User manual MAXELL CD LABELER V3

[. . . ] No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of MicroVision Development, Inc. Box 130023 Carlsbad, CA 92009 The Sentry Spelling-Checker Engine © 1993 Wintertree Software, Inc. MicroVisionTM and the SureThing logo are trademarks, and SureThing® is a registered trademark of MicroVision Development, Inc. Other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. [. . . ] The New Picture dialog box appears where you can choose a different image file. 2 Select an image from the list, or choose a different directory and select an image of your own. The image you just selected replaces the placeholder image. If you'd like to add your own clipart to a label design, click the "Photos/Clipart" icon on the Design Bar, and choose Use Picture Tool from the menu. Click and drag to create a rectangle about the size of the image you want to insert. When you release the mouse, a dialog box appears prompting you to select an image file. Many popular graphics formats are supported (BMP, JPEG, TIF, EPS, etc. ). Select the drive and directory where your image is located, choose it from the list and click OK. You can change its size and position to fit your design (and your fancy). Adding Clipart to Your Label Adding graphic images such as logos, clipart and symbols to your labels is a snap with SureThing. A number of useful images are included with SureThing, and were copied to your hard drive during installation. SURETHING CD LABELER 29 User's Guide a SureThing does not support the GIF image format. If you have GIF images you would like to include in your label designs, we suggest converting them to another popular image format such as BMP or TIF. Working with Backgrounds Backgrounds are images SureThing places in the background of a label design. All other objects ­ text frames, text effects and clipart ­ appear on top of the background image. You can select a background from the New Label Wizard, but you can always change your mind later. A number of background images are included with SureThing that have been specially designed for CD labels. Or you can decide to use no background at all. To change the background image: 3 Select a category in the left pane, which displays the folders where backgrounds are stored. 4 Select a background image from the dialog box by clicking it, then click OK. To help sort through the many backgrounds that come with SureThing, the Background Browser includes a Favorites Folder. When you see an image you like and might want to use again, click the Add to Favorites button. Here's another way to change backgrounds: The Variation Bar at the bottom of the window provides a quick way to change backgrounds, layouts and font choices. The left-most variation bar lets you select backgrounds. 1 Click the "Backgrounds" icon on the Design Bar: 2 Choose Browse SmartDesign Backgrounds from the menu. The following dialog box appears: · Click the mouse in the middle of the Variation Bar on the left. · You can also click the left- and rightpointing arrows on either side of the variation bar to cycle through the images. 30 CHAPTER 3 Working with the Software Using Your Own Backgrounds The background images supplied with SureThing have been sized correctly to fit the CD label area. Before using your own backgrounds, you should make sure that they have been sized properly in an image editor such as Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro. [. . . ] To select the playlist you wish to apply, click it in the list. 2 Enter information about the CD on the General tab. 3 Click the Database tab. 3 Click OK. SURETHING CD LABELER 45 User's Guide To change the track order in your playlist: 1 Click the Tracks tab. 4 Double-click an album title in the CDs column to see its songs. Click on the song you wish to add to the Current Tracks column and click the button, or simply double-click the song to add it. If you wish to remove a song from the playlist, click it in the Current Tracks column, and click the Remove button. [. . . ]