The Print Shop 2.0
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1. The Print Shop 2 0 5 The Print S Project Gallery Image Gallery Calendar Shapes Project The Project tab lets you change paper size work with layers set the background arrange objects and change styles The Text tab lets you create text boxes and headlines change the font adjust the alignment and spacing arrange objects and change styles The Shapes tab lets you select various shapes from the gallery change the fill of shapes format lines arrange objects and change styles The Calendar tab lets you customize the days and months of your calendar as well as arrange objects and change styles The Image Gallery tab lets you pick from images saved on your computer or from a selection of preloaded images The Project Gallery tab lets you choose from projects you ve created in The Print Shop 2 0 or from a selection of preloaded templates The tabs on the top of the screen are described below back to top Getting Started Preview a page To preview a page in a project click Page Preview and click the page you d like to see This toggles off and on with Image Tray back to top View the image tray To view the image tray click Image Tray at the bottom of the screen This toggles off and on with Page Preview ae orite eo o Tree Score a oy awe fo back to top Show hide page preview and image tray To show hide page preview and image tray click the2. back to top Align text 23 The Print Shop 2 0 Horizontal alignment determines the appearance and orientation of the edges of the paragraph it can be left aligned right aligned centered or justified aligned evenly along the left and right margins For example in a paragraph that is left aligned the most common alignment the left edge of the paragraph is flush with the left margin To align text 1 From the Text tab double click to select the text 2 Inthe Alignment and Spacing group click one of the following left right center justify back to top Add more space before a line of text To add more space before a line of text 1 Double click the text in a text box and select the Text tab 2 Select Padding from the Alignment and Spacing group and move the slider bar from Less to More stopping when you have the spacing you like a Padding E Less i More 7 i Move the slider towards More to add space before a line back to top Add more space between lines To add more space between lines of text in a text box 1 Double click the text in a text box and select the Text tab 2 Select Spacing from the Alignment and Spacing group and select from one of the following 24 Designing Your Project Spacing 1 0 15 20 single space space and a half double space back to to Resize a text box To resize a text box click to select the box and drag the
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4. To change the color of the grid lines 1 Select the Calendar tab 2 Under Customize All Months click to select the Color icon Calendar Pick a Color Eye Dropper 3 Choose one of the following To select a basic color select a color from the color palette To select a custom color select Pick a Color You can then enter color values or select a color from the grid 56 Designing Your Project e To select a pixel level color click Eye Dropper The tool selects the pixel level color of a specified point on the design desk The selected color will be loaded into the color picker Available in The Print Shop 2 0 Deluxe and Professional back to top Show hide previous next months The default on a new calendar is to not show the previous and next months at the bottom of the screen Scrapbook Calendar January 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 To show the previous and next month 1 Select the Calendar tab 2 Under Customize All Months click to select the Show previous next months checkbox To hide the previous next months click to deselect the checkbox 57 The Print Shop 2 0 Font Style 32 v Options V Show grid lines El Show previous next months F Add Holidays back to top Add holidays To add US or Canadian holidays to a calendar 1 Select the Calendar tab 2 Under Customiz
5. Show Hide icon in the bottom right of the screen back to top Move to the next or previous page To move to the next or previous page click the right or left arrow at the bottom of the screen back to top Show rulers guides margins or page folds To show rulers guides margins or page folds click the View Options icon at the bottom of the screen and click to select deselect the options you want The Print Shop 2 0 Show Rulers Show Guides Snap to Guides Show Printer Margins Show Fold Lines 16 MH back to top Change the zoom level To change the zoom level click the Zoom drop down box at the bottom of the screen and select a level back to top Fit project to window To fit the project to the main window click the Fit Project to Window icon at the bottom of the screen back to top Set preferences Within the Preferences dialog you can set your measurement units and duplex printing settings To set your measurement units to millimeters 1 Select Help gt Preferences 2 Select millimeters under the Measurement section 3 Click OK Click here for instructions on duplex printing Getting Started Help and Support If you have questions and need technical support visit The Print Shop 2 0 web site at www PrintShop cc Managing Your Projects and Images Creating a Project from Scratch To create a new project from scratch From The Print Shop 2 0 ho
6. else using The Print Shop 2 0 to search on any of them However if you have downloaded or imported an image or project into The Print Shop 2 0 it will be saved within the My Images Gallery or the My Projects Gallery You can add edit and delete tags from these local Images To do this click Add a Tag Remove controls within this dialog 15 The Print Shop 2 0 d Open Project Y Make Favorite X Delete Dotted Line Double Sided Business Card Business Card Avery 5871 Business Cards 2 x 3 1 2 User Projects General C Users Lisa Documents Dotted Line D Managing Your Projects and Images You can search on any of these tags Saving a Project To save the project with a new name 1 Click Save and select Save as 2 Pick a file type Besides saving your project as a Print Shop project you can save it as an XPS JPG or PDF To save the project with the existing name 1 Click Save 2 Select Save To manually copy The Print Shop 2 0 user database for saving backup or transfer to another machine follow the steps below depending on your operating system Windows Vista Open the Control Panel From the Classic view select Folder Options Select the View tab Click to select the Show hidden files and folders checkbox within the Hidden Files and Folders section Click Apply Click OK Open Windows Explorer Browse to C Users lt user name gt AppData Local The Print Shop The Print S
7. is see through or moderately transparent and layers behind it can show through On the other end of the scale if a layer s opacity is set to 0 then that layer is completely transparent that is invisible To change the opacity of the text in a text box 1 Click the text box to select it 2 Select Styles gt Opacity and move the slider bar to the left to reduce the opacity or to the right to increase it A Styles NN a Opacity Ed Frame I s f move the slider bar to increase and decrease opacity back to top Create a drop shadow A drop shadow is a visual effect that looks like the shadow of an object giving the impression that the object is raised above the objects behind it 30 Designing Your Project drop shadow shown in black To add a drop shadow to the text in a text box 1 Click to select the text box 2 Select Styles gt Drop Shadow and choose any of the following None Options Project Gallery Color Direction South East v Blur DropShadow Blur v e To change the color of the shadow select Color Enter your color values e g RGC or click to select a color from the palette and click OK e Tochange the direction of the shadow select Direction and select from the choices provided e Tochange the depth of the shadow move the slider bar left or right to decrease or increase the shadow e To blur the shadow select Blu
8. make your changes and then click outside the headline box to see your changes back to top Add a text box Create a text box to add text to your project When you determine the size of your text box remember that the text you add fills the entire box To add a text box 1 2 3 From the Text tab click Text Box and select Add Text Box from the drop down list Click on the page where you want to start a corner of the text box and then drag until the text box is the size that you want To add text to the text box double click inside the text box and then type or paste the text back to top Add a linked text box You can add multiple text boxes and link them so the text flows from one box to another This is especially helpful when you have multiple pages in your project To add a linked text box Bum If your project does not have a text box add one to your project Click to select the text box Select Text Box Add Linked Text Box Click on the page where you want to start a corner of the new text box and then drag until the text box is the size that you want The text from the first box will now flow into the new text box if the boundaries of the first box are too small to contain all the text If you have multiple pages in your project and want text to flow between the pages select Text Box Add Linked Text Box to Page Select the page you d like the new text box to display and draw the new text box
9. objects at the same time as though they were a single object For example the three objects below To a very special boy Can be grouped as one object 28 Designing Your Project To a very special boy To group text boxes and other objects Add all your text and graphic elements onto the page 2 Select the elements you d like to group to select more than one object press the Ctrl key while you click to select 3 From either the Text Shapes or Calendar tab select Arrange gt Group gt Group To separate the objects select Arrange gt Group gt Ungroup back to to Rotate text boxes You can change the position of text boxes and other objects by rotating them To rotate a text box 1 Click to select the text box 2 Drag the rotation handle in the direction you want to rotate the text _ rotation handle ongratulations on your new ob back to to 29 The Print Shop 2 0 Horizontally or vertically flip text boxes You can change the position of text boxes or other objects by reversing flipping them To flip a text box 1 Click to select the text box 2 Select Arrange gt Flip gt Flip Vertical or Flip Horizontal back to top Change the opacity Opacity refers to the amount of transparency a layer has For instance if a layer s opacity is set to 100 then that layer is completely opaque in other words you can t see through it If a layer s opacity is set to 50 then it
10. the color of a line To change the color of the line 1 Click Line Objects gt Color e To select a basic color click the right arrow and select a color palette e To select a custom color select Pick a Color You can then enter color values or select a color from the grid e To select a pixel level color click Eye Dropper The tool selects the pixel level color of a specified point on the design desk The selected color will be loaded into the color picker back to top Adjust line thickness To change the thickness of the line move the slider bar left to decrease the thickness and to the right to increase it back to top 36 Designing Your Project Change line arrowheads To adjust the arrowhead s of the line 1 Click to select the line 2 Choose any of the following e To have arrowheads at the beginning or end of the line or both select an option from the Show at drop down box You can also choose not to have an arrowhead e To adjust the angle and or length of the line use the slider bars e To have an open arrowhead not filled click to deselect the Closed checkbox back to top Delete a line To delete a line 1 Click to select the line 2 Press the Del key on your keyboard back to top Arrange shapes with text and graphics When you add more than one shape text box or image to a page in your project they automatically stack in individual layers as you add them You see the stacking order when objects
11. time it reaches the bottom of the page To configure print alignment settings Turn on your printer and load it with the correct paper With your project open in the main window select Print gt Print Alignment gt Define Values Click to select the printer you d like to use from the list and click Next From the Paper Size drop down box select Letter or A4 and click Next Click Print a Test Page if you d like to see the current settings If you need to adjust the alignment settings keep these guidelines in mind Nea Ov Ui 4 w e The test page has a single vertical line labeled A and a single horizontal line labeled B These lines are rendered at specific locations on the printed page and reflect the default measurements and locations if no alignment adjustments are made e After printing the test page measure each distance specified on the final screen of the wizard and enter these values in the appropriate text box Once you ve entered all the values click Finish and the alignment values for the selected printer are stored in the database e Now whenever you print a label project on the same printer The Print Shop 2 0 will automatically adjust the scale and offset to match the measurements you ve entered To view existing print values 1 With your project open in the main window select Print Print Alignment View Existing Values 2 Select the printer from the Available Printers box and view t
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13. D DVD Certificates Envelopes Greeting cards Invitations Label sheets Letterheads Newsletters Photo albums Postcards Signs 11 The Print Shop 2 0 e Stickers Importing a Project Projects created using The Print Shop 2 0 but not saved in The Print Shop 2 0 database can be imported and saved in The Print Shop 2 0 database Once you save them to your database they display in the Project Gallery Note that the imported project will include all the shapes images and text but will not import fonts you don t already have installed on your computer To import a project 1 From The Print Shop 2 0 home page click Open My Projects 2 Click Import Project Project Gallery My Projects Q Print Shop Projects E Import Projects Preview Size m E No Results 3 Browse to the Print Shop file you d like to import and click Open 4 Make changes to the project if desired 5 To save the project do one of the following e To save the project with a new name click Save and select Save as Type a new name for the project e To save the project with the existing name click Save and select Save Managing Your Projects and Images Tagging a Project or Image Available in The Print Shop 2 0 Deluxe and Professional In The Print Shop 2 0 there are two separate galleries for projects and two separate galleries for images Projects e Print Shop Project Gallery files are stored in the online serv
14. Make Favorite Delete 4 Project Info 3 Next you need to delete the project from your hard drive or wherever you saved it by browsing to the appropriate place finding the file and deleting it from there 19 Designing Your Project Customizing a Project Once you ve selected a project type and named your project using the Project Creation Wizard you can transform and personalize it any way you want From The Print Shop 2 0 main window you can e Change your layout to add a background arrange objects on the page or create different layers Add text to your project You can also add mail merge fields for printing Work with shapes to add lines arrows and predefined shapes to your project Customize the days and months in your calendar Add images either from your own files or choose from a variety graphics Launching Smilebox Smilebox is a free online service that lets you create and share multimedia designs such as digital scrapbooks slideshows greeting cards photo albums and postcards You can personalize them with photos video and music To open Smilebox click Launch Smilebox from The Print Shop 2 0 home page 21 The Print Shop 2 0 Working with Text You can add text to any project and format it by changing the font spacing and the way it s arranged on the page You can also add features like drop shadows and frames and other special effects If you d like to create
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16. ape 2 Select Styles gt Drop Shadow and choose any of the following None Options Color Direction Project Gallery Blur fal DropShadow v Blur 42 Designing Your Project e To change the color of the shadow select Color Enter your color values e g RGC or click to select a color from the palette and click OK e To change the direction of the shadow select Direction and select from the choices provided e To change the depth of the shadow move the slider bar left or right to decrease or increase the shadow e To blur the shadow select Blur and move the slider bar left or right to decrease or increase the shadow back to top Add a frame You can add a line around your shape to make it stand out To add a frame 1 Click to select the shape 2 Select Styles Frame and choose any of the following e To change the color of the frame select any of the following o To select a basic color select a color from the color palette o Toselect a custom color select Pick a Color You can then enter color values or select a color from the grid o To select a pixel level color click Eye Dropper The tool selects the pixel level color of a specified point on the design desk The selected color will be loaded into the color picker Available in The Print Shop 2 0 Deluxe and Professional o To add gradient color select Gradient You can then select a color and adjust the range of c
17. ave back to top Fill a shape or outline with color To fill a shape with color 1 Click to select the shape 2 Click Fill or Outline and select one of the following o To select a basic color select a color from the color palette o Toselect a custom color select Pick a Color You can then enter color values or select a color from the grid o Toselect a pixel level color click Eye Dropper The tool selects the pixel level color of a specified point on the design desk The selected color will be loaded into the color picker o To add gradient color select Gradient You can then select a color and adjust the range of colors and points o To fill a shape with a picture select Picture You can then select a picture from the gallery back to top Add a text box to a shape To add a text box to a shape 1 Select the Text tab 35 The Print Shop 2 0 2 Click Text Box and select Add Text Box from the drop down list 3 Click on the shape and then click the left mouse button as you drag it to draw the text box to the size that you want 4 To add text to the text box double click inside the text box and then type or paste text back to top Edit shape text To edit text within a shape select the shape and click Edit Text back to top Delete a shape To delete a shape 1 Click to select the shape 2 Press the Del key on your keyboard back to top Add a line To add a line click Insert Line back to top Change
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19. blue line to make the box larger or smaller back to top Rotate text You can rotate the text in a text box or headline to any angle even upside down To rotate text 1 Click to select the text box 2 Click to select the top handle of the text box and rotate the box back to top Delete a text box or headline To delete a text box or headline 1 Click to select the text box 2 Press the Del key on your keyboard back to top Arrange text boxes with other text and graphics When you add more than one text box image or shape to a page in your project they automatically stack in individual layers as you add them You see the stacking order when objects overlap the top object covers a portion of the objects beneath it In the example below a text box and two shapes a box and a heart have been added to a project 25 The Print Shop 2 0 You can move individual text boxes images and shapes in a stack For example you can move objects up or down within a stack one layer at a time or you can move them to the top or bottom of a stack in one move You can overlap objects to create different effects See how the example has been arranged by bringing the text box to the front we also made the font size smaller so it would fit inside the heart To arrange text boxes with other text and graphics 1 Add all your text and graphic elements onto the page 2 Select the text box or other element you d like to arrange 3 Fro
20. d it to the My Images tab to use in future projects Opening the Image Editor e To edit an image from within your project double click the image to open it in the Image Editor e To edit an image from the Image Gallery 1 Hover over the image you d like to edit and select Actions 2 Select Edit a Copy 48 Using the Image Editor Rotate the image 90 degrees left Rotate the image 90 degrees right Flip the image horizontally Flip the image vertically Crop the image Remove red eye from the image Apply a black and white filter to the image 1 Apply a negative filter to the image Impose a poster effect on the image Highlight the edges of the objects in the image Adjust the brightness of the image Adjust the contrast of the image Fit the image to the window Change the zoom level of the image Apply a color tint to the image Apply a sepia filter to the image Mimic the accidental exposure of film to light Give the image a 3 D effect Make the image look like it was drawn with colored pencils Save an image To save an image 1 Select the Image Gallery tab 2 Hover over the image you d like to save and select Actions Designing Your Project Cancel changes and close Image Editor Save your changes and close Image Editor Undo all changes Redo the most recent edit Undo the most recent edit 49 The Print Shop 2 0 ta Insert Image v Make Favorite ep Add to Tray Dui 4 Edit a C
21. d like to include in the mail merge 4 Add the mail merge fields to your project 5 Choose Print Print from the application toolbar to print the project How dol e Import vCards e Add mail merge fields to your project e Print using mail merge Import vCards Most mail applications such as Microsoft Outlook let you export your contact information to the vCard format Refer to the documentation that comes with your mail application for instructions on how to do this 68 Printing and Exporting Your Projects To import vCards into The Print Shop 2 0 1 From The Print Shop 2 0 main window select Print gt Configure Mail Merge 2 Click Import and browse to the directory that contains your vCard vcf files All the cards in the directory are loaded into Print Shop Note that The Print Shop 2 0 does not permanently store your vCard files It does however remember the last directory used to import your vCards 3 Either click to select the files you d like to use in your mail merge or click Check All to select al To see the vCard data fields right click on a listed card and select View vCard Fields Click Close when done viewing the information 3 Click to select the Use selected cards when printing exporting box 4 Click Done back to top Add mail merge fields to your project After you ve imported your vCards and selected those cards that you d like to use in your mail merge you need to tell The Prin
22. e All Months click the arrow next to Add Holidays Font Style ERE lal 32 Options Show grid lines El Show previous next months Shapes S Add Holidays Canadian Holidays US Holidays Image Gallery 3 Select either Canadian Holidays or US Holidays The standard holidays are added to the calendar 58 Designing Your Project nT ER TOR dL CO Oe Pr AAT A eer DN S AT PE A OP bs ART Ph DA February 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3 Valentine s Day 21 back to top Change day titles You can change the day titles to long names e g Monday Tuesday Wednesday short names e g Mon Tue Wed or shortest names e g Mo Tu We The default for a new calendar is long names To change the day titles 1 Select the Calendar tab 2 Under Customize All Days click the arrow next to Day Titles 59 The Print Shop 2 0 Image G E E a v H g 3 Select a title from the list back to top Change the number alignment You can change the way the day numbers are aligned in the cells for example they can either be aligned with the top left top center top right The default is to be aligned with the top left of the cell To change the number alignment 1 Select the Calendar tab 2 Under Customize All Days click a box in the alignment grid 60 Designing Your Project top left top right middl
23. e center back to top 61 Printing and Exporting Your Projects Previewing a Project To preview a project 1 From The Print Shop 2 0 main window click Print and select Print Preview 2 From the Print Preview window you can FINE EB Print ZoomIn Zoom Out Actual Size Paqe Width Whole Page Two Paqes NNNNNNN A print your zoomin zoomout view your view the view the if your return to project togeta tosee project at entire entire project main close up more of its actual page page of has more window view of the page size width of your than one your ata your project page project reduced project view two size pages at atime 3 f you have mail merge set up you will be presented with previews for each contact in the mail merge Click the Previous and Next buttons to view each contact in the mail merge 63 The Print Shop 2 0 Q x B a Print All Print Current Zoom In Zoom Out Actual Page Width Whole Page Two Paqes Previous Next Close Print Preview AM RE REM MM NEM NM ETE Print All Print Current Zoom In Zoom Out Actual Size Page Width Whole Page Two Pages Previous Next Close Print Preview 64 Printing and Exporting Your Projects Configuring Print Alignment Settings You can adjust the size and location of your printed labels and business cards to allow for slight variances in printer advancement when printing Sometimes the text or graphics on the label is misaligned by the
24. e to disk option isn t available for vector images Designing Your Project 53 The Print Shop 2 0 Insert Image Make Favorite Add to Tray Edit a Copy Save to Disk f Image Info Only for raster back to top Working with Calendar Information When creating a calendar you can customize the start date and day month formats in the Calendar tab How dol e Change the calendars start date e Customize months o Show hide grid lines o Change the grid line color o Show hide previous next months o Add holidays e Customize days o Change day titles o Change the number alignment 54 Designing Your Project e Arrange items e Work with styles Change the calendar s start date To change a calendar s start date 1 Select the Calendar tab 2 Click the Calendar icon under Change the Start Date BRO LiterarySemi hange the Start al 10 4 2009 Options Show grid lines E 3 Select a start date Use the right and left arrows to scroll through the months back to top Show hide grid lines The default on a new calendar is to show the grid lines To hide the grid lines 1 Select the Calendar tab 2 Under Customize All Months click to deselect the Show grid lines checkbox To show grid lines click the select the Show grid lines checkbox 55 The Print Shop 2 0 Beers OF Show previous next months F Add Holidays back to top Change the grid line color
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26. er Monster Cute Dino Looking tS Confused Minota Dragon Shooting f w Project Gallery Image Gallery 4 Click the image to add it to your project back to top Tag a favorite image To tag a favorite image so you can locate it more quickly 1 Select the Image Gallery tab 2 Hover over the image you d like to tag and select Actions Designing Your Project 45 The Print Shop 2 0 ta Insert Image r Make Favorite ep Add to Tray Du 44 Edit a Copy ey Save to Disk Image Info 3 Select Make Favorite The image is now tagged with a star 46 Designing Your Project 1 of ld Water Monster Cute Dino Looking Confused Minota Dragon Shooti mM ey 3 3 E back to top Add an image to the tray To add an image to the image tray 1 Select the Image Gallery tab 2 Hover over the image you d like to add to the tray and select Actions 47 The Print Shop 2 0 hz Insert Image wy Make Favorite D Add to Tray UR Edita Copy PAJ Save to Disk 4 Image Info 3 Select Add to Tray The image is now added to the image tray back to top Edit an image Available in The Print Shop 2 0 Deluxe and Professional Once you ve added an image to your project you can use the Image Editor to crop rotate apply special effects and correct colors You can also edit images from the Print Shop Images tab save the changes with a new name and ad
27. er on the internet e My Projects Gallery files are stored locally on your PC Images e Print Shop Images Gallery files are stored in the online server on the internet e My Images Gallery files are stored locally on your PC The Print Shop 2 0 handles tags differently depending upon whether the file is stored locally or on the internet Projects found in the Print Shop Galleries already posses a collection of tags These tags are used when you perform a search So for example if there is a picture of Benjamin Franklin in the gallery some of the tags might be for Benjamin Franklin Independence Philadelphia etc You can see these tags by selecting Image Info 13 The Print Shop 2 0 Expand View gt i I Insert Image Make Favorite E Add to Tray Wi Edit a Copy Es Save to Disk 4 Image Info Wreath Hanninna Pumpkins at Fron a Name Favorite Collection Category Subcategory Width Height Format Type Location Woman Wearing Eyeshadow E Beautiful Beauty Eye Eyes Eyeshadow Glamour Glamourous Make Up Wearing Getty DVO1 People Hands Feet amp Faces 1200 pixels 1200 pixels Jpeg Photo Online Database ok J Cmer v Managing Your Projects and Images With images or projects from the Print Shop gallery you do not have the ability to add remove or change any of these tags they remain unchanged allowing you or anyone
28. es one of the objects remains stationary For example selecting Horizontal Align Left aligns the left edges of all selected objects with the left edge of the left most object To align shapes to other text and graphics 1 Add all your text and graphic elements onto the page 2 Select the elements you d like to align 3 From either the Text Images Shapes or Calendar tab select Arrange Align 4 Select one of the following Align B Fip Horizontal Align Left Horizontal Align Center Horizontal Align Right Vertical Align Top Vertical Align Center Vertical Align Bottom back to top Group shapes To work faster you can group text boxes and other objects Grouping lets you flip rotate move or resize all objects at the same time as though they were a single object For example the three objects below 39 The Print Shop 2 0 To a very special boy Can be grouped as one object To a very special boy To group shapes and other objects Add all your text and graphic elements onto the page 2 Select the elements you d like to group to select more than one element press the Ctrl key while you click to select the object 3 From either the Text Shapes or Calendar tab select Arrange gt Group gt Group To separate the objects select Group gt Ungroup back to top Rotate shapes You can change the position of shapes and other objects by rotating them 40 Des
29. hange the calendar s start date rer er eye ehh a e Re E ERR EE OSEE dena Va ao 55 Show Hide Grid lines orsi ceret orn Seine NE NES RN ES aN RE valet dew haus ER RS ETUR ESAE 55 Change th ssrid line color eS tr e RIS Ree NR e cade exte ae e E Eee nee ere en 56 Show hide previous next months ccecceeee eee ce eee eect ee ence nese eens eee sense he ee hene eher 57 Ad holidays oe eR eee ER e e RENNES cab e E Eu Dee eaa ees reor rx Ere OEE 58 Chanee day titles 5 o Le eere eret eee e xe aee nee opere vexare a valve seus sews 59 Change the number alignment eeeeeeeieeeeeee eene nennen hehehe rore ETENE e 60 Printing and Exporting Your Projects cceece ees e eee ee ence eee ee A nee nennen senem ehe he he se nennen 63 TO preview a pro Ject csse uet eue tua e xr clin ente Ch ein een nne Ce Te NE eles eta eu vibe ENT inte CRY vie NE NT vinis 63 To configure print alignment settings cee cece cece e eee eee eee eee eee ee he he nennen enne 65 To View existing Print values ies vad ics Ee x Re ERN ENS ENS Wales ERR CH UE RR E ERE RS ERNNO ER ERRANS 65 To print proJect iussisse nee Renee ERERSRER ce tes sec piesa deca cece RSRRRN SERRE NIEERRERN SEES E NE ERE EK eS 66 How do l5 ees eese ranae cle va xr RES ch ale REND ES ER Cas aR a ate Gis REQUE EN e ERER RE ERR E VERE RAS Fate dae 68 Import VECards idees tree E er A bes cena eee M Prae ute prUpe Fepedu a beer e Pepe Ep toe 68 Add mail merge fields to yo
30. hange the format the mail merge function won t work back to top 70 Index A ACCIONS m 18 44 Add Holidays eese 54 Add Linked Text Box eeeeeeeeeeeees 22 Add Text BOX 2c ccccccceeensceeeeeeeeees 22 33 PAPE S 22 33 AligniTient z 1 Sen tase eo LR ex e Ey ee ene en 21 Dinar mE 22 33 B BLU I RN E t e 22 33 BOWSE aati ssepe exque e eee Vea na Ce a Re te 12 C Calendar eese 21 33 54 Select coi scere rete Ere ee rte Pe ea EORR 54 Calendar icon ccccceecceeccencceeeeeneees 54 Calendar Information uss 54 Canadian Holidays eeeuues 54 CHANGES PER 54 Start Date dr ecer esee rete rex Eee sees 54 gelten 21 33 54 Configure Mail Merge c eese 68 Configuring seo or en er rn Y deen 65 Print Alignment Settings 65 Creating esee RR eS 9 10 New Project ccccccccssscccscncceseeeeeeeeens 10 Project ESSE ne E oes 9 CUSTOMIZE eee eene etae nete 21 Project over rere eye eR re ar eYt 21 D Day Titles vex eee Gee ea aa cede ean seve UA 54 Define Values eere 65 Deletitig i 2 sos se e rox O AASIAA 18 dig 18 Dope 33 Drop shadow eese 22 33 E Edit Shape Outline eesess 33 Eye Dropper eee nenne 21 33 54 F ac P 33 FICPrOJeCt ie dE RN EE deste 3 Flip Horizontal
31. hange the outline of a shape lessen eene eene hehehe thee setis TONERE IR setas t anta 34 Fill a shape or outline with color cecce cece eee e ana AEAII AIIIN NAIAN ehe te ehe tenerse 35 Add a text Dox to a Shapers xx ch ce nne py e aa ete dice su x NE Sa tad aloe ERN NERA SER RENTA EAE 35 Edit Shape text eie erede rt Seow bate FREE REIS SPAIN UM ER ROVEEE DRE VI FRRMUME E TEUER Pe ET OE 36 Delete ar Shape eese eret pev teroRH Re FRE EIN O EVEN FRRe Aree Oe Ve POpe o Pe oteu UR PRA MIe FER E e PAP e UH FOE 36 panpMncm T naker aS EENE EEEE ESETERE EENE EEEE E E a 36 iii The Print Shop 2 0 Change the color fa line PIER 36 Adjust line thickness 1 5 etat ce derer dee ra deret rd p eves pad Magn XR PAD DV RD MEE TR MR EN TNR DER Ira YR da 36 Change line arrowheads 4 edes re tenter heran eee rene see insu erbe a a des err T EK ea verres 37 p IC 37 Arrange shapes with text and graphics cssssessseesseeeeeeeeee eene enne he ehe ehe ere etse 37 Horizontally or vertically align shapes orriari isens irs anra ISANE EANA ne ene ehe he tenete ete nnne 38 Group Shapes a cse ss INSTR NU eee IMs epe exe eNN ee vs bens Ceu E RM Le uie diners eut tes oa cue Td 39 Rotate shapes erneer een eet et LOS x ER eR e OS en E e Sat EE eV er ban Fee we Aad Om cave age es 40 Horizontally or vertically flip SHAPES cece cece ence cece ence eee ene ene ee hh heme teste rene 41 Change the Opacity E 41 Create a drop shad
32. he values on the right side of the screen 3 To delete the values you ve configured for a printer click Delete The custom configuration returns to the printer s default settings Note that if you choose to delete custom print alignment settings you cannot undo it and must re enter the values 4 Click Close 65 The Print Shop 2 0 Printing a Project To print a project 1 Click the Print icon from the toolbar and select Print 2 Select the printer and preferences and click Print 3 If the paper size you ve selected is larger than letter the following screen displays 66 Printing and Exporting Your Projects B Paper Size Mismatch The project My Sign uses Tabloid 11 x 17 11 x 17 inches which does not match the paper size NorthAmericaLetter 8 5 x 11 inches in Canon MX300 series Printer Copy 1 How would you like to proceed Q9 Print using as many sheets of paper as necessary Let the printer handle it 4 Select the option you d like and click OK There are many projects within The Print Shop 2 0 that benefit or even require duplex printing Click here for the most common scenarios and instructions for setting up your printer for duplex printing In addition to sending your project to the printer you can preview your print project adjust the size and location of print output for printing labels and business cards and configure mail merge e Preview my print project e Se
33. hop 2 0 Professional Copy the userData psDB file This is the file that contains all your images from My Images Gallery and projects from My Projects Gallery AWN ONAN 30 17 The Print Shop 2 0 10 If you are transferring to a new PC copy this file over into the same directory on your new PC Your projects and images will appear in The Print Shop 2 0 on your new PC Windows XP Open the Control Panel From the Classic view select Folder Options Select the View tab Click to select the Show hidden files and folders checkbox within the Hidden Files and Folders section Click Apply Click OK Open Windows Explorer Browse to C Documents and Settings lt user name gt Local Settings Application Data The Print Shop The Print Shop 2 0 Professional Copy the userData psDB file This is the file that contains all your images from My Images Gallery and projects from My Projects Gallery 10 If you are transferring to a new PC copy this file over into the same directory on your new PC Your projects and images will appear in The Print Shop 2 0 on your new PC AWN COON OO UI 9 Deleting a Project To delete a project 1 Click My Projects 2 Mouse over the project you d like to delete and click Actions gt Delete This deletes the project from The Print Shop 2 0 application Note that The Print Shop 2 0 pre loaded projects cannot be deleted Managing Your Projects and Images Ln Open Project v
34. igning Your Project To rotate a shape 1 Click to select the shape 2 Drag the rotation handle in the direction you want to rotate the shape rotation handle back to top Horizontally or vertically flip shapes You can change the position of shapes or other objects by reversing flipping them To flip a shape 1 Click to select the shape 2 Select Arrange Flip Flip Vertical or Flip Horizontal back to top Change the opacity Opacity refers to the amount of transparency a layer has For instance if a layer s opacity is set to 100 then that layer is completely opaque in other words you can t see through it If a layer s opacity is set to 50 then it is see through or moderately transparent and layers behind it can show through On the other end of the scale if a layer s opacity is set to 0 then that layer is completely transparent that is invisible To change the opacity of a shape 1 Click the shape to select it 2 Select Styles Opacity and move the slider bar to the left to reduce the opacity or to the right to increase it 41 The Print Shop 2 0 move the slider bar to increase and decrease opacity back to top Create a drop shadow A drop shadow is a visual effect that looks like the shadow of an object giving the impression that the object is raised above the objects behind it drop shadow shown in black To add a drop shadow to a shape 1 Click to select the sh
35. m either the Text Images Shapes or Calendar tab select Arrange 4 Select one of the following amp Arrange B Rotate Move to Front Moccia Rack Moves layer to the top Moves layer to the bottom Move Forward Move Backward Moves layer up one level Moves layer down one level 26 Designing Your Project back to top Horizontally or vertically align text boxes Another way to arrange text boxes with other objects is to align the sides middles or top or bottom edges For example take these three objects You can align them horizontally to the left Or vertically to the center When you align objects relative to each other by their edges one of the objects remains stationary For example selecting Horizontal Align Left aligns the left edges of all selected objects with the left edge of the left most object To align text boxes to other text and graphics Add all your text and graphic elements onto the page Select the elements you d like to align From either the Text Images Shapes or Calendar tab select Align Select one of the following AWN 27 The Print Shop 2 0 ll Align B flip Horizontal Align Left Horizontal Align Center Horizontal Align Right Vertical Align Top Vertical Align Center Vertical Align Bottom back to top Group text boxes To work faster you can group text boxes and other objects Grouping lets you flip rotate move or resize all
36. me page click Create from Scratch or Project Wizard Click a project type for example Invitations from the navigation bar on the left Select the blank icon from the main window and click Next Choose your Paper Size from the drop down list on the top left of the Design Desk AWN Note that the list of available paper sizes and layout styles changes depending upon the project type you select Choose either Portrait or Landscape as your Layout Style Note that some project types don t Type a Project Name and click Next Now you can customize your project and add text shapes and images just to name a few DUO Creating a Project from a Template To create a project from a template 1 From The Print Shop 2 0 home page click Create from Ready made Template 2 Select one of the following e Click the project you d like to open from the Project Gallery e Search for a project by selecting one of the following search criteria and click Go The Print Shop 2 0 Oe M T ha New Ready Made My Projects Text Box Headline Image Project Type All x Search Fie Baers 3 You can mouse over the project icon and do one of the following e From the Project Gallery you can hover over the project icon and select one of the following actions open and customize the project Wy Make Favorite mark the project with a star in the Project Gallery as a favorite this Project Info helps you sea
37. neeees 13 Projects coeno exire cei rie ook vieinandg ands EEEE desoupeviv eve rev E Seated EE arcs S N 13 images nore n seneee snd abana dethetia tia seruule vs Sula vate doacale sie see sie eee agule ste one Valse touedia ts E E 13 To save the project with a new name cc ecce cece nce e nee e nee eee ences ee eeee eens ehh th ete eene nas 17 To save the project with the existing name cece cece eee e eee e eee eeeeee eene hene hene 17 To manually copy The Print Shop 2 0 user database for saving backup or transfer to another machine follow the steps below depending on your operating system eceeeceeeceeeeeeees 17 Windows Vista asserere bo eee rece ee sen esee see ese Teen ese uae sui eye anre reir re ANET Eae ae a Ee dees 17 Windows dcm 18 To delete a Projeti sarri rir r ee eer ee Ye ek ee eo een uUo eer ue Eo eer dee leer eek He een Ue ER dene Us 18 Designing Your Project ic c lH PEE 21 HOW dO EEUU 22 Add a headline xe E E RS vote E AREE E REIR HR ER REA ERER ON ERROR ESSERE Celde gaa S RS teases 22 AAA text bOX Jer EE alee ERERRNSERER RES cuban EERERSR ER ERTR UAE EREXCHEEEER SESS RES KETERSA IESENE Gaii 23 Add a linked text bOoX ee too Ex RRe Re Ree RS E NR RNRCRA S teas RA ERERC EE ERER RES AS NEN NISN ARESTAR AES 23 PAPIRCIIQAMRE ML mw 23 Add more space before a line of text cssessessseesseesseeeseeeeeee ehe ehe ehe hene etes ene 24 Add more space
38. oW oves eee sive vwd eee rere ee o e ee epe vue way xve serve es ve xe eausa s 42 Adda frame vanes beicviv dled wade ete rone see ee rae aen etre ruere a crx d serae neat V aie voles 43 Blur a shape o eee er E eU ee Ue ER e Eo RE EUR eee cee Cee VENE Ue eR wees EU UR Ue EU ee Ee Qe ETE Ee Ue EU ERR de 43 How COs fee oerein eee ee eo sca siete vegies eine TEES EORR XR KORR Ce a eo HE e he CUR RE FE NUNG NN UE RR TEES AREE eh 44 Irport an Image rase RE REEF RRR ER ERSA EE SER E SE RERC ERE KREEESK CU AAEE RR E E EPXCNFRTACHRE 44 Search for an image ve 5e sea RR ERE nea Colds ERERRASERNR NES RER HE ERERCHASERER E EREREE RA ERER ARS S ves aes 44 Tag a favorite iimage icone eni IRI RR ERR ASIANA REOR ERR RPRUR C ERERURS SENE Res 45 Add animace to the tray 5 esset rrt rea ea N eE EERE AA EE PRU re PUR UU IRERE bU ETE ere 47 Edit an image EIL m 48 Opening the Image Editor sci onere no E E NE N E OE AA ERR SENE E SEE a 48 USing the lmage rgo TT 49 SAVE ANIM AGE eee ese nt needs OC RU ER UE RU ERE sce ERU ERU ERU RES ERU ERU ERU RUN ERU RUE PES TUS EA UC RUN S 49 View information about an image cssessseseseeeeeeeeeee ee ee eh ehe ehh eh ehe hehehe 50 Work with XAML vector images cecce cece eee e nee e neces eens ehe hh ehe ehe ehe hern hern 52 How dol eae cities rr entornos dee do gen eiue xs sper vinee nte seal opor direc ng Mee yore be vine ers ooa 54 C
39. of the following 32 Designing Your Project Select a different font Enter a different font size or use the arrows to make the size bigger or smaller Subscript text Superscript text Strikethrough text Underline text Italicize text Change from lower to Bold text upper case or vice versa Working with Shapes and Lines Work with shapes and lines to add colors text and arrows How dol e Work with shapes o Adda shape Change the outline of a shape Fill a shape with color Add a text box to a shape Edit shape text Delete a shape Ooooo 0 33 The Print Shop 2 0 e Work with lines o Adda line o Change the color of a line o Adjust line thickness o Change line arrows o Delete a line e Arrange shapes o Arrange shapes with text and graphics o Horizontally or vertically align shapes o Group shapes o Rotate shapes o Horizontally or vertically flip shapes e Work with styles o Change the opacity o Create a drop shadow o Adda frame O Blur a shape Add a shape To add a shape to your project 1 Select the Shapes tab 2 Click to select the shape you want from the Shape Gallery The shape is placed on your page back to top Change the outline of a shape To change the outline of a shape 1 Click to select the shape 2 Click Edit Shape Outline to open the Shape Editor 34 Designing Your Project gt r xy 275 62 1 Edit the shape Click S
40. olors and points o To fill a shape with a picture select Image You can then select a picture from the gallery e Tochange the thickness of the frame move the slider bar left to decrease the thickness and right to increase it e To delete the frame click Remove back to top Blur a shape Available in The Print Shop 2 0 Deluxe and Professional To blur a shape 1 Click to select the shape 2 Select Styles Blur and move the slider bar to the right to increase the blurriness and to the left to decrease it 43 The Print Shop 2 0 Working with Images You can add images to your project by importing your own or choosing from a variety of available images in the Image Gallery How dol Import an image Search for an image Tag favorite images Add an image to the tray Edit an image Work with XAML vector images Save an image View information about an image Import an image To import an image Select the Image Gallery tab Select the My Images tab Click Import and browse to the folder containing the image Select the image you want and click Open The image is imported into your My Images tab back to top Search for an image To search for an image 1 Select the Image Gallery tab 2 Select either the My Images or Print Shop Images tab 3 You can search by one of the following Image Gallery Expand View gt gt Categoyfal 0 0 7 Subcategory Al q Wat
41. one project such as a holiday card and send it out to different people you can add mail merge fields to your text so each card is personalized with a name from your electronic address book Click a task below for detailed instructions How dol e Work with text objects o Adda headline Add a text box Add a linked text box Resize a text box Rotate text o Delete a text box or headline e Work with fonts e Work with alignment and spacing o Align text o Add more space before a line of text o Add more space between lines e Arrange text boxes o Arrange text boxes with other text and graphics o Horizontally or vertically align text boxes o Group text boxes o Rotate text boxes o Horizontally or vertically flip text boxes e Work with styles o Change the opacity o Create a drop shadow o Adda frame o Blur text e Add mail merge fields ooo 0 Add a headline You can add a pre formatted headline and then change the text to whatever you want 22 Designing Your Project Note that the text in a headline must be uniform In other words you can t change the font in the middle of the text To add a headline From the Text tab click Headlines and select the style you d like The sample headline displays in a box on the page To resize the headline click to select an edge of the headline box Drag it to draw the headline to the size that you want To change the text in the headline double click the text
42. opy P Save to Disk Image Info 3 Select Save to Disk 4 Browse to select a location to save the file and click Save back to top View information about an image To view information about an image 1 Select the Image Gallery tab 2 Hover over the image and select Actions 50 Designing Your Project ta Insert Image r Make Favorite ep Add to Tray Du 44 Edit a Copy P J Save to Disk Image Info 3 Select Image Info Information about the image is displayed 51 The Print Shop 2 0 Collection TPS23_Jupiterl_Clipart Category Animals Subcategory Fantasy Width 539 pixels Height 539 pixels Format Png Type Clipped Photo Location Local Database 4 Click OK to close the box back to top Work with XAML vector images Available in The Print Shop 2 0 Deluxe and Professional Below are some guidelines limitations for working with XAML vector images in The Print Shop 2 0 e When you edit a vector image The Print Shop 2 0 will launch the XAML Image Editor Within this editor you can change the colors of vector 52 images however you won t be able to change the background Colors i tht image kick to highlight selected color When accessing XAML vector images in the gallery the Save to Disk option is not available This option is only available when saving raster images ku Insert Image Y Make Favorite E Add to Tray ig Edita Copy 4 Image Info Sav
43. overlap the top object covers a portion of the objects beneath it In the example below a text box and two shapes a box and a heart have been added to a project You can move individual text boxes images and shapes in a stack For example you can move objects up or down within a stack one layer at a time or you can move them to the top or bottom of a stack in one move You can overlap objects to create different effects See how the example has been arranged by bringing the text box to the front we also made the font size smaller so it would fit inside the heart 37 The Print Shop 2 0 To arrange shapes with text and graphics Add all your text and graphic elements onto the page Select the shape or other element you d like to arrange From either the Text Images Shapes or Calendar tab select Arrange Select one of the following RWN gt B Arrange Bm Rotate Move to Front Moe ia Back Moves layer to the top Moves layer to the bottom Move Forward y bo Move Badsvard Moves layer up one level Moves layer down one level back to top Horizontally or vertically align shapes Another way to arrange shapes with other objects is to align the sides middles or top or bottom edges For example take these three objects You can align them horizontally to the left 38 Designing Your Project Or vertically to the center When you align objects relative to each other by their edg
44. r and move the slider bar left or right to decrease or increase the shadow back to top Add a frame You can add a line around your text box to make it stand out To add a frame 31 The Print Shop 2 0 1 Click to select the text box 2 Select Styles Frame and choose any of the following e To change the color of the frame select any of the following o Toselect a basic color select a color from the color palette o To select a custom color select Pick a Color You can then enter color values or select a color from the grid o Toselect a pixel level color click Eye Dropper The tool selects the pixel level color of a specified point on the design desk The selected color will be loaded into the color picker o To add gradient color select Gradient You can then select a color and adjust the range of colors and points o To fill a shape with a picture select Image You can then select a picture from the gallery e Tochange the thickness of the frame move the slider bar left to decrease the thickness and right to increase it e To delete the frame click Remove back to top Blur text Available in The Print Shop 2 0 Deluxe and Professional To blur the text within a text box 1 Click to select the text box 2 Select Styles Blur and move the slider bar to the right to increase the blurriness and to the left to decrease it back to top Work with fonts Select the text in your project and choose one or more
45. rch for a project look at project information such as collection category and location e You can change the preview size by clicking the following icons Preview Size amp smaller larger 4 Customize the project 5 Click Save and select Save as 6 Type anew name for the project and click Save Creating a New Project from an Existing Project Managing Your Projects and Images To create a project from an existing project or to update an existing project 1 From The Print Shop 2 0 home page do one of the following e Click Open My Projects and select a project from the Project Gallery e Choose one of the following o In Open a Recent Project select a project from the list Select a project that s close to the new project you want to create For example if you d like to create a personalized birthday card you may want to open another birthday card you ve already made O Import a project 3 Customize the project 4 To save the project do one of the following e To save the project with a new name and keep the existing project as it was click Save and select Save as Browse to select a new location for the file if desired and type a new File name e To save the changes you made to the existing project click Save and select Save Project Types You can choose from an assortment of different types of projects including Banners Business cards Calendars C
46. t Shop 2 0 where to place the data within your project To add mail merge fields to your project 1 From within a text box or text box within a shape click where you want to insert the mail merge field 2 Scroll down to the Mail Merge area on the left side of the screen select the appropriate mail merge field and click Insert The field will display surrounded by double braces as shown in the example below mail merge fields are surrounded by double brackets Dear FirstName We wish you all the best for a happy new year 69 The Print Shop 2 0 3 Complete your message and save your project back to top Print using mail merge Once you have all your mail merge fields included in your project do the following 1 Select Print gt Print you can also perform the mail merge from within Print Preview Select the appropriate printer and your preferences and click Print 3 The Print Shop 2 0 creates versions of your project for each mail merge contact you have selected The text substitution is performed during the printing process replacing the field names with vCard data values Notes e Mail merge doesnt filter vCard data so if you have more than one vCard for the same person it will print both of them e Any editing organizing or filtering of vCards must be done in your electronic mail application e The format of the mail merge fields will be the same as the rest of your text if you try to c
47. t print alignment e Use mail merge Using Mail Merge 67 The Print Shop 2 0 Available in The Print Shop 2 0 Deluxe and Professional Use mail merge when you want to create a set of projects that are essentially the same but where each project contains unique elements For example you can create one holiday card and the address and greeting line will be different in each card Using mail merge you can create e A set of labels or envelopes where the return address is the same on all the labels or envelopes but the destination address is unique on each one e A set of invitations where the basic content is the same but each one contains information that is specific to the individual recipient such as name address or some other piece of personal data Creating each envelope or invitation individually would take hours That s where mail merge comes in Using mail merge all you have to do is create one project that contains the information that is the same in each version Then you just add some placeholders for the information that is unique to each version The mail merge feature within The Print Shop 2 0 lets you import electronic business card vCard files into your project and supports many fields Note that the Headlines feature in The Print Shop 2 0 does not support mail merge There are five steps to using mail merge 1 Create your project 2 Import one or more vCards 3 Select the contacts people you
48. ur project sssssssssssoosssessessosssssssooessesoossssssesoosssssssesossses 69 Print using mail merge occ per eth p Rr Rr ER I pr VR I E EUR I RE Rr E RE Rr LEE I 70 ale lS E EAE E EAE A A A E EEEE 71 Welcome to The Print Shop 2 0 Welcome to The Print Shop 2 0 a fun and easy way to create impressive print projects With over 18 project types to choose from the handy wizard walks you through the first steps of creating your project Then use the integrated photo and clip art editing tools and animated greetings featuring your personal photos and videos to exercise your creativity and customize your project any way you want to To learn how to start creating your own personalized projects click a link below How dol Create a project from scratch Create a project from a template Create a project from an existing one Import a project Launch Smilebox Getting Started Navigating The Print Shop 2 0 Moving around The Print Shop 2 0 is simple Click a link below for details How dol e Understand The Print Shop 2 0 tabs e Work within The Print Shop 2 0 main window o Preview a page View the image tray Show hide page preview and image tray Move to the next or previous page Show rulers guides margins or page folds Change the zoom level Fit project to window e Set preferences ooo ooo Understand Print Shop tabs The tabs on the left side of the screen are described below
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