Er, it seems we labelled one of the inserts wrongly on the Season's Greetings CD. The insert on Disk 2 that says A6 is actually the square insert. To do an A6 insert, use the DL one and cut it down to fit.
I'm sorry about that - a little oversight on our part!
Glenda
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Monday, October 8, 2007
Why do I need Adobe Reader to use the CDs?
I was asked the question recently - why do you need Adobe Reader when the CD seems to run just using Internet Explorer. I thought this was a very valid question, so I'm posting the answer here for everyone's benefit...
The CDs actually work in two parts - when you are browsing through the designs you are looking at them in your default internet browser which for most people is Internet Explorer. When you actually select a layout to print, you are opening up a PDF file. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print a PDF file, but this type of file has become so popular and widely used, that Adobe provide something called a "plug in" for most common internet browsers, to keep the whole thing seamless. So although it looks like the whole thing is done in Internet Explorer, when you are looking at one of the layouts, you are actually using Adobe Reader, but in its "plugged in" version, inside the browser.
So you do need Adobe Reader, but you shouldn't need to ever open it first to use the CD. It should all happen automatically inside your browser. The toolbar that you see just above the layout is not an Explorer toolbar, it's an Adobe one. That's why you can make the snapshot tool visible - you're tapping into Adobe's tools at that point. Also when you print, it's Adobe that is handling the print menu, not Internet Explorer. That was the whole reason for doing it this way, Internet Explorer is rubbish at printing and can't be relied on to keep everything on the page! PDF files were invented for printable documents.
So, for those of you who like to know how these things work, I hope that's helped explain it a bit better.
The CDs actually work in two parts - when you are browsing through the designs you are looking at them in your default internet browser which for most people is Internet Explorer. When you actually select a layout to print, you are opening up a PDF file. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print a PDF file, but this type of file has become so popular and widely used, that Adobe provide something called a "plug in" for most common internet browsers, to keep the whole thing seamless. So although it looks like the whole thing is done in Internet Explorer, when you are looking at one of the layouts, you are actually using Adobe Reader, but in its "plugged in" version, inside the browser.
So you do need Adobe Reader, but you shouldn't need to ever open it first to use the CD. It should all happen automatically inside your browser. The toolbar that you see just above the layout is not an Explorer toolbar, it's an Adobe one. That's why you can make the snapshot tool visible - you're tapping into Adobe's tools at that point. Also when you print, it's Adobe that is handling the print menu, not Internet Explorer. That was the whole reason for doing it this way, Internet Explorer is rubbish at printing and can't be relied on to keep everything on the page! PDF files were invented for printable documents.
So, for those of you who like to know how these things work, I hope that's helped explain it a bit better.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Where's the snapshot tool gone?
For some reason best known to themselves, Adobe have not made the snapshot tool visible in the default toolbar. To make it visible, you need to right click (control click on a Mac) in the empty part of the Adobe Toolbar
to bring up a menu.
From the menu, left click on "More Tools" at the bottom and that will bring up a long list. Go right down to the bottom of the list and you will find the Snapshot tool. Click in the box next to the image to tick it and click on OK.
The snapshot tool should now appear in your toolbar.
So, what can you do with the Snapshot tool? Well this enables you to "grab" any part of the PDF file that you can see. Click the snapshot tool, then drag your mouse around something you want to copy, and when you let go, there's a flash (like a camera - get it?) and the area you selected is copied to the computer clipboard. Press the snapshot tool again to turn it off.
You can then go into another program that understands graphic images (Word, Publisher, PaintShop Pro, Photoshop, etc) and press paste (Control + V or right click and paste) to put your copied item into that program.
There are limits to it - you'll find that it will go pixelated if you try to enlarge the item, it's really much better for when you want to shrink something down or just select one tag from a page.
Anyway hope that helps all of you who feel lost without your Snapshot tool!
Glenda
to bring up a menu.From the menu, left click on "More Tools" at the bottom and that will bring up a long list. Go right down to the bottom of the list and you will find the Snapshot tool. Click in the box next to the image to tick it and click on OK.
The snapshot tool should now appear in your toolbar.
So, what can you do with the Snapshot tool? Well this enables you to "grab" any part of the PDF file that you can see. Click the snapshot tool, then drag your mouse around something you want to copy, and when you let go, there's a flash (like a camera - get it?) and the area you selected is copied to the computer clipboard. Press the snapshot tool again to turn it off.
You can then go into another program that understands graphic images (Word, Publisher, PaintShop Pro, Photoshop, etc) and press paste (Control + V or right click and paste) to put your copied item into that program.
There are limits to it - you'll find that it will go pixelated if you try to enlarge the item, it's really much better for when you want to shrink something down or just select one tag from a page.
Anyway hope that helps all of you who feel lost without your Snapshot tool!
Glenda
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Which Printer to buy?
We've had a few people lately who are looking for a new printer, and asking me which one I would recommend. I have access to a huge colour laser at the office, and two old inkjet printers at home which are no longer manufactured. So, I'm not exactly up to date and therefore completely unqualified to give advice!
So, my recommendation would be to take a look at the Which website which I think is one of the better sites for impartial advice. They test printers and explain features, so you can decide what is important to you and compare different models within your budget.
This link should take you straight to the printer section of the Which website, but if that changes and the link doesn't work, go to http://www.which.co.uk/ and search for printers.
Glenda
So, my recommendation would be to take a look at the Which website which I think is one of the better sites for impartial advice. They test printers and explain features, so you can decide what is important to you and compare different models within your budget.
This link should take you straight to the printer section of the Which website, but if that changes and the link doesn't work, go to http://www.which.co.uk/ and search for printers.
Glenda
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