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Disclaimer
Limelight Media has used its best efforts in preparing this CD-ROM and the programs contained on it. Limelight Media Inc. makes no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, with regard to the function or content of these programs or documentation.
This Disc Contains Shareware
Many of the clipart, fonts, and programs on this CD-ROM are shareware programs. Please remember to register your shareware programs with their author, in accordance with the agreement which the program's author has set forth in the program's documentation.
Program Description
Publisher Platinum for Windows is a collection of the best clip art, fonts, and publishing tools for Microsoft Windows, assembled on CD ROM under our easy-to-use Platinum Interface. Publisher Platinum contains 16 categories of clip-art including:
American & Countries Outdoors & Scenery
Animals People
Art Pieces Science & Medicine
Food Seasonal & Holiday
Household Items Signs & Symbols
Industry Sports & Leisure
Music & Religion Transportation
Office & Business Other Clipart
You can view the clip art in these pre-defined categories, or "create" your own category by performing a keyphrase search. As you view the available clip-art, fonts, and publishing programs, you are immediately provided with an image thumbnail (a small image which shows you what the clipart or font looks like), the size of the item, and the item type (Shareware, Freeware, or Public-Domain). Unlike other shareware installers, Publisher Platinum is Windows-based, and allows you to launch and view all of the clipart and fonts directly from the disc -- BEFORE you install them! You can even view the author's own documentation, and get the facts straight from the source. In addition, a thumbnail version of each clipart piece and font are automatically displayed while you browse the selections.
Program Installation
To install Publisher Platinum, follow these steps:
1. Start Microsoft Windows.
2. Insert the Publisher Platinum CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
3. From the Windows Program Manager, choose "File", "Run..."
4. Type "d:\install.exe", where 'd' is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.
5. Click OK or press <Enter>
After a few seconds, Publisher Platinum should begin running.
Troubleshooting the Installation
If you get a file or drive error, please check to see that you entered the correct drive letter in step 5 (above), that your CD-ROM and caddy are properly inserted, and that the CD-ROM drive is powered on.
Many windows shell programs; such as Dashboard, Norton Desktop, or Central Point Utilities, are not 100% Program Manager compatible and may interfere with the installation of Publisher
Platinum. If you are using one of these windows shell progams, you should launch the program
manager and use the File, Run... menu to perform the installation. Once the installation is
complete, you may then run Publisher Platinum from the Platinum Shareware program group, or create your own Publisher Platinum icons in your favorite shell program.
Running Publisher Platinum
The first time Publisher Platinum runs, it automatically creates a Program Manager group and icon to make finding and running Publisher Platinum easier. Once this is done, you will find a Program Manager group called "Platinum Shareware" and an icon named "Publisher Platinum". Simply run this program as your would any other Windows application.
As with all other CD-ROM-based products, you must have the CD-ROM inserted when you run Publisher Platinum. If you have multiple CD-ROM drives, please make certain to use the same drive each time. Please do not remove the CD-ROM while Publisher Platinum is running, or the program will be unable to access necessary data, and may fail to work properly.
Using Publisher Platinum for Windows
Publisher Platinum is very easy to use... simply click on a button which represents the category of clip art, fonts, or publishing programs you wish to view. You may then select an individual piece of clip-art, which immediately displays a thumbnail-version of the graphic, as well as the size. Once selected, you may Launch the program (clip-art will be viewed in Paintbrush), View the item's accompanying documentation, or Install on your hard drive. You may also search for a particular piece of clipart by clicking the search button and specifying a keyword or phrase. The found selections then appear in the program list box.
If you choose to install a program, you must specify the destination drive and path. All of the necessary programs will be copied to this destination and the icon associated with this program will automatically appear in the Platinum Shareware Program Manager group.
Finding the Clip Art You Need
Most CD-ROMs make the process of finding the clip art that you need an overwhelming task--not Publisher Platinum! In addition to dividing all of the clip art into distinct categories, and providing you with a thumbnail view of every piece of clipart, we also have a very powerful search facility. Simply click on the Search button, and you can instantly create your own virtual category. For example, try looking for "Christmas", "Birthday", "Wedding", "knife", "present", "pumpkin", or any other number of items. Following are a few suggestions for using this powerful facility to your best advantage...
Choosing Effective Keywords
If you can't find a piece of clip art by using one keyword, try a similar or related one. For example, instead of "present", try "gift", "christmas", or "birthday." All of these are likely to present clipart which may prove useful to you.
Recognizing Clip Art that Contains Textual Phrases
Often times, you may find textual clip art useful. For example, you may be looking for the phrase "Happy Birthday," "Church Supper," or "SALE!" Clipart which contains a textual element, such as the above examples, will appear with quotation-marks surrounding the text. For example, if you are looking through the list of clipart and see the phrase:
Birthday Party
Then you can expect to see a picture of a birthday party. However, if you see the text:
"Birthday Party"
Then you can expect to find the PHRASE "Birthday Party" in the clip art piece.
Finding Clip Art Designed to Put Your Own Phrases In
In addition, Publisher Platinum contains many pieces of clipart which were designed for the purpose of displaying your own messages. A good example is Santa Claus standing next to a billboard, or a cat holding a sign. These pieces of clip art will appear in the clip art list in the form:
Cat holding sign, " "
To search for this type of clipart, simply click the Search button, type in two double-quotes, as in "", and click "Search". In a few seconds, you will have tons of clipart which is specifically designed to display your favorite messages.
A Note on Performance
Although CD-ROM technology has many tremendous advantages over any other form of digital media, it is still a relatively slow method of data retrieval. Due to the immense amount of data which Publisher Platinum needs to keep track of, certain operations may be very slow on less-powerful computer systems. These functions include starting the program, switching between categories, and searching. Each of these operations requires that Publisher Platinum scan the entire database and organize necessary information. However, once you are working within a category, performance should remain unhindered. If you are concerned about improving the speed of Publisher Platinum, the following suggestions may provide significant improvement:
1. Increase the amount of RAM in your system.
2. Allow SmartDrive to use a fair amount of memory (this will help keep a good portion of the Publisher Platinum database in memory).
3. Use a permanent Windows swap file, and make it fairly large.
Also on this Disc...
Visual Basic Runtime DLL's
All of the Visual Basic programs require the VBRUNXXX.DLL to execute at runtime; but this program is often eliminated from the distribution file set to save on space. We have included a copy of VBRUN100.DLL, VBRUN200.DLL, and VBRUN300.DLL in a subdirectory called VBRUN on the Publisher Platinum disc. If you encounter a Visual Basic program which gives an error message "Cannot locate VBRUNXXX.DLL", then copy the appropriate Visual Basic DLL to the programs subdirectory; this should correct the problem.
Troubleshooting...
There are applications which may not run correctly from the CD-ROM. This is due to the fact that they are designed to be installed via a windows setup program which may make modifications to your WIN.INI and other system configuration files. Because of this both Paint Shop Pro and Printer's Apprentice have been stored on the CD-ROM in three ways:
First, in the primary directory, you will find a pre-installed version of the program. This version may or may not work on your system, depending on the configuration of your computer. The primary directory for each program is:
Paint Shop Pro D:\apps\clipprog\pspro
Printer's Apprentice D:\apps\fontprog\printapp
(...where "D" is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.)
Second, in a subdirectory named "install", you will find the program in ready-to-install form. You should simply be able to launch the "setup.exe" or "install.exe" file in this directory, and step through the program's installation. However, we have noted that some CD-ROM device drivers do not accept the dollar-signs ($) which are used in these directories. Dollar signs are not legal ISO filename characters, and therefore may cause problems. However, it is suggested that you try this method (setup simply won't run if there is a problem.)
Third, in a subdirectory named "zipped", you will find a .ZIP file that contains the ready-to-install form of the program. Create a directory on your hard drive, unzip this file into that directory, and then run setup.exe from your hard drive. Although this process is a bit more complicated, it is the only one guaranteed to work in all circumstances.
The Platinum Shareware Series is a line of shareware which offers outstanding quality programs accessible under our Platinum interface. Our discs are not packed full of useless, poor quality programs or duplicate version of the same program. Every program we put on our disc has been tested under Windows 3.1 and almost all will launch directly from the CD ROM.
We tailor our Platinum Interface to best suit the needs of every new title in the Platinum Shareware Series. We are releasing a Platinum Shareware Series title every month and plan to update the content every 6 months.
The Platinum Shareware Series
The Platinum Shareware Series is a line of shareware which offers outstanding quality programs accessible under our Platinum interface. Our discs are not packed full of useless, poor quality programs or duplicate version of the same program. Every program we put on our disc has been tested under Windows 3.1 and almost all will launch directly from the CD ROM.
We tailor our Platinum Interface to best suit the needs of every new title in the Platinum Shareware Series. We are releasing a Platinum Shareware Series title every month and plan to update the content every 6 months.
WIN Platinum
This is our flagship windows disc. You'll get the highest quality windows applications, utilites, games, desktop, graphics programs, and sound programs.
Games Platinum
Our second title in the Platinum series has hundreds of the latest windows games. Every single game can be run directly from the CD ROM. This is a great disc and will keep you entertained for months.
Publisher Platinum
A huge collection of clip art and fonts. Publisher Platinum offers tons of clean, good-looking clip art in both color and black and white. Locating the clip art you need is very easy... choose a predefined clip art category or search on keywords. Once you find the right area, preview a thumbnail of each file for the exact piece you need. You'll also get 100's of Fonts for use in Adobe Type Manager or Windows True Type.
Resource Platinum
The best collection of AVI and QuickTime for Windows Video, BMP Bitmaps, WAV and MIDI Sound Files, ICONS, MIDI, and FLICK files. You may play or view each resource straight from the CD ROM, copy it to the clipboard, or install it on your hard drive. You can even add your own media clips to our database for access under the Platinum Interface. A must-have for any serious windows user or programmer.
Trademarks
Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Access is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
Visual Basic is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
McAfee Scan is a registered trademark of McAfee & Associates
Dashboard is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Corporation
Norton Desktop is a registered trademark of Symantec Corporation
Central Point Utilities is a registered trademark of Central Point Software
Adobe Type Manager is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems
PKZip is a registered trademark of PKWare
QuickTime is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
AVI is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
About Limelight Media, Inc.
Limelight Media Inc. was formed to produce high quality CD ROM titles. Our company hires only the best programmers with outstanding skill and unsurpassed dedication to our cause.
This disc was scanned before release and found to be virus-free.
Requirements: MS Windows 3.1 / Mouse
If you have any question about our products or suggestions for new products, please call us. We are always eager to talk about the industry and potential opportunities.
