Copyright: Copyright © 1994 Mindscape International Ltd.
Citation: Copyright © 1994 Mindscape International Ltd.


Contents

The following PrintMaster Gold CD Publishing Suite Help Topics are available:

Adding Free Fonts and Graphics

Audio Guide

Colour

Colouring Book

Congratulations

Creating a Banner

Creating a Business Card

Creating a Calendar

Creating a Card

Creating a Certificate

Creating an Envelope

Creating a Fax Cover

Creating a Label

Creating a Letterhead

Creating a Note Card

Creating a Poster

Getting Started

How To Fold A Card

Menu Commands

Mouse and Keyboard Conventions

Output Size

Pictures

Preferences sound

Preferences workspace

Preferences album

Printing a Project

Render Method

Saving a Project

Screen Layout

Sound button

Sound playback

Sound playback stop

Sound selection

Speaker

Technical Support

Text

Type in Position

Use Templates For A Fast Start

You're Going To Like This

For Help on Help, Press F1


Menu Commands

File Menu

New

Open

Close

Save

Save As

Print

Print Picture Catalog...

Print Setup...

Print Alignment

Preferences sound

Preferences workspace

Preferences album

Free Fonts and Graphics...

Network Licence

Exit

Edit Menu

Undo

Redo

Cut

Copy

Paste

Delete

Duplicate

Select All

Group

Ungroup

View Menu

Toolbar

Status Bar

Sidebar

Format Bar

Fill-in Fields

Address Book

Per cent View

Fit in Window

Fit to Window Width

Fit to Window Height

Zoom In

Zoom Out

Zoom to Area

Card Menu

View Card

Edit Front

Edit Inside

Edit Back

Background Menu

New Background...

Colour...

Attributes...

Remove Background

Mirror left to right

Flip top to bottom

Calendar Menu

Month and Year...

Calendar Style...

Edit Calendar Title

Date Number Font...

Weekday Name Font...

Edit Date Text

Choose Date Picture...

Date Picture Colour...

Date Picture Attributes...

Clear Date

Pictures Menu

Select Pictures...

Add a New Picture

Add a New Shape

Position

Layer

Colour

Attributes

Replace Picture...

Mirror left to right

Flip top to bottom

Text Menu

Select Text...

Add a New Text Box

Add a New Title Text Box

Position

Layer

Edit Text

Mirror left to right

Flip top to bottom

Choose font...

Stretching

Horizontal Alignment

Vertical Alignment

Fill-in Fields

Window Menu

Cascade

Tile

Arrange Icons

1, 2, ...

Help Menu

Index

Using Help

About PMW...


New

Use this command to create a new project in the PrintMaster Gold Publishing Suite.

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab displayed on the Project Album. To start your own project, click the Make Your Own project button.

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+N


Open

Use this menu command to open an existing project.

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab displayed on the Project Album. Click on the project thumbnail with your mouse to select, then click the Open button.

To start your own project, click the Make Your Own project button or choose File, New.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+O


Print Picture Catalog...

Use this command to print out some or all of the pictures that are available for you projects. Highlight the desired pictures with your mouse and click on the Print button.

Number Per Page


Print Setup...

Use this command to select a printer and a printer connection.

Select the printer you want to use; only installed printers appear. You install printers and configure ports through the Windows Control Panel. For information on installing printers, see your Windows documentation.


Free Fonts...
Free Fonts and Graphics...

Register your PrintMaster Gold Publishing Suite to enjoy more of the exceptional quality fonts and graphics offered by Mindscape International  for FREE!

For your convenience, you can register by Phone or simply complete and return the Registration Card attached to the inside back cover of your PrintMaster Gold Publishing Suite User's Guide.

Enter the registration code you receive for registering your PrintMaster Gold software in order to enable 69 additional fonts and 63 additional graphics.

3 Great Reasons to Register


Network Licence

Single User Licence

Mindscape International, as Licensor, grants only to you, the Licensee, a nonexclusive right to use the enclosed software on one single computer (CPU) at one single location.

You may not install this software on networks, sublicence, loan, rent, or otherwise distribute this software for use by others. You may be held legally responsible for any copyright infringement that is caused or encouraged by your failure to abide by the terms of this licence.


Exit

Use this command to end your PrintMaster Gold session. PrintMaster Gold will prompt you to save documents that contain unsaved changes.

You can also exit a project by choosing File,Close.

Shortcuts

Sidebar:	Click the Exit button located on the Sidebar.

Keys:	ALT+F4


Toolbar

The Toolbar is displayed across the top of the PrintMaster Gold window and provides quick mouse access to some of the most common commands in PrintMaster Gold, such as File Open.

To hide or display the Toolbar, click on the Toolbar item located in the View menu.


Status Bar

The Status Bar is displayed at the bottom of the PrintMaster Gold window. The left side describes the actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through the menus. This area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of Toolbar buttons as you depress them.

The right side of the Status Bar indicates keyboard status.

To hide or display the Status Bar, click on the Status Bar item located in the View menu.


Sidebar

The Sidebar is displayed on the left-hand side of the PrintMaster Gold window and lists project features and design options. When projects, pictures, page layouts, and text are displayed, the Sidebar identifies the current activity choices such as Select Picture, Edit Text, etc.

To hide or display the Sidebar, click on the Sidebar item located in the View menu.


Fit in Window

Use this command to adjust the layout view to fit your project page.

Choose Fit in Window from the View menu.


Fit to Window Width

Use this command to adjust the layout view to fit the page width of your project.

Choose Fit to Window Width from the View menu.


Fit to Window Height

Use this command to adjust the layout view to fit the page height of your project.

Choose Fit to Window Height from the View menu.


Cut

Use this command to remove the currently selected (highlighted) text or picture from the project page and put it on the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no text or picture currently selected.

Cutting text or pictures to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+X


Copy

Use this command to copy selected (highlighted) text or picture onto the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no text or picture currently selected.

Copying text or pictures to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+C


Paste

Use this command to insert a copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point. This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+V


Delete

Use this command to remove a selected object (e.g. text box, picture, etc.) from the project page.

Shortcuts

Keys:	DEL


Duplicate

Use this command to make a quick and easy copy of a selected text box or picture. You can make a single copy or multiple copies arranged into a group.


Select All

Use this command to select all objects (e.g. text boxes, pictures, etc.) on the project page.

Note that Backgrounds cannot be selected using  this feature.


Group

Sometimes you will have a combination of text boxes and pictures that need to remain positioned relative to each other. The Grouping option makes it easy for you to manage multiple text boxes and pictures that are related by combining them in a single group. In this way, you can flip, duplicate, and move all of them at the same time.

Use your mouse to select the text boxes and pictures you want to group together, then select Group from the Edit menu.

Select Ungroup to break up a group into individual text boxes and pictures to be manipulated separately.


Ungroup

Use this command to ungroup objects that have been grouped together. See Group.


New Background...

This option allows you to select fancy Backgrounds and Borders that add style to your projects.

Choose a category from the Picture Album by clicking on its tab. To add a new picture to your project page, simply double-click on its thumbnail with your mouse.

Note: Unlike other pictures added to your project page using the Select Pictures... command, Background pictures cannot be resized or layered.


Remove Background

This option removes the current background or border from the project page. To add a new Background to your project, select the New Background... command.


Select Pictures...

Use the Select Pictures command to add a new picture, or remove an existing picture from your project page. See also Add a New Picture.

Choose a category from the Picture Album by clicking on its tab. To add a new picture to your project page, simply double-click on its thumbnail with your mouse.

Clicking Remove in the Select Pictures dialog will remove the currently highlighted picture from your project.


Layer

Text box and picture elements in a PrintMaster Gold project are like a deck of playing cards, each element has its own position or layer in the deck and each element can hide the elements under it, or be hidden by the elements above. PrintMaster allows you to "shuffle" the layering order of your text boxes and pictures to move selected elements in front of or behind others. Individual text boxes can be placed in front, back, or anywhere in between.

Backgrounds are always in the backmost layer. Text boxes and pictures cannot be moved behind a background.

Bring to Front moves the selected text box or picture to the first layer, in front of all other text boxes and pictures.

Forward One Layer moves the selected text box or picture forward a layer.

Back One Layer moves the selected text box or picture back a layer.

Send to Back moves the selected text box or picture to the last layer, in back of all other text boxes and pictures (except a background).

Any Layer options that do not apply to the selected text box or picture will be "greyed out".


Colour

Use this command to change the colour of the selected text, background, border, or picture.

Use the up or down arrow to scroll through the list of available colours. Samples of highlighted colours will be displayed to the right.

Press Enter or click OK to confirm your selection.

More Colours...


Attributes

The Render Method and Colouring Book options can be selected in this dialog. Some options may not be available for certain types of pictures in which case they will be "greyed out". In general, the Render Method option applies to pictures, backgrounds, or borders in a bitmapped format such as TIF or PCX.

The colouring book option is available for pictures in the CGM format. This includes some of the pictures, backgrounds, or borders that come with PrintMaster Gold.


Mirror left to right

Use this command to flip any text box, picture, or background horizontally.

Repeat this command to restore an object to its original position.

Shortcuts

Format Bar:


Flip top to bottom

Use this command to flip any text box, picture, or background vertically.

Repeat this command to restore an object to its original position.

Shortcuts

Format Bar:


Add a New Picture

Use this command to select a new picture to be placed on your project page.

Choose a category from the Picture Album by clicking on its tab. To add a new picture to your project page, simply double-click on its thumbnail with your mouse.

Clicking Remove in the Select Pictures dialog will remove the currently highlighted picture from your project.

See also Picture Rotation

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Select Text...

Use this command to add a new text box, or remove an existing text box from your project page. See also Add a New Text Box.

The list box displays text samples associated with each of the text boxes currently being used in your project.

Select a text box by clicking on the associated sample text. The selected text box appears as an outline (in the project layout area) around all of the text it contains. Confirm your choice by clicking OK.

Clicking Remove in the Select Text dialog will remove the text box (from your project) associated with the currently highlighted sample text.


Add a New Text Box

Use this command to create and select an empty text box that will be placed in the middle of your project layout area.

Clicking Remove in the Select Text dialog will remove the text box (from your project) associated with the currently highlighted sample text.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Position

Use this command to move (and size) a text box or picture to a standard or custom defined position.

The following positioning options are available:

Standard allows you to select a text box or picture position and size from a pre-defined list of choices. Select a position by clicking on its name. A preview of the select position will appear to the right of the dialog.

Position lets you set the horizontal and vertical positioning independent of each other. Choose a standard position or type in a specific numeric value. See also Type in Position

Size lets you set the horizontal and vertical size independent of each other. Choose a standard size or type in a specific numeric value. See also Type in Size

Note: Click the Reset button to return a modified text box or picture to its last size and position on your project page.

Shortcuts

Format Bar:


Edit Text

The fastest way to edit a specific section of text is to simply double-click on it. A cursor will appear within the selected text at the position indicated by your mouse and the Edit Text sidebar will be activated with a variety of options for changing the font attributes and text formatting.

You can also select the Type and Edit Text option from the Text Box sidebar.


Choose font

PrintMaster Gold lets you change the attributes on a character-by-character basis of any selected text with your choice of fonts, sizes, styles, colours, and special effects.

Font

Use this option to choose the font you want applied to the currently selected text. A sample of each selected font is displayed on the right side of the font menu.

Shortcuts

Format Bar:

Size

Use this option to choose the size you want applied to the currently selected text.

Shortcuts

Format Bar:

Style

Use this option to choose the style you want applied to the currently selected text. Select either Normal, Bold, Italic, or Bold Italic. A sample of the highlighted style will be displayed on the right side of the font dialog box. Style Note.

Shortcuts

Format Bar:

Pattern

Use this option to choose the pattern you want applied to the currently selected text. A sample of each selected pattern is displayed on the right side of the font menu. Pattern Tip.

Outline

Use this option to choose the outline you want applied to the currently selected text. A sample of each selected outline is displayed on the right side of the font menu.

Shadow

Use this option to choose the shadow you want applied to the currently selected text. A sample of each selected shadow is displayed on the right side of the font menu.

Colour

Use this option to choose the colour you want applied to the currently selected text. See Colour.


Stretching

The Stretching command automatically adjusts the text size to fill the limits of a text box.

Shortcuts

Format Bar:


Horizontal Alignment

Use this command to control the horizontal alignment of all text within a text box.

Select one of the following options:

Left Aligned

Centered Aligned

Right Aligned

Shortcuts

Format Bar:


Vertical Alignment

Use this command to control the vertical alignment of all text within a text box.

Select one of the following options:

Top Aligned

Middle Aligned

Bottom Aligned

Shortcuts

Format Bar:


Per cent View

This option allows you to increase or decrease the layout view level by fixed percentages.

Choose Per cent View from the View menu.

Select one of the following options:

25% View

50% View

100% View

200% View

400% View


Cascade

Use this command to arrange multiple opened windows in an overlapped fashion.


Tile

Use this command to arrange multiple opened windows in a non-overlapped fashion.


Arrange Icons

Use this command to arrange the icons for minimised windows at the bottom of the main window. If there is an open project window at the bottom of the main window, then some or all of the icons may not be visible because they will be underneath this project window.


Index

Use this command to display the opening screen of Help. From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions for using PrintMaster Gold and various types of reference information.

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.


Using Help

Use this command for instructions about using Help.


About PMW...

Use this command to display the copyright notice and version number of your copy of the PrintMaster Gold Publishing Suite.


Close

Use this command to close all windows containing active projects. PrintMaster Gold suggests that you save changes to your project before you close it. If you close a project without saving, you lose all changes made since the last time you saved it.

Before closing an untitled document, PrintMaster Gold displays the Save Project dialog box and suggests that you name and save the document.


Save

Use this command to save the active project to its current name and directory. When you save a project for the first time, PrintMaster Gold displays the Save Project dialog box so you can name your document. If you want to change the name and directory of an existing document before you save it, choose the Save As command.

If you are saving a project for the first time, the following will be available:

File Name

This option lets you type in a unique filename for your project.

Category

This item lists the category on the Project Album to which your project will be saved. To save your project to a different category, pull down the Category menu and select the desired one from the list.

Project Description

This item lets you attach a short description to your project.

Directory

This item displays the default drive and directory to which your project will be saved. To specify a different drive or directory, click the Change... button.

The Save Project dialog also gives you the ability to Save Picture Files in Project.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Sidebar:	Click the Save Project button located on the Sidebar.

Keys:	CTRL+S


Save As

Use this menu command to save and name the active document. PrintMaster Gold displays the Save Project dialog box so you can name your document.

To save a document with its existing name and directory, use the Save command.

The following options allow you to specify the name and location of the project you are about to save:

File Name

This option lets you type in a unique filename for your project.

Category

This item lists the category on the Project Album to which your project will be saved. To save your project to a different category, pull down the Category menu and select the desired one from the list.

Project Description

This item lets you attach a short description to your project.

Directory

This item displays the default drive and directory to which your project will be saved. To specify a different drive or directory, click the Change... button.

The Save Project dialog also gives you the ability to Save Picture Files in Project.


Print

Use this command to print your finished projects.

The Print dialog allows you to easily choose and configure your Windows printer, select the output size and print options for your project, and set number of copies to print.

Printer

The name and port of the selected Windows printer is displayed next to this item. Click the Setup button to change printers and options. See Printer Setup.

PrintMaster performs full 24-bit rendering of pictures before sending the data to the printer. If the selected Windows printer driver has its own options for dithering or rendering pictures, pick the option which best describes simple monochrome data (e.g., Line Art). In addition, any intensity controls supported by the driver will probably have no effect on the output from PrintMaster Gold.

See also:

Print Quality

Fill-in Fields

Output Size

Which Tiles...

Colouring Book

Smoothing

Advanced...

Copies

Starting Label

Starting Card

Envelope Feed

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Sidebar:	Click the Print Project button located on the Sidebar.

Keys:	CTRL+P


1, 2, ...

PrintMaster Gold displays a list of currently open project windows at the bottom of the Window menu. A check mark appears in front of the project name of the active window. Choose a project from this list to make its window active.


Screen Layout

The Layout Area displays your project as you compose and edit it. Use the arrows keys and your mouse to position text and pictures within the Layout Area.


Mouse and Keyboard Conventions

PrintMaster Gold supports the standard Microsoft Windows mouse and keyboard command conventions. Use your mouse and the following keys to select menu items or to confirm PrintMaster Gold commands.

Use the up and down arrow keys to select (highlight) a desired item within the currently active menu.

TAB

Use this key to move to the next menu or command button.

SHIFT+TAB

Use this key combination to move to the previous menu or command button.

ESC

Use this key to return to a prior menu.

ENTER

Use this key to confirm the current selection or command.

ALT

Use this key in combination with the highlighted key of any menu name or command button to move directly to the menu or to immediately execute the button command. For example, press ALT+F to move to the File menu.

F1

Use this key to display help information about the current menu items.


Use Templates For A Fast Start

PrintMaster Gold comes with dozens of pre-made templates which you can quickly customize for your particular needs.

Before starting a project, check the list of existing templates and see if one of them is close to what you want. You can save a lot of time by making a few changes to an existing document instead of starting from scratch. As you create projects of your own, those saved documents will also become templates which can be easily changed and used for future occasions.

Working with PrintMaster Gold templates is also a great way to learn some of the advanced techniques such as shadowing and picture overlapping used by the designers at Mindscape International.


Creating a Poster

The Poster project can be used to create page-size Posters, Fliers, Bulletins, and Certificates - or Signs that cover an entire wall!

Beginning a Poster:

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab as displayed on the Project Album.

To create a new Poster:

Click the Make Your Own Poster button. Select either Tall or Wide for the Poster Size.

To open an existing Poster:

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open. Click the Open button to open the current Poster selection.

The Design Choices menu provides a list of the design elements and commands you can work with to create, print, and save your own customised Poster projects. Choose a design element by clicking on the corresponding sidebar button. After confirming your selection, the sidebar will display all of the options for editing the background, text, or picture design element you selected.


Creating a Greeting Card
Creating a Card

The Card is one of PrintMaster Golds most versatile projects. Create invitations, holiday cards, programs, menus, or similar projects.

Beginning a Card:

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab as displayed on the Project Album.

To create a new Card:

Click the Make Your Own Card  button. Select either Tall or Wide for the Card Size. Next choose the position of the Card fold, pick either Top or Side.

To open an existing Card:

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open. Click the Open button to open the current Card selection.

The Design Choices menu provides a list of the design elements and commands you can work with to create, print, and save your own customised Card projects. Choose a design element by clicking on the corresponding sidebar button. After confirming your selection, the sidebar will display all of the options for editing the background, text, or picture design element you selected.


How To Fold A Greeting Card
How To Fold A Card

With the printed side facing down, bring the top and bottom edges together and crease the fold. With the inside of the card facing you, bring the left edge to the right edge (so that the card front is now on top) and crease the fold.


Creating a Banner

Nothing grabs attention like a PrintMaster Gold Banner! You can celebrate special occasions in style. Your message will get across in a big way.

Beginning a Banner:

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab as displayed on the Project Album.

To create a new Banner:

Click the Make Your Own Banner button.

To open an existing Banner:

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open. Click the Open button to open the current Banner selection.

The Design Choices menu provides a list of the design elements and commands you can work with to create great looking Banners up to 100 feet long! Choose a design element by clicking on the corresponding sidebar button. After confirming your selection, the sidebar will display all the options for editing the text or picture design element you selected.


Creating a Calendar

With PrintMaster Gold you can design a Calendar to fit in your wallet or fill a bulletin board. Monthly and weekly Calendar styles are available and any day can be enhanced with both text and pictures.

Beginning a Calendar:

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab as displayed on the Project Album.

To create a new Calendar:

Click the Make Your Own Calendar button. Select either Tall or Wide for the Calendar Size.

Select the Calendar Type.

PrintMaster Gold supports three Calendar Types. Mark the type of Calendar you want to create.

Select the Calendar Date (Month, Year, and Week for Weekly Calendars.) Click the Now button to select todays date. PrintMaster Gold will automatically number each day of Monthly and Weekly Calendars.

To choose an existing Calendar:

Although saved Calendars are always configured for a specific date, you can easily load a saved Calendar, and change the Year, Month, or Week. PrintMaster Gold will automatically update your Calendar with the new date numbers.

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open. Click the Open button to open the current Card selection.

The Calendar Design Choices sidebar provides options for customizing your Calendar, saving it to disk, and printing it out. Choose a design option by clicking on the corresponding sidebar button.


Pictures

Nothing attracts a readers attention like a great picture. You can use pictures in your PrintMaster Gold documents to draw the readers attention to your message. PrintMaster Gold comes with hundreds of gorgeous clip-art images, perfect for every occasion. PLUS, PrintMaster Gold works with all popular graphics formats: PCX, WMF, TIF, GIF, CGM, and BMP; PrintMaster Gold even lets you use your own scanned images!

PrintMaster Gold makes it extremely easy to add pictures to your projects. You can have as many pictures as you like, and they can be resized, rotated, or arranged anywhere you want on the page. The pictures included with PrintMaster can be stretched and scaled up to 6 feet with no loss of detail.

PrintMaster displays your pictures on screen so you can easily tell what your page will look like when printed. When you select a picture to work on, PrintMaster places a frame around a picture to indicate its exact position and size. The dots located at the corners and in the middle of each frame edge are called handles. A picture must be selected before it can be resized, rotated, positioned, or otherwise edited.


Printing a Project

To print your project, proceed as follows:

1.	Open your project in PrintMaster Gold.

2.	Click the Print project (e.g., Print Poster, Print Card, etc.) button on the Design Choices sidebar.

3.	Confirm that the current settings are correct.

4.	Click Print to start the printing process.

See also Print

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Sidebar:	Click the Print Project button located on the Sidebar.

Keys:	CTRL+P


Colouring Book

PrintMaster lets you print certain types of pictures as they would look in a colouring book: only the picture outline is printed and all colour fills are printed as white. The colouring book option can be set on a per picture basis. Select the Colouring Book option in the Print Dialog to override these individual settings as follows:

None turns off all colouring book printing regardless of the individual picture settings.

As Selected (the default) performs colouring book printing according to the individual picture settings.

All turns on colouring book printing for all appropriate pictures.

Only certain types of pictures can be printed with the colouring book feature. This includes all the pictures, backgrounds and borders provided by PrintMaster and the Mindscape Clip Art Library, or any other picture in the CGM graphics format. For other formats such as TIF or PCX, the colouring book option will have no effect.


Saving a Project

Click the Save Project button in the sidebar menu.

If you are saving a new project, PrintMaster will prompt you to provide a file name. Type a unique name into the File Name box and click OK.

You may also attach a short description to your project.

If you want to save an existing project under a new name, then select the Save As... item under the File menu near the top of the screen. PrintMaster will prompt you for the new file name and description.

See also Save

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Sidebar:	Click the Save Project button located on the Sidebar.

Keys:	CTRL+S


Render Method

Use Render Method to adjust the way PrintMaster combines coloured dots to simulate colour shading and grey tones in bitmapped graphics. Most bitmapped graphics have more colours or greys than the output device (screen or printer) is capable of showing. PrintMaster Gold uses two methods to approximate those colours as well as possible on an output device. For example, consider an image with 256 colours on a printer that only supports 16 colours. PrintMaster makes the 256 colours appear by mixing the 16 colours available. The general name for processing an image for screen or printer is "rendering".

The specific rendering methods available in PrintMaster Gold are Ordered Dither and Error Diffusion.


Ordered Dither

An Ordered Dither uses a fixed set of patterns to blend colours. Each colour or grey in the image changes to a pattern of colours on the output device. The appearance of the resulting image is very regular.


Error Diffusion

Error Diffusion creates patterns "on-the-fly," and the resulting patterns tend to be more dense and unique. Images often look better with Error Diffusion, though the patterns look very unusual when viewed up close. Also, because Error Diffusion patterns are more dense, the image tends to darken due to bleeding of ink or toner when the image is printed. This means that if you use Error Diffusion, you will probably also need to adjust your printer contrast to lighten the image.


Print Quality

Most printers support a number of different print quality choices. Click on the Print Quality list box to make your selection. Generally, a low resolution or low quality setting will result in faster printing times - useful for printing a quick rough draft or very large projects that will be viewed from a distance. A high resolution or high quality setting will give you the best output, but will probably take longer to print - use high quality for your final printout.


Output Size

PrintMaster Gold lets you take any project and print it in any size, from as small as a postage stamp to as large as a garage door. To select the output size of your project, proceed as follows:

Click the Output Size button in the print dialog. The Custom Print Size dialog will appear.

Enter the desired output size into the dialog fields. A project whose output size is larger than a single sheet of paper will be printed on multiple sheets - each sheet is called a tile. As you select the output size, click the Show button to display a preview of the tile pattern making up the final printout. When your project has finished printing, assemble the tiles to create the final printout.

There are five items you can change in the Custom Print Size dialog. Note that all sizes must be proportional to the printer paper size. If you change the height, then the width is automatically adjusted and vice versa.

Inches Wide specifies the output width in inches.

Inches Tall specifies the output height in inches.

Sheets Wide specifies the output width in multiples of sheets of paper. (Most commonly used to print posters or banners.)

Sheets Tall specifies the output height in multiples of sheets of paper. (Most commonly used to print posters or banners.)

Scale specifies a percentage scaling factor of printer paper size.

Note: The output size is reset to 100% after each printout.


Which Tiles

For small printouts that fit onto a single tile (sheet of paper), this option is disabled. For large printouts (See Output Size) that require multiple tiles, use this option to individually select the tiles to be printed.

Click on a tile to select it. Click on a selected tile to deselect it.

Turn All On to select all tiles.

Turn All Off to deselect all tiles.

Note: The selected tiles item is reset to "all tiles" after each printout.


Smoothing

Use the smoothing option to soften the roughness of low resolution bitmapped graphics on your printouts.

To turn smoothing on and off, simply click in the check box next to the word Smoothing.

In general, only pictures in bitmapped graphics formats such as TIF or PCX are effected by the smoothing option. Smoothing has no effect on the pictures provided by PrintMaster and the Mindscape Clip Art Library, or any other picture in the CGM graphics format.


Advanced

Click the Advanced... button to display the Advanced Settings dialog.

Use the Outline Picture Contrast slider to adjust the lightness or darkness of printed pictures such as CGM and WMF graphics.

Use the Bitmap Picture Contrast slider to adjust the lightness or darkness of printed pictures such as TIF, PCX and BMP graphics.


Picture Contrast
Outline Picture Contrast

Use the Outline Picture Contrast slider to adjust the lightness or darkness of printed pictures such as CGM and WMF graphics.

Note: Outline Picture Contrast does not effect text or items such as Calendar lines.

If pictures are printing too dark, adjust the slider to the left, towards the word Light. If pictures are printing too light, move the slider to the right, towards the word Dark. A setting of 1000 will cause PrintMaster Gold to send pictures to the printer without any contrast adjustments.

Dot matrix printers sometimes print too dark. Use the Outline Picture Contrast control to lighten up the printout.


Copies

Use this item to select the number of copies you want to print. Simply enter the desired number into the box next to the word Copies. The number of copies is reset to 1 after each printout.


Project Size

Use this option to select a page orientation for your new project.

Tall (or Portrait) option prints text across the short width of the paper.

Wide (or Landscape) option prints text across the long width of the paper.


Month and Year...

Use this option to change the Month and Year for your Calendar. You can also use this option to change the week for a Weekly Calendar. PrintMaster will automatically number the days for the date you choose.


Calendar Style...

Click the Calendar Style button to access options for customizing your Calendar.

Change these options to customised the look of your Calendar. Use the Default button to reset all of the options to their default values. The available options are described in the following text.

Weekday Names

Use this option to edit the style of weekday names. Three variations of weekday names are offered:

Text only displays only the weekday names.

Box Text displays the weekday names in boxes.

Reversed Text displays the weekday names on a black background.

Weekday Spelling

Use this option to specify the spelling of the weekday names. Three variations are supported:

Initials displays the weekday names as S, M, T, W, T, F, S.

Abbreviations displays the names as Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat.

Full Names displays the weekday names as Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Lines

This option controls what lines are drawn around the Calendar date boxes.

None displays no Calendar lines.

Horizontal displays only horizontal lines.

All lines displays all Calendar lines.

Note: This option does not effect any box drawn around the weekday names.

Line Colour

Select this option to choose the colour for the lines drawn around the Calendar date boxes, the box drawn around the weekday names, and a colour shadow.

Shadow

This option is used to add a shadow effect to your Calendar.

No shadow turns off any shadow effect.

Black adds a black shadow to the Calendar.

Grey adds a grey shadow to your Calendar.

Light Grey adds a light grey shadow to your Calendar.

100%, 50%, 25% Colour adds a shadow of the chosen Line Colour (see above) to your Calendar. The colour is rendered at the selected percentage.

Outline

Select this option to add an outline around the entire calendar.


Edit Calendar Title

Click the Title Text button in the sidebar to edit the contents and style of the Calendar title text. You can also edit the title text by clicking on the title text area in the project layout area. See the Calendar Tutorial and command reference sections for a complete description of editing text in PrintMaster Gold.


Edit Date Text

Edits the text inside the date box. See the Calendar Tutorial and command reference sections for a complete description of editing text in PrintMaster.


Choose Date Picture...

Attaches a picture to the date box. Only a single picture is allowed per date and the picture is always sized to fit the box.


Clear Date

Removes any text or pictures in the date box.


Replace Picture...

Select the Replace Picture command to change the image of the selected picture.

Other properties of the selected picture such as the colour, centre position, and flipping are not changed.

1.	Select the picture you want to replace (the baseball player). When the picture is properly selected, the Edit Picture sidebar menu will be displayed.

2.	Click the Replace Picture button in the Edit Picture sidebar.

3.	Choose a category from the Picture Album by clicking on its tab. To add a new picture to your project page, simply double-click on its thumbnail with your mouse.

PrintMaster will return to the Edit Picture sidebar menu. The picture of the baseball player will be replaced with the basketball player.


View Card

Cards are made up of four separate panels comprising the front, back, and inside surfaces of the card. Each panel can have its own background, text, and picture elements. You select the card panel you want to work on by clicking the appropriate sidebar button.

Front

Edit the Front panel of your Card.

Inside

Edit the Inside Left & Right panels of your Card.

Back

Edit the Back panel of your Card.


Edit Front

Edit the Front panel of your Card.


Edit Back

Edit the Back panel of your Card.


Building Preview

PrintMaster is building a preview of your project which will allow you to see the project in the open project dialog!


Printing...

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Type in Position

Use this option to type in specific values for positioning or re-sizing your text or picture box.

Left

Specify the number of inches from the left you would like your text or picture.

Top

Specify the number of inches from the top you would like your text or picture.

Width

Specify the number of inches wide you would like your text or picture.

Height

Specify the number of inches tall you would like your text or picture.


Stopping sound playback

Press the sound stop button [image] to cancel the current playing sounds.


Speaker

This symbol [image] marks the presence of the Audio Guide.  The controls for the Audio Guide are to the right of [image].


Playing sound selections

Press the sound play button [image] to play sound for the current selection.


Selecting sounds

Press the sound selection button [image] to obtain the sound selection cursor [image].


Sound Button

The sound button, located on the tool bar, controls the Audio Guide. Pressing this button results in the Audio Guide automatically playing sounds. Release this button to turn automatic playback off. You can still play sounds by pressing the play [image] button.


Sound Preferences

The sound preferences menu allows you to control the PrintMaster Gold Audio Guide.

The 2 selections On & Off,  turn the Audio Guide on and off. The 3rd selection, Always Brief, instructs Audio Guide to always use the short version of the sound, ignoring the current Level of Assistance .


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PrintMaster Gold Workspace Preferences

The performance of your hard disk is greater than that of your CD-ROM player. The PrintMaster Gold CD Publishing Suite uses a hard disk file for some operations thus increasing performance.  This file is called the workspace file.


Level of Assistance

Most menus in the PrintMaster Gold CD Publishing Suite have two audio voice tracks, a long version and a short version. When you first start using PrintMaster CD you will hear the long version of each voice track.  As you gain experience with individual features, Audio Guide will switch over to the short version of the voice track. Audio Guide uses the Sound preferences level to determine when you are ready for the short version of each learned feature.


Sound preferences level
Sound Preferences Level of Assistance

The Audio Guide Level of Assistance is adjusted with this scroll bar. You may reset the level of assistance so a beginner may enjoy full audio instruction from the Audio Guide.


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Audio Guide

Multi-media ready computer systems with a compatible sound card will 'talk-you-through' the successful operation of PrintMaster Gold. This industry exclusive makes PrintMaster Gold the easiest publishing product today.


Edit Inside

Edit the inside right and left panels of your card.


Fill-in Fields

A fill-in field is a placeholder that can be filled-in with information from your Address Book or text that you type in.

To add a fill-in field, edit a text box and choose Insert Field. Select the field types from the list provide and click OK. Next, choose Fill-in Field and type in the desired values. Or, select values from your Address Book by clicking the Receiver... button.


Project Album

PrintMaster Gold makes it easy to open projects by letting you select them from an on screen album. The Project Album displays a thumbnail of each available project. Simply click on the preview with your mouse to select a project, and then click the Open button.

Select a project by clicking on its thumbnail preview with your mouse. Click the Open button to begin a project.

Displayed down the right side of the Project Album are the Project Category tabs. To select a project category simply click on its tab.

A larger sample of each project can be viewed by selecting the Big Previews item located just below the Project Album. To return to the standard preview mode click the Big Preview item again.


Thumbnails

A small preview of a document or picture.


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Album Preferences

Use this option to enable (or disable) the Project Album or Picture Album feature of PrintMaster Gold.

Project Album     Check this item to enable selecting projects from the Project Album.

Picture Album     Check this item to enable selecting pictures from the Picture Album.


Keyboard Status

CAP	The Caps Lock key is latched down.

NUM	The Num Lock key is latched down.

SCRL	The Scroll Lock key is latched down.


Undo

Use this command to reverse changes in editing, formatting, and other actions. To reverse multiple actions select this item more than once.

To restore changes that have been reversed with Undo, select Redo.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+Z


Redo

Use this command to redo or repeat the last editing, formatting, or other changes you made in your project. To repeat multiple actions select this item more than once.

To reverse changes that have been made using this command, select Undo.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+Y


Number Per Page

This option allows you to select the number of pictures to be printed per page.

Note that the more pictures you select per page the smaller their output size will be and vise versa.


More Colours...

Use this option for defining your own custom colours.

Use your mouse to select either a predefined colour from the Basic Colours palette or click the Define Custom Colours... button to create your own variations.

Click OK to save and apply your custom colour to your project.

The custom colour you define can also be applied to other text, backgrounds, borders, or pictures by simply re-selecting the More Colours... option.


Preferences

This item lets you set Sound (Audio Guide), Workspace, and Album preferences.

For more information, see:

Sound Preferences

Workspace Preferences

Album Preferences


Format Bar

The Format Bar is displayed across the top of the PrintMaster Gold window (just below the Toolbar) and provides quick mouse access to some of the most common text and picture editing commands, such as Font, Rotate Picture, Position, and Text Alignment.

Note: This item is only available when text or pictures are selected.

To hide or display the Format Bar, click on the Format Bar item located in the View menu.


Address Book

This feature of PrintMaster Gold enables you to merge names, addresses, and other personal information into your projects from a user-defined Address Book.

The Address Book dialog box is organized into four separate sections, as represented by the four tabs located across the top of the dialog:

The Name and Address and Other Information sections are used to enter personal information for entire groups of people.

The Overview section is a convenient way to view the personal information for entire groups of people.

The Select Receivers section is used to indicate which persons are included in any printing project.

Note: This feature is available in PrintMaster Suite only.


Name and Address

Use this dialog to enter basic information for each person your adding to your Address Book.

To edit a field, simply click on the field with your mouse and begin typing in the desired data. To quickly navigate to other fields, hold down the ALT and type in the letter that corresponds to the underlined letter of each field. For example press ALT+T to go to the Title field.

You can also use TAB and SHIFT+TAB to navigate to the next field or backup to a prior field.

See also Other Information and Select Receivers


Picture Field

Pictures can be added to this Address Book field from the hard disk, a floppy disk, or they can be pasted from the Windows Clipboard.


Overview

Use this dialog to display the Name and Address and Other Information sections of your Address Book in a table format.

To edit a field, simply click on the field with your mouse and begin typing in the desired data. Use TAB and SHIFT+TAB to navigate to the next field or backup to a prior field.

The horizontal and vertical scroll bars provide access other fields with in the table.

See also Select Receivers


Select Receivers

Use this dialog to select the Address Book entries (see Name and Address) to be printed in your PrintMaster Gold projects.

To add an entry to be printed, choose the desired name on the Available Address Book Names list with your mouse and then click the Select button to add the entry to the Current Receivers list.

Receiver entries are then added to your project by using Fill-in Fields.


Other Information

Use this dialog to enter additional information for each person in your Address Book.

To edit a field, simply click on the field with your mouse and begin typing in the desired data. To quickly navigate to other fields, hold down the ALT and type in the letter that corresponds to the underlined letter of each field.

You can also use TAB and SHIFT+TAB to navigate to the next field or backup to a prior field.

The Picture field enables you to associate a scanned image with each Address Book entry.

See also Name and Address.


Zoom In

Use this command to view your project in greater detail.

Choose Zoom In from the View menu. To view your project even closer, select Zoom In again.

or

Click the magnifying glass pointer located on the Toolbar, position it above the area of focus, and click the left mouse button. Repeat these steps to view your project even closer.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

See also Zoom Out and Zoom to Area


Style

Some decorative fonts (e.g., Burlesque, Opera, Showtime) do not have a Bold or Italic variation and cannot be altered with this feature.


Patterns

Some Patterns (e.g., White, 2% Grey, etc.) are more effective when accompanied by an Outline or a Shadow.


Save Picture Files in Project

This feature embeds a copy of any picture file used in your project within the document itself, so that the original picture file is not required the next time you open up the project.

It is particularly useful when you are using pictures that come from a floppy disk or CD-ROM. When used, PrintMaster Gold will not require the insertion of the floppy disk or CD-ROM containing the picture each time the project is opened.


Zoom Out

Use this command to increase the view area.

Choose Zoom Out from the View menu. To increase the view area even more, select Zoom Out again.

or

While holding down the SHIFT key, click the magnifying glass pointer located on the Toolbar. Position it above the area of focus, and click the left mouse button. Repeat these steps to zoom out even farther.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

See also Zoom In and Zoom to Area


Zoom to Area

Use this command to view a specific area of your project in greater detail.

Choose Zoom to Area from the View menu.

Position the magnifying glass pointer to the left and above the area of focus and hold down the left mouse button.

Drag the magnifying glass pointer across and down until the desired area is outlined in a box, and then release the mouse button.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

See also Zoom In and Zoom Out


Calendar Type

Monthly calendars show a full month of days.

Weekly calendars show a single week.

Generic calendars are weekly calendars without specific date numbers.


Picture Album

PrintMaster Gold makes it easy to choose pictures by letting you select them from an on screen album. The Picture Album displays a thumbnail of each available picture with the picture file name listed below.

Select a picture by clicking on its thumbnail preview with your mouse. Click the Open button to add the picture to your project.

Displayed down the right side of the Picture Album are the Picture Category tabs. To select a picture category simply click on its tab.

A larger sample of each picture can be viewed by selecting the Big Previews item located just below the Picture Album. To return to the standard preview mode click the Big Preview item again.


Picture Handles

Handles are used to size, position, or rotate a picture by clicking and dragging with your mouse.


Add a New Shape

Use this command to add a Shape to your project page.

To add a new Shape, click the Select Pictures... button in the Design Choices sidebar to bring up the Select Picture dialog box.

Click Add a New Shape at the bottom of the dialog box to access the list of available shapes.

See also Picture Rotation

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Add a New Title Text Box

Use this command to add a new Title Text Box to your project.

Note: Unlike standard text boxes, Title Text Boxes can be rotated.

To add a new Title Text box, click the Select Text... button in the Design Choices sidebar to bring up the Select Text dialog box.

Click Add a New Title Text Box at the bottom of the dialog box to create an empty text box in your project layout area.

Type in your text in the box provided. Use the format bar located just above the text area to change the font type and style, or to adjust text alignment.

Note: For best results, it is recommended that you create Title Text Boxes using large font sizes.

To select a shape for your text click the tab labeled: Shape located at the top of the Title Text dialog box.

To apply text and background effects to your Title text, click the tab labeled: Effects.

See also Title Text Rotation

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Shapes

In PrintMaster Gold, Shapes are simply described as squares, circles, lines, and other geometric objects which you can add to your project pages. Shapes can be rotated by 360 degrees, stretched and sized, or customised with a wide variety of colours and outlines.

See also Add a New Shape


Bitmap Picture Contrast

Use the Bitmap Picture Contrast slider to adjust the lightness or darkness of printed pictures such TIF, PCX and BMP graphics.

Note: Bitmap Picture Contrast does not effect text or items such as Calendar lines.

If pictures are printing too dark, adjust the slider to the left, towards the word Light. If pictures are printing too light, move the slider to the right, towards the word Dark. A setting of 1000 will cause PrintMaster Gold to send pictures to the printer without any contrast adjustments.

Dot matrix printers sometimes print too dark. Use the Bitmap Picture Contrast control to lighten up the printout.


Title Text Box

Another text feature of PrintMaster Gold is the Title Text Box. These specialized text boxes enable you to create lines of text that can be "poured" into your choice of shapes, rotated by 360 degrees, stretched and sized, or customised with a wide variety of colours and outlines. Use Title Text Boxes in your projects when you need attention-getting headlines.

See Add a New Title Text Box


Title Text Rotation

You can quickly rotate a Title Text box by click on its rotation handle with the left mouse and, while holding down the button, drag the handle to the desired location. Release the mouse button when the picture is in the proper orientation.

Rotation Tip

Shortcuts

Format Bar:


Title Text Rotation

Hold down the SHIFT key while dragging to restrict the rotation to increments of 45 degrees.


Picture/Shape Rotation

Hold down the SHIFT key while dragging to restrict the rotation to increments of 45 degrees.


Insert Field

Use this command to add Fill-in Fields to your project.

Edit a text box by choosing Type and Edit Text. Select Insert Field and choose a field type from the list provided. The chosen field type will then be added to the text box. To apply values to the selected fields, select Fill-in Field.

Add allows you to create your own custom Fill-in Fields to add to your Insert Field list.

Rename enables you to rename a custom Fill-in Field created using Add.

Remove deletes the selected Fill-in Field created using Add.

See also Address Book


Picture Rotation

You can quickly rotate a Picture by click on its rotation handle with the left mouse and, while holding down the button, drag the handle to the desired location. Release the mouse button when the picture is in the proper orientation.

Note: Only CGM pictures and Shapes can be rotated.

Picture Rotation Tip

Shortcuts

Format Bar:


Open From Disk

Use this command to open projects from another hard drive or a floppy disk.

To open a project from another location, pull down the File menu and select the Open From Disk.. option.

Choose the project location by selecting the drive and directory. Select a project by clicking on its name in the File Name list - a preview of the highlighted project will appear to the right.

Click the Open button to open the selected project.


Thumbnails
Thumbnail View

Thumbnails are small previews of a document or picture. Use this option to set the Project Album or Picture Album to display smaller samples of each project or picture.

A larger sample of a picture can be viewed by selecting File, Picture from above the Picture Album. To return to the standard preview mode select this item again.


Project View

A larger sample of a project can be viewed by selecting File, Project from above the Project Album. To return to the standard preview mode select this item again.


Open Project

Use this command to open the currently selected project.


Remove Project

Use this command to delete the currently selected project from the Project Album.

Check the Delete project file from disk item if you wish to delete the project file from your hard disk. If you only wish to remove the project from the Project Album, clear the check box by clicking on it with your mouse.


Envelope Feed

Use this item to indicate the position of your envelope as it is inserted into the paper tray.

Tall/Wide indicates which edge of the envelope is fed first into the printer.

Left/Centre/Right indicates the positioning of the envelope along the paper feed path.

Flap Up/Flap Down indicates which way the envelope flap faces when it is fed into the printer.

Rotated changes the orientation of the envelope feed by 180 degrees.


Starting Label

Use this item to specify the starting label on any printout. This feature is useful when printing to a page containing only a partial number of labels. On printouts consisting of multiple pages, this feature will only apply to the first page. Any additional pages will start printing on the first label.


Sender Name and Address

Use this dialog to enter your own personal information to your Address Book.

To edit a field, simply click on the field with your mouse and begin typing in the desired data. To quickly navigate to other fields, hold down the ALT and type in the letter that corresponds to the underlined letter of each field. For example press ALT+T to go to the Title field.

You can also use TAB and SHIFT+TAB to navigate to the next field or backup to a prior field.

See also Sender Other Information


Sender Other Information

Use this dialog to enter additional personal information to your Address Book.

To edit a field, simply click on the field with your mouse and begin typing in the desired data. To quickly navigate to other fields, hold down the ALT and type in the letter that corresponds to the underlined letter of each field.

You can also use TAB and SHIFT+TAB to navigate to the next field or backup to a prior field.

The Picture field enables you to associate a scanned image with each Address Book entry.

See also Sender Name and Address


Category Tabs

Displayed down the right sides of both the Project Album and the Picture Album are tabs that represent the available Project and Picture categories. To select a category simply click on its tab with your mouse.

To select a project or picture, simply click on its thumbnail preview. Next, click the Open button.


Back button
Back page

Click this button on the Project Album or Picture Album to return to a prior page within the current category.

Note: If no additional pages are available within the current category, this item will then move you to a prior listed category.


Next button
Next page

Click this button on the Project Album or Picture Album to move to the next page within the current category.

Note: If no additional pages are available within the current category, this item will then move you to the next listed category.


More up

Click this tab on the Project Album or Picture Album to view the prior listed categories.

See also Category Tabs


More down

Click this tab on the Project Album or Picture Album to view additional categories.

See also Category Tabs


Create Your Own Project

Click this button to create your own custom project.


Print Alignment

Use this command to adjust the alignment of your projects on the printed page. This feature should only be used if your projects do not print properly aligned.

Click the Print Test Page button to send a test page to your printer.

Use a ruler to measure the printed guide lines and type in the correct value(s) in the space provided.

To return your print alignment back to the original values, click the Reset button.


Layout Preview

This screen displays a sample of the project page as it would appear using the current layout options.


Project Fold

Use this option to select the location of the card fold for your new project.

Side places the fold on the left edge of the card.

Top places the fold at the top edge of the card.


Label Type

Use the item to select the type of Avery Labels to be created.

Select Laser Labels if you are going to be printing to a laser printer.

Select Dot Matrix if you are going to be printing to a dot matrix printer.

From the list provided, highlight the specific Avery Label type and click OK.


Envelope Type

Use the item to select the type of envelope to be created.

From the list provided, highlight the specific envelope type and click OK.


Creating a Business Card

Beginning a Business Card:

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab as displayed on the Project Album.

To create a new Business Card:

Click the Make Your Own Business Card button. Select either Tall or Wide for the Business Card Size.

To open an existing Business Card:

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open. Click the Open button to open the current Business Card selection.

The Design Choices menu provides a list of the design elements and commands you can work with to create, print, and save your own customised Business Card projects. Choose a design element by clicking on the corresponding sidebar button. After confirming your selection, the sidebar will display all of the options for editing the background, text, or picture design element you selected.

Note: This feature is available in PrintMaster Suite only.


Creating a Certificate

Beginning a Certificate:

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab as displayed on the Project Album.

To create a new Certificate:

Click the Make Your Own Certificate button. Select either Tall or Wide for the Certificate Size.

To open an existing Certificate:

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open. Click the Open button to open the current Certificate selection.

The Design Choices menu provides a list of the design elements and commands you can work with to create, print, and save your own customised Certificate projects. Choose a design element by clicking on the corresponding sidebar button. After confirming your selection, the sidebar will display all of the options for editing the background, text, or picture design element you selected.


Creating an Envelope

Beginning an Envelope:

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab as displayed on the Project Album.

To create a new Envelope:

Click the Make Your Own Envelope button.

Next, select the Envelope Type from the list provided.

To open an existing Envelope:

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open. Click the Open button to open the current Envelope selection.

The Design Choices menu provides a list of the design elements and commands you can work with to create, print, and save your own customised Envelope projects. Choose a design element by clicking on the corresponding sidebar button. After confirming your selection, the sidebar will display all of the options for editing the background, text, or picture design element you selected.

Note: This feature is available in PrintMaster Suite only.


Creating a Fax Cover

Beginning a Fax Cover:

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab as displayed on the Project Album.

To create a new Fax Cover:

Click the Make Your Own Fax Cover button. Select either Tall or Wide for the Fax Cover Size.

To open an existing Fax Cover:

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open. Click the Open button to open the current Fax Cover selection.

The Design Choices menu provides a list of the design elements and commands you can work with to create, print, and save your own customised Fax Cover projects. Choose a design element by clicking on the corresponding sidebar button. After confirming your selection, the sidebar will display all of the options for editing the background, text, or picture design element you selected.

Note: This feature is available in PrintMaster Suite only.


Creating a Label

Beginning a Label:

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab as displayed on the Project Album.

To create a new Label:

Click the Make Your Own Label button.

Next, select the Label Type from the list provided.

To open an existing Label:

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open. Click the Open button to open the current Label selection.

The Design Choices menu provides a list of the design elements and commands you can work with to create, print, and save your own customised Label projects. Choose a design element by clicking on the corresponding sidebar button. After confirming your selection, the sidebar will display all of the options for editing the background, text, or picture design element you selected.

Note: This feature is available in PrintMaster Suite only.


Creating a Letterhead

Beginning a Letterhead:

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab as displayed on the Project Album.

To create a new Letterhead:

Click the Make Your Own Letterhead button. Select either Tall or Wide for the Letterhead Size.

To open an existing Letterhead:

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open. Click the Open button to open the current Letterhead selection.

The Design Choices menu provides a list of the design elements and commands you can work with to create, print, and save your own customised Letterhead projects. Choose a design element by clicking on the corresponding sidebar button. After confirming your selection, the sidebar will display all of the options for editing the background, text, or picture design element you selected.

Note: This feature is available in PrintMaster Suite only.


Creating a Note Card

Beginning a Note Card:

Select a project type (e.g., Poster, Card, Banner, etc.) by clicking on its tab as displayed on the Project Album.

To create a new Card:

Click the Make Your Own Note Card  button. Select either Tall or Wide for the Note Card Size. Next, choose the position of the Note Card fold, pick either Top or Side.

To open an existing Card:

You can also open an existing project by clicking on the project thumbnail or by choosing File, Open. Click the Open button to open the current Note Card selection.

The Design Choices menu provides a list of the design elements and commands you can work with to create, print, and save your own customised Note Card projects. Choose a design element by clicking on the corresponding sidebar button. After confirming your selection, the sidebar will display all of the options for editing the background, text, or picture design element you selected.

Note: This feature is available in PrintMaster Suite only.


Shape Attributes

This command is used to change the attributes of the currently selected shape.

Click the down arrow button on Fill Colour to choose a colour to apply from a predefined palette. Choose More... to pick a colour from the Windows colour dialog or define your own custom colours.

Click the down arrow button on Border (Line) Width to modify the outline thickness of the selected shape. Choose More... to create your own custom line width. Use up and down arrows on the Line Width dialog to set the width.

The Border (Line) Colour option enables you to change the outline colour of the current shape. Choose More... to pick a colour from the Windows colour dialog or define your own custom colours.

The Shadow Colour feature lets you apply a coloured shadow to your shape. Choose More... to pick a colour from the Windows colour dialog or define your own custom colours.

See also:

 Add a New Shape

 Colour


Inspect Project

This dialog lists file information about the current selected project.

Project Name shows the selected projects file name.

Project Type displays what type of project is selected (i.e., Poster, Banner, Note Card, etc.).

Full Path Name lists the drive and directory location of the selected project.

Byte Size displays the projects file size in bytes.

Last Modified displays the date and time the project was last changed.


Inspect Picture

This dialog lists file information about the current selected picture.

Picture Name shows the selected pictures file name.

Full Path Name lists the drive and directory location of the selected picture.

Byte Size displays the pictures file size in bytes.

Last Modified displays the date and time the picture was last changed.


Rotate

Use this pull down menu to select the degree of rotation for your Title Text, Shape, or Picture. Choose either a predefined percentage or type in your own rotation value.

See also:

Title Text Rotation

Picture Rotation

Shortcuts

Format Bar:


Starting Card

Use this item to specify the starting business card on any printout. This feature is usefulwhen printing to a page containing only a partial number of business cards. On printouts consisting of multiple pages, this feature will only apply to the first page. Any additional pages will start printing on the first business card.


Type in Size

Use this option to type in specific values for re-sizing your text or picture box.

1/10, 1/4, 1/3, etc. Page

Specify the size of your text box or picture in relation to the page.

Width

Specify the number of inches wide you would like your text or picture.

Height

Specify the number of inches tall you would like your text or picture.

Scale

Specify the size of your text box or picture by a percentage.


Technical Support

Should you experience any technical problems with this software, such as it failing to operate, please contact our Technical Services Department:

Address:	Technical Services, Mindscape International Ltd, Priority House, Charles Avenue, Maltings Park, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9TQ, England
Telephone:	From inside the UK: From outside the UK:	01444 239600 (international code) 44 1444 239600
Fax:	From inside the UK: From outside the UK:	01444 248996 (international code) 44 1444 248996

Hours of business: 09:30 to 13:00hrs and 14:00 to 16:30hrs Monday to Friday

We regret that we cannot offer game hints and tips,
as the service is provided for technical difficulties only.