PDF:

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) is the native file format of the Adobe Acrobat family of products. OS X's core graphic's and text processing technology is built on these same PostScript data models. In many ways PDF is the native file format for OS X. The important thing to you the user is that PDF is a vector format, not a bitmap. EazyDraw conserves the vector quality of PDF content that you open or add to an EazyDraw drawing.

Filling Out PDF Forms:

Filling out PDF forms is a task well suited to EazyDraw. Open or include the form in an EazyDraw drawing. Then just type or draw over the included image of the form. If you are familiar with using layers, it is good to place the form on one layer while you draw and type your information on a different layer -- over the form. The technique is great for example when doing your taxes. It is very easy to add your information, you have full control over the placement, size, font or even include circles or x's or other small graphics. If the form changes the next time it is required, remove the old form, add the new one, and do some re-arranging of your information. For more information on this topic go the Forms-Design or Fill Out page.

Edit or Ungroup PDF:

PDF graphics can be converted to native EazyDraw vector content. Ungroup PDF, is used to convert a PDF graphic to a native EazyDraw group of components, Bezier paths, text, and bitmaps. Keep in mind that PDF is a "Pen-Ink to Paper" file format designed primarily for presenting graphic content to printers. This means that while the converted EazyDraw graphics may look the same, they will likely be constructed in inefficient and counter intuitive ways. One should not ungroup PDF content unless it is truly needed.

Working With PICT:

PICT is a legacy (read: old and not well supported) graphic file format common on older, early 1990's applications. EazyDraw provides support for PICT - primarily as a recovery avenue and for working with Microsoft Office and PowerPoint. EazyDraw supports Ungroup for PICT and this can be a valuable tool in recovering and converting old graphic content. While it may not always work fully, many users have successfully recovered some quite elaborate drawing content with this tool. Keep in mind that frequently PICT content is actually a bitmap image in a PICT wrapper. Before investing a lot of time attempting to recover a PICT, try to get a zoomed image and verify that it is a vector PICT, if it is a bitmap converting it will be of no avail. EazyDraw Retro is required for PICT support, with EazyDraw Retro you still have full PICT support (import, print, and ungroup) even on Lion. For more information go the Support page.

Configure Pasteboard Actions:

Use the Copy and Paste order preferences panel to manage how graphic content is pasted into EazyDraw. This is especially important with older applications like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint that do not obey OS X conventions when providing content via the pasteboard. These settings allow you to trick the sending application into providing high quality vector content, or to have EazyDraw actively probe the sending application to provide the best graphic format. This pasteboard control is provided for the management of both copying to EazyDraw and pasting from EazyDraw.