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After first start, Configuration Wizard is opened. Just follow instructions to make initial setup.
Press F1 any time to display appropriate help page.
Design your default label and save it as template. If you save it as Default.clt it will be your default design upon application start.
Use New Label Wizard to quickly make labels.
You can visually design your printouts. Choose what and where should be printed and save layout for later use.
In Print Layout dialog unselect labels that you don't want to print this time.
Exchange layouts with others. Use import and export options. If you want, you can send them to us and we will place them on web, for public use.
You can add texts and pictures by choosing Object/Insert submenu or clicking document toolbar.
Drag pictures from Windows Explorer and drop them on label.
Edit text properties to adjust it according to your wish. Here you can add frame to texts.
Place circled text on disk labels. Option is not available on jewel-case view.
Right-click object for context sensitive pop-up menu.
Double-click any object to open object properties.
Double-click anywhere on working area (except objects) to open List Editor (Label Properties). You can read files or songs from your drive automatically or edit them manually.
In the List Editor you can choose where you want your list to appear. If there is no room on one side, list is continued on next selected side.
You can set file/songs list settings in List Editor dialog (number of columns, fonts, etc).
Select Label/Full Face Label option to change label's inner circle size (available only in disk label view.
To edit spine text and appearance double-click on spines.
You can insert text from file/songs list in any text object on your label (including circled text objects).
Multi-level Undo/Redo operations are supported. Just use Edit menu or Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y shortcuts. In Options dialog you can set maximum undo levels.
Read drive option for Audio CDs accesses CDDB database. You must be connected to internet if you wish to use this option.
If you don't like XP like menus, turn them off in Tools/Options dialog.
For best printing performance experiment with Tools/Options/Max. printing bitmap size, but first run Determine at least once. It depends on your system (NOT only on you RAM).
Export your work to bmp or jpeg file by File/Export options. Exported pictures have screen resolution so you cannot print them with best quality.
Text can be transparent, rotated, with or without frame, etc. Use toolbar in Text Properties dialog.
Any picture can have a transparent color.
Arrange objects by Object/Arrange options.
Large bitmaps are not losing their printing quality just because they're resolution is reduced on screen. While printing, their original resolution is used.