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- DESIGNER'S CLUB WEB FILES USER'S GUIDE
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- All documentation assumes you have a basic understanding of how to use your computer
- and the programs you have purchased for it, and how to create Web pages.
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- This 1998 Year End issue includes 32 images for each month in GIF format for use on the
- World Wide Web. For each month there are 6 of these files that are animated GIF images.
- These images are found in a folder called "Webfiles" in the "Webfiles" folder.
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- The 1998 Year End issue will include a mix of small images, perfect for buttons, and
- larger images for spot art. Web-safe colors assure clean color on Mac or PC - no dithering,
- no color shifts. File sizes and palettes are minimized for fast downloading.
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- Each image has up to three versions: one that can be used on any background, one
- optimized for a white background, and when appropriate for the style of the art, one
- optimized for a black background. Full transparency means no unsightly background
- box.
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- NUMBERING SYSTEM
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- Each GIF image file will have a number "001" through to "032."
- This will repeat itself for each monthly issue.
- "A" following the number means it can be used on any background
- (for example, 001A9801.GIF).
- "B" following the number means it can be used on a black background
- (for example, 001B9801.GIF).
- "W" following the number means it can be used on a white background
- (for example, 001W9801.GIF).
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- "A" preceding the number means it is animated. (For example, A01A9801.GIF
- would be an animated file that could be used on any background;
- A01B9801.GIF would be an animated file that could be used on a black background.)
- The "9801" at the end of the file name is the year and month.
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- SEE THE ANIMATED IMAGES IN ACTION
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- To see how the images have been animated, open the HTML file for that month (for
- example: DC0198.HTM). This file is located in the \WEBFILES\PAGES directory. In Microsoft
- Internet Explorer, go to the FILE menu and select OPEN. In Netscape Navigator go to the
- FILE menu and select OPEN FILE IN BROWSER. If you are using a browser other than Explorer
- or Navigator, follow your normal procedures for opening HTML documents. You will then
- be presented with an animated index of all six images.
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- ART SELECTION
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- **EXTENSIS PORTFOLIO BROWSER**
- Included on the CD is a copy of the Extensis Portfolio Browser.
- The Extensis Portfolio Browser can be run off the CD, no installation is required.
- Simply open the "Extensis Portfolio Browser" folder and then open the "Extensis Portfolio
- Browser" folder and double-click the "Portfolio Browser.exe" file. Select the Browser
- folder and choose the the electronic catalog you want to open. In the Extensis Portfolio
- Browser folder is a file called "Portfolio 3.0 Browser QSG.pdf" this file contains
- instructions on how to use the Portfolio Browser. The Adobe« Acrobat Reader must be
- installed on your computer first in order to view any Acrobat (PDF) files. See installation
- instructions below.
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- Extensis Portfolio Browser application: This application allows you to "browse"
- a catalog of images. You can view thumbnail versions of the images in the
- catalog, search for images by keywords, preview images, and copy them to your
- hard drive.
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- DC 1998 Web Browser catalog: This catalog contains all the web images from
- January to December.
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- Search Tips
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- Galleries
- To make your searches easier, we have included preset galleries.
- These galleries will allow you to search within a particular
- month or year.
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- To access the galleries, go to Catalog and pull down to List
- Galleries. Then click on a gallery and choose Open.
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- Searching the Gallery
- Once you have selected a gallery, you may want to do a Keyword
- search for a particular subject. For example, if you have all of
- the Designer's Club CDs for 1998 and you want to search for an
- image of a dog on these CDs, follow these steps:
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- Go to Catalog and choose Find
- Type "dog" as the keyword
- Click on the "Find in gallery" check box (this will only search in
- the current gallery you have selected)
- Click on the "Display results in new gallery" check box (this will
- create a new window with your search results)
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- Adobe« Acrobat Reader Installation Instructions
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- The Adobe« Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer first in order to
- view any Acrobat (PDF) files.
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- The installation program for "Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01" can be found in the Adobe Acrobat
- folder located in the "Extensis Portfolio Browser" folder. Windows 3.1 users should use the
- 16-bit installer (ar16e301.exe) and Windows 95 users should use the 32-bit installation
- program (ar32e301.exe). Double-click the file to run the installer.
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- Acrobat« Reader copyright⌐ 1987-1996 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights
- reserved. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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- COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES
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- The use of the artwork, from disc or index, in whole or in part without written
- permission - for multiple resale in the form of stock proofs, engravings, film, mats,
- printing, digitized images, etc. - is expressly denied. Any resemblance to specific
- individuals, living or dead, is purely coincidental (except where noted). No
- testimonials are implied or intended by such similarities.
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- Site licenses are available upon request from Dynamic Graphics, Inc.
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- COMPANY INFORMATION
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- Visit us on the World Wide Web at
- http://www.dgusa.com
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- Dynamic Graphics, Inc.
- 6000 N. Forest Park Drive
- Peoria, IL 61614-3592
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- Technical Support/CustomerOne
- Phone: 800-255-8800
- Fax: 309-688-5873
- Business hours - Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm central time
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- International customers, contact your local Dynamic Graphics
- representative.
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- Clipper Creative Art Service«, DesignerÆs Club«, Print Media
- Service«, Dynamic Graphics ArtWorks« and Idea Source« are
- registered trademarks of Dynamic Graphics, Inc. All rights
- reserved.
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- Revised 12/6/98