http://www.expressionguides.com Microsoft Expression Guides and Tutorials Tue, 18 May 2010 23:43:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/creating-area-text-aka-text-in-a-path http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/creating-area-text-aka-text-in-a-path#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:23:08 +0000 exp_guy http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-graphic-designer/creating-area-text-aka-text-in-a-path This tutorial will show you how to create Area Text, also known as Text in a Path. Area Text allows you to constrain text within the area of a closed path or object.]]> http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/creating-area-text-aka-text-in-a-path/feed 0 http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/scary-halloween-text-effect http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/scary-halloween-text-effect#comments Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:35:27 +0000 exp_guy http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-graphic-designer/scary-halloween-text-effect Learn how to create a Halloween-themed text effect by applying dynamic Effects. Effects in EGD are editable and re-orderable, making it easy to experiment with different settings.]]> http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/scary-halloween-text-effect/feed 0 http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/removing-text-from-a-path http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/removing-text-from-a-path#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:44:05 +0000 exp_guy http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-graphic-designer/removing-text-from-a-path This tutorial will teach you how to remove text from a path. We will use Microsoft Expression Graphic Designer's Release Text function to separate previously attached text.]]> http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/removing-text-from-a-path/feed 0 http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/typing-text-on-a-path http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/typing-text-on-a-path#comments Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:52:53 +0000 exp_guy http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-graphic-designer/typing-text-on-a-path There are two ways you can add text to a path. The first is to create the path and text separately, then combine them. The second way is to type the text directly onto the path. In our previous tutorial, we explored the first method and combined separate text and path. This guide will show you how to add text directly onto a path.]]> http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/typing-text-on-a-path/feed 0 http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/inserting-an-image-into-your-document http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/inserting-an-image-into-your-document#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:06:31 +0000 exp_guy http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-graphic-designer/inserting-an-image-into-your-document This guide will show you how to easily import bitmapped images into your documents.]]> http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/inserting-an-image-into-your-document/feed 1 http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/attach-text-to-a-path http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/attach-text-to-a-path#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:32:20 +0000 exp_guy http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-graphic-designer/attach-text-to-a-path This tutorial will teach you how to attach text to a path. A path can be either a complicated B-spline curve, a simple object path, or text that has been converted to a path. We will use text on a path to add an a bit of flair to an imaginary advertising piece.]]> http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/attach-text-to-a-path/feed 0 http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/create-stylish-vector-art-from-bitmaps-using-auto-trace http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/create-stylish-vector-art-from-bitmaps-using-auto-trace#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:08:50 +0000 exp_guy http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-graphic-designer/create-stylish-vector-art-from-bitmaps-using-auto-trace We'll show you how to turn bitmapped photos or images into vector artwork using the Auto Trace command. The Auto Trace feature converts bitmapped pixels into vector paths, allowing you to edit the image using vector tools or simply to create an interesting visual effect.]]> http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/create-stylish-vector-art-from-bitmaps-using-auto-trace/feed 0 http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/using-smartselect-to-make-a-red-apple-green http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/using-smartselect-to-make-a-red-apple-green#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:35:31 +0000 exp_guy http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-graphic-designer/using-smartselect-to-make-a-red-apple-green This guide demonstrates the SmartSelect tool's ability to quickly and precisely select specific areas of an image to edit. We'll turn a perfectly good apple from red to green.]]> http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/using-smartselect-to-make-a-red-apple-green/feed 0 http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/create-a-panorama-using-photomontage http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/create-a-panorama-using-photomontage#comments Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:16:04 +0000 exp_guy http://www.expressionguides.com/graphic-designer/create-a-panorama-using-photomontage Learn how to use Expression Graphic Designer's Photomontage feature to seamlessly combine multiple photographs into a panorama or single, larger image.

]]> http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/create-a-panorama-using-photomontage/feed 0 http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/installing-expression-graphic-designer http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/installing-expression-graphic-designer#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:17:59 +0000 exp_guy http://www.expressionguides.com/tutorials/installing-expression-graphic-designer http://www.expressionguides.com/expression-design/installing-expression-graphic-designer/feed 0