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For Windows

NedGraphics

User Guide

Storyboard and Cataloguing Pro

Release 5.0


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Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro

Notice

NedGraphics reserves the right to make changes to the productdescribed in this manual at any time and without prior notice.

Copyright and Trademarks

1999 - 2004 NedGraphics

All rights - including all trademark rights - are reserved.

Trademarks of NedGraphics include NedGraphics , Printing Studioand Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro .

All other trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned in thisguide are the property of their respective owners.

How to Contact Us

With the assistance of our customers, we work continuously toimprove the performance of our products and to make them easier touse. Why not contribute to this by using the forms provided at theend of this manual to pass on suggestions or report problems? Simplyfill in a photocopy of the form you wish to use, and send it to theNedGraphics address given on the cover of this guide.

If you wish to contact us be email, useful addresses include:

[email protected] for comments on documentation

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You can also visit our website ( http://www.nedgraphics.com ) todiscover more about us and our latest products and services.


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Contents

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ......................................................1

EASILY HANDLE YOUR PROJECTS ! .................................................................1A WIDE CHOICE OF BOOKS AND OBJECTS .......................................................1THE OLE TECHNOLOGY .................................................................................2PLAY WITH THE OBJECTS ! ..............................................................................3A CLEAR DISPLAY TO WORK MORE EASILY ....................................................3PRINTING ........................................................................................................4

MORE FLEXIBLE OUTPUT ...............................................................................4AN EASY -TO -USE SOFTWARE .........................................................................5

BEFORE YOU BEGIN ...............................................................................7

STRUCTURE OF THE GUIDE ............................................................................7TERMS AND CONVENTIONS ............................................................................8BASIC W INDOWS CONCEPTS ..........................................................................9HELP .............................................................................................................12

INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION........................................13 INSTALLATION .............................................................................................13UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ...................................................................17

THE MAIN WINDOW .............................................................................19

OBJECT MANAGER .......................................................................................26OBJECT PROPERTIES ....................................................................................35

Formatting Page Properties.....................................................................35

Page Properties........................................................................................37 MENUS.......................................................................................................39

FILE MENU ...................................................................................................39 Introduction..............................................................................................39 New...........................................................................................................40

After having used New .........................................................................40Open......................................................................................................41 Close.........................................................................................................42 Save ..........................................................................................................43 Save As... ..................................................................................................43


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Save As Standard Layout..........................................................................47 Save Image As...........................................................................................49

Export catalog page .................................................................................51 Catalog Creator........................................................................................51 Select Source ............................................................................................58

Acquire .....................................................................................................58 Print Setup................................................................................................59 Page Setup................................................................................................62

The Document Page Format tab.........................................................62The Printer Page Format tab...............................................................64

Print Preview............................................................................................65

Print..........................................................................................................67 The Print to file option..........................................................................71The Print to server option .................................................................74

Summary Info........................................................................................75 Recent files area .......................................................................................76 Exit............................................................................................................76

EDIT MENU ...................................................................................................77Cut ............................................................................................................77

Copy..........................................................................................................78 Paste .........................................................................................................78 Duplicate ..................................................................................................78 Delete........................................................................................................79 Undo......................................................................................................79

All Undo ...................................................................................................79 Redo..........................................................................................................80 All redo.....................................................................................................80 Select All...................................................................................................80 Properties..............................................................................................80

VIEW MENU ..................................................................................................81 Last Zoom.................................................................................................81 Life Size ....................................................................................................81 Whole page ...............................................................................................81

Zoom.........................................................................................................82 Grid ..........................................................................................................83

Rulers........................................................................................................83 Paper Color..............................................................................................83 Texture......................................................................................................84


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Toolbars ...................................................................................................84 Standard................................................................................................85Modules ................................................................................................86

Main......................................................................................................86Books....................................................................................................87Drawing tools .......................................................................................87Browsers ...............................................................................................88Pages toolbar.........................................................................................89Pages list ...............................................................................................89Zoom toolbar ........................................................................................89Arrange.................................................................................................90Objects order.........................................................................................90Tile........................................................................................................91Transform .............................................................................................91Alignment .............................................................................................92Distribution toolbar...............................................................................92

Status bar .................................................................................................93 Show all bars............................................................................................93

Hide all bars.............................................................................................94 INSERT MENU ...............................................................................................95

Select Item... .............................................................................................95 Drag drop a fabric ...................................................................................96 Line...........................................................................................................97 Rectangle..................................................................................................98 Ellipse.......................................................................................................99 Picture ................................................................................................100 Fabric .................................................................................................100

Article .................................................................................................101

Easy Map ............................................................................................102 Text.........................................................................................................103 Weave..................................................................................................103

1) New Weave .................................................................................1042) Open Weave ................................................................................105

New Item .............................................................................................105 1) Create New..................................................................................1062) Create from File .............................................................................107

Insert a NedGraphics project.................................................................108 When you have chosen to insert a Texcelle project............................109When you have chosen to insert a Tuft project ..................................110


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FORMAT MENU ...........................................................................................113 Move To Front........................................................................................113 Move To Back.........................................................................................113 Move Forward........................................................................................114 Move Back ..............................................................................................114 Right 90 Rotation ..................................................................................114 Left 90 Rotation ....................................................................................115 Free Angle Rotation ...............................................................................115 Skew........................................................................................................116

Restore....................................................................................................116 TOOLS MENU ..............................................................................................117

Picture Book ...........................................................................................117 The Browser Options tab..................................................................118The Dialog Options tab ....................................................................120

Fabric Book............................................................................................122 Article Book ............................................................................................123 3D Book..................................................................................................124 Weave Book ............................................................................................126

Material Book.........................................................................................127

Rulers..................................................................................................129 Options ...................................................................................................130 Color Atlas..............................................................................................131

How do I use a color atlas? .................................................................131How to open a color atlas....................................................................133Individually modifying the colors of an atlas .....................................133Modifying several atlas colors simultaneously...................................135The Save Atlas and Save Atlas As commands ...................................136Print Atlas ...........................................................................................136Close Atlas..........................................................................................139

Change color atlas .................................................................................139 W INDOW MENU ..........................................................................................141

Cascade ..................................................................................................141 Tile horizontally......................................................................................141 Tile vertically..........................................................................................142 Tile Options.........................................................................................142

Automatic Tile ........................................................................................142 Arrange Icons .........................................................................................143

PREFERENCES MENU ..................................................................................145


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Memory settings .....................................................................................145 Extended Dialogues................................................................................145 Define modules switching.......................................................................146

Print resolutions.....................................................................................147 Vectorial files resolution ........................................................................148 Grid and Guidelines ...............................................................................149 Print Server ............................................................................................152

Function Setup and Activation ...........................................................152Print Using the Printer Server.............................................................154

HELP MENU ................................................................................................157 Help topics..........................................................................................157 About Storyboard & Cataloguing... .......................................................157

TOOLBARS .............................................................................................159

INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................159STANDARD TOOLBAR .................................................................................161

New.........................................................................................................161 Open .......................................................................................................161 Save ........................................................................................................161 Page Setup..............................................................................................161

Print........................................................................................................162 Print Preview .........................................................................................162 Cut ..........................................................................................................162 Copy .......................................................................................................162 Paste.......................................................................................................162

Modules..................................................................................................163 Undo.......................................................................................................163

Redo........................................................................................................164 All undo..................................................................................................164

All redo...................................................................................................164 About Storyboard & Cataloguing.......................................................164 Whats this..............................................................................................164

MODULES TOOLBAR ..................................................................................165MAIN TOOLBAR .........................................................................................166

Select tool ...............................................................................................166 Books ......................................................................................................167 Insert line ...............................................................................................167 Insert text................................................................................................168

Text Object Properties ........................................................................169


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Font Drop-Down Box......................................................................169Font Size..........................................................................................169Bold .................................................................................................170Italic.................................................................................................170Underlined.......................................................................................170Color................................................................................................171Align text left ..................................................................................172Center text .......................................................................................172Align text right ................................................................................172

Apply fabric ............................................................................................172 Browsers.................................................................................................173

Object Properties....................................................................................174 Object Manager......................................................................................174 Color atlas..............................................................................................174

Rulers......................................................................................................175 Working With Guidelines...................................................................175

Adding A Guideline ........................................................................176Moving A Guideline........................................................................176Delete A Guideline..........................................................................176

Using Snap ......................................................................................177Grid ........................................................................................................179 BOOKS TOOLBAR .......................................................................................180

Insert image............................................................................................180 Image Object Properties......................................................................180

Insert Easy Map object...........................................................................182 Easy Map Object Properties................................................................182

Insert fabric ............................................................................................184 Fabric Object Properties .....................................................................184Palette Properties ................................................................................189

Insert article ...........................................................................................190 Article Object Properties.....................................................................190

Insert Easy Weave ..................................................................................192 Easy Weave Object Properties............................................................192

DRAWING TOOLS TOOLBAR .......................................................................194Straight line ............................................................................................194

Straight line Object Properties............................................................194 Rectangle................................................................................................197

Rectangle Object Properties................................................................197


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Rotate 90left ..........................................................................................211 Skew Object ............................................................................................211 Free Angle Rotation ...............................................................................213

Restore Object ........................................................................................214 ALIGNMENT TOOLBAR ...............................................................................216

Align left edge.........................................................................................216 Align vertical center ...............................................................................216 Align right edge......................................................................................216 Align top edge.........................................................................................217 Align horizontal center...........................................................................217 Align bottom edge...................................................................................217

DISTRIBUTION TOOLBAR ............................................................................218 Distribute top edge .................................................................................218 Distribute horizontal center ...................................................................218 Distribute bottom edge ...........................................................................218 Distribute left edge .................................................................................218 Distribute vertical center........................................................................219 Distribute right edge...............................................................................219 Fashion/Printing Studio Communication Layout...................................220

POP-UP MENUS......................................................................................221 DRAWING OBJECTS POP -UP MENU ............................................................221

Object type..............................................................................................221 Cut ..........................................................................................................222 Copy........................................................................................................222

Delete......................................................................................................222 Rename ...................................................................................................223 Lock/unlock.............................................................................................223 Title.........................................................................................................224

TEXT OBJECTS POP -UP MENU ...................................................................225Object Type.............................................................................................225 Cut ..........................................................................................................225 Copy........................................................................................................226

Delete......................................................................................................226 Rename ...................................................................................................226 Lock/unlock.............................................................................................227

Title.........................................................................................................228 Transparent colors .................................................................................229


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Edit Text .................................................................................................231 PICTURE OBJECTS POP -UP MENU ..............................................................232

Object Type ............................................................................................232

Cut ..........................................................................................................232 Copy .......................................................................................................233 Delete .....................................................................................................233 Rename................................................................................................... 233 Lock/unlock ............................................................................................234 Title ........................................................................................................234 Transparent colors .................................................................................235

FABRIC OBJECTS POP -UP MENU ................................................................239Object Type ............................................................................................239 Cut ..........................................................................................................239 Copy .......................................................................................................239

Delete .....................................................................................................240 Rename................................................................................................... 240 Lock/unlock ............................................................................................241 Title ........................................................................................................241 Transparent colors .................................................................................242

Material..................................................................................................245

Edit with .................................................................................................247 If you choose Design & Repeat ..........................................................247If you choose Coloring .......................................................................247

Fabric Repeat Options ...........................................................................248 ARTICLE OBJECTS POP -UP MENU ..............................................................251

Object Type ............................................................................................251 Cut ..........................................................................................................252 Copy .......................................................................................................252


Edit Article .............................................................................................257 Edit with..............................................................................................257

POP -UP MENU OF MAPPED ARTICLES .......................................................259Object Type ............................................................................................259 Cut ..........................................................................................................260 Copy .......................................................................................................260


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Delete......................................................................................................260 Rename ...................................................................................................260 Lock/unlock.............................................................................................261 Title.........................................................................................................261 Transparent colors .................................................................................263

Edit Article..............................................................................................265 Article Functions pop-up menu ..........................................................266

Article Colors Toolbar ....................................................................266Zone coloring ..................................................................................267Erase zone .......................................................................................2672 Point Vectors................................................................................268

3 Point Vectors................................................................................269Select vector ....................................................................................270Erase vector.....................................................................................270Pattern affectation ...........................................................................270Mapping Options.............................................................................273Mapping or Technical Image ..........................................................275Symmetry On/Off............................................................................275Move axis ........................................................................................275

Export .....................................................................................................276 Edit with..............................................................................................279 Tips for working with articles and mapping colors................................280

EASY WEAVE OBJECTS POP -UP MENU ......................................................282Object Type.............................................................................................282 Cut ..........................................................................................................282 Copy........................................................................................................283

Delete......................................................................................................283 Rename ...................................................................................................283 Lock/unlock.............................................................................................284 Title.........................................................................................................284 Transparent colors .................................................................................286

Easy Weave Object.................................................................................288 EASY MAP OBJECTS POP -UP MENU ...........................................................290

Object Type.............................................................................................290 Cut ..........................................................................................................291 Copy........................................................................................................291

Delete......................................................................................................291 Rename ...................................................................................................292


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Lock/unlock ............................................................................................292 Title ........................................................................................................293 Transparent colors .................................................................................294

Mapping Options.................................................................................... 296 Change Colorway...................................................................................298 OLE O BJECTS POP -UP MENU ....................................................................299TEXCELLE OBJECTS POP -UP MENU ...........................................................300

Object Type ............................................................................................300 Cut ..........................................................................................................300 Copy .......................................................................................................301


Insert a new view for the same NedGraphics project.............................306 Change visual appearance for this view ................................................307

TUFT OBJECTS POP -UP MENU ...................................................................308Object Type ............................................................................................308 Cut ..........................................................................................................308

Copy .......................................................................................................309 Delete .....................................................................................................309 Rename................................................................................................... 309 Lock/unlock ............................................................................................310 Title ........................................................................................................310 Transparent colors .................................................................................312

Insert a new view for the same NG project ............................................314 Change visual appearance for this view ................................................315

PALETTE OBJECTS POP -UP MENU .............................................................316Object Type ............................................................................................316 Cut ..........................................................................................................317 Copy .......................................................................................................317

Delete .....................................................................................................317 Rename................................................................................................... 318 Lock/unlock ............................................................................................318 Title ........................................................................................................319

Display Colors .......................................................................................320 Display Color Names .............................................................................320 Display Colorway Name ........................................................................320


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Display Color Codes...........................................................................321 Color Options .........................................................................................322 Select Colorway ..................................................................................322

Display Group Color Only .....................................................................324 POP -UP MENUS OF ARTICLES IN EDITING MODE .......................................325

Color Areas Pop-Up Menu.....................................................................325 Clear Area...........................................................................................325Select Color.....................................................................................325

Fabric Area Pop-Up Menu.....................................................................326 Clear Area...........................................................................................326Select Colorway..............................................................................326

Mapping Options ............................................................................327BOOKS POP -UP MENU ................................................................................328

Directory.................................................................................................328 Sort By ....................................................................................................329 Print........................................................................................................329

MAIN W INDOW POP -UP MENUS ................................................................330Page/Formatting Page Pop-Up Menu....................................................330

Object Type.........................................................................................330

Page Setup/Formatting Page Setup.............................................330 Rulers......................................................................................................333 Grid and Guidelines ...............................................................................333

Delete page.............................................................................................333 Rename page ..........................................................................................333 Ignore formatting....................................................................................334 Paste .......................................................................................................334 Project Properties ..................................................................................334 Object Manager Pop-up Menus .............................................................336

Presentation Pop-up Menu..................................................................336Formatting Page Pop-up Menu ...........................................................336Page Pop-up Menu..............................................................................338Group Pop-up Menu ...........................................................................338Picture Pop-up Menu ..........................................................................339Easy Map Pop-Up Menu.....................................................................341Fabric Pop-up Menu ...........................................................................342Article Pop-up Menu ..........................................................................342Easy Weave Pop-up Menu..................................................................343

COLOR CHANNELS POP -UP MENU .............................................................344


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HSV ........................................................................................................344 RGB........................................................................................................345 CMY........................................................................................................346

CMYK.....................................................................................................346 hCL.........................................................................................................346 XYZ.........................................................................................................347 LAB......................................................................................................... 347 CMYK%..................................................................................................348 Colored...................................................................................................348

Enhanced Display ..................................................................................348 Using Enhanced Display in Non-Delta mode.....................................348Using Enhanced Display in Delta calibration mode ........................349Enhanced Mode Zoom........................................................................352

Zoom on the Hue bar ......................................................................353Zoom on the hCL Slice ...................................................................354Zoom range indicators ....................................................................355

GLOSSARY .............................................................................................357

APPENDIX A: ADDITIONAL FILE FORMATS ...............................365

APPENDIX B: SUGGESTIONS SHEET FOR STORYBOARD &CATALOGUING PRO ...........................................................................367

APPENDIX C: ANOMALY REPORT FOR STORYBOARD &CATALOGUING PRO ...........................................................................369

INDEX.......................................................................................................371


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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

In the universe of textile and clothing, the visual presentation of yourcreations is essential! Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro represents currentlythe only software for presentation and catalogue creation specificallydeveloped for the textile field. The aim of this section is to unveil brieflythe different functionalities of this software.

Easily handle your projects!

TheOpen

command permits you to work on an existing presentation.While you use this function, Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro displays onyour screen all objects comprised in the selected presentation. You can theneasily perform all the desired modifications on them, changing - modifyingthe already present objects, while also importing new ones.

Another choice available to you: it is possible to create an entirely newpresentation starting from a blank display, using the New command.Give your imagination free course!

The Print Setup command ( File Menu ) permits you to select then theappropriate parameters for your new presentation (resolution, image size,paper orientation, etc.). To make your presentation more appealing, you arealso given the choice of assigning a texture or a background color to yourpresentation.

You will then also be permitted to modify at any moment the properties of

the current document, by right-clicking anywhere in your presentation andthen selecting the Page Configuration command from the pop-up menuwhich appears.

A wide choice of books and objects

Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro offers you a wide array of objects whichyou can insert into your presentations: pictures, articles, Easy Weave files,3D images which can be mapped, materials, color palettes, projects havingbeen created in other NedGraphics applications, OLE objects, etc. For each


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At the end of the work session, when you save your presentation, thechanges you made to the OLE objects during the current work session willalso be saved.

Play with the objects!

Once a series of objects is integrated into your presentation, you will beable to edit and modify these objects to your liking, owing to a large varietyof functions from the different objects pop-up menus. In addition, owing tothe Article Colors and Article Functions toolbars you will be enabled toapply to your articles a series of operations regarding mainly the mapping

of fabrics on the different areas that compose your article.

In addition to the functions that allow you to modify the objectsthemselves, the Arrangement Toolbar permits you to organize the modein which the objects are combined in the page of the presentation. You canrotate objects using the Rotate 90 left and Rotate 90 right functions, andprecisely control their positioning using additional tools.

Eventually, owing to the OLE technology, it is possible to switch betweendifferent software modules and to launch other applications, such asdrawing and coloring applications, directly from within Storyboard &Cataloguing Pro. You are thus provided with an impressive array of functions to modify your objects and transform them to your liking. Owingto Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro , the objects in your presentation becomeartistic creations, which you can handle according to your liking.

A clear display to work more easilyOwing to the Windows architecture, which permits you to display severalwindows simultaneously, you can have several presentations open on-screen at the same time. A complete set of display functions is alsoavailable, in order to permit you to handle more effectively the multipleopen windows: Cascade , Tile horizontally and Tile vertically . You arealso offered several zoom functions, accessible from the View Menu and

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Do not hesitate to access the on-line help of this application, as well as thestatus bar, which offers information on the functionality of the tools. Incase you display the Rulers , you will be able to correctly asses thescale of your design in a moment. In order to facilitate the positioning of the objects when inserted, you can also display a Grid on-screen.

Customize the display of the Main Window , using the View Menu , anddrag and drop the dialog windows and the toolbars to your liking.

Printing

The Print command permits you to print in almost all possible sizes,formats and orientations (depending on the options available for yourprinter). The Spooling optimization and Print to File features are alsoavailable. Also, for more complex printing tasks there is the Print Server option. Owing to the automatic cut operation, a large-scale drawing can bedivided into several parts and printed on several pages.

You can also use the Save as standard layout option, which willsubsequently permit you to use Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro to printprojects which have been created in other NedGraphics applications, whichoffer the Layout and Print Layout functions.

Having such a large array of tools at your disposal, the Print Preview function will prove very useful, since it permits you to preview the result of the printing operation and helps you to determine the most suitable printingconfiguration.

More flexible output

In such times when output from computer applications is meant to be moreflexible and portable, no wonder Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro offersmore options than just hardcopy printouts, no matter how accurate, fordisplaying/ viewing the result of your work:

Its built-in Catalogue Creator is a powerful tool for creating pagecollections (catalogs) and exporting them in other popular formats (such as


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HTML, PPT, PDF), which can be viewed using a browser (such asMicrosoft Internet Explorer), the Microsoft PowerPoint application or aPDF-viewer (such as Adobe Acrobat Reader).

You can this easily distribute presentations to customers and partnerswithout requiring them to have the Storyboard & Cataloguing Proapplication installed and whats equally important, some of these formatswill even provide even superior, more attractive display functionality.

An easy-to-use software

Our concern not only consists in satisfying your commercial needs, but alsoto provide an application as easy to use as possible. No doubt then you willquickly master the Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro application.

To simplify your task of understanding and learning how to use thisapplication, at the end of this manual we have inserted a glossary,comprising some of the technical notions you might need, as well as anindex of the functionalities explained throughout this manual.

You will find a complete and detailed description of all the functions of Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro in the different chapters of this manual.

Before starting work, we invite you to read the preliminary sections entitledTerms and Conventions , Basic Windows Concepts and Help .

This manual also comprises a chapter dealing entirely with the Installation and Uninstallation of the application, which will permit you to rapidlyinstall Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro on your computer.

Its up to you to play now!


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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Structure of the Guide

You will find a detailed description of how to use Storyboard &Cataloguing Pro beginning with a tutorial section and a description of theMain Window to help you become familiar with the Storyboard &Cataloguing Pro interface.

We also recommend reading the preliminary sections on Terms andConventions , Basic Windows Concepts , Help , and Installation and

Uninstallation .

To help you along, at the end of this manual we have provided a glossaryand an index for easy reference.


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Terms and Conventions

For a description of the Windows-specific terms and concepts needed for thisapplication see Basic Windows Concepts .

For the purpose of writing this guide, the following terms and conventions havebeen used:

Command names are printed in bold, with the first letter of each wordcapitalized.

Sections of this guide are also indicated by bold text. For example, theinstruction refer to the Standard Toolbar for the All Undo command showsthat there is a section about the Standard Toolbar , and a sub-section aboutthe All Undo command. There is a sub-section for each command. For pagenumbers refer to the table of Contents at the beginning of this manual, or tothe Index at the end.

Key names are printed in ordinary capitals, for example the Enter key isdesignated by ENTER.

Symbols:

This symbol indicates very important information.This symbol is followed by remarks and advice intended to avoidingcommon problems and saving time.

This symbol is followed by reference to related information.

Combinations and sequences of keys

A plus sign (+) inserted between key names indicates that the keys should bepressed simultaneously. For example, press SHIFT + W indicates that W isto be pressed while holding down the SHIFT key.

A comma (,) inserted between key names indicates that the key names are tobe pressed one after the other. For example, press ALT, SPACE BARindicates that ALT is to be pressed and released, and then the SPACE BAR isto be pressed and released.


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Basic Windows Concepts

As this software has been developed under the Windows environment, you

will need to be familiar with basic Windows concepts and functions. If thisis not the case, please refer to the Windows help and tutorial provided withyour system.

Some of the basic Windows concepts and functions referred to in this guideinclude:

Click : to click an item means to place the mouse pointer or cursor overthe item, and to press and then release the left mouse button withoutmoving the mouse. You click to choose or select an item, or to operate atool.

Double-click : to double click an item means to click it rapidly two times.This action is used in certain selection procedures and for launching certainfunctions.

Drag : to drag means to move the mouse while holding down the left

button. This action is used with certain tools to select an area of the screen,and also forms part of the action drag and drop.

Drag and Drop : to drag and drop an item means to click the item, drag to anew position on the screen, and then release the mouse button, so that theitem is moved to the new position. You can move whole windows with thistechnique by dragging and dropping the title bar, similarly drag and dropthe edge of a toolbar to move it to a different location on the screen.

Right Click : to click the right mouse button when the cursor is over thearea of the screen you are using. Typically this is in order to obtain a pop-up menu.

Owing to the Windows architecture, it is possible to have several files openat once, in which case several working windows will be displayed on thescreen. Equally, for some programs, it may be possible to have severalviews of the same project open at the same time as separate windows.

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The title bar of the main window displays the name of the program.

The title bars of the different project views show the project file name.

The active window has a blue title bar. To switch between the various openwindows, just click the desired window.

The status bar at the bottom of the screen displays information about theuse of individual toolbar buttons and menu commands. For thisinformation, simply move the mouse pointer over the toolbar button ormenu command concerned.

You can close a window or a particular view of your project by clicking onits close button , in which case you will have to choose New Window from the Window menu to regenerate that view if you require it again later.You may prefer therefore just to minimize the view to a small icon at thebottom of the screen by clicking its Minimize icon . To tidy up thewindow icons, select Arrange Icons from the Window menu. Thewindow icons are now lined up with each other along the bottom of thescreen. Restore a view to its former size by clicking its Restore icon . If you wish a view to fill the entire screen (covering the other viewstemporarily), click its Maximize icon .

To adjust the size of a view more precisely, move the mouse pointer over ahorizontal or vertical border of the view, so that the pointer changes into adouble-headed arrow . Now drag the border to enlarge or reduce thesize of the view.

Note that certain functions can be activated by clicking a tool button, andde-activated by clicking the button again.

To choose from a drop-down box, click thedown arrow to list the contents of the box,and then click one of the items in the list tochoose it.


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To change a value in a field with spin arrows,click the up or down arrow to increase ordecrease the value. Alternatively, double-

click the existing value, press DEL to deleteit, then type in a value of your choice.

Finally we advise you to refer to the section of this guide on the MainWindow , to become familiar with the Storyboard & Cataloguing Prointerface.


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Help

Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro may include an on-line help. This operates

as follows:

To find information about a dialog box, click the Help button (if available).

To look up information choose Help Topics from the Help menu and thenclick on one of the tabs:

The Contents tab to see the topic headings. Double-click aheading to see the help topics it contains. Double-click a topic toobtain access to it.

The Index tab to use the subject index.

The Search tab to search for a term not contained in the index.

Click the Whats this? button (if available), then on any item for help onits use.

Move the mouse pointer over a toolbar button or menu command. After amoment, a tooltip appears next to the button. A more detailed promptappears on the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen for both toolbar buttons and menu commands.


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INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION

Installation

Before installing Printing Studio Suite please make sure you have:

- loaded Version 5.5 (or higher) of Microsoft Internet Explorer .

- loaded Version 4.6 (or higher) of the appropriate Wacom tablet drivers , i you have a tablet connected to your system.

- loaded the updated drivers for the card you are using.

A wizard is included on your installation CD that makes installationstraightforward. Before you begin, however, we strongly recommend thatyou read the following general description of the installation procedure.

The first step of the installation procedure is to find the dongle suppliedwith your software.

The dongle is a hard lock key in the form of a plug, which is essential forthe software to work. Before installation you must insert the dongle into theparallel port of your computer, where it will remain permanently.Preferably you should attach the dongle while your computer is turned off.You can then connect your printer cable to the end of the dongle if younormally use a printer on that port.

The parallel port comprises two rows of holes, 25 holes in all.

If there is already a parallel dongle connected to the parallel port, simplyadd the new dongle to the end of it.

If you are using an USB type of dongle, connect it to your free USB port.

If the other end of the printer cable is attached to your printer, the printer must be switched on or the dongle will not allow your software to be used.

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Next, start your computer under Windows.

If you are using Windows XP or 2000 the account you log on with must have administrator rights. Should you encounter any difficulty, please ask

your system administrator to log on for you.

If you have any other applications running, you are strongly advised toclose them before beginning installation.

Now insert your installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.After a few moments, a start-up screen should appear automatically.

On some systems the installation CD may not launch automatically. Tolaunch the CD in this case you will have to open your Windows Explorer,right-click on the CD drive and choose AutoPlay from the pop-up menu that appears.

When you get to the start-up screen, you may find a range of options thatyou can click on for demonstrations, information and installation of yoursoftware.

If you choose to proceed with an installation, a wizard will take youthrough a series of screens until you arrive at a dialog box containing a listof the available applications to install. By default, these may all be selected.In this case it will be essential to de-select some of the applications byclicking on them, to leave only those which you have purchased and whichyou wish to install. Use the scroll bar at the side of the dialog box to movethrough the list. Note that it may be appropriate to select one or more of thefollowing elements, if available:

Basics : If this option is available, and there is not currently any otherVision software installed on your system, you will need to install this.

Hard lock device driver : If this option is available, and there is notcurrently any other Vision software installed on your system, you will alsoneed to install this.

Tutorial files: These include sample image files that you can use with the

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Check if you have the latest Basics and Hardlock drivers installed fromhttp://infocenter.nedgraphics.com. Download Basics from this site and installthem every time you make a new installation of the software, to ensure you havethe latest version.

After installing the Basics and Hardlock drivers, you choose the specificapplication that you want to install. A wizard will take you through a series of dialog windows.

You will be asked to browse for the location of a license (*.lic extension) filethat contains all serial numbers for one dongle. This license file is named withthe number of the dongle. Use the Open- type window to find and open the file.

For more information on Open type windows, please refer to the Open command, File Menu section of this guide.

To get a license file, you have to obtain it from thehttp://infocenter.nedgraphics.com. Go to the Support section of this site. Youwill have to enter your e-mail address and your keylock number.

Download Keyinfo.exe from the Infocenter to check for the validity and programmed serial number of the dongle.

After downloading the file from the Infocenter, save it on an easy to find location on your hard drive, as you will need this file during installation o

NedGraphics software.

For more information, or if you encounter problems during the download process, please contact a NedGraphics representative.

After providing this license file, a dialog will provide you with a list of theavailable features of the application. Select the ones you want to install. Theinstalling process will begin.

At the end of the installation procedure, you will usually be asked if youwish to re-boot your computer immediately, or later. It is advisable to re-boot immediately to avoid any possible problems in running the installedapplications later on.

To run one of the applications you have installed, click the Start button of

Windows, and choose Programs from the menu that appears. Then choosethe name of your Vision software suite from the next menu, which willdisplay a list of the installed applications such as the following:


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Click the application that you wish to run.

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Uninstalling the software

If you decide to uninstall Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro from your

computer, select Control Panel from your Start / Settings menu of theWindows status bar.

In the next window that appears, double-click the Add/Remove programs icon. As a result you will get the following dialog box:

At the Install/Uninstall tab click to select the Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro application from the list. The Add/Remove button will become active.Click it to start the uninstall procedure.

A warning message box will ask again for your confirmation. Click OK to

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THE MAIN WINDOW

The image below describes the different components of the Main Window of Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro :

As you may already know, when it comes to creating a presentation,workspace is critical. That is why we have created a special type of toolbar:

to make it visible you have to place the mouse cursor on the associatedbutton. These special buttons, with drop-down toolbars, are marked with asmall arrow in the bottom right corner. After a number of working sessionsyou will be able to decide which are the toolbars you use more often andneed to see on your main window. The different commands of the ViewMenu permit you to show or hide the main toolbars while for the rest it isreally up to your needs for each project. Here are the toolbars available inStoryBoard and Cataloguing Pro:


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The Standard Toolbar groups functions which that permit you to handlefiles and different editing functions, and also to access the online help. Hereyou will find the first of the special buttons: the module switching button

. Place the mouse cursor over the button and click to obtain the drop-down toolbar as in the following image:

Now, if you decide that you need this toolbar on your screen place themouse pointer on the upper part of the drop-down list and drag it on thedesired location on your screen. Once docked the toolbar will look like inthe following image:

Note that the availability of the buttons in this toolbar depends on theselections you make in the dialog box associated to the Define module

switching function in the Preferences menu.

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The Modules toolbar allows quick jumps between Printing Studio or Fashion Studio modules in order to allow you to perform specific tasks(cleaning, coloring, layout, design changes etc.) on your current design

image.

The Main Toolbar groups the functions that permit you to insert newobjects into your presentation, select and modify them and customize theview of the main window. There are three more special buttons in thistoolbar: the Insert button with the list:

and the docked toolbar:

For further instructions on the use of toolbars and buttons see theToolbars section of this guide.

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and the docked toolbar:

Note that in order to obtain the insert line drop down list you need to place the mouse cursor on the button, click and keep the mouse button pressed for a couple of seconds.

See the Toolbars section of this guide for further information on toolbarsand toolbar buttons.

and the Books button with the available list:

Once docked the toolbar looks like in the following image:

The pressed buttons (the Picture and Fabric Books in the image above)indicate that the corresponding books are visible in your main window.

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The Arrangement Toolbar groups functions which permit you to controlthe way the different objects are combined in your presentation and tocustomize the window layout in case you are working with several projectsat a time. Place the mouse cursor on the Change Position button and click to obtain the drop-down list in the following image:

Select the desired option and dock the option list, using the drag and dropprocedure, if you think you will be using it on a common basis.

Next, place the mouse cursor over the Alignment button and click to seethe corresponding option list as in the following image:

In case you need to establish a certain distribution for the objects includedin your presentation place the mouse pointer on the Distribution button toget the drop-down option list as in the following image:


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Finally click the window layout button and select one of the optionsavailable in the drop-down list:

See the Toolbar section of this manual for complete and detailed information on toolbars and toolbar buttons.

The buttons in the Transform toolbar allow you to change the position of the selected object.

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The Zoom Toolbar groups different tools that allow you to zoom in or outyour presentation document, in different modes.

For further information regarding the different toolbars, please refer to theToolbars section of this guide.

For further information regarding the different menus please refer to the Menus section of this guide.

The Pages and the Pages list toolbars provide an interface to commonpage-related operations, such as adding, deleting, setting the properties of apage, and of course, navigating through the page sequence.

The Caption bar of the Main Window displays the name of theapplication and of the current presentation file.

The Status Bar , located in the lower part of the screen, displaysinformation regarding the use of commands in the menus and of the iconsin the toolbars. To obtain this information, you have to place the mousepointer over the concerned menu command or toolbar icon.

For a brief overview regarding the way to move, organize and modify thesize of a presentation window or other windows, please refer to the BasicWindows Concepts section of this guide.


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Object Manager

The Object Manager to the left of the main window has been created so

that it provides total control over the content of your presentation. That is tosay that besides the graphical representation of the object structure of yourproject you also have available all the information associated with eachelement.

It displays a tree-view representation of your current presentation,comprising the formatting page, the actual presentation page(s) and theelements comprised within the page(s).

The elements can be any material, picture, article, 3D image, fabric, orweave objects, as well as OLE objects produced using other NedGraphics applications, such as Tuft or Texcelle.

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page and on all other presentation pages. Please read on in this section of the manual for a description of the options available for configuring the

presentation page.

You can add to the presentation page any object from among thosesupported by StoryBoard and Cataloguing Pro, it will then be shown onall the subsequent pages: if you wish, for example, to have a title appear on all pages of the presentation, you can add it to the formatting page(instead of adding it to every single presentation page).

Please note that individual pages of the presentation can also ignore the formatting imposed by the formatting page, by choosing the Ignore formatting command from a pages popup menu. Please read on in this

section of the manual for an overview of the context-menu of the formatting page.

Please also note that, although all elements of the formatting page can bedisplayed on all other pages of a presentation, they can only be edited inthe formatting page itself.

To access the Object Manager first Object Manager button in the MainToolbar , then the arrow button in its title bar to unfold the ObjectManager window, as shown in the following image:


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In addition to other commands also found in the formatting page context-menu, such as commands for customizing the working environment, youare provided with the following additional options:

- Delete a page

- Rename a page: by clicking this command a dialog window such as thefollowing will appear:

enabling you to change the default page name (which has been assigned tothe page by default upon creation)

- Ignore the formatting normally imposed by the formatting page to allthe presentation pages.

Since this option (ignoring the formatting of the template page) is a per-page option, you can choose it whenever you want a particular page toignore any of the elements defined in the formatting page.

Very important: for any parameter you want to set or change make surethat it will apply to the selected element: right click on it and from the

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See Page Pop-up Menu , Object Manager Pop-up Menus in the Pop-up Menus section of this guide for complete information on the functionsavailable in this menu.

The toolbar at the top of the Object Manager enables you to determine thetype of objects that will be displayed in the tree-view representation:groups, objects, texts and graphics.

Show groups

Show pictures

Show texts

Show graphics

Assuming for example that at a particular moment during your workingsessions you would like to filter out the graphics displayed in the ObjectManager, you can depress the Show graphics button in its toolbar.

Filtering out object categories could provide useful, for example, in case you have inserted a large amount of objects into your presentation, and reading of the page composition thus becomes difficult.

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Object Properties

For each of the elements of a presentation there is a set of parameters that

you can adjust according to the needs of the current project. Someparameters are common, other however depend on the type of objectselected.

For a description of the parameters available in the Object Propertiesbar for objects other than pages and formatting pages please refer to the

Insert Menu ( Menus chapter) of this guide.

Formatting Page PropertiesFor a formatting page in a presentation the Object properties dialogappears as in the following image:

In the upper left corner appears the type of object you have selectedand in the field below its corresponding name.

Click the check box of the Background image option if you want touse an image as background for your presentation. The adjacent fieldwill become available and you will be able to select the desiredimage for the background: just click the arrow button to the right of the field.

In case you want a plain color as the background of your presentationselect the Background Color option to activate the associated colortool. To visualize the Color Channels tool click the color chip thatindicates the current color of the background of your presentation.


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Page Properties

For a presentation page the Object properties dialog appears as in the

following image:

To change the name of the selected object, click the arrow button of the field. On your screen will appear the following dialog box:

Insert the desired name for the selected object and then press the OK button to apply the change. The new name of the object will appearin the corresponding field.

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MENUS

File Menu

IntroductionThe File Menu groups the commands that perform different operations onthe presentation as a whole and permit you to:

Create or open a presentation; Save one or several versions of a presentation;

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Open

To open an existing presentation which has been created using

Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro , use the Open command from theFile menu, or click the corresponding toolbar icon. The keyboardshortcut of this command is CTRL + O.

It is also possible to open a file you have been recently working on byclicking its name, which appears in the lower part of the File Menu .

The Open dialog window appears as follows:

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hierarchy and then click on the folder you are interested in.Double-clicking a folder permits you to display its contents andto descend one level in the hierarchy.

After having clicked the Files of Type drop-down box select thedesired file type: *.PRS or *.NGX. A presentation which hasbeen created using Storyboard & Cataloguing Pro is necessarilya file having a *.PRS extension.

Click the name of the file you wish to open, so that it appears inthe File Name area then, click the Open button.

For modifying the properties of your presentation, please refer to the PageSetup section of this guide.

Please refer to the Insert Menu section for further information regardingthe different types of objects and images that can be inserted into your

presentation and the drawing tools available in the application.

Please refer to the Format Menu section for a description of the operationsthat can be applied to the different objects of your presentatio

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