Copyright: Frode Magnell 1998


Introduction To CD Box Labeler 98

Welcome to CD Box Labeler 98, with this program you can do Labels for your CD boxes in minutes. To get help on making your CD Labels please go to the Making of CD Labels.

You can load Pictures, stretch the pictures, edit text, change to bold, underline, Strikethru, italic, align text and more. CD Box Labeler 98 supports every font installed on your system and is supported by your printer.

Please note that CD Box Labeler 98 is shareware you can try it for 15-days, if you still want to continue using it, you must register your copy and you will receive instructions on how to register your CD Box Labeler 98 to a full version. For more information please go to the Register section.

New in Ver. 3.1.1 (Rich Text Ed.)

1.	Drag & Drop pictures. You can now Drag & Drop your picture as you like

2.	Rich Text Editing, you can now edit the text as in any Word Processor

3.	Align the text, you can now align the text Left/Center/Right (also only a part of the text can be aligned)

4.	Bullets paragraphs

5.	Select indent

6.	Word97 style toolbar

7.	You can now set options (like Default font, mouse actions, startup file and more)

New in Ver. 2.4.1

1.	A whole new (and I hope), more user-friendly interface

2.	Online Help (This!)

3.	A Wizard that helps you make your CD Labels fast and easy

4.	You can now stretch the "Back Side" picture to fit over the spine text

5.	You can load pictures over "spine text"

6.	A Toolbar for easy navigation with pop-up help

7.	A easy to use Pop-Up Menu (activated with the right mouse button)

8.	Save & Load function to save your work for later use

9.	You can now change the font, size, colors… On the spine text (The CD Name)

10.	Undo Function added to the textbox, when you edit your text

11.	I have reworked the printing routine, the program now talks directly to the windows printer, this will have affects on color printers with high resolution. You will notice a better printout quality

12.	The printout is now done on one(1) piece of paper (by demand)

13.	Added Shortcut Commands to some functions in the menu


Start Making Your CD Labels

CD Box Labeler have a new Wizard that helps you make your CD Labels to start the wizard simply click on this icon. If you want more help on the wizard go to the Wizard section. However the most of us will want to have more control of what we to so we will go trough every section of CD Box Labeler 98 functions.

This tutorial will learn you how to use the CD Box Labeler 98 using the toolbar buttons when they are available for that function, it will also learn you some shortcut keys to use to.

To start a New Project press this icon [image] on the toolbar or press "Ctrl+N"

The project will now display two forms, with the names "Front Side" & "Back Side". The "Front Side" will display the front of the CD Box Label & the "Back Side" will show you the back side of the CD Label (Where the index of the CD usual is displayed).

To navigate between these labels simply click on the label you want to work with. You can even close the one you don't work with for the moment by click the "X" on the right top of the form. You then get it back by click on the menubar "Window...Front Side or Back Side"; all you have done on the form is kept in the memory even if you close it.

Now to the Making of your CD Label

Note! The examples below are done by using the toolbar to navigate; you can also control CD Box Labeler 98 by using SHORTCUT COMMANDS or the MENU BAR.

1.	Select the "Front Side" by clicking on it, If you want to load a picture then simply click on this icon [image], and a open dialogbox will appear, just select the picture file you want to load. The picture is shrinked to fit if it's too big to fit the form or else the picture is centered.

2.	If the picture is to small, you may want to stretch it to fit the form, Simply press this button [image] to do that

3.	Then you probably want to edit some text, click on this icon [image] (or press F5), you will the be displayed with a text editor. You can change Font, Size, Style and color with these icons [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image]. When you are finished press this icon [image] again, and your text is moved to the "Front Side".

4.	If you haven't loaded a picture on the form you probably want to change the color on it, you do this simply by clicking on this icon [image].

5.	Now close the "Front Side" and edit the "Back Side". You edit the "Back Side" the same way as you work with the "Front Side", except that you have some more functions here.

6.	To edit the Name (spine text) of the CD press [image] and you will be displayed with a menu where you can edit your text and select the Font, Size, Color.

7.	You can also load pictures on the "spines" if you want, to do that press [image] to Load or Unload spine pictures. Note! this will load picture into both spines, if you only want to load a picture into one spine please goto Load Spine Pictures" for more information.

Note!

The pictures will be streched/shrinked without thinking of the aspect ratio if the picture is bigger than:

Front

      Width - 450 pixels

      Height - the same as the width

Back

      Width - 515 pixels

      Height - 440 pixels

For more information on all the commands in CD Box Labeler 98, go to Description Of All Commands.


Using the Wizard

1. Start the wizard by clicking this icon [image] on the toolbar.

2. First select if you want the Wizard to start everytime you start the CD Box Labeler 98 and click "Next".

3. Select the name for your Label, this will be added to the "Spine" & on the "Front Side Label". Press "Next" when you are finished.

4. Enter the index to your CD Label, this will be added to your "Back Side Label". Press "Next" when you are finished.

5. Now can you choose if you want to add some pictures to your project. Press "Next" when you have selected and a dialog box will first let you choose a picture for the "Front Side" & then for the "Back Side".

6. Now can you choose if you want to add background color to your "Front label". Press "Next" when you are finished.

7. Now can you choose if you want to add background color to your "Back label". Press "Next" when you are finished.

8. Now press "FINISH" to make the label. Now can you edit the label, stretch pictures, Print your Label & Save your project.


The Toolbar In CD Box Labeler 98

CD Box Labeler 98 has a new toolbar that makes your navigation much more easier than before. You find the toolbar below the menu bar and it look like this.

All icons on the toolbar have a popup-help that displays if you hold the mouse button over the icon, the popup-help looks like this

Description:

 Starts a New project, The program will warn you if you don't have saved your project.

 Will Open a previous saved project.

 These buttons saves your project the only difference is that the "Save As" button always ask you for a filename to save your project to.

Note! When you save your project the program will save all picture files to with the end "filename.p**", so if you want to copy your work you must copy all files with the same name I.E: "Filname.111" , "Filname.222" or else the program will not load your picture files.

 Starts the new Wizard that helps you makes your labels.

 This will print your project.

 Selects the background color to the active form (not available in the Text Editor)

 Load/Unload a Picture to the active form, the picture is automatic centered on the form, if the picture is to big the it's automatic shrinked to fit the form. (Note! the program does not take use aspect ratio when the picture is shrinked)

 Load/Unload a picture into the spines (Note! the picture will automatic be shrinked/streched to fit), If you only want to load a picture into ONE spine, you have to use the menu!

 Strech the picture on the active form (if it small enough to be streched). The picture can now be stretched over the Spines on the "Back Form"

 Open/Close the Text Editor, lets you edit the text on the active form. For more help on edit the text go to the Edit Text section.

 Edit the Spine Text (CD Name), (only available on the Back Side Form)

 Opens your default Web Browser and connects you to CD Box Labeler 98 Website, here can you get help, Updates and other information

 Sets default options for CD Box Labeler 98

Toolbar in the Text Editor

 Selects the font for the text, (only available in the edit text option).

 Selects the size for the font.

 Will selects the style of your text, Bold, Italic, Underline & Strikethru.

 This will Left/Right/Center align the text in the Text Editor (You can also select rows to be aligned).

 Selects Bullets in the Text Editor.

 Selects More/Less indent on the selected row.

 Selects the Font Color in the Text Editor.

 Undo the last operation.

 This will let you Cut/Copy/Paste text (also lets you import rich text from another application)


Commands In CD Box Labeler 98

Shortcut Commands:

CTRL-N           New Project

CTRL-O           Open Project

CTRL-S           Save Project

CTRL-P           Print Project

CTRL-Z           Undo

CTRL-X           Cut

CTRL-C           Copy

CTRL-V           Paste

DEL              Delete

CTRL-A           Select All

F5               Edit Text

F6               Edit Name (Spine text)

F1               Help

Note! All commands are not available at all times.

Menu Commands Description:

File (More Info)

New Project	Start a new Project

Open Project	Open a Project

Save Project	Save your Project

Load Picture	Load a picture

Close Picture	Close a Picture

Stretch Pict.	Stretch a picture

Label Wizard	Starts the Wizard

Print Project	Print your Project

Printer Setup	Setup the Printer

Quit	Quit CD Box Labeler 98

Edit

Undo           Undo changes in Text Editor

Cut            Cut selected text

Copy           Copy selected text

Paste          Paste text into Text Editor

Delete         Delete the text

Select All     Selects all text in the Text Editor

Edit Text      Open/Close Text Editor

Edit Name      Enter name Of The CD (Spine)

Format

Select Font    Change the Font

Select Color   Change the Font/Backround Color

Bold           Change the Font to BOLD

Italic         Change the Font to ITALIC

Underline      Change the Font to UNDERLINE

Strikethru     Change the Font to STRIKETHRU

Tools

Options        Set the options for the program

Window

Front Side     Activates the FRONT SIDE form

Back Side      Activates the BACK SIDE form

Note! All commands are not available at all times.

For description on the toolbar go to the Toolbar section.


File Menu (Description)

New Project	Starts a new project

Open Project	Open a previous saved project

Save Project	Save your project. Note! When you save your project the program will save all picture files to with the end "filename.p**", so if you want to copy your work you must copy all files with the same name I.E: "Filname.111" , "Filname.222" or else the program will not load your picture files.

Load Picture	This load a picture, (BMP, Windows RLE , JPG & WMF) is supported.

Close Picture	Close the picture you have loaded

Stretch Picture	Stretch the picture if it is to small to fit the form (Back Side can be stretched over the spines to).

Label Wizard	Starts the New Wizard, that helps you make your CD Labels.

Print Project	Prints your project.

Printer Setup	Let you setup your printer.

Quit	            Quits CD Box Labeler 98


Pop-up menu

One of CD Box Labeler 98 new feature is the use of Pop-Up Menus. You activate the Pop-Up Menu by pressing down your right mouse button on the form you want the Pop-Up Menu to be displayed.

The Pop-Up menu look something like this.

Note! The "Load Spine Picture" – option is only displayed when you press your mouse button on one of the "spines".


Register CD Box Labeler 98

Note! This screen will not appear in the registered version!

CD Box Labeler 98 is shareware and you can try it for 15-days. If you still want to use it you must register it, when I have received the registration fee, I will send you a registration code to change your version of CD Box Labeler 98 to a full version. If you like this program and want it to be further developed then register it. The only way this program will continue to be developed is when you pay for it.

1.	The price is 20US$ per license. With one license you can have one(1) registered version copy of CD Box Labeler 98 installed on one(1) computer. For multi license orders please contact me. The registration information is then sent to you via air-mail or e-mail (you choose)

2.	The registration is valid for all future releases.

Credit Card, Phone or Check orders

I now use two registration services on the internet, if you want to order CD Box Labeler 98 either by Credit Card, Phone or Check please visit one of these sites (both use a secure ordreform when you order bu Credit Card).

https://commerce.mindspring.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/www09282/reg_it_offsite.pl?4820..

http://www.shareit.com/programs/101199.htm..

Mail Orders!

Please use this order form if you want to order by mail

No refunds are payed back as you have the chance to try this program before you by it.


Order Form

Print this order form, when you have filled it out send it to.

Frode Magnell

Svarvaregatan 11

SE-264 70 Klippan

SWEDEN

Quantity       Description                      Price         Total Price

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________       License for CD Box Labeler 98    20US$         ___________

                                          Total Price US$     ___________

MARK WITH A "X" IF YOU WANT THE REG. INFO SENT BY AIR-MAIL    ___________

Send the registration to.

Name_____________________________________________________________________

Address1_________________________________________________________________

Address2_________________________________________________________________

Country__________________________________________________________________

E-Mail___________________________________________________________________

Other notes!_____________________________________________________________

I am not responsible for any incomplete filled out registration form filled out. You can pay in any currency, just calculate the price it is in your currency and send it (DO NOT SEND ANY COINS).


Back Side Form

This is the "Back Side" of you CD Label

Load a picture

If you want to load a picture to it press [image] and a open dialog box will be displayed. When the picture is loaded simply drag it where you want it. If the picture is to big to fit it's automatic shrinked to fit without thinking of the aspect ratio.

Load a picture over the spine

If you want to load a picture over the spine, press [image] to Load/Unload spine picture (this will load picture into both spines). Note! All pictures is stretched/shrinked to fit the spine. For more information go here!

Stretch Picture

If you want to stretch a picture then press [image] and the picture will be stretched (don't work on the spine picture). The picture can also be stretched over the spines too.

Close Picture

If you want to close a picture simply press this button [image]. To close a spine picture press your right mouse button over the spine you want to close and select "Close Spine Picture".

Edit Text

To edit text into your label press [image] (or double-click on the form) and a text editor will be displayed. Edit your text here, when you are finished press [image] again and the text is moved to the form.

Edit Spine (CD name)

To change or edit your CD's name press [image] and a dialog box will be displayed. Enter your text, change Font, Size, Style & color by pressing the FONT-Button. Press OK when you are finished


Front Side Form

This is the "Front Side" of you CD Label

Load a picture

If you want to load a picture to it press [image] and a open dialog box will be displayedWhen the picture is loaded simply drag it where you want it. If the picture is to big to fit it's automatic shrinked to fit without thinking of the aspect ratio.

Stretch Picture

If you want to stretch a picture then press [image] and the picture will be stretched.

Close Picture

If you want to close a picture simply press this button

Edit Text

To edit text into your label press [image] (or double-click on the form) and a text editor will be displayed. Edit your text here, when you are finished press [image] again and the text is moved to the form.


Contact Information

You can contact me several ways. If you have any problems with the program please visit my homesite first. If you can't get the help there please don't hesitate to contact me.

Before you contact me about problems be sure to include the following in your e-mail or fill out the Problem Report and send it with your e-mail.

Be sure to include

1. Windows Version (& service packs)

2. Amount of memory you have

3. Printer you have

4. Printer Driver

5. Program version of CD Box Labeler 98 (look in the About Box)

Before you contact me about any printing problem, be sure that you have tried the latest printer driver for your printer.

Internet

Web: http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/way/6079

e-mail: fmagnell@usa.net

Mail Address.

Frode Magnell

Svarvaregatan 11

SE-264 70 Klippan

SWEDEN


Load Spine Picture

To load a picture into a spine folow these steps.

Load Picture Into One Spine

1. Click with your right mouse button on the spine you want to load a picture to and select "Load Spine Picture".

2. Select the picture you want to load.

Load Picture Into Both Spine

1. Simply click this icon

2. Select the picture you want to load.

Close the Spine Pictures

1. Siply click on this icon [image] to close Both Spine Pictures. If you only want to close one picture, you will have to use the menu for that.

This can also be done trough the menu File: Load Picture: Spine

Note! the picture is automatic shrinked/stretched to fit the spine.


Edit Text

To start the Text Editor, first activate the form you want to edit text to by clicking on it or select it from the Windows-menu then press this icon [image] or double click on the form. Then edit text as you do in any other Word Processor. New in this release is that you have a rich text editor you can now use multiple fonts & style.

Font

Change Font by chosing it on this box on the toolbar

Change Size by chosing it on this box on the toolbar [image].

Style

To change the style of the font simply click on the icon;

Bold

Italic

Underline

Strikethru

Align

If you want to Left/Center/Right align the text click these icons [image]. You can also align only the selected text.

Misc

 Selects Bullets Paragraph.

 Selects More/Less indent.

Color

To change Color on the font click on this icon [image] and select the color you want the font to have.


Help

Help & tips!

The most questions about this program is about printing and if you have problem printing please try these suggestions first. If you got any printer error codes please goto Error Code section.

1.	Make sure you have a printer that fully supports graphics printout.

2. 	Make sure you have the papersize in the printer setup to be atleast as the same size as Letter (8.5 x 11 inch) or A4 (21 x 29 centimeters)

3. 	Try change the spooler setting in the printer setup to "RAW" instead of "EMF"

4. 	Try to set the spooler setting in the printer setup to "Print directly to the printer"

If the colors don't match the ones that is displayed on the monitor, go to "printer setup" and change the document type to "Photograph" if it's possible.

Note!

The program require lots of memory if you have picture in high resolution, be sure to have windows handling the virtual memory by itself. You can also try to lower the resolution on the pictures you load to the project.

Picture Problem!

The program can not handle PROGRESSIVE JPEG files correctly if you have problem loading jpeg files either convert them to BMP-files or to NON PROGRESSIVE JPEG.

Before you contact me about any printing problem, be sure that you have tried the latest printer driver for your printer.


Error Codes

(Error 484)

Problem getting printer information from the system. Make sure the printer is set up correctly.

There is some problem that prevents getting printer information from the system. This error has the following causes and solutions:

•	You don't have a printer installed from the Windows Control Panel.

Open the Control Panel, double-click the Printers icon, and choose Add Printer to install a printer.

•	Your printer isn't online.

Physically switch the printer online.

•	Your printer is jammed or out of paper.

Physically correct the problem.

Or your printer don't support graphic printing

(Error 482)

Printer error

There is some problem that prevents printing. This error has the following causes and solutions:

•	You don't have a printer installed from the Windows Control Panel.

Open the Control Panel, double-click the Printers icon, and choose Add Printer to install a printer.

•	Your printer isn't online.

Physically switch the printer online.

•	Your printer is jammed or out of paper.

Physically correct the problem.

•	You tried to print a form to a printer that can accept only text.

Switch to an installed printer that can print graphics.

(Error 483)

Printer driver does not support specified property

The printer driver for the printer in use doesn't support this property of the Printer object. This error has the following cause and solution:

•	The effect of the properties of the Printer object depends on the driver supplied by the printer manufacturer. Some property settings may have no effect, or several different property settings may all have the same effect. Settings outside the accepted range may or may not produce an error.

For more information, see the manufacturer's documentation for the specific driver.

(Error 486)

Can't print form image to this type of printer

The form cannot print to this type of printer. This error has the following cause:

•	Your printer doesn't support RASTER capabilities or failed a StartPage during the printing of a form.

Error when saving

I have noticed that error can happen when saving or loading with some types of JPEG-files. First of all be sure to NOT use any progressive saved JPEG-pictures. You can also try to load the JPEG-file in another picture editor since the error probably is in another picture editor that saves some other information to the JPEG-picture that confuse CD Box Labeler 98 when saving or loading.

Unexpected errors! (or missing files)

If you get any unexpected errors or missing files like "msvbvm50.dll", then you probably have not or have old runtime files installed on your computer, always be sure that you have installed VB5-runtimefiles called "Service Pack 3". You can find these at my home site at, http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/way/6079

Unexpected Error 50003

Uninstall CD Box Labeler and install the Visual Basic 5 runtime files "Service Pack 3". after you have installed the runtime files, install CD Box Labeler again! The runtime files can be found at my homesite at: http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/way/6079

Installation program can't register files!

Always install the Visual Basic 5 runtime files first, this is important since the installation program need some files included in the runtime files!

One problem too, is that you have program running like ICQ or other programs in the background that are accesing some files, quit all these program before installing!

Before you contact me about any printing problem, be sure that you have tried the latest printer driver for your printer.


Picture Sizes

Picture Sizes

CD Box Labeler 98 will automatic stretch the picture both in the height and width without thinking of the aspect ratio when the size is bigger than this:

Front Side Pictures:

If the Width or Height are bigger than 450 pixels

Back Side Pictures:

If the Width are bigger than 515 pixels or Height are bigger than 440 pixels

Spine Pictures:

Are automatic stretched to full size independent on the size of the picture, the original size for spine pictures are Width - 23 pixels and Height - 440 pixels


Loading Errors

Loading Errors

This version of CD Box Labeler 98 also called "Rich Text" edition use a new save file system and can't load older files. This was done to eliminate any bugs that can happens when convert older savefiles.

Error in startup file or no file found!

Your startup file have been deleted, moved or the program try to load a older save file.

Wrong file version or not a correct save file!

You are trying to load a older save file or a file that are not a CD Box Labeler 98 save file.

Error loading file, error code:

Your save file is corrupt or the program can't find the file, error can happens if you try to load from a network or the file is write protected.

some error codes:

52	Bad file name

53	File not found

70	Permission denied

71	Disk not ready

75	Path/File access error

76	Path not found

Error loading Picture!

CD Box Labeler 98 now only save the path & file name for the picture files no picture is saved in the save file. When you load a project CD Box Labeler 98 will try to load the picture file you used when created the project you are trying to load, if the picture file can't be found a error will be displayed and the rest of the project will be loaded.