------------------------------- DESIGNER'S CLUB USER'S GUIDE ------------------------------- All documentation assumes you have a basic understanding of how to use your computer and the programs you have purchased for it. BASIC REQUIREMENTS ------------------- Designer's Club images require application(s) that are compatible with the EPS file format. EPS images are saved as Adobe Illustrator 3.0 files. Any other hardware requirements will be based primarily on the applications you use and the type of final output you plan to produce. For best results, your printer should be PostScript compatible. IMPORTANT ---------- The files for the PC users are in an invisible folder on the CD named PC_USERS. Mac users may be able to see this folder in certain applications when opening or placing a file. DO NOT use the files in this folder on your Mac. These files are saved in a PC format. If the PC files are used on a Mac, results can be unpredictable. ART SELECTION -------------- Adobe® Acrobat Reader Installation Instructions The Adobe® Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer first in order to view any Acrobat (PDF) files. The installation program for "Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01" can be found in the Adobe Acrobat folder located in the "Extensis Portfolio Browser" folder. Windows 3.1 users should use the 16-bit installer (ar16e301.exe) and Windows 95 users should use the 32-bit installation program (ar32e301.exe). Double-click the file to run the installer. Acrobat® Reader copyright© 1987-1996 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. ** Printed Pictorial Index ** This provides thumbnail and file name for each image in the issue. **EXTENSIS PORTFOLIO BROWSER** Included on the CD is a copy of the Extensis Portfolio Browser. The Extensis Portfolio Browser can be run off the CD, no installation is required. Simply open the "Browser" folder and then open the "Extensis Portfolio Browser" folder and double-click the "Portfolio Browser.exe" file. Select the Browser folder and choose the the electronic catalog you want to open. In the Extensis Portfolio Browser folder is a file called "Portfolio 3.0 Browser QSG.pdf" this file contains instructions on how to use the Portfolio Browser. The Adobe® Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer first in order to view any Acrobat (PDF) files. The installation program for "Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01" can be found in the Adobe Acrobat folder located in the Browser folder. Windows 95 users should use the 32-bit installation program (ar32e301.exe). Double-click the file to run the installer. Extensis Portfolio Browser application: This application allows you to "browse" a catalog of images. You can view thumbnail versions of the images in the catalog, search for images by keywords, preview images, and copy them to your hard drive. Current month Browser catalog: This catalog contains all the images in the current month's Designer's Club package. Current web Browser catalog: This catalog contains all the web images in the current month's Designer's Club package. Current year Browser catalog: This catalog contains all the images from January of the current year through the present. Current year web Browser catalog: This catalog contains all the web images from January of the current year through the present. ** Multi-Ad Search ** Because keywords and descriptions are attached to the image files, they can be used with Search. When you Add Files to your catalog, Search will pick up the keywords and descriptions from the image files. A WARNING TO COLOR USERS ------------------------- The nature of color in desktop publishing is unpredictable. The way a color image looks on screen does not necessarily reflect the way it will look when it is printed, and different output devices and types of paper may produce different results. We recommend that you contact your service bureau and printer so that they can insure the kind of color reproduction you need. USING THE CLIP ART ------------------ ** PAGE LAYOUT PROGRAMS ** Open your page layout program, create a new document and place the EPS file as you would any other images. The following page layout programs are compatible with the EPS file format: PageMaker QuarkXpress ** DRAW PROGRAMS ** Open your draw program and OPEN the EPS file. These images can be manipulated like any other EPS image. The following draw programs are compatible with the EPS file format: Adobe Illustrator FreeHand Corel Draw Many of your Designer's Club EPS images are provided as layered illustrations. This means that several elements can be lifted out of a single image and used as stand-alone artwork. In order to pull apart or separate the layers of an EPS file, a PostScript draw program like Adobe Illustrator or Macromedia FreeHand is necessary. If your application was not listed above, please refer to your manual for compatibility. Dynamic Graphics Copyright Guidelines ----------------------------------- The use of the artwork, from disc or index, in whole or in part without written permission - for multiple resale in the form of stock proofs, engravings, film, mats, printing, digitized images, etc. - is expressly denied. Any resemblance to specific individuals, living or dead, is purely coincidental (except where noted). No testimonials are implied or intended by such similarities. Site licenses are available upon request from Dynamic Graphics, Inc. Company Information ------------------- Visit us on the world wide web at http://www.dgusa.com Dynamic Graphics, Inc. 6000 N. Forest Park Drive Peoria, IL 61614-3592 Technical Support/CustomerOne Phone: 800-255-8800 Fax: 309-688-5873 Business hours - Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm central time International customers, contact your local Dynamic Graphics representative. Clipper Creative Art Service®, Designer’s Club®, Print Media Service®, Dynamic Graphics ArtWorks® and Idea Source® are registered trademarks of Dynamic Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved. Revised 6/8/98