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Vers 2.0.43Instruction Manual

PhotoMagiXX 2.0.41, project Thanksgiving2007 2036.flp

EAST HANOVERSOCCER TEAM

Jenny McPherson

Table of Contents

Overview........................................................................................................................................1System Requirements ..........................................................................................................2Installling PhotoMagiXX .......................................................................................................2

Using PhotoMagiXXRun the PhotoMagiXX application .......................................................................................3Setting your preferences ......................................................................................................3PhotoMagiXX work flow .......................................................................................................3Getting Started .....................................................................................................................4Selecting a Template ............................................................................................................5

Creating Your ProjectUsing the View Editor window .............................................................................................6Entering and placing text .....................................................................................................7Changing the background ....................................................................................................8Finishing your Project ...........................................................................................................9FunFlip® Templates ....................................................................................................10 & 11AccordionPix® Templates ..................................................................................................12SportsPix® Templates .........................................................................................................13SportsPix® Themes (Color Combinations) .........................................................................14Backgrounds .......................................................................................................................15Text Tips .............................................................................................................................16

PhotoMagiXX TipsPrinting ................................................................................................................................17Paper orientation ................................................................................................................17Printer calibration ...............................................................................................................17Saving Your Projects ..........................................................................................................17

Suggested UsesFunFlip® ...............................................................................................................................18AccordionPix® .....................................................................................................................18SportsPix® ...........................................................................................................................18

Support & DownloadsNew Templates and Designs .............................................................................................19Images .................................................................................................................................19Support ...............................................................................................................................19

Glossary ........................................................................................................................................20Index ....................................................................................................................................21

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The PhotoMagiXX Formating Software is used to place your photos and text into the correct positions to print on the various Xerox® Image Solutions Paper.*

The PhotoMagiXX Formating Software takes you through the creation of a project – step-by-step and then printed on the appropriate Xerox® Image Solutions Paper. A completed project can be saved to be used again, or it can be changed and saved with a different name. This is the suggested method to use if you have several projects with similar images or text as you can selectively replace any photo or text.

The process to create a project is basically the same for all of the Xerox® Image Solutions Paper.

1. Select the product (Xerox® Image Solutions Paper) that you want to use

•Xerox®FunFlip®

•Xerox®AccordionPix®

•Xerox®SportsPix®

2. Select the theme / template that fits your project

3. Add your photo and text

4. Print as many copies as you want

5. Save the project for later use

Overview

Xerox®, FunFlip®, AccordionPix®, and SportsPix® are registered trademarks of Xerox® Corporation

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Installing PhotoMagiXXThe family of PhotoMagiXX Paper Formats requires images and text to be placed in specific positions and orientations. The PhotoMagiXX Formatting Software does this automatically.

Each format has one or more templates that you may choose and the software will take you through the creation of a project step-by-step. All the templates work in a similar fashion so once you have done one, the others will all follow the same process.

System requirementsPhotoMagiXX software is compatible with Windows operating systems 2000, XP, Vista and Macintosh Mac OS X.

For best results set your screen resolution to at least 1024x768.

Install the applicationWin/PC

Download the software from: http://www.photomagix.net/combined/xerox.html. Select the download link for Windows. A message box will appear to save or run the file. Select Run and follow the prompts to complete the installation. NOTE: You will need administrator rights to install the sotware.

MacintoshDownload the software from: http://www.photomagix.net/combined/xerox.html. Select the download link for MAC. NOTE: To install on OS X, you must have administrator rights and StuffIt Expaner. StuffIt Expander can also be installed form the support page. On your desktop double click the PhotoMagiXX.mpkg and follow the instructions to install. Once the installation is complete browse in your application folder and locate the PhotoMagiXX folder. Double click on the PhotoMagiXX.bin self extracting file to automatically extract PhotoMagiXX in this folder.

Note: The .bin file extension should be associated with the Stuffit Expander. If Stuffit is not installed or the association is not set you will receive the message “The document setup.bin could not be opened because the application that created it could not be found”. In this case make sure that Stuffit Expander is installed on the system and the .bin file extension is associated with it.

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Using PhotoMagiXXRun the PhotoMagiXX application

From the Start menu select Programs then PhotoMagiXX. The PhotoMagiXX application will begin.

Setting your PreferencesThe preferences setup only takes a few minutes and retains the information every time you open PhotoMagiXX. To access the Preferences menu: Select File, Options. This will open the Preferences menu.

PhotoMagiXX Work FlowEach file you create is referred to as a Project. When the PhotoMagiXX Welcome Dialog box appears click the Start a New Project button. This will display a menu of products. i.e. FunFlip®, AccordionPix® and SportsPix®. Use your mouse or arrow keys to highlight the product you want to use for this project and click Next.

Your next choice is to select a template. A selection of templates will be displayed, each being a variation for the product that you have chosen. The primary difference between templates are the number and placement of photos and text boxes for the product. Use your mouse or arrow keys to highlight the template you want and click “Next”

Some products, like the SportsPix®, have themes. If themes exist for the product you selected, your next step will be to select the theme that you want. The FunFlip® has a background color/pattern that you can change at any time (See Page 8).

The software will then display the first view for the product you have chosen. On the left is a preview for that view and on the right is the edit window. (See Fig. 1) The software will take you through the entire form view-by-view until you have completed the project.

Check box On Check box Off

All system fonts available Only basic fonts are available

All templates available Only FunFlip® 4-Image template is available

Welcome window is active PmXX opens with main menu. Click on “File” to access options (New project, open existing project, etc.)

All projects will be saved in the folder you have selected

If you have all or most of your images stored in one folder (ie: my pictures) the application will open that folder when you change and select images.

Print alignment settings are stored here. See printing Tips on page 17 for details.

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Getting startedWhen you open PhotoMagiXX software you will see the Welcome screen. The choices are to Start a new project, Open an existing project or Exit. You can turn off the welcome screen by clicking “Don’t ask me this again”. You can turn it back on by checking the “Show Welcome Screen” in the preferences menu.

To begin a new project, just click on the “Start a new project” button. This will then open the product selection menu and will continue to guide you through the creatiion of your project sequentially, in a step-by-step manner.

Step 1: Select the product you wish to use for your project and click “Next”

Note: For purposes of this instruction manual, we will use the FunFlip® product to show the steps involved in creating a project.

PhotoMagiXX

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Selecting a Template Once you have selected the Product (in this example the FunFlip®) you wish to use, the next screen menu you will see is the template selection window. The choices for the FunFlip® are:

Select the template you wish to use and click NEXT. This will open the designer screen with an edit window on the right and a preview of the project so you can see how each view will look as you proceed.

Background (Note, the background can be changed - see Page 17 for background choices and instructions to make your own backgrounds

Text. (Refer to Page 18 for instructions on changing text attributes and control of text placement)

Imported photos/images

Step 2: Select the template you wish to use for your project and click “Next”

The edit pane will display the selected image. Use the image area selector (Red outline) to crop the image to fit the space allocated in the template. Click “Apply” to see the image in the preview window. You can continue to adjust the crop, rotate the image if needed, and even select a different image. Just click “Apply” after each change to see the image in the preview screen.Once you are happy with the image, click “Next” for the next step - to edit the text.

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Creating Your ProjectAfter you have selected the template you wish to use, you will see the editing window. The example for this manual is the “5 Image FunFlip®” template

Using the View Editor WindowThe View Editor window allows you to place and edit the content of all of the user selectable items on each view of a FunFlip®. The following pictures highlight the major functions of the View Editor window.

Step 3: To place your first photo, click the “Change Image” button to open the default folder with your images. (Note: you can change the default image folder in your preferences).

The view preview is shown on the left side of the edit window.

Scale and position the crop tool to select the portion of the image that will be placed on this view

Preview Pane Edit Pane

The View Editor Window is divided into a left “Preview” pane and an “Edit” pane on the right.

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Entering and placing textEach text box shows the text area in the left preview pane and an enter/edit pane on the right. When you begin a project, there is “placeholder” text already in place. Just replace the placeholder text with your text. Type the text into the edit pane and click on any of the attributes you want to change. Then click “Apply” to see the results in the preview pane. You can continue to change any or all of the attributes if you want to make additional changes.

If you don’t want any text in any particular text box, just delete the placeholder text.

See Text Tips on page 16 for complete details on text attributes.

Creating Your Project (Cont.)

Red border shows the area for text.

Text attributes can be changed by using the edit text tools.

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Changing the backgroundBackgrounds may be changed by clicking the “Change Background” button. There are two options to change the background, either for this view only, or for all views. Then choose from the list of backgrounds that are displayed. For color swatches and designs of the backgrounds, see Page 15

Creating Your Project (Cont.)

Background apears only on some views depending on the template.

To change the background, click your choice then choose a new background either for just this View or all Views.

Illustration at left shows the FunFlip® product as it delivers from your printer.

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Finishing your ProjectStep 4: After you have completed all the steps placing your images and text, just click the “Done” button. You will see thumbnail images of all the views of your project. At this point you can click on any view to go back and make changes. When you are satisfied with your project, place the appropriate Xerox® Image Solutions Paper in your printer and click File, Print, to print your project. See printing tips on page 17.

You can save the project to be used again or to be opened and changed to create another project.

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Xerox® FunFlip® TemplatesThe FunFlip® is an interactive photo show. Once completed and assembled the FunFlip® folds to reveal four different views and repeats endlessly. Few people can put it down once they start folding it back.

We suggest a bit of preplanning before you start creating your FunFlip.® The FunFlip® shows four successive views. We refer to these as View 1, View 2, View 3, and View 4. Each view is comprised of segments, each segment being defined by the fold-scores on the FunFlip®.

You can place images and text in specific segments. The templates illustrated on the following page shows the segments and where images and text will be placed.

One characteristic that you want to consider is the text that appears in the left and right segments on View 2 will also be visible in View 3. Once you have made one FunFlip®, you will see clearly how each view works.

View 1

View 3

View 2

View 4

Illustration of project created with FunFlip® 5 Image Template

FunFlip Templates

Background (Note, the background can be changed - see Page 17 for background choices and instructions to make your own backgrounds

Text. (Refer to Page 18 for instructions on changing text attributes and control of text placement)

Imported photos/images

Legend

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4 Image FunFlip®

5 Image FunFlip®

6 Image FunFlip®

8 Image FunFlip®

AccordionPix® outline

Text. (Refer to Page 18 for instructions on changing text attributes and control of text placement)

Imported photos/images

Legend

Xerox® AccordionPix® TemplatesThe AccordionPix® format is a folded brochure with eight panels for images and text. The illustrations below show how the AccordionPix® folds and the orientation of the panels.

Front Cover

First Inside Spread

Second Inside Spread

Middle (Back) SpreadRight

Left

Back Cover

Right

Left

Right

Left

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First Inside Spread - Left

First Inside Spread - Right

Second Inside Spread - Left

Second Inside Spread - Right

Middle (Back) Spread - Right

Middle (Back) Spread - Left

Back Cover

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Xerox® SportsPix® TemplatesThe SportsPix® templates have designs, borders and backgrounds built into the templates. There are three basic designs for SportsPix® with each design available in ten color combinations. The following pages illustrate each of the designs and color combinations.

Born:Born:Born:Height:Height:Weight:Weight:Weight:

Position:Position:Position:Attempts:Attempts:Attempts:

Completions:Completions:Completions:Percent:Percent:

Yards:Yards:Touchdowns:Touchdowns:Touchdowns:

July 7, 1985July 7, 1985July 7, 19856’1”6’1”197197197QuarterbackQuarterbackQuarterback878787535360.960.9701701701777

Madison High School2003

John Wilson

Player Notes:Enter any text here Lore venibh euis eugait wis aliquis nit venibh elent wisl ex enim ea cons diamconse ming eugait landre tisi bla feu feugait eugiamet adit luptat lutem deucem.

John Wilson

QB

SportsPix® Design - 1 Image Portrait

SportsPix® Design - 2 Image Portrait

Photo 1

Photo 2

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SportsPix® Design - 2 Image Landscape

Note: The “Stats” sections on the back of the SportPix templates are pre-loaded for typical Football statistics. To change the listing just enter the text that you want. There are nine lines on the left for the “Stats headings” and another nine lines for the response.

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Xerox® SportsPix® Themes Color Combinations

Each of the SportsPix® templates are available in these color combinations.

BDD DBB

GDD KRA KYG OPP

PDD RKA WGG YKK

Backgrounds

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Bamboo Bright RedRed Sand Brown Deep Red

Green Sand Green Pale Green Violet Pale Pink

Swirl Tan Tan Sand Yellow PatternLight Orange

Blue Gray Pale BlueLight BlueMed Blue Grain Purple

Gray SandPale Violet Pale YellowGray Yellow Sand

If you do not want any background, just select “White Background”.

You may make your own backgrounds. The background images are 3.0” x 3.0” jpg files at 96 dpi. You may create backgrounds in Photoshop or other image editing program or shoot some interesting patterns with a digital camera. Background image files are in the folder: ...\Program Files\PhotoMagiXX\ProductData\Backgrounds\*.jpgWhite Background

This is an example ot the RIGHT EDIT TEXT panel

BoldItalic

Drop ShadowOutline

ON OFF

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Text TipsWhen you enter text in a text box, the text will have the default attributes. You can change the text attributes

Font - Depending on the setting in Preferences (refer to page 2, Installation and setup) you will either see a list of all the fonts installed on your system, or a short list of common fonts. You may choose any of the fonts shown.

Size - Changes the size of the selected font

Color - Opens a list of available colors for the text

Horizontal Alignment - Left, Center, Right

Vertical Alignment - Top, Center, Bottom

Bold - Toggles Off / On

Italic - Toggles Off / On

DropShadow - Toggles Off / On

Outline - Toggles Off / OnEach text box is treated as a unit and any changes that you apply to the text attributes will apply to the entire text box. Some templates have two text boxes on top of the photo. This will allow you to have two different sets of text attributes. For example, one text box could have a larger font. The text in each box could be a different color, etc.

You can move the text within the text box by changing the horizontal or vertical alignment attributes. You may also include extra line spaces either at the beginning or in the middle of your text to place the text where you want.

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PhotoMagiXX Tips

PrintingMost of the Xerox® Image Solutions Paper formats are 8.5” x 11”. The AccordionPix® is 8.5” x 14” so set your printer to legal size paper for AccordionPix®.

Regardless of how the preview image appears on your monitor, ALWAYS set your printer to print PORTRAIT. PhotoMagiXX will format the page accordingly.

Additional information for using the Xerox® Image Solutions Papers with Xerox® printers is packaged with the media.

Paper orientationSuggestion: Make a mark on the leading edge of a sheet of plain paper and print your first finished project to verify the correct paper orientation for your printer.

Printer calibration(This is an optional step and is only required if your printer does not print the images in exactly the correct location on the Xerox® Image Solutions Paper.)

Some printers require a fine adjustment to locate the printed data precisely on the paper. Because of the pre-cut forms on your Xerox® Image Solutions Paper it is important that the calibration be as accurate as possible. The PhotoMagiXX Software can compensate for small irregularities in your printer’s calibration using the Printer Calibration Wizard. To check your printer’s calibration and correct it if necessary choose File-Printer Calibration from the PhotoMagiXX main menu. Load plain paper in your printer and follow the instructions in the step-by-step wizard. In most instances a printer will only need to be calibrated once.

Saving Your ProjectThe saved projects can be opened and printed again or they can be modified and saved as a different project if you save as a different file name. An image is displayed on the file menu to help you recognize the project. At this time, the files are not identified as to which Xerox® Image Solutions Paper format or template was used so it may be of help to include an abbreviation in the file name. For example a prefix of FF will identify FunFlip® projects.

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Xerox® FunFlip®

• Announcements • Weddings • Save the Date • Invitations •Party Favors • Birthdays

• Anniversaries •Agendas • New Products • Business Cards

• Personnel Introductions • Thank You • Bar Mitzvahs

• First Communions • Vacation Memories •Scrapbooking

• Promotion • Real Estate • Trade Shows

Xerox® AccordionPix®

• Announcements • Weddings • Invitations •Party Favors • Birthdays

• Anniversaries •Agendas • Menus • Special Features

• New Products • Business Cards • Thank You • Bar Mitzvahs

• First Communions • Vacation Memories •Scrapbooking

• Promotion • Real Estate • Trade Shows

Xerox® SportsPix®

• Sports Cards • School Events • Announcements • Weddings

• Invitations •Party Favors • Birthdays • Anniversaries •Agendas

• Personnel Introductions • New Products • Business Cards

• Thank You • Bar Mitzvahs • First Communions

• Vacation Memories •Scrapbooking • Promotion • Real Estate • Trade Shows

Suggested Uses

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Support & Downloads

New Templates and DesignsIf you have suggestions for new templates or designs, please tell us about your ideas. Just send us an email to Design@PhotoMagiX.net. If we can use your idea, we will send you a package of PhotoMagiX formats as a thank you.

ImagesThe images on the samples are from www.GettyImages.com. Getty is an excellent source for Images. For the PhotoMagiX formats you can use the low-resolution file.

SupportIf you are having a problem the answer may already be available to you on our website. Just log onto www.PhotoMagix.net/combined/xerox.html. Then browse through the Frequently Asked Questions. If you don’t find your answer, then just drop us an email at the address on the support page.

Our current support email address is: PhotoMagiXXSupport@PhotoMagiX.net

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GlossaryXerox® AccordionPix®

This is an 8-panel folded brochure with an angular die-cut for a distinctive look.

BackgroundA color or pattern that is printed behind any photos and text.

Xerox® FunFlip®

An interactive photo format. Each FunFlip® presents four views in sequence as the FunFlip® is folded. And then if continued, the FunFlip® repeats continuously, starting over with View 1.

PhotoMagiXXThe PhotoMagiXX is the formatting software used to place your images and text in the correct position on the Xerox® Image Solutions Paper.

ProductUsed to describe any of the formats in the Xerox® Image Solutions Paper.

ProjectUsing the PhotoMagiXX Formatting software to create a design for printing on Xerox® Image Solutions Paper. The resulting file is saved as a project.

Xerox® SportsPix®

Xerox® Image Soltuions Paper that creates two, two-sided SportsPix® cards.

TemplateEach Project can be created using a selection of templates. The template defines the number of photo and text boxes as well as the orientation on each view.

Text AttributesVariations that can be applied to your text i.e.: Font, Size, Color, Alignment, Bold, Italic, Underline, and Drop Shadow. Text Attributes apply to the entire text box and not to individual words or characters.

Text BoxThe definitive area on a view that contains the text. Some views have two text boxes so each box can be assigned its own attributes

ThemeCertain Formats have color schemes. Each scheme is referred to as a Theme.

ViewEach panel or page of a Xerox® Image Solutions Paper Format is referred to as a View when creating and editing the project with the PhotoMagiXX Formatting Software.

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AXerox® AccordionPix® 12attributes 16

Bbackground 8Backgrounds 15

CChanging the background 8

Eeditor window

FXerox® FunFlip® 10, 11

GGetting started 4Glossary 20

IInstall the application 2

NNew Templates and Designs 19

Ppaper orientation 17PhotoMaiXX work flow 3preferences 3printer calibration 17Printing Tips 17

SSaving Your Project 17Xerox® SportsPix® 13Start a new project 3Suggested Uses 18Support 19System requirements 2

Ttemplate 5text 7text attributes 16text tips 16Themes 14

Index

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