Sign Wizard Features

Features

Click on the feature names in the list below to see more information and an animated example of it in action.

LED Wizard 7 Feature List

I = Improved in Version 7 N = Brand New for Version 7

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SL Sign Wizard Letter

SS Sign Wizard Scribe

SA Sign Wizard Advantage

SG Sign Wizard Grand

SP Sign Wizard Pro

NW Neon Wizard Std

N+ Neon Wizard Plus

NP Neon Wizard Pro

Fonts and Text

N Real Time Spell Checking

With Real Time Spell Checking, you always know if a word is misspelled without having to remember to run a spell check.

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N Paragraph Text: Inline Letter Scaling, Rotation, Fill Colors

With Paragraph Text, you can now change the fill color, stroke color, rotation and scale without breaking the text apart into letters.

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N Paragraph Text: Simple Wrap Mode

In Simple Wrap Mode, a horizontal line at the bottom of the text lets you quickly and easily define with the wrap width of the paragraph, without concern for the height of the paragraph.

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I Paragraph Text: Auto Weld

This handy option when using Paragraph Text means you don't have to weld the text because it happens automatically whenever the text is changed, and you still retain full text editing capability.

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N Paragraph Text: Automatic Bullets

Automatic bullets in the Paragraph Text Tool makes it a snap to make a stylish list of items.

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N Paragraph Text: Automatic Numbering

Automatic numbering in the Paragraph Text Tool makes it a snap to make a stylish numbered list of items.

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N Paragraph Text: Fully Justified

With Paragraph Text you can now use full justification for straight left and right edges of paragraphs.

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N Paragraph Text: Menu Board Support

With support for menu boards, you can simply enter three dashes (---) to indicate that the following text should justify right, and even align periods if present.

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N Paragraph Text: Multiple Columns

Easily flow text into two or columns

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N Paragraph Text: Text Frames

Easily format text into rectangular frames.

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N Paragraph Text: Map to Circle with Live Editing

The Map to Circle feature lets you map text to a circle, intelligently handling a second line. This is similar to Text on Arc, but in this case the circle remains in the layout.

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N Paragraph Text: Map to Path with Live Editing

The Map to Path feature lets you map Paragraph Text to the vector path of any object.

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I Paragraph Text: Text on Arc with Live Editing

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I Paragraph Text: Text on Path with Live Editing

The improved Text on Path feature for Paragraph Text lets you retain full live editing, as if it was a straight baseline.

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Design Tools

I Advanced, More Efficient Drawing Engine
The new advanced drawing engine makes quick work of even the largest files. The program is so fluid that you forget you're using software and just focus on design, and now, you don't have to sacrifice speed for a high quality display.

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N Align Two Objects without Guidelines with the Alt Key

When you're moving a graphic and you need to align it with another graphic, there's a new, quicker way to do this, by simply holding down the Alt key when an edge of the graphic you're moving comes near the edge of another graphic in the layout.

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N Alt Select Mode

A great help when working with complex layouts is the new Alt select mode. Simply hold down Alt when selecting or group with a box and no matter where the cursor is, only objects that are enclosed by the box will be selected or grouped.

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I Arrow Tool

This handy tool lets you easily design arrows, giving you complete control over the shape. For Version 7, the behavior of the handles has been improved to be more intuitive.

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N Break Into Outer Loops

This command is similar to Break Into Loops, except it's smart and will recognize when an inner loop should be retained - usually with font letters.

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I Rounded Rectangle

Rounded Rectangle adds a button to extract the two rectangles into two separate graphics. Also, no matter how you change the aspect ratio, the corners will now be normalized to perfect radii automatically.

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N Snap a Guideline to an Object with Ctrl Key

Guidelines are enhanced with the ability to snap a guideline to an object instead of the reverse. The Ctrl key enables this option.

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I High Color Toolbox with Custom Icon Sizes

The new High Color Toolbox has been designed to be easier to customize as well as give you the option to pick any icon size you wish. If you prefer smaller icons to have more per screen, or wish you could have larger icons, you now have your choice!

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Effects

I Warp

Warp is a handy way to create a virtually unlimited number of distortions on your text or graphics. It can be automatically reapplied when changing fonts or editing text when used with Paragraph Text.

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N Dynamic Outline

The next generation outline tool lets you configure an outline and then edit your graphics in any way, while retaining the outline. You can configure up to three outlines, including detached outlines.

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N Dynamic Shadow

The next generation shadow tool lets you configure a flat shadow and then edit your graphics in any way, while retaining the shadow automatically. You can configure up to three outlines, including detached outlines.

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N Easy Bevel

Easy Bevel is a great way to add dimension to your letters, while retaining full scalability of the text. It even works with Image Fills!

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N Effects Library

The new Effects Library is a major new design power tool. You pick and choose from various effects, or elect to use complete effects as is, with a simple double-click from the list. Once applied to your graphic or text, you still have full control over the settings of each effect. For example, you can still adjust the outline amount or the gradient colors.

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I Gradient Blends

Create dramatic color blends graphically, using Linear, Elliptical or Circular patterns. Version 7 now adds presets and a reflection option, giving you even more flexibility.

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Image Manipulation Tools

N Brush Tool

The Brush tool lets you add color like a real brush, with controls for opacity, coverage and brush size.

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N Clone Stamp Tool

The new Clone Stamp Tool makes it easy to erase existing elements from the original sign site. This example uses the Fixed option, which keeps the source area stationary. With that option disabled, it works similarly to Photoshop's clone tool.

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N Eraser Tool

The new Eraser tool can be used to manually blend two images or one image with the background without leaving Sign Wizard. It works similar to Photoshop, so the learning curve is minimal.

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N Image Fills

Create text with high impact using our own image fill library, or add your own fills.

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I Image Adjustments: Contrast, Saturation, Brightness, Hue

In Version 7, these bitmap changes are made in a special dialog box. Normally these are properties of the bitmap, but you can make them permanent with the Merge Down button.

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N Image Levels

The Image Levels dialog box lets you adjust bitmap image Levels, similar to Photoshop.

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Cutting/Plotting and Printing

I USB Cutter Support for Summagraphics and Graphtec
Native USB drivers are included for Summagraphics and Graphtec cutters

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I Weed Line Eraser

The new Weed Line Eraser tool makes it simple to optimize your weed lines to the specific design, speeding your production and reducing potential problems in weeding.

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Productivity Tools

I Auto Save

Auto Save has been improved in 7.0 and in the recent updates to 6.5. The system now is able to the save the segments of the layout that are changing and nothing else, resulting in no delays on large files. This feature means that if the computer loses power or Windows crashes, your work is safe and sound.

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Wide Format Printing

I Enhanced RIP Integration
Send to RIP now features high resolution preview, scaling, rotation, and cropping.

You can now use any RIP by specifying where to save the file. If your RIP has support for hot folders, the file loads automatically.

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I Contour Cut tool

This tool creates a contour cut path from any vector path so that you can print and cut your designs. There is an optional gap if you want your printed graphic to have a border or blend into another color. The Contour Cut tool can be used in conjunction with Clipping Path, Photomask, On-Screen Digitizing, Transparency, Feather, and more to create stunning printed graphics. In this example, the lettering was filled with the balloon pattern using Clipping Path, and then a Contour Cut was created with a small border. Version 7 adds a simple way to select the type of contour cut to be created, which varies with your particular printer/cutter combo.

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N Dynamic Contour Cut Paths

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