font resized: <font size="16">16 pixels font</font><br>
Paragraph Background
Choose "Item" > "Line Width" to create outline and "Item" > "Fill Color" to create solid background beneath the HTML item.
Textures
To create a text shape choose "Insert" > "Text Shape", enter the text and click OK.
To fill the text with gradient fill
Choose "Insert" > "Text Shape", enter the text and click OK.
Select the text shape and choose "Item" > "Gradient Fill"
Choose "Insert" > "Text Shape", enter the text and click OK.
Add master frame and import or paste the bitmap. Select the text shape and
choose "Item" > "Bitmap Fill"