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Designing your CD label

You can specify the text, background color, and image that appear on your CD label. A label can contain some or all of the following tabbed elements, depending on the template you chose.

Element Description
CD Label The label that is applied directly onto the CD.
Spine, or Left Spine and Right Spine The narrow side that appears on the ends of the CD case. Templates can include a spine for each end (both left and right) or one spine only.
Label A rectangular or oval-shaped label that can be applied to the CD case.

To design your CD label

  1. Click each element tab, and specify the requested information.

    Each tab contains some or all of the following options.

    For this option Do this
    Title or Text Type the text you want to appear on the element. You might specify the title, artist, or both in this text box. Click Font button to specify the font, font style, and size you want.
    Footer Type the text you want to appear below the Title or Text. You might specify the title, artist, copyright information, or other information. Click Font button to specify the font, font style, and size you want.
    Background Click the box to select the background color you want.
    Image Settings Click to select a background image, if you want to include one.

  2. To preview the label, click Preview.

    CD Label Maker opens a separate Preview window that shows how your CD label will appear when printed.

  3. Click Next.

    If you want to go back to the previous page, click Back.

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