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SuperDraw.4.README
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This is the README file for the SuperDraw 4 Demo Package.
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*** Release Notes ***

SuperDraw 4 requires NEXTSTEP version 3.2 or later, or OPENSTEP
for Mach version 4.0. All compatible OPENSTEP hardware platforms
are supported.

SuperDraw 4 Installation Packages:

  SuperDraw.4.I.tar.gz		(1.8 MB / for IBM PC's)
  SuperDraw.4.N.tar.gz		(1.7 MB / for NeXT computers)
  SuperDraw.4.S.tar.gz		(1.8 MB / for Sun SPARC workstations)
  SuperDraw.4.H.tar.gz		(1.9 MB / for HP PA-RISC workstations)
  SuperDraw.4.NIHS.tar.gz	(4.3 MB / for all four platforms)

SuperDraw 4 On-Line Help Packages:

  SuperDraw.4.Help_English.tar.gz  (3.4 MB / English version)
  SuperDraw.4.Help_French.tar.gz   (3.0 MB / French version)
  SuperDraw.4.Help_German.tar.gz   (4.0 MB / German version)

SuperDraw 4 Tutorial Package:

  SuperDraw.4.Tutorial.tar.gz      (0.5 MB)

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*** Product Description ***

SuperDraw(tm) is a powerful and easy-to-use graphics program for creating business graphics,
diagrams, illustrations, layouts, and presentations. 

Simple and Intuitive

SuperDraw lets you draw any object easily, including rectangles, squares, ellipses, circles,
polygons, stars, arrows, arcs, lines, pie sections, curved paths, connected lines, and rounded
rectangles.SuperDraw lets you drag and drop colors, images, patterns, and styles directly onto
any text, graphic, or page. 

Advanced Capabilities

SuperDraw lets you resize, rotate, scale, and skew any text, graphic, or scanned image. You
can also group, blend, join, union, and clip objects together. In addition, you can add neon,
fadeaway, and shadow effects to any text or graphic. For precision placement,SuperDraw lets
you align objects to a grid or snap objects to a guide. SuperDraw also provides sound buttons,
action buttons, and support for object links to other applications. 

Multiple Layers and Pages

SuperDraw lets you work with multiple layers and with any number ofpages in a document. You
can also cut, copy, and paste any layer or page from one document to another. SuperDraw lets
you zoom from 1% to 6400% for detailed editing, and you can edit objects directlyeven in
reduced and thumbnail views.

Templates and Palettes

SuperDraw provides customizable template and palette libraries, including sample templates for
address labels, business cards, disklabels, shipping labels, and calendar. SuperDraw also
includes sample palettes for creating flowcharts, network diagrams, and organizational charts. 

Illustrated On-line Help

SuperDraw has a comprehensive on-line help with illustrated instructions on using any tool or
command. By clicking with the Help cursor, a step-by-step pictorial guide to using any tool or
command is available immediately. 

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*** User Comments ***

  "Congratulations, your program is - in my opinion - the best
   third party NEXTSTEP program today." - Jozsef Czege, Ph.D.

  "Since, version 4.0 it beats all other drawing programs which
   we used before under NEXTSTEP, but we still hope for further
   improvements." - Dirk Schwarzhans
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*** Price ***

US $189
US $149 (Academic License)
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*** Contact Information ***

Impact Software Publishing, Inc.
36-32 34th Street
Long Island City, NY 11106

1-800-822-3385
(718) 472-0600
(718) 472-0160 fax
E-mail: info@impact.com
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SuperDraw 4 is also available through authorized NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP resellers.