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- POWERALBUM README JUNE 7, 1994
-
- This file contains late-breaking information about PowerAlbum (TM)
- that our Technical Support staff thinks you might find useful.
- You can read this file onscreen or print it by choosing Print from
- the File menu.
-
-
- CONTENTS
- ========
- Using Clipart and PowerAlbum 1.05 with KEY Photo Clips and other
- SoftKey Clipart for Windows titles
- Using Clipart and PowerAlbum 1.05 albums with earlier versions
- of Calendar Creator Plus
- Insufficient TEMP space message
- Saving albums
- Printing
-
-
-
- Using Clipart and PowerAlbum 1.05 with KEY Photo Clips
- and other SoftKey Clipart for Windows titles
- ==================================================
-
-
- If you have installed the Masterpiece or Ultimate Clipart from
- floppy disk and only installed PowerAlbum, you may have a problem
- displaying or printing all of the images from any of the
- SoftKey Clipart for Windows titles on CD.
-
- To correct this problem run the setup on the CD.
-
-
-
-
-
- Using Clipart and PowerAlbum 1.05 albums with earlier versions
- of Calendar Creator Plus
- ==================================================
-
-
- Installation problems
- ---------------------
-
- If you install a version of Calendar Creator Plus earlier than
- 2.0 after installing Clipart, you may encounter a problem with
- the Clipart Album.
-
- To correct the problem, reinstall Clipart and PowerAlbum 1.05 after
- installing Calendar Creator Plus. In the Setup dialog box, check
- the PowerAlbum field to make sure the PowerAlbum program files are
- going in the same directory as Calendar Creator Plus. If
- necessary, type the name of the Calendar Creator Plus directory in
- the field.
-
-
- PowerAlbum 1.05 and Calendar Creator Plus for Windows 1.0 and 1.01
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- PowerAlbum version 1.05 album files are not fully compatible
- with earlier versions of PowerAlbum. If you are using Calendar
- Creator Plus 1.0 or 1.01, or PowerAlbum 1.0, and you receive an
- error message such as "#540 POWERALB.ALB is not a valid album
- file," then the version of Calendar Creator Plus probably needs
- to be updated to version 2.0.
-
- If you are in an environment (such as a network) where you
- might be sharing album files with Calendar Creator Plus for
- Windows users, it is important that they update to version 2.0
- of Calendar Creator Plus.
-
- Please call 800 227-5609, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to
- 6:00 p.m. EST, to order an updated version of Calendar Creator
- Plus for Windows.
-
- An interim solution is to reinstall PowerAlbum 1.05 after
- installing Calendar Creator Plus 1.0 or 1.01. Place the
- PowerAlbum program files in the same directory as Calendar
- Creator Plus.
-
-
-
- Insufficient TEMP space message
- ===============================
-
- During installation or a Merge operation, you may receive the
- message "Insufficient TEMP space." If you get this error message,
- it means PowerAlbum ran out of space for its temporary work files.
- We recommend a minimum of 4 Mb available TEMP space for
- PowerAlbum.
-
- Power Album uses the DOS environment variable named TEMP to
- determine where to put its temporary work files. To find out what
- drive and directory the TEMP variable specifies, type SET at the
- DOS prompt and look for a statement such as: TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP.
- Make sure that the TEMP variable points to a valid drive and
- directory and that there is at least 4mb of free disk space on the
- drive.
-
- The TEMP variable is specified by the DOS SET command, for
- example, SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP. Typically you will find this
- statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Refer to your DOS or WINDOWS
- manual for more details on setting the TEMP variable.
-
-
-
- Saving albums
- =============
-
- The directory displayed in PowerAlbum's Open Album File, Merge
- Album File, and Save Album File dialog boxes is the "current"
- directory. The current directory is the one from which you last
- opened or saved a file in any application.
-
- If you start another application while running PowerAlbum and
- change to a directory on another drive, the PowerAlbum File menu
- dialog boxes will show that directory as the default. If you do
- not notice this when saving an album file, you may save the file
- in the wrong directory.
-
- If the dialog boxes show the wrong directory, change the current
- directory again by choosing the correct drive and directory from
- the lists in the dialog box.
-
-
-
- Printing
- ========
-
-
- HP LaserJet series III printers
- -------------------------------
- If you are using an HP LaserJet series III printer (all models:
- IIIP, IIID, IIISI, and so on) and the HP printer driver that came
- with Windows 3.1, you may experience difficulties printing image
- catalogs with several hundred images. Version 2.1 (or higher) of
- the HP printer driver will correct the problem.
-
- To obtain an updated HP printer driver, contact Microsoft Customer
- Service at 800-426-9400. If you have a modem, you can download
- this driver free of charge from the Microsoft download service at
- 206-936-6735. The printer driver is also widely available on
- network services such as CompuServe, GEnie, American On Line, or
- APCUG.
-
- If you would like to begin printing catalogs immediately, install
- an HP Series II driver. To do this, refer to the MS Windows user
- guide or follow these steps (you may need your Windows disks to
- complete this procedure):
-
- 1. Choose the Print Manager Icon (usually found in the Main
- group).
- 2. Choose Printer Setup from the Options menu to open the
- Printers dialog box.
- 3. Choose the Add button and select the HP LaserJet Series II
- printer from the List of Printers box.
- 4. Choose Install. If Setup prompts you for disks, insert them
- as requested. Then choose OK.
- By default, Windows will connect this printer to LPT1. If
- this is not your printer port, enter the correct one.
- 5. Choose Close.
- 6. Before printing your image catalogs from Power Album, choose
- Printer Setup from the File menu and select the HP II printer
- you installed during this procedure.
-
-
- Printing with low disk space
- ----------------------------
- If you are working with very low disk space, the printing
- process may fail without a warning message. If this happens,
- try this remedy:
-
- 1. Exit to Windows.
- 2. Open the Control Panel and choose Printers.
- 3. Click the Use Print Manager check box to turn off the
- Print Manager.
- 4. Close the dialog box and the Control Panel. Return to
- PowerAlbum and reprint.
-