The information
below describes how to use any of the Button Design CDs offered
by Dr. Don's Buttons.
To use any CD, you start by inserting the CD into your computer's
CD drive and then opening / importing any file on the CD you
wish to use, using any graphics progam that can open/import .jpg
files (most graphics programs can).
Then add any text to your template or button background, using
your graphics program. When you are happy with your creation,
send it to print.
It really is that easy to create professional quality button
designs.
Working
with "Ready-made" Button Designs
(designs
that already include text)
Some of our
CDs contain "ready-made" button designs like the one
shown above.
To use a "ready-made" button design, simply open/import
the file you wish to use and then duplicate that design as many
times as you wish to fill the page of the graphics program you
are using, utilizing the standard "copy/paste" method.
When you have the page set-up the way you want, send it to print.
Working
with Button Templates / Button Backgrounds
(designs
that don't include text)
All of our
CDs contain what we call button templates or button background,
where you add text/ and our a graphic image to complete a design
(such as the image shown above).
When using a template or a button background, you need to add
text, or text and a graphic image, to complete the design before
sending it to print. You use your graphics program to add text
or a graphic. To add curved text to a template or button background,
your graphics program must have that capability.
Once your are satisfied with your creation, simply use the standard
"copy/paste" method to fill the page of your graphics
program and send it to print.
Questions
and Answers about using our Button Design CDs
Q. When I open any of
the designs on my CD, the images nearly fill the page and are
much larger than they should be. Can you tell me why this is
happening and what to do about it?
A. Some graphics programs
on the market are intended to be used primarly with low resolution
graphics, such as those that are used to create graphic elements
for the Internet. When a program like that encounters a high-resolution
graphic (like those on our CDs) the graphics program may respond
by enlarging the images on our CD nearly 4 times larger than
they should be.
There are two work-arounds to solve this problem.
The first is to see if your graphics program has a scaling feature.
If it does, you can select the image and through trial and error
see what percentage you need to use to scale the image and get
it back to its proper size. (this action is similar to what you
do on a copy machine that allows you to reduce or enlarge copied
images.)
Once you determine what the percentage of reduction needs to
be, you should be able to use that same figure every time you
wish to use any of the files on your CD.
If your program doesn't offer a scaling feature, you may need
to manually re-size the image with your program.
If you don't how to do this, please check the instruction manual
that came with your graphics program to determine how this is
done.
If you prefer not to do either of these work arounds, you might
see about using another graphics program to design your buttons,
one that is intended for working with high-resolution images.
Q. I'm new to computers and don't know how to do what
you just explained. Is there anyone in your office who can help
me?
A. I'm sorry, but we are unable to offer that type of
support.
There are literally hundreds of graphics programs on the market
and they all do things differently. So there is simply no way
we can offer this type of assistance to our customers.
The best suggestion I can make is to read your instruction manual
and learn how to operate your graphics program. Or if you have
a friend who is experienced with computers, you might ask them
to assist you in learning how to use your graphics program.
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