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Contents

It’s easy to make a special card with Card Studio! Just browse through the cards and choose a cover design and appropriate message. Then you can personalize, print and fold the card, or e-mail the card.

If you want an overview of what you can do in Card Studio, click one of the Getting Started topics below.

If you need help on a specific task in Card Studio, click the topic you want from the list below.

Welcome to Hallmark Comedy Card Studio

Getting Started

Working with Card Studio Programs

About Hallmark Papers

Forget to Register?

Getting Started

Activity Screen

Selecting a Card

Choosing an Occasion

Choosing a Category

Reading a Card

Previewing a Card

Displaying Card Panels

Viewing and Choosing Other Messages

Viewing More Cards

Changing Text

Choosing and Personalizing Back Page Art

Zooming In and Out on the Preview Screen

Using the Art Studio

Printing Cards, Announcements, and Invitations

E-Mailing Cards, Announcements, and Invitations

E-Cards

Finding a Card

Choosing Card Categories

E-Cards

Selecting an E-Card Design

Calendars

Choosing Calendars

Creating Calendars

Opening and Editing Calendars

Printing Calendars

Envelopes

Choosing Envelopes

Creating Envelopes

Opening and Editing Envelopes

Printing Envelopes

Invitations

Choosing Invitations

Choosing Invitations from Hallmark Papers

Creating Your Own Invitation

Opening and Editing an Invitation You Saved

Printing Invitations

Labels

Choosing Labels

Choosing Labels from Hallmark Papers

Creating Labels

Opening and Editing Labels

Printing Labels

Newsletters

Choosing Newsletters from Hallmark Papers

Creating Newsletters

Opening and Editing Newsletters

Printing Newsletters

Photo Greetings

Working with Photo Greetings

Postcards

Choosing Postcards

Choosing Postcards from Hallmark Papers

Creating Postcards

Opening and Editing Postcards

Printing Postcards

E-Mailing Postcards

Stationery

Choosing Stationery

Creating Stationery

Opening and Editing Stationery

Printing Stationery

E-Mailing Stationery

Stickers

Choosing Stickers

Creating Stickers

Opening and Editing Stickers

Printing Stickers

Event Planner

Event Planner Calendar and Address Book

The Art Studio

Art Book

Drawing Shapes

File Options (Opening, Saving, and Deleting Files)

Messages and Greetings

Working with Objects

Working with Text

Choosing and Personalizing Back Page Art

Zooming In on Design Details in the Art Studio

Advanced Features

Discarding Your Work and Starting Over

Printing

E-Mailing

Changing the Look of the Calendar

Printing and Folding

Printing Cards, Announcements, and Invitations

Printing on Both Sides of the Page

Folding Instructions for Cards

Using the Folding Instructions

Printing Labels

Printing Envelopes

Configuring Your Printer for Envelopes

Printing a Self-Mailer

Printing Stationery

E-Mailing

E-Mailing Using MAPI

Creating a File to be E-Mailed Later

Kid Lock (Controlling Content)

Turning Kid Lock On/Off

Setting the Default Kid Lock Status

Setting a Password for Kid Lock

Using the Kid Lock Password

Other Features

Inventory Book

Contacting Sierra for Further Assistance

Customer Service Support and Sales

Technical Support

Warranties and Licenses

License Agreement

Credits

Credits


Welcome to Hallmark Comedy Card Studio

Hallmark™ Comedy Card Studio™ was created to help you easily design personalized greeting cards that express your thoughts and feelings. And, because your personal communication needs may require more than a greeting card, Card Studio includes features that let you create a variety of other products.

Card Studio includes Event Planner, an electronic calendar and Address Book. Use the calendar to keep track of all your important activities. Use the Address Book to maintain your personal mailing and e-mailing list, plus birthdays and anniversaries for all the special people in your life. Event Planner can even remind you of all your upcoming events so you have time to create the perfect card or other appropriate items for the occasion.

Any time you want to celebrate a birthday, write a romantic note, or say thanks for a great job, Card Studio can help you put the right art and words together on paper. Just select a card or other product from the Card Studio Activity screen.


Working with Card Studio Programs

Help contains procedures for selecting, personalizing, printing, and folding your cards. Then, it explains how to work with each of the other product types, including the products designed for Hallmark Papers.

Help contains topics for all product types for all non-card products. When it’s time to create a product—for example, a newsletter—just locate the topic for the product, and follow the instructions for that product type.

Related topics

Using Card Studio Help


About Hallmark Papers

Card Studio includes templates for printing with many types of preprinted Hallmark Papers, including:

•	Cards

•	Newsletters

•	Postcards

•	Labels

•	Invitations

When you select one of the Hallmark Paper products in the Card Studio program, the preprinted area of the paper is displayed as a nonprintable layer in Art Studio. You can change to another nonprintable layer if you want. Or, try printing a predesigned Card Studio product on Hallmark Papers! Use the nonprintable layer to place text or graphical elements exactly where you want in relation to the designs on the preprinted Hallmark Paper.

When you are done creating your card, newsletter or other product in the Card Studio program, you can print on the Hallmark Papers you’ve purchased. When printing your creations, you can be assured of quality results when you use Hallmark Designed Computer Papers, card stock, and envelopes. You can find Hallmark Computer Papers at Hallmark retailers, office supply stores, or on our web site at www.hallmark.com.

To learn more about working with a specific Hallmark Paper product, select the product in the Help table of contents. Then, select the topic for the Hallmark Paper product.


Forget to Register?

Register Card Studio to get technical support and hear about upgrades and additional Sierra programs. Use your Internet connection to register on the World Wide Web.

If you don’t register at installation, you can register Card Studio later.

To register Card Studio:

1	Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, point to Programs, point to Sierra, point to Hallmark Comedy Card Studio, and click Register Hallmark Comedy Card Studio.

2	Follow the instructions on the screen.


Getting Started

Card Studio features outstanding professionally designed and edited greeting cards. Create a personalized card in minutes by simply choosing the card you want, editing the text (message) as necessary, and then printing or e-mailing the card.

Creating Cards

Using Find a Card

Using the Art Studio

Using Card Studio Help

Shortcut Keys

Technical Support


Activity Screen

Use the Card Studio main Activity screen to select cards or other products, open projects you've created previously, and browse Hallmark card collections. If you like to design your own projects, the Art Studio lets you modify existing cards or create your own from a blank. You can even search for cards in multiple card categories using the Card Studio Find a Card option!

Let's Get Started!

To…	Select…
Open a saved card or other project	File Options Screen
Select a card by specifying one or more card-giving occasions	Choosing the Occasion and Category (Find a Card)
Learn about designing your own cards or other projects in the Art Studio	Using the Art Studio
Select and send an electronic card	Selecting an E-Card Design
Work with other products, including envelopes, stickers, labels, stationery, postcards, and calendars.	Using Other Products
Create products that are specially designed to print on decorative Hallmark Papers.	About Hallmark Papers  Choosing Labels from Hallmark Papers  Choosing Newsletters from Hallmark Papers  Choosing Postcards from Hallmark Papers


Creating Cards

Card Studio features professionally designed messages and artwork for thousands of greeting cards. Take some time to browse through the different cards before you make your selection, so the one you choose is just right.

You can use Find a Card to choose your card, or browse through the card categories.


Choosing Card Categories (Find a Card)

Find a Card gives you another way to search for that perfect card. Find a Card allows you to combine several categories in a search, saving you time and giving you a broader selection of messages and designs.

To choose a card category:

1	From the Activity screen, click Find a Card or select Find a Card from the Tools menu. The Find a Card screen opens, displaying categories and card groups for the selected category.

2	Choose the category for the card. The right side of the page changes to display card groups appropriate for the category. Use the scroll arrow to see more groups.

3	Select all the card groups you want, and then click OK. The Card Choices screen appears, displaying the available cards in the chosen category.

Card Studio displays all cards available for the category and groups you chose.


Event Planner

Event Planner provides you with both a Calendar and an Address Book. Now, you will have help remembering all the people and occasions that are important to you.

To start Event Planner, just click the Event Planner calendar icon from the Activity screen or select Event Planner from the Tools menu. You can click the calendar on the Button bar from any screen.

Note:
To view Event Planner help, click the Help button while Event Planner is open.

Tip:
The names and addresses you enter into the Event Planner Address Book are available to you in Card Studio for printing envelopes, labels, post cards, and self-mailers.


Using Card Studio Help

Hallmark Comedy Card Studio comes with an online Help system. You can find help using the Help Table of Contents, search for help for a particular topic, or get help for a selected dialog box.

To see the Help Table of Contents:

1	From the Help menu, click Help Contents.

2	Double-click a book to display its topics. Or, select a book and click Open.

3	Double-click a topic to display it. Or, click a topic, and click Display.

To search for help on a particular topic:

1	From the Help menu, click Help Contents.

2	Click the Index tab.

3	Type all or part of a word.
Keywords matching the typed text are displayed.

4	Double-click a displayed keyword to view the associated topic. Or, click the keyword, and click Display.

To get help for a dialog box:

•	You can click the question mark at the bottom of the screen or press F1 to get help on the current screen.


Technical Support

North America

Sierra On-Line offers a 24-hour automated technical support line with recorded answers to the most frequently asked technical questions. To access this service, call (425) 644-4343, and follow the recorded instructions to find your specific topic and resolve the issue. If this fails to solve your problem, you may still write, or fax us with your questions, or contact us via our Web site.

Sierra On-Line	Main: (425) 644-4343
Technical Support	Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. PST
P.O. Box 85006	Fax:   (425) 644-7697
Bellevue, WA 98015-8506	http://www.sierra.com
	support@sierra.com
United Kingdom

Havas Interactive offers a 24-hour Automated Technical Support line with recorded answers to the most frequently asked technical questions. To access this service, call (0118) 920-9111, and follow the recorded instructions to find your specific topic and resolve the issue. If this fails to solve your problem, you may still write, or fax us with your questions, or contact us via our Internet or CompuServe sites.

Havas Interactive	Main: (0118) 920-9111
2 Beacontree Plaza,	Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Gillette Way,	Fax: (0118) 987-5603
Reading, Berkshire	http://www.sierra-online.co.uk
RG2 0BS United Kingdom
France

Havas Interactive France	Téléphone: 01-30-67-90-50
32, Av de l'Europe	Lundi au Jeudi de 10h à 19h
Bât Energy 1 (2e étage)	Vendredi de 10h à 18h
78 140 VELIZY-Villacoublay	Fax: 01 30 67 90 65
France	http://www.sierra.fr
Germany

Havas Interactive	Tel: (0) 6103-99-40-40
Robert-Bosch-Str. 32	Montag bis Freitag von 10 – 19Uhr
D-63303 Dreieich	Fax: (0) 6103-99-40-35
Deutschland	Mailbox: (0) 6103-99-40-35
	http://www.sierra.de
Spain

Havas Interactive España	Tech Support Teléfono: 91 735 24 37
NUESTRA SENORA DE VALVERDE	Soporte técnico de lunes a viernes de 09:30 a 15:00 y de 16:00 a 18:30
Nº 23	www.havasinteractive.es
28034 Madrid	Soporte Tecnico: soporte@havasinteractive.es
Spain	Comercial: comercial@havasinteractive.es
Italy

Contattare il vostro distributore.


Shortcut Keys

You can use shortcut keys instead of clicking some buttons in Card Studio.

Shortcut key	Function
Esc	Preview screen: If editing text, exits editing mode Art Studio: If editing text or working with other objects, exits editing mode Other screens: Returns to previous screen
F2 or Ctrl+A	Selects all objects (Art Studio only)
F10	Activate menus
Alt+F4	Exit the Card Studio application
F1	Help
Other Tips:

•	Hold Ctrl while drawing to constrain the height and width of a shape

•	Hold Ctrl and drag an object to duplicate the object


Using the Folding Instructions

If you need a little help folding your cards, click How To Fold. You will be able to see exactly how to fold that special card.

To learn more about folding single-fold cards, click Single-Fold Folding Instructions.

To learn more about folding quarter- and half-fold cards, click Folding Instructions for Cards


Folding Instructions for Cards

Quarter-Fold (Horizontal)

Quarter-Fold (Vertical)

Single-Fold Card on Two Pieces of Paper


Single-Fold Folding Instructions

Single-Fold Card on Two Pieces of Paper

Single-Fold Card on Front-Loading Printer

Single-Fold Card on Top-Loading Printer


Folding Instructions - Single-Fold Card on Two Pieces of Paper

A single-fold card is folded in half (to 5-1/2”x8-1/2” if 8-1/2”x11” paper is used). It may be either horizontal or vertical. Use an insert with lighter weight paper for the inside page.

1	Fold the heavier paper (cover) in half across the middle with the printing on the outside.

2	Fold the lighter paper (the insert page) in half across the middle with the printing on the inside. (Optional — Trim 1/8” from the top, outside, and bottom edges of the insert paper.)

3	Place a few dots of glue (or double-sided tape) on the front panel of the insert. (Do not glue the back.)

4	Place the insert inside the cover and smooth the glued side.


Folding Instructions - Single-Fold Card on Front-Loading Printer

A single-fold card is folded in half (to 5-1/2”x8-1/2” if 8-1/2”x11” paper is used). It may be either horizontal or vertical.

1	Hold the paper with the front and back panels of the card facing away from you.

2	Fold the paper in half across the middle.


Folding Instructions - Single-Fold Card on Top-Loading Printer

A single-fold card is folded in half (to 5-1/2”x8-1/2” if 8-1/2”x11” paper is used). It may be either horizontal or vertical.

1	Hold the paper with the front and back panels of the card facing away from you.

2	Fold the paper in half across the middle.


Folding Instructions - Quarter-Fold (Horizontal)

A quarter-fold card is folded in fourths (to 4-1/4”x5-1/2” if 8-1/2”x11” paper is used). It prints on one side of the paper and may be either horizontal or vertical.

1	For either a vertical or horizontal card, fold the paper in half across the middle with the printing on the outside.

2	Fold the paper in half again.


Folding Instructions - Quarter-Fold (Vertical)

A quarter-fold card is folded in fourths (to 4-1/4”x5-1/2” if 8-1/2”x11” paper is used). It prints on one side of the paper and may be either horizontal or vertical.

1	For either a vertical or horizontal card, fold the paper in half across the middle with the printing on the outside.

2	Fold the paper in half again.


Customer Service Support and Sales

United States

Sierra Direct	U. S. A. Sales Phone: (800) 757-7707
P. O. Box 629001	Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-9972	International Sales: (425) 746-5771
	Hours: Monday-Friday 8 AM to 4 PM PST
	Fax: (916) 939-1010
	Email: customer.support@sierra.com
	http://www.sierra.com
United Kingdom

Havas Interactive	Main: (0118) 920-9111
2 Beacontree Plaza,	Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Gillette Way,	Fax: (0118) 987-5603
Reading, Berkshire	Disk/CD replacements in the U.K. are £6.00, or
RG2 0BS United Kingdom	£7.00 outside the UK. Add “ATTN.: Returns.”
France

Havas Interactive France	Téléphone: 01-30-67-90-50
32, Av de l'Europe	Lundi au Jeudi de 10h à 19h
Bât Energy 1 (2e étage)	Vendredi de 10h à 18h
78 140 VELIZY-Villacoubaly	Fax: 01-30-67-90-65
France
Germany

Havas Interactive	Tel: (0) 6103-99-40-40
Robert-Bosch-Str. 32	Montag bis Freitag von 10h – 19Uhr
D-63303 Dreieich	Fax: (0) 6103-99-40-35
Germany
On-Line Sales

CompuServe United Kingdom:	GO UKSIERRA
CompuServe France:	GO FRSIERRA
Internet USA:	http://www.sierra.com
Internet United Kingdom:	http://www.sierra-online.co.uk
Internet France:	http://www.sierra.fr
Internet Germany	http://www.sierra.de
Disk and/or Manual Replacement

Product Returns:*	CD/Documentation Replacement:
Havas Interactive	Havas Interactive
Sierra On-Line Returns	Sierra On-Line CD/Doco Replacement
4247 S. Minnewawa Ave.	4247 S. Minnewawa Ave.
Fresno, CA 93725	Fresno, CA 93725

NOTE: To replace your CD(s) please send only the damaged cd and copy of your dated Receipt, if less then 90 days. After 90 days please include a $10.00 handling fee along with the CD(s). For documentation replacement, please include a $5.00 handling fee and a photocopy ONLY of either your disk or CD. Payment should be made at the time of your request. Sorry, no credit cards.

*Returns to this address valid in North America only.


License Agreement
Sierra On-Line End User License Agreement

Sierra's end user license agreement, limited warranty and return policy is set forth in the EULA.txt, found on the CD, and is also available during the install of the product.


Studio Online

Use Studio Online to view the Sierra Web Page. You can find out about other Sierra products, exchange information, and download additional clip art using this site.

When you select this option, Card Studio accesses the Sierra Web Page using your default Web browser. You should have an active Internet connection when you select this option.


Credits
Hallmark Comedy Card Studio Credits

Steve Freeman - Producer

Christopher Goodfellow - Production Manager

Kevin Goebel – Designer

Chris Floyd - Production Coordinator

Julie Owen - Art Department Manager

Michael King - Art Director

Andrew Mellors – Release Engineer

Mark Tindall – Marketing Director

Lisa Baisler - Brand Manager

Vanteon - Engineering

Steven Hall – Software Engineering Manager

Craig Duncan - Software Lead Engineer

David Rogers - Senior Software Engineer

Yang Gao - Senior Software Engineer

Sergey Shilov - Senior Software Engineer

Mark Brighton – Software Engineer II

Artists

Kirsten Hyde – Lead Artist / UI Designer

Miranda Othberg – Graphic Designer

Regina Ramos – Graphic Designer

Gaelyn Henkel – Graphic Designer

Lisa Mundorff – Graphic Designer

Jill Markwardt – Graphic Designer

Ariana Pinto – Graphic Designer

Valerie Rosen – Graphic Designer

Peter Lavitt – Technical Artist

Documentation

Michelle Daniels - Sierra Home Documentation Manager

Media Publishers - Manual/On-Line Help Writer

Skip Fantry - Manual Layout

Quality Assurance

Gary Stevens – Director of Quality Assurance

Dave Collins – Software Test Engineer

Heather Downing - Senior QA Test Lead

Terry Temes – Assistant QA Lead

Philip Pantoja – QA Automated Test Engineer

Ken Sorensen - Senior QA Tester

Jensine Ericksen - QA Tester

Darren Park - QA Tester

Mark O'Reilly - QA Tester

Jason Furler – QA Tester

Andrea Stone – Corporate Product Certification

Sierra - Home Division

Jerome Lalin – Senior VP/Business Unit Manager

Fred Shean – Director of Engineering

Anne Boswell – Vice President of Marketing

Anna Thompson – Business Development Manager

Maureen Mortaloni – Controller

Bruce Slywka – Director of Productivity Sales

Jenni Rothe – Senior Administrative Assistant

Hallmark Development

Laura Gaab - Senior New Media Producer

Miriam Cuddy – Interface Designer

Susan Brewster - Associate Product Manager

John Courtney - Product Manager

Diane Blanck - Marketing Manager

Teri Ann Drake - Creative Director, Design

Lois Hunt - Creative Director, Editorial


Occasion Rack
Choosing an Occasion

Card Studio helps you design cards for birthdays, holidays, and many other special occasions.

To choose an occasion:

1	From the Activity screen, click a card occasion or type.
Categories for the card type appear.

2	Choose the category for the card.

Note:
If you are selecting a Hallmark Papers card, select Hallmark Papers, select Cards, select a card template, and then click OK. The template is placed in the Art Studio so you can personalize the card.


Choosing a Category

A category helps you define the kind of product you want. For example, if you are creating a birthday card, you can narrow the choices by specifying who the card is for, such as a coworker or relative.

To choose a category:

•	From the category list, click the category you want. The Card Choices screen appears, displaying the available cards in the chosen category.

Card Studio displays all the cards available for the occasion and category you chose.


Card Choices

Viewing More Cards

Reading a Card


Reading a Card

To read the message inside a card, you must select the card. Once it displays, other messages may be available with that design. To read them, you can choose another message.

To select a card:

1	From the Card Choices screen, click the card you want. The card appears in the Preview screen.

2	If there are other messages for the card, click the Other Messages arrow to see them.

3	Click the panel options in the Let’s Look at box to see all the text for the card.

4	You can display the remaining cards in the category by clicking the More Cards arrow.


Preview Screen

Displaying Card Panels

Viewing and Choosing Other Messages

Viewing More Cards

Changing Text

Using the Art Studio

E-Mailing Cards, Announcements, and Invitations

Choosing and Personalizing Back Page Art

Zooming In and Out on the Preview Screen

Printing Options

Printing Cards, Announcements, and Invitations

Printing Invitations

Printing Newsletters


Displaying Card Panels

Card Studio lets you view one page (or panel) of a card at a time in the Preview screen. Card Studio displays the front of a card when you select it.

To display other panels of the card:

•	In the Let's Look at box, click the name of the panel you want to see.


Viewing and Choosing Other Messages

Other messages may be available for the design in the Preview screen.

To choose other messages:

•	Click the Other Messages arrow.

Note:
If you are viewing any panel of a card other than the front, Card Studio automatically changes to the front panel when you choose another message.

You can also display the remaining cards in the category you chose by clicking the More Cards arrow.

Once you are satisfied with the message you chose, you can change the text as necessary.


Viewing More Cards

There may be more than four cards available in the Card Choices screen  to display. If there are more than four cards, just click the More Cards arrows to see the other cards.


Viewing More Cards

You don’t need to go back to the Card Choices screen to read the rest of the cards in your category. Just click the More Cards arrows to see the other cards.


Choosing and Personalizing Back Page Art

Normally, a greeting card has art on the back panel. Card Studio back page art text can be edited to include your name. It’s just as easy to personalize back page art as it is to personalize your card!

To choose and personalize back page art:

1	From the Preview screen, click Back in the Let's Look At area.

2	If you don’t want back page art printed on your card, click the Back Page Art left arrow until a blank panel appears.

3	To personalize the back page art, click Change Text and then personalize the text.

Note:
You can also personalize back page art from the Art Studio. Display the back panel, display the text tools, and click Edit Text.


Choosing and Personalizing Back Page Art

Normally, a greeting card has art on the back panel. Card Studio back page art text can be edited to include your name. It’s just as easy to personalize back page art as it is to personalize your card!

To choose and personalize back page art:

1	From the Preview screen, click Back in the Let's Look At area.

2	If you don’t want back page art printed on your card, click the Back Page Art left arrow until a blank panel appears.

3	To personalize the back page art, click Change Text and then personalize the text.

Note:
You can also personalize back page art from the Art Studio. Display the back panel, display the text tools, and click Edit Text.


Zooming In and Out on the Preview Screen

To see the detail of a design or text, use the Zoom button in the Preview screen.

To zoom in and out:

1	Click Zoom In. The label on the button changes to Zoom Out.

2	If the part of the design or text you want to see is not on the screen, click the arrows around the button to move the view.

3	Click Zoom Out to return to a normal view.


Choosing Stationery

Card Studio offers many designs appropriate for stationery. As with cards, you can easily change the text to create a personalized document quickly. In the Art Studio, you can add your own touches with text formatting and clip art.

To choose a Card Studio stationery design:

1	Click Other Products on the Activity screen. A list of non-card projects appears.

2	Click Stationery. A list of available designs appears.

3	Click the name of a Description in the box on the left. A preview of your choice displays in the box on the right.

4	When you find the design you want, click OK.

5	Click the Change Text button to personalize your creation. To personalize even more, click Art Studio.


Creating Your Own Stationery

Use the Art Studio to create your very own stationery design.

To create your own stationery:

1	Click Art Studio on the Activity screen. The Document Type screen opens.

2	Click Stationery.

3	Click OK.
A blank stationery sheet appears in the Art Studio.


Opening and Editing Stationery You Saved

It’s easy to open and change an existing stationery design.

To open and change a stationery design:

1	On the Activity screen, click Saved Work, and then click Open File.
Or
On the Art Studio screen, click Open/Save, and then click Open File.

2	Select the previously saved file, and then click Open File.
Your design is placed on the drawing board in the Art Studio.

3	Use the drawing and text tools to change your creation.

4	When you have finished, click Open/Save and save your creation.


Stationery Screen

Choosing Stationery

Creating Your Own Stationery

Opening and Editing Stationery You Saved

Printing Stationery

E-Mailing Stationery


Preview Screen - Stationery

Viewing More Stationery

Changing Text

Matching Envelopes

Using the Art Studio

Printing Stationery

E-Mailing Stationery

Zooming In and Out on the Preview Screen


Viewing More Stationery

While on the Preview screen, you can scroll through the stationery displayed on the Stationery screen. Just click the More Stationery arrows to see the other choices.


Matching Envelopes

Some stationery has envelopes that match the stationery design. When you view stationery on the Preview screen that has a matching envelope, a Matching button appears letting you view and personalize the envelope.


Label Screen

Choosing Labels

Choosing Labels from Hallmark Papers

Creating Your Own Label

Opening and Editing a Label You Saved

Printing Labels

E-Mailing Labels


Hallmark Label Screen

Choosing Labels

Choosing Labels from Hallmark Papers

Creating Your Own Label

Opening and Editing a Label You Saved

Printing Labels

E-Mailing Labels


Using Mail Merge

When you address labels, postcards, or envelopes, you can use names in Event Planner to do a mail merge. Select from a list of field names, such as First Name, Last Name, and Address, to place on the label, postcard, or envelope. A placeholder appears on the page. Then, when you print, select people from your Address list for whom you want to print.

Using mail merge, you can print multiple labels, postcards, or envelopes in one batch, without changing the address information by hand for each one.

When on the Preview screen, click Use Replaceable Fields for Mail Merge to do a mail merge. When in the Art Studio, the Mail Merge button appears when you are in the Edit Text mode.


Choosing Labels

Card Studio offers many designs appropriate for labels. As with cards, you can easily change the text to create a personalized label quickly. In the Art Studio, you can add your own touches with text formatting and clip art.

To choose a Card Studio label:

1	Click Other Products on the Activity screen. A list of non-card projects appears.

2	Click Labels. A list of available designs appears.

3	Click the type of label you want to print.

4	Click the name of a design. A preview of your choice displays in the box on the right.

5	When you find the design you want, click OK.

6	Click the Change Text button to personalize your creation. To personalize even more, click Art Studio.


Choosing Labels from Hallmark Papers

Card Studio offers many designs appropriate for labels. As with cards, you can easily change the text to create a personalized label quickly. In the Art Studio, you can add your own touches with text formatting and clip art.

To choose a Card Studio label:

1	On the main Activity screen, click Hallmark Papers.

2	On the Hallmark Papers screen, select Labels.
The Labels dialog box appears.

3	Click the label you want to use. The label is marked Selected.

4	Click OK. The Art Studio screen opens.


Creating Your Own Label

Use the Art Studio to create your very own label design.

To create your own label:

1	Click Art Studio on the Activity screen. The Document Type screen opens.

2	Click Labels.

3	Click the type of label you want to print. A preview of your choice displays in the box on the right.

4	When you find the label you want, click OK.


Opening and Editing a Label You Saved

It’s easy to open and change an existing design for a label.

To open and change a label:

1	On the Activity screen, click Saved Work, and then click Open File.
Or
On the Art Studio screen, click Open/Save, and then click Open File.

2	Select the previously saved file, and then click Open File.
Your design is placed on the drawing board in the Art Studio.

3	Use the drawing and text tools to change your creation.

4	When you have finished, click Open/Save and save your creation.


Label Preview Screen

Viewing More Labels

Changing Text

Addressing Labels

Mail Merge

Using the Art Studio

Printing Labels


Viewing More Labels

You don’t need to go back to the Labels screen to view the rest of the labels of the selected type. Just click the More Labels arrows to see the other labels.


Addressing Labels

You have three options when addressing labels. You can either type an address or other text, select one address from your Address Book, or insert replaceable fields for a mail merge.

To address a label for one person:

1	Click Use One Name from the Address Book.

2	Click a name displayed in your Address Book. The address appears on the label.

To address a label for a mail merge:

1	Click Use Replaceable Fields for Mail Merge. The address information changes to field names.

2	In the label, delete any fields you don't want to use.

3	If you want to add a field name, place the cursor in the text where you want to insert a field, then click the field name in the list you want to insert.

Note:
If you are addressing a blank label in the Art Studio, click the arrows to change the text size of the address. You can also click Typeface to change the font.


Envelope Screen

Choosing Envelopes

Creating Your Own Envelopes

Opening and Editing an Envelope You Saved

Printing Envelopes


Choosing Envelopes

Card Studio offers many designs appropriate for envelopes. As with cards, you can easily change the text to create a personalized envelope quickly. In the Art Studio, you can add your own touches with text formatting and clip art.

Custom envelopes are available as a separate product type in Hallmark Comedy Card Studio. You can also print envelopes from the print dialog box when you are printing a card in any Card Studio program.

To choose an envelope:

1	Click Other Products on the Activity screen. A list of non-card projects appears.

2	Click Envelopes. A list of available designs appears.

3	Click the type of envelope you want to print.

4	Click the name of a design. A preview of your choice displays in the box on the right.

5	When you find the design you want, click OK.

6	Click the Change Text button to personalize your creation. To personalize even more, click Art Studio.


Creating Your Own Envelope

Use the Art Studio, to create your very own envelope design.

To create your own envelope:

1	Click Art Studio on the Activity screen. The Document Type screen opens.

2	Click Envelopes.

3	Click the type of envelope you want to print. A preview of your choice displays in the box on the right.

4	When you find the envelope you want, click OK. A blank envelope appears in the Art Studio.


Opening and Editing an Envelope You Saved

It’s easy to open and change an existing design for an envelope.

To open and change an envelope:

1	On the Activity screen, click Saved Work, and then click Open File.
Or
On the Art Studio screen, click Open/Save, and then click Open File.

2	Select the previously saved file, and then click Open File.
Your design is placed on the drawing board in the Art Studio.

3	Use the drawing and text tools to change your creation.

4	When you have finished, click Open/Save and save your creation.


Envelope Preview Screen

Viewing More Envelopes

Changing Text

Matching Stationery

Addressing Envelopes

Entering a Return Address

Mail Merge

Using the Art Studio

Printing Envelopes


Viewing More Envelopes

You don’t need to go back to the Envelopes screen to view the rest of the envelopes of the selected type. Just click the More Envelopes arrows to see the other envelopes.


Matching Stationery

Some envelopes have stationery that matches the envelope design. When you view an envelope on the Preview screen that has matching stationery, a Matching Stationery button appears letting you view and personalize the stationery.


Addressing Envelopes

You have three options when addressing envelopes. You can either type an address or other text, select one address from your Address Book, or insert replaceable fields for a mail merge.

To address an envelope for one person:

1	Click Use One Name from the Address Book.

2	Click a name displayed in your Address Book. The address appears on the envelope.

To address an envelope for a mail merge:

1	Click Use Replaceable Fields for Mail Merge. The address information changes to field names.

2	Delete any fields you don't want to use.

3	If you want to add a field name, place the cursor in the text where you want to insert a field, then click the field name in the list you want to insert.

Note:
If you are addressing a blank envelope in the Art Studio, click the arrows to change the text size of the address or the return address. You can also click Typeface to change the font.


Entering a Return Address

You can type a return address for your envelope. Once entered, the return address is stored and displayed on designs that use return address fields.

To enter a return address:

1	In the Preview screen, click in the return address area of the envelope, postcard, or other project.

2	Type the name and other return address information.
For more information about entering and editing text, click Changing Text.


Sticker Screen

Choosing Stickers

Creating Your Own Sticker

Opening and Editing Stickers You Saved

Printing Stickers


Choosing Stickers

Card Studio offers many sticker designs. Some contain text, others are just pictures. If the sticker contains text, you can easily change the text to create a personalized sticker. In the Art Studio, you can add your own touches with text formatting and clip art.

To choose a Card Studio sticker:

1	Click Other Products on the Activity screen. A list of non-card projects appears.

2	Click Stickers. A list of available shapes appears.

3	Click the description for the design you want to print, and click OK. The Sticker Preview screen opens.

4	Choose the designs you want on your sticker page.

5	If the sticker contains text, click the Change Text button to personalize your stickers. To personalize even more, click Art Studio.


Sticker Preview Screen

You can choose a category to view different types of stickers. Either select one sticker for the whole page, or mix the stickers up. You can position the art on any sticker on the page using the page preview.

To use the same art on all stickers on the page:

1	Click the category of stickers you want to view.

2	Select art for the sticker. Use the arrows to scroll through the art. Notice when you click sticker art, the page preview changes to reflect the selected art.

3	Click Copy To All. All stickers on the page preview contain the same art.

To mix sticker art on one page:

1	Click the category of stickers you want to view.

2	Click a sticker position on the page preview.

3	Select art for the sticker. Use the arrows to scroll through the art. Notice when you click sticker art, the page preview changes to reflect the selected art.

4	Continue selecting a sticker position and selecting art until all positions are filled.

Note:
To clear a sticker, select the sticker on the preview, and click Clear Selected. To clear all stickers, clear a selected sticker, then click Copy To All.


Creating Your Own Sticker

Use the Art Studio, to create your very own sticker design.

To create your own sticker:

1	Click Art Studio on the Activity screen.

2	Click Stickers on the Document Type screen. A list of available shapes appears.

3	Click the sticker shape you want to print, and click OK. The Studio opens with blank stickers on the page. Now you can create your own stickers.


Opening and Editing a Sticker You Saved

It’s easy to open and change an existing design for a sticker.

To open and change a sticker:

1	On the Activity screen, click Saved Work, and then click Open File.
Or
On the Art Studio screen, click Open/Save, and then click Open File.

2	Select the previously saved file, and then click Open File.
Your design is placed on the drawing board in the Art Studio.

3	Use the drawing and text tools to change your creation.

4	When you have finished, click Open/Save and save your creation.


Postcard Screen

Choosing Postcards

Choosing Postcards from Hallmark Papers

Creating Your Own Postcard

Opening and Editing a Postcard You Saved

Printing Postcards

E-Mailing Postcards


Hallmark Postcard Screen

Choosing Postcards

Choosing Postcards from Hallmark Papers

Creating Your Own Postcard

Opening and Editing a Postcard You Saved

Printing Postcards

E-Mailing Postcards


Choosing Postcards

Card Studio offers many designs appropriate for postcards. As with cards, you can easily change the text to create a personalized postcard quickly. In the Art Studio, you can add your own touches with text formatting and clip art.

To choose a postcard:

1	Click Other Products on the Activity screen. A list of non-card projects appears.

2	Click Postcards. A list of available designs appears.

3	Click the type of postcard you want to print.

4	Click the name of a design. A preview of your choice displays in the box on the right.

5	When you find the design you want, click OK.

6	Click the Change Text button to personalize your creation. To personalize even more, click Art Studio.

Tip:
To create your own postcard, click Art Studio from the Activity screen. Select Postcards, select an alignment, and click OK.


Choosing Postcards from Hallmark Papers

Card Studio offers many designs appropriate for postcards. As with cards, you can easily change the text to create a personalized postcard quickly. In the Art Studio, you can add your own touches with text formatting and clip art.

To choose a postcard:

1	On the main Activity screen, click Hallmark Papers.

2	On the Hallmark Papers screen, select Postcards.

3	Click the postcard design you want use. The postcard is marked Selected.

4	Click OK. The Art Studio screen opens.

Note:
This product is designed for use with preprinted Hallmark Papers. When you select a postcard, the preprinted area is displayed as a nonprintable layer. Use the nonprintable layer to place text or graphical elements exactly where you want in relation to the designs on the preprinted Hallmark Paper. When you are done creating your postcard, you can print on the Hallmark Papers you’ve purchased.


Opening and Editing a Postcard You Saved

It’s easy to open and change an existing design for a postcard.

To open and change a postcard:

1	On the Activity screen, click Saved Work, and then click Open File.
Or
On the Art Studio screen, click Open/Save, and then click Open File.

2	Select the previously saved file, and then click Open File.
Your design is placed on the drawing board in the Art Studio.

3	Use the drawing and text tools to change your creation.

4	When you have finished, click Open/Save and save your creation.


Creating Your Own Postcard

Use the Art Studio to create your very own postcard design.

To create your own postcard:

1	Click Art Studio on the Activity screen. The Document Type screen opens.

2	Click Postcards.

3	Click either Horizontal or Vertical.

4	Click OK. A blank postcard appears in the Art Studio.


Postcard Preview Screen

Displaying Front and Back

Viewing More Postcards

Changing Text

Addressing Postcards

Mail Merge

Using the Art Studio

Printing Postcards

E-Mailing Postcards


Displaying Front and Back

Card Studio lets you view the front or back of a postcard at a time in the Postcard Preview screen. Card Studio displays the front of a postcard when you select it.

To display the front or back:

•	In the Let's Look at box, click the name of the side you want to see.


Viewing More Postcards

You don’t need to go back to the Postcards screen to view the rest of the postcards in the selected category. Just click the More Postcards arrows to see the other postcards.


Addressing Postcards

You have three options when addressing postcards. You can type an address or other text, select one address from your Address Book, or insert replaceable fields for a mail merge.

To address a postcard for one person:

1	Click Use One Name from the Address Book.

2	Click a name displayed in your Address Book. The address appears on the back of the postcard.

To address a postcard for a mail merge:

1	Click Use Replaceable Fields for Mail Merge. The address information changes to field names.

2	In the postcard, delete any fields you don't want to use.

3	If you want to add a field name, place the cursor in the text where you want to insert a field, then click the field name in the list you want to insert.


Calendar Screen

Choosing Calendars

Creating Your Own Calendar

Opening and Editing a Calendar You Saved

Printing Calendars


Choosing Calendars

Card Studio offers many designs appropriate for calendars. You can easily add text to any day on the calendar. Also, any important information entered in the Event Planner calendar can be displayed on these calendar designs. In the Art Studio, you can add your own touches with text formatting and clip art.

To choose a calendar:

1	Click Other Products on the Activity screen.

2	Click Calendars.

3	Click the art design you want to use. A preview of your choice displays in the box on the right.

4	Select 1 month, and click the Choose Graphic arrow below the preview to select the graphic you want to print.
Or
Select 12 month.

5	If you chose 1 month, use the arrows to select the month and year.
Or
If you chose 12 month, use the arrows to select the year.

6	Select Show Event Planner Notes to display these on the calendar.

7	Select Show Mini Previous/Next Month to display small previous and next month calendars.

8	Click OK.

9	Change the text to personalize your creation. (If you chose 12 month, you can select the month to view in the Let's Look At box.) To personalize even more, click Art Studio.

Tip:
To create your own calendar, click Art Studio from the Activity screen. Select Calendars, select the calendar type, and click OK.


Creating Your Own Calendar

Use the Art Studio to create your very own calendar.

To create your own calendar:

1	Click Art Studio on the Activity screen. The Document Type screen opens.

2	Click Calendars.

3	Click the type of calendar you want.

4	Click OK. The Calendar Options screen opens.

5	Set the calendar options and click OK.

Tip:
In the Art Studio, you can change the look of different parts of the calendar. You can change the color of lines and text, the text size, and the font.


Changing the Look of the Calendar
Calendar Edit Screen

While in the Art Studio, you can change the color, font, and font size of different parts of the calendar.

To change the look of the calendar:

1	Click the calendar (not the background) to select it. The Edit Calendar tool appears in the tool area.

2	Click the Edit Calendar tool.

3	Select the part of the calendar you want to change. There are different attributes to change depending on the part you select.

4	Select a font, if applicable.

5	Use the arrows to adjust the text size, if applicable.

6	Select a text, fill, or edge color, if applicable.

7	Click OK once the preview looks like you want.


Calendar Options Screen

Once you select the calendar you want to create, you must first choose a few options for the calendar.

To set calendar options:

1	Select 1 month, and use the arrows to select the month and year.
Or
Select 12 month, and use the arrows to select the year.

2	Select Show Event Planner Notes to display these on the calendar.

3	Select Show Previous/Next Month to display small previous and next month calendars.

4	Click OK.


Opening and Editing a Calendar You Saved

It’s easy to open and change an existing design for a calendar.

To open and change a calendar:

1	On the Activity screen, click Saved Work, and then click Open File.
Or
On the Art Studio screen, click Open/Save, and then click Open File.

2	Select the previously saved file, and then click Open File.
Your design is placed on the drawing board in the Art Studio.

3	Use the drawing and text tools to change your creation.

4	When you have finished, click Open/Save and save your creation.


Preview Screen - Calendars

Changing Text

Using the Art Studio

Printing Calendars

Zooming In and Out on the Preview Screen


Changing Calendar Text

Card Studio makes it easy for you to add text to any day in the calendar.

To add calendar text to a day:

1	Click Change Text. A cursor appears in the first block.

2	Type any text.

Tip:
It is not necessary to click Change Text. You can click in any box to position the cursor.


E-Cards Screen

Selecting an E-Card Design


Selecting an E-Card Design

You can select a card that contains animation and sound. Personalize the card by adding a message to the end of the card, and e-mail the card to that special someone! E-Cards are found on the Hallmark Card Studio Web site, so you’ll need an active connection to the Internet when you select this option.

To select an e-card:

1	From the Cards menu, click E-Cards. Your default Web browser starts and the Hallmark Card Studio Web page opens.

2	Use the Hallmark Card Studio Web page to select, personalize, and send a multimedia card.


E-Mail Screen

Selecting an E-Mail Background

Previewing an E-Mail

E-Mailing Using a MAPI Package

Saving a File to be E-Mailed Later


E-Mail Screen

Selecting an E-Mail Background

Previewing an E-Mail

E-Mailing Using a MAPI Package

Saving a File to be E-Mailed Later


E-Mail Screen

Selecting an E-Mail Background

Previewing an E-Mail

E-Mailing Using a MAPI Package

Saving a File to be E-Mailed Later


E-Mail Screen

Selecting an E-Mail Background

Previewing an E-Mail

E-Mailing Using a MAPI Package

Saving a File to be E-Mailed Later


E-Mail Backgrounds

There are several different background designs from which you can choose.

To select an e-mail background:

1	Click E-Mail on the Preview screen or in the Art Studio.

2	Click the arrow in Step 1 of the E-mail screen to scroll through the background choices. Leave the background you wish to use displayed; the selected background appears in the electronic card and in the preview screen.

Note:
You can use a bitmap of your own as an e-mail background. To make your bitmap available for selection in the E-mail screen, copy it to the Backgrounds folder, located in the Card Studio program folder on your hard disk. The bitmap will be shown as a background selection the next time you start Card Studio.


E-Mail Preview Screen

When you preview the card, you see what the recipient will see when he or she opens the e-mail attachment.

To preview the card:

1	In the E-mail screen, click Preview.

2	Click the arrow to view each panel of the card.

3	Click Close to exit the preview.


E-Mailing Using MAPI

MAPI is Microsoft’s Mail Applications Programming Interface. MAPI is a way for applications to send e-mail without needing to know how the e-mail is sent. If you have an e-mail package that supports MAPI, you can use this option.

To e-mail using MAPI:

1	From the Card Editing screen, click E-mail. The E-mail dialog box appears.

2	Click the arrow to choose a background for your e-mail.

3	Click Preview to preview the card you are sending. Use the arrows on the Preview screen to view the card panels. Click Close to exit the preview.

4	Optionally, select Warn Me Before Sending Large Card (larger than 1 MB).

5	Click E-mail. Your e-mail program opens with ecard.exe attached to the message.

6	Send the message using your e-mail program. Depending on the recipient’s e-mail package, he or she can either double-click the attachment, or save the attachment on his or her hard disk and open the attachment to view the card.

Note:
Some Internet service providers (ISPs) do not allow you to send files that are more than 1 MB in size. If your ISP has this restriction and you plan to send animated cards or cards with large, complicated graphics, always select Warn Me Before Sending Large Card.

Related topics

Selecting an E-mail Background

Previewing an E-mail


Save E-Mail File

Use this method to save the card as a file to send later, or to e-mail a card using an e-mail service that is not MAPI compliant.

To save an e-mail file:

1	From the Card Editing screen, click E-mail. The E-mail dialog box appears.

2	Click the arrow to choose a background for your e-mail.

3	Click Preview to preview the card you are sending. Use the arrows on the Preview screen to view the card panels. Click Close to exit the preview.

4	Optionally, select Warn Me Before Sending Large Card (larger than 1 MB).

5	Click Save. The Save E-mail Attachment dialog box appears.

6	Click OK to create the attachment in the default location with the default name. Or, select a different drive, folder, or name for the file, and then click OK. The file is saved and you can attach it to an e-mail message using your e-mail program.

Note:
Some Internet service providers (ISPs) do not allow you to send files that are more than 1 MB in size. If your ISP has this restriction and you plan to send animated cards or cards with large, complicated graphics, always select Warn Me Before Sending Large Card.

Related topics

Selecting an E-mail Background

Previewing an E-mail


Addressing Envelopes

With Card Studio, it’s easy to use the information from your Address Book to choose names for printing envelopes. Just click the name you want to use on the envelope. If you are printing multiple envelopes, you can click as many names as needed.

If you are printing a single envelope and the person is not in your Address Book, just type the name in the address block. When you selected all the names for your envelopes, just click Print Now.


Using Other Products

Card Studio includes lots of non-card products.

To choose a product type:

•	Select Other Products, then click the product type you want, such as envelopes. Specific options for the product appear.

You'll be able to select size and design options for the product, change text, and add your own touches with text formatting and clip art.


Choosing a Category

A category helps you define the kind of product you want. For example, if you are creating a birthday card, you can narrow the choices by specifying Belated, Friend, Family, or other categories.

To choose a category:

•	From the category list, click the category you want. The Card Choices screen appears, displaying the available cards in the chosen category.

Card Studio displays all the cards available for the occasion and category you chose.


Choosing a Category

A category helps you define the kind of product you want. For example, if you are creating a holiday card, you can narrow the choices by specifying a holiday occasion.

To choose a category:

•	From the category list, click the category you want. The Card Choices screen appears, displaying the available cards in the chosen category.

Card Studio displays all the cards available for the occasion and category you chose.


Choosing a Category

A category helps you define the kind of product you want. For example, if you are creating a Day by Day card, you can narrow the choices by specifying a category such as Friendship or Joke.

To choose a category:

•	From the category list, click the category you want. The Card Choices screen appears, displaying the available cards in the chosen category.

Card Studio displays all the cards available for the occasion and category you chose.


Choosing a Category

A category helps you define the kind of product you want. For example, if you are creating a card for a special day, you can narrow the choices by specifying a graduation, wedding, or other special occasion.

To choose a category:

•	From the category list, click the category you want. The Card Choices screen appears, displaying the available cards in the chosen category.

Card Studio displays all the cards available for the occasion and category you chose.


Choosing a Category

A category helps you define the kind of product you want. For example, if you are creating a Photo Greeting card, you can narrow the choices by specifying an age or theme, such as Baby or Friends.

To choose a category:

•	From the category list, click the category you want. The Card Choices screen appears, displaying the available cards in the chosen category.

Card Studio displays all the cards available for the occasion and category you chose.


Newsletter Screen

Choosing Newsletters from Hallmark Papers

Creating Your Own Newsletter

Opening and Editing a Newsletter You Saved

Printing Newsletters


Newsletter Screen

Choosing Newsletters from Hallmark Papers

Creating Your Own Newsletter

Opening and Editing a Newsletter You Saved

Printing Newsletters


Choosing Newsletters from Hallmark Papers

Card Studio contains a variety of newsletter formats. Use newsletters to promote your business or club. Use the special Hallmark Papers newsletters to give your documents a special touch!

To choose a newsletter:

1	On the main Activity screen, click Hallmark Papers.

2	On the Hallmark Papers screen, select Newsletters.

3	Click the newsletter template you want to use. The template is marked Selected.

4	Click OK. The Art Studio screen opens.

Note:
This product is designed for use with preprinted Hallmark Papers. When you select a newsletter, the preprinted area is displayed as a nonprintable layer. Use the nonprintable layer to place text or graphical elements exactly where you want in relation to the designs on the preprinted Hallmark Paper. When you are done creating your newsletter, you can print on the Hallmark Papers you’ve purchased.


Creating Your Own Newsletter

Use the Art Studio to create your very own newsletter design.

To create your own newsletter:

1	Click Art Studio on the Activity screen. The Document Type screen opens.

2	Click Newsletters.

3	Click OK. A blank newsletter appears in the Art Studio.


Opening and Editing a Newsletter You Saved

It’s easy to open and change an existing design for a newsletter.

To open and change a newsletter:

1	On the Activity screen, click Saved Work, and then click Open File.
Or
On the Art Studio screen, click Open/Save, and then click Open File.

2	Select the previously saved file, and then click Open File.
Your design is placed on the drawing board in the Art Studio.

3	Use the drawing and text tools to change your creation.

4	When you have finished, click Open/Save and save your creation.


Invitation Screen

Choosing Invitations

Choosing Invitations from Hallmark Papers

Creating Your Own Invitation

Opening and Editing an Invitation You Saved

Printing Invitations


Choosing Invitations

Card Studio contains a variety of invitation designs. Use invitations for birthdays, weddings, Christmas parties and other events. Use the special Hallmark Papers templates (included with all Card Studio programs) to give your invitations a special touch!

Note:
In Hallmark Papers, invitations are formatted like postcards. Click Choosing Invitations from Hallmark Papers for more information.

To choose an invitation:

1	On the main Activity screen, click Other Products.

2	On the Other Products screen, select Invitations.

3	Click the design for your invitation. (Click More Cards to see additional invitations.)
The invitation is selected and placed in the Preview area.


Choosing Invitations from Hallmark Papers

Card Studio contains a variety of invitation designs. Use invitations for birthdays, weddings, Christmas parties and other events. Use the special Hallmark Papers templates to give your invitations a special touch!

To choose an invitation:

1	On the main Activity screen, click Hallmark Papers.

2	On the Hallmark Papers screen, select Invitations.

3	Click the template for your invitation. Look in the Preview area to see the selected design.

4	When you have selected a template, click OK. The Art Studio screen opens.

Note:
This product is designed for use with preprinted Hallmark Papers. When you select an invitation, the preprinted area is displayed as a nonprintable layer. Use the nonprintable layer to place text or graphical elements exactly where you want in relation to the designs on the preprinted Hallmark Paper. When you are done creating your invitation, you can print on the Hallmark Papers you’ve purchased.


Creating Your Own Invitation

Use the Art Studio to create your very own invitation design.

Note:
In Hallmark Comedy Card Studio, invitations are formatted as greeting cards. If you create your own invitation in the Art Studio, the invitation blank is also formatted as a greeting card. In Hallmark Papers, invitations are formatted like postcards.

To create your own invitation:

1	Click Art Studio on the Activity screen. The Document Type screen opens.

2	Click Cards/Invitations/Announcements.

3	Click a format and orientation for the invitation.

4	Click OK. A blank invitation appears in the Art Studio.


Opening and Editing an Invitation You Saved

It’s easy to open and change an existing design for an invitation.

To open and change an invitation:

1	On the Activity screen, click Saved Work, and then click Open File.
Or
On the Art Studio screen, click Open/Save, and then click Open File.

2	Select the previously saved file, and then click Open File.
Your design is placed on the drawing board in the Art Studio.

3	Use the drawing and text tools to change your creation.

4	When you have finished, click Open/Save and save your creation.


Insert Photo from Clipboard

If you have a photo on the Windows Clipboard, you can insert it using the Import Photo screen.

Note:
If the Windows Clipboard is empty, this option is not available.

To add a photo from the Clipboard:

1	Click Photo Greetings on the Activity screen, then choose a category and a card.
Or
Open the Art Studio.

2	Click Insert Photo. The Insert Photo screen appears.

3	Click Add to Project. The Add to Project button is only available if you have something on the Clipboard.


Insert a Photo from a File

You can add a photo that you saved previously. Use either the Photo Greetings cards or click Insert Photo in the Art Studio.

To add a photo from a file:

1	Click Photo Greetings on the Activity screen, then choose a category and a card.
Or
Open the Art Studio.

2	Click Insert Photo. The Insert Photo screen appears.

3	Click Import. The Import Image screen opens.

4	Select the drive and folder containing your file. If you are using a photo CD, remember to place the CD in the drive, then select the drive (usually D:).

5	Select the file. If you would like to display a preview of the file, click the Check To See Preview box.

6	Click Insert Photo.


Insert a Photo from a Scanner or Digital Camera

You can add a photo directly from a scanner or digital camera. Use either the Photo Greetings cards or click Insert Photo in the Art Studio.

To add a photo from a scanner or digital camera:

1	Click Photo Greetings on the Activity screen, then choose a category and a card.
Or
Open the Art Studio.

2	Click Insert Photo. The Insert Photo screen appears. Your scanner or digital camera is listed.

3	Click the scanner or digital camera device you want to use, then click Acquire to add a photo directly from the scanner or camera. Your scanner or digital camera software takes over until the photo is added to the card.


Working with Photo Greetings

Photo greetings are specially designed so that you can include your own photographs in cards for a variety of occasions. Each card includes a frame for your photograph. It's easy to insert your photo from either the Preview or Art Studio screen.

Photo greetings are selected just like any other card. To learn more about choosing a photo greeting card, click one of the following:

Choosing an Occasion

Choosing a Category

Reading a Card

To learn about inserting a photo using your scanner or camera, a graphic photo file, or an image stored on the clipboard, click Inserting a Photo.


Hallmark Papers

The Hallmark Papers information screen tells you about how Hallmark Papers work with the Comedy Card Studio program.

Card Studio includes templates for printing with many types of preprinted Hallmark Papers, including cards, envelopes, newsletters, postcards, labels, and invitations. When you select one of the Hallmark Paper products in the Card Studio program, the preprinted area of the paper is displayed as a nonprintable layer in the Art Studio.

When you are done creating your card, newsletter or other product in the Card Studio program, you can print on the Hallmark Papers you’ve purchased. When printing your creations, you can be assured of quality results when you use Hallmark Designed Computer Papers, card stock, and envelopes. You can find Hallmark Computer Papers at Hallmark retailers, office supply stores, or on our web site at http://www.hallmark.com.

To begin selecting Hallmark Papers:

•	Click Continue to select a Hallmark Paper type and design.

To see the Hallmark Papers selection screen immediately after choosing a Hallmark Papers option:

•	Select Don't show me again.


Choosing Hallmark Papers

Card Studio includes templates for printing with many types of preprinted Hallmark Papers, including cards, newsletters, postcards, labels, and invitations. When you select one of the Hallmark Paper products in the Card Studio program, the preprinted area of the paper is displayed as a nonprintable layer in the Art Studio.

To select Hallmark Papers:

1	From the main Activity Screen, select Hallmark Papers.

2	Click Continue on the Hallmark Papers information screen.

3	Choose a Hallmark Papers type. The right side of the page changes to display Hallmark Papers for that type.

4	Click a Hallmark Paper design. The paper is marked Selected.

5	Click OK. The selected Hallmark Paper is placed in the Art Studio workspace.

To immediately select a Hallmark Papers type, select the type from the Hallmark Papers menu.

Note:
If you choose Hallmark Papers from the Art Studio, the Hallmark Papers screen is opened with the previously selected project type displayed. For example, if you are working with a card in Art Studio, Hallmark Papers card templates are displayed when you click on the Hallmark Papers option.


File Options Screen

Opening a File

Saving a File

Deleting a File


Opening a File

You can open a file to print or edit your creation.

Opening a file from the Art Studio:

1	Click Open/Save.
Or
Select Open from the File menu.

2	Click Open File.

3	Click the file you want to open.
Or
Select a different drive or folder, and then click the name of the file.

4	Click Open File.

Opening a file from the Activity screen:

1	Click Saved Work.
Or
Select Open from the File menu.

2	Click Open File.

3	Click the file you want to open.
Or
Select a different drive or folder, and then click the name of the file.

4	Click Open File.


Saving a File

You can save your work any time you are in the Art Studio. Then, you can reuse your favorite creations.

To save a file to your hard drive:

1	Click Open/Save, and then click Save File.
Or
Select Save from the File menu.

2	Type a description for the file. If you want to replace an existing file, click the file.
Or
Select a different drive or folder, and then type or click the name of the file.

3	Click Save.

Card Studio is designed for ease of use. All of your cards are automatically saved into a data directory that exists on the drive where Card Studio has been installed.


Deleting a File

You can delete a file when you no longer need or want it.

Deleting a file from the Art Studio:

1	Click Open/Save, and then click Delete File.

2	Click the file you want to delete.
Or
Select a different drive or folder, and then click the name of the file.

3	Click Delete File.

Deleting a file from the Activity screen:

1	Click Saved Work, and then click Delete File.

2	Click the file you want to delete.
Or
Select a different drive or folder, and then click the name of the file.

3	Click Delete File.


File Options Screen4
File Options Screen

Opening a File

Deleting a File


Inventory

Use the Inventory option to select the Card Studio projects to view as you work with cards or graphics.

To choose cards from your inventory:

1	From the Tools menu, click Inventory.

2	Select the graphics to use from the graphics that are available on your hard drive or CD. You can make multiple selections.

3	Click OK.


Purchasing Paper for Your Cards

Let the experts at Hallmark help you create beautiful and professional-looking cards. Your creativity combined with our wide variety of images and messages, printed on just the right card stock, will make any project a success. Hallmark offers both white and ivory card stock, pre-scored for your convenience. Half-fold, quarter-fold, and classic stock in varying weights make your home printing projects look and feel professional. Matching sized envelopes with an embossed Hallmark logo add the perfect finishing touch.


Kid Lock Settings

Turning Kid Lock On/Off

Setting the Default Kid Lock Status

Setting a Password for Kid Lock

Using the Kid Lock Password


Turning Kid Lock On/Off

You can turn Kid Lock on/off each time you use Card Studio.

To turn Kid Lock on/off immediately:

1	On the Tools menu, click Kid Lock.

2	Type your password and click OK.

3	Click On if you want Kid Lock on right now (some content is not available).
Or
Click Off if you want Kid Lock off right now (all content is available).

4	If you have finished with Kid Lock and don't want to change the Kid Lock start-up status or password, click OK. To learn about changing Kid Lock's start-up status, click Setting the Default Kid Lock Status.


Setting the Default Kid Lock Status

You can set Kid Lock to be on/off each time Card Studio is started.

To set a default status for Kid Lock:

1	On the Tools menu, click Kid Lock.

2	Type your password and click OK.

3	Click On to have Kid Lock active (some content is not available) when Card Studio starts.
Or
Click Off to have Kid Lock inactive (all content is available) when Card Studio starts.
Or
Click Ask me at startup to be prompted to set the Kid Lock status each time Card Studio starts.

4	If you have finished with Kid Lock and don't want to change the Kid Lock status right now, Click OK. To learn about turning Kid Lock on or off immediately, click Turning Kid Lock On/Off.


Setting a Password for Kid Lock

If you set a password for Kid Lock, there are two times you must use it:

•	When you have asked to be prompted for the Kid Lock status at startup and you want to turn Kid Lock off.

•	When you select Kid Lock from the Tools menu to change Kid Lock’s current or startup status.

To set the Kid Lock password:

1	On the Tools menu, click Kid Lock.

2	Type your password and click OK.

3	Click Change Password.

4	Type up to 100 characters for your password. You can use any combination of letters and numbers. Passwords are not case sensitive.

5	Click OK.

Note:
Kid Lock recognizes spaces in any location in the password as part of the password. If you type a space at the beginning or end of the password when you set it up, you must remember the space each time you enter the password.


Using the Kid Lock Password

If you set a password for Kid Lock, there are two times you must use it:

•	When you have asked to be prompted for the Kid Lock status at startup and you want to turn Kid Lock off.

•	When you select Kid Lock from the Tools menu to change Kid Lock’s current or startup status.

Note:
If you ever forget your Kid Lock password, you must reinstall Card Studio in order to delete it.

Using the Kid Lock password at startup to turn Kid Lock off:

1	Start Card Studio.

2	Click Yes, turn it off.

3	Type the correct password.

4	Click OK.
The Activity screen appears.

Using the Kid Lock password to change status:

1	On the Tools menu, click Kid Lock.

2	Type the correct password.

3	Click OK.
The Kid Lock screen appears. You can turn Kid Lock on/off or you can set the default Kid Lock Status.

Note:
Kid Lock recognizes spaces in any location in the password as part of the password. If you type a space at the beginning or end of the password when you set it up, you must remember the space each time you enter the password.


Kid Lock Password Change

Setting a Password for Kid Lock

Using the Kid Lock Password


Kid Lock Access

Using the Kid Lock Password


Starting the Kid Lock Application

Using the Kid Lock Password


Printing

Printing Cards, Announcements, and Invitations

Using the Folding Instructions

Folding Instructions for Cards

Printing Stationery

Printing an Envelope

Printing a Self-Mailer

Why is there a white margin around the printed card?


Nonprintable Area

Most printers don’t print to the edge of the paper. The area the printer leaves blank is called the nonprintable area. The nonprintable area varies, depending on the printer you are using. When you print, Card Studio centers the graphics and text on each panel inside the printable area. Therefore, you do not have to worry about leaving room for the nonprintable area when designing your card.

Since printers don’t print all the way to the edge of the paper, labels may also have a white margin. Some labels on a sheet may extend into the margin for the printer, the nonprintable area. When the printer’s nonprintable area overlaps a label, Card Studio scales the graphics and text on the label so nothing is truncated by the nonprintable area. Therefore, some labels may print smaller than others. This happens most commonly on the last row of labels.


Printing Cards, Announcements, and Invitations

It’s easy to print a card. Click Print on the Preview screen for printing options.

To print a card:

1	In the Print screen, choose the printer you want to use.

2	Choose the paper source. (For a single-fold card or heavy paper, you may need to select Manual Feed.)

3	Choose the paper size for the card.

•	Many cards will default to a new “classic” card size, exclusive to Card Studio titles. This size is more like an authentic greeting card.

Note:
Single-fold cards can be printed in either “classic” or half-fold size.

•	If you’ve selected a card from the Hallmark Papers templates, that template is listed and selected by default.

4	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Setup.

5	Choose a different format if you want to change the print format. (If you change the format, you may want to print a draft to see if you like the way the card is resized.) Click Single-Fold, 1 Page if you want to print a single-fold card on one sheet of paper.

6	Use the arrows to set the number of copies you want to print.

7	Click Print Now to print the card.

Note:
If you are printing a double-sided card for the first time, you’ll be asked a series of questions about feeding the paper through your printer.

If you need help folding your card, click how to fold.


Printing Cards, Announcements, and Invitations

It’s easy to print a card. Click Print on the Preview screen for printing options.

To print a card:

1	In the Print screen, choose the printer you want to use.

2	Choose the paper source. (For a single-fold card or heavy paper, you may need to select Manual Feed.)

3	Choose the paper size for the card.

•	Many cards will default to a new “classic” card size, exclusive to Card Studio titles. This size is more like an authentic greeting card.

Note:
Single-fold cards can be printed in either “classic” or half-fold size.

•	If you’ve selected a card from the Hallmark Papers templates, that template is listed and selected by default.

4	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Setup.

5	Choose a different format if you want to change the print format. (If you change the format, you may want to print a draft to see if you like the way the card is resized.) Click Single-Fold, 1 Page if you want to print a single-fold card on one sheet of paper.

6	Use the arrows to set the number of copies you want to print.

7	Click Print Now to print the card.

Note:
If you are printing a double-sided card for the first time, you’ll be asked a series of questions about feeding the paper through your printer.

If you need help folding your card, click how to fold.


Printing on Both Sides of the Page

When you print a single-fold card, you have the option to print on one or two sheets of paper. After the first side is printed, Card Studio pauses to let you turn the paper over before printing the other side. If you do not want to print on the other side of the paper, you can print on a second sheet.

To print on both sides:

1	When you finish your card, click Print. The Print screen opens.

2	Select the printing options needed.

3	Click Print Now. If you haven't printed a double-sided card on the selected printer, you must provide some information about how paper is fed into your printer.

4	After the first side prints, turn the paper over and continue printing. Watch the animation to see how to flip the paper.


Configuring for Double-Sided Printing

Before you print a double-sided card, you must specify the exact requirements for your printer. Please refer to the user guide for your printer for the appropriate settings.

The Printing a Two Sided Document screen appears automatically when you first print on two sides.

To set the configuration for two-sided cards:

1	Click OK on the Printing a Two Sided Document screen.

2	Select the way paper is fed into your printer, then click OK.

3	Make sure paper is in your printer and the printer is on, and then click OK.

4	Once the test pages print, select the picture that best shows the order of the paper, and then click OK.

5	Place the page with the arrow back into the printer as shown on screen, and then click OK.

6	Select the picture that looks most like the printout, and then click OK.

7	Click OK. Card Studio begins printing the card.


Printing Stationery

To print stationery:

1	In the Print screen, choose the printer you want to use.

2	Choose the paper source.

3	Choose the paper size.

4	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Setup.

5	Use the arrows to set the number of copies you want to print.

6	Click Print Now.


Printing Stationery

To print stationery:

1	In the Print screen, choose the printer you want to use.

2	Choose the paper source.

3	Choose the paper size.

4	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Setup.

5	Use the arrows to set the number of copies you want to print.

6	Click Print Now.


Printing Envelopes from Preview

When printing from the Envelope Preview screen, the print options you see are different depending on whether or not you are using mail merge fields.

To print an envelope from the Envelope Preview screen:

1	From the Envelope Preview screen, click Print. The Print Envelope screen appears.

2	Select your printer.
If you select a printer that has not been configured for envelopes, you’ll automatically go to the Printing An Envelope Introduction screen.

3	Select the envelope source.

4	Select the envelope size.
If you select Custom, an area for entering the envelope measurements appears.

5	If you are printing a custom size envelope, type the height and width (in inches) of the envelope.

6	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Setup.

7	If this is not the first time you have printed envelopes on this printer, you should already have your envelope configured and can go to the next step.

8	If you used mail merge fields on the envelope, click Address Book and select the names to include.

9	Click Print Now.


Address Book

If you used mail merge fields on your envelope or label, you must choose names from your Address Book to print.

To select names for a mail merge:

1	Click Address Book on the Print screen.

2	Click the name of each person for whom you want to print an envelope or label.

3	Click Done.


Printing Labels

When you print labels, you have the option to print one or multiple labels. You can also indicate on which label you want to begin printing, so you can finish those half-used sheets of labels.

To print labels:

1	From the Label Preview screen, click Print. The Print Labels screen appears.

2	Select your printer.

3	Select the paper source.

4	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Setup.

5	Use the arrows to select the row and column on which to begin printing. Then, click Fill to End of Page to print all labels on the remainder of the page, or use the arrow to select the number of labels to print.
Or
If you’re using replaceable fields, click Address Book to select names from your Address Book. Then, use the arrows to select the row and column on which to begin printing, and specify the number of times to repeat the address list.

6	Use the arrows to adjust the horizontal and vertical label alignment. Sometimes labels are not lined up on the page consistently from one sheet to the next. If the text starts printing off the label, adjust the label alignment.

7	When you are ready, click Print Now.


Printing Labels

When you print labels, you have the option to print one or multiple labels. You can also indicate on which label you want to begin printing, so you can finish those half-used sheets of labels.

To print labels:

1	From the Label Preview screen, click Print. The Print Labels screen appears.

2	Select your printer.

3	Select the paper source.

4	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Setup.

5	Use the arrows to select the row and column on which to begin printing. Then, click Fill to End of Page to print all labels on the remainder of the page, or use the arrow to select the number of labels to print.
Or
If you’re using replaceable fields, click Address Book to select names from your Address Book. Then, use the arrows to select the row and column on which to begin printing, and specify the number of times to repeat the address list.

6	Use the arrows to adjust the horizontal and vertical label alignment. Sometimes labels are not lined up on the page consistently from one sheet to the next. If the text starts printing off the label, adjust the label alignment.

7	When you are ready, click Print Now.


Printing Stickers

To print stickers:

1	From the Sticker Preview screen, click Print. The Print Stickers screen appears.

2	Select your printer.

3	Select the paper source.

4	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Setup.

5	Use the arrows to select the number of pages to print.

6	Use the arrows to adjust the horizontal and vertical alignment. Sometimes stickers are not lined up on the page consistently from one sheet to the next. If the art starts printing off the sticker, adjust the alignment.

7	When you are ready, click Print Now.


Printing Calendars

To print calendars:

1	From the Calendar Preview screen, click Print. The Print Calendar screen appears.

2	Select your printer.

3	Select the paper source.

4	Select the paper size.

5	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Setup.

6	If you are printing a 12 month calendar, select either All Twelve Months to print the entire year, or Only Months and use the arrows to select the months to print.

7	Use the arrows to select the number of copies you want to print.

8	When you are ready, click Print Now.

Note:
You can print pocket calendars using the Event Planner. From any Comedy Card Studio screen, click Event Planner. Select Print, and then select the Pocket Calendar option. The Event Planner prints a calendar that's sized just right for pocket storage.


Printing Postcards

When you print postcards, you print on two sides of the paper. The first time you print postcards, you are asked to provide some information about how paper is fed into your printer.

To print postcards:

1	From the Postcard Preview screen, click Print. The Print Postcards screen appears.

2	Select your printer.

3	Select the paper source.

4	Select the type of postcard paper you are using.

5	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Setup.

6	Use the arrows to select the number of postcards to print.
Or
If you’re using replaceable fields on the postcards, click Address Book to select names from your Address Book. Then, use the arrows to specify the number of times to repeat the address list.

7	When you are ready, click Print Now.


Self Mailer

Card Studio lets you print a card as a self-mailer. This means that after the card is printed and folded, it does not require an envelope. Just print, fold, tape, and mail!

The name and address of the recipient is automatically printed on the back. (There is no back page art on self mailers.)

You can easily use names and address from the Event Planner Address Book for your self-mailers. You can also type the information if the recipient is not in your Address Book.

To print a self-mailer:

1	From the Print screen, click Self Mailer.

2	If the return address field is blank or incorrect, type your name and address.

3	Select the name or names of the people you want to send this card to. One card will be printed for each name you select, unless you changed the number of copies on the Print screen.

4	Click Print Now to begin printing the card or press Esc to cancel and return to the Print screen.

Tip:
The U.S. Postal Service has restrictions on self-mailers. Do not use a lightweight paper. Seal the mailer along the left edge (one centered seal for a quarter-fold card, two seals about an inch from each end for a single-fold card). Contact your local post office if you have additional questions.


Printing an Envelope from the Print Screen

If this is the first time you have printed envelopes, you must configure your printer before actually printing.

Note:
You can also create and print envelopes by clicking Other Products and then selecting Envelopes.

To print envelopes from the card printing screen:

1	After you have printed your card and while the Print screen is still displayed, click Print Envelope. The Print Envelope screen appears.

2	Select your printer. If you select a printer that has not been configured for envelopes, you will automatically go to the Printing An Envelope Introduction screen.

3	Select the envelope source.

4	Select the envelope size. If you select Custom, an area for entering the envelope measurements appears.

5	If you are printing a custom size envelope, type the height and width (in inches) of the envelope.

6	If this is not the first time you have printed envelopes on this printer, you should already have your envelope configured and can go to the next step.

7	Click Print One Envelope to print a single envelope.
Or
Click Print Many Envelopes to print more than one envelope. The Address Envelope appears. The text cursor is in the return address block in the upper left corner.

Note:
If you do not have entries in your Address Book, a list of names will not appear.

8	If this is the first time you have printed an envelope or if the return address is wrong, type the correct return address in the block in the upper left corner of the envelope. After you type this information, Card Studio remembers it.

9	If you are printing a single envelope, either click in the address block and type a name or select a name from your Address Book list.
Or
If you are printing multiple envelopes, click all the names that need envelopes. (You cannot type in any names if you are printing multiple envelopes.)

Note:
You can change the typeface for the envelope. The typeface you select will be applied to all the text on the envelope.

10	When you have entered or selected all names for the envelopes, click Print Now.


Printer Configuration

Before you print envelopes, you must specify the exact requirements for your printer. Please refer to the user guide for your printer for the appropriate settings.

The Configure Envelope screen appears automatically when you first print envelopes.

To configure your printer for envelopes:

1	Select Print Envelope.
Or
From the Print Envelope screen, click Configure Envelope.

2	From the Printing an Envelope screen, click OK.

3	Select the way envelopes are fed into your printer then click OK.

4	Select the side of the envelope that is up when it goes into the printer and then click OK.

5	Select the position of the envelope when it is inserted in the printer and then click OK.

6	Select the way the envelope is aligned in the paper tray and then click OK.

7	Click OK. You return to the Print Envelope screen.


Printing Newsletters

To print newsletters:

1	From the Art Studio screen, click Print.
Or
From the File menu, click Print. The Print dialog box appears.

2	Select your printer.

3	Select the paper source.

4	Select the paper size.

5	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Set Up.

6	Use the arrows to select the number of copies to print.

7	When you are ready, click Print Now.


Printing Invitations

Use the following procedure to print your invitations.

To print invitations:

1	Select your printer.

2	Select the paper source.

3	Select the paper size.

4	For changes using the Windows Printer Setup dialog box, click Set Up.

5	Select a print format for the invitations.

6	Use the arrows to select the number of invitations you’d like to print.

7	When you are ready, click Print Now.


Working with Text

The text tools appear in the Art Studio when you click Text. The text tools let you change the appearance of any text in your creation.

You can use the tools to set text attributes before you create the text or after it is already on the drawing board.

Click a topic below to learn more about it.

Selecting Text

Adding Text

Aligning Text

Changing Text Color

Changing Text Size

Changing the Typeface

Editing Text in the Art Studio

Mail Merge

Undoing a Text Change


Selecting Text

Before you use any of the text tools, you must first select the text you want to change.

Note:
Some text is part of the card's art and cannot be edited as text. This type of text cannot be selected using text options. You must edit this text using the graphics options.

If you want to select all the text in a text box:

•	Just move the cursor over the text and click. All the text is selected when you see all the text box handles.

To select part of the text in a box:

1	Click the Edit tab. The text tools appear.

2	Click Edit Text.

3	Move the pointer into the text box. Then click and drag to select the text you want. All selected text is highlighted.


Adding Text

You can add new text in the Art Studio. That way, you can say exactly what you want to say.

To add new text:

1	Click the Edit tab. The text tools appear.

2	Click New Text.

3	Click the page and a new text box is created.
Or
Click where you want one corner of the text box to start, then drag to the opposite corner. Release the mouse button.


Aligning Text

You can position text with all lines starting aligned at the left, centered on the page, or ending aligned at the right. Text can also be positioned at the top, middle, or bottom of the text box.

To align text:

1	Select the text you want to align.

2	Click the alignment option you want.


Text Color Screen

You can use color to emphasize text. Text has two colors: one for the outline and one for the inside. Usually both colors are same, but using different colors can add special interest to messages.

To change text color:

1	Select the text you want to apply color to.

2	Click Text Color. The Text Color box appears. The box with the X in it indicates no color (transparent). A sample of the current settings is shown in the Sample Text box.

3	Click the inside color. If necessary, click the arrows to scroll through the list.

4	Click the outline color. If necessary, click the arrows to scroll through the list.

5	If you have chosen different inside and outline colors, you can adjust the width of the outline using the arrows.

6	Click Apply.


Changing Text Size

You can change the size of the text. Sometimes you may end up with more text than will fit into the text box. You can make the font smaller or you can increase the size of the text box.

To adjust text size:

1	Select the text you want to size.

2	In the Text Size box, click the up arrow to make the text bigger or the down arrow to make it smaller.

Tip:
You can also resize existing text by selecting the text block and dragging the corner handles. If you want to resize the text nonproportionally hold down Shift while dragging, or drag the side, top, or bottom handles.


Changing the Text Box Size

You can change the size of the text box without changing the size of text. However, if you make the box too small, some text will not display.

To change the size of the text box:

1	If the Text tools are not displayed, click the Edit tab.

2	Click the text box you want to change and click Edit Text.

3	Move the mouse pointer to the lower right corner of the text box. The pointer changes to an X with four arrow heads.

4	Drag the corner inward to make the box smaller or drag outward to make the box larger. The text box size changes. The type size inside the box does not change.

Note:
If you are creating new text and the box you have drawn is too small, make sure you select Edit Text and use its special pointer to make the text box larger.

If you have resized your text and the letters are so large that all the words do not appear within the text box, you must use this method to make the text box larger.

If you just resize the text box as an object (i.e., you do not use Edit Text), you still will not be able to see the missing words.


Typefaces Screen

You can change the typeface of any text that you have entered or that you have pasted from the Greetings. You can also select a typeface before you type new text.

To change the typeface:

1	Select the text for the typeface change.

2	Click Typeface. The Typeface box appears.

3	Click the arrow to scroll the list.
Or
Type the first letter of the typeface name.

4	Click the name of the typeface.

5	Click Apply. The new typeface is applied to any selected text or to new text you type.


Undoing a Text Change

You can delete the text you just entered or changed. Just click Undo, or select Undo from the Edit menu.


Editing Text in the Art Studio

Card Studio makes it easy for you to edit your text. You can quickly add, change, and delete text that you have written yourself or that you have chosen from the Greetings.

To edit text in the Art Studio:

1	Click Edit Text. A cursor appears in the first line of the text.

2	Move the cursor to the beginning of the text you want to change. (Just move the pointer to the right place and click, or use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the correct location.)

3	Drag the cursor across text you want to replace using the mouse.
Or
Press Delete until all the letters you want to remove are deleted, and then type new letters.
Or
Hold down Shift while pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard to highlight the text you want to change. Then, you can type the new letters.

4	Click Stop Edit or press Esc to leave text mode.


Mail Merge in the Art Studio

If you are working on an envelope, label, or postcard in the Art Studio, you can insert replaceable fields for a mail merge. Add field names as placeholders, then choose names from your Address Book when you print.

To add mail merge fields in the Art Studio:

1	Click the Text tab to open the Text tools.

2	Click the text box in which you want to insert mail merge fields.

3	Click Edit Text. A cursor appears in the first line of the text.

4	Move the cursor to where you want to insert a mail merge field. (Just move the pointer to the right place and click, or use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the correct location.)

5	Click Mail Merge.

6	Click the field names you want to insert.

7	Click Done. The fields are inserted at the cursor position.

8	Click Stop Edit or press Esc to leave text mode.


Changing Text

Card Studio makes it easy for you to find the right words. Begin with a message written by professional card designers, then change the text to make it fit your needs.

To change text on the Preview screen:

1	Click Edit Text. A cursor appears in the text.

2	Move the cursor to the beginning of the text you want to change. (Just move the pointer to the right place and click, or use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the correct location.)

3	Press Delete until all the letters you want to remove are deleted, and then type new letters.
Or
Hold down Shift while pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard to highlight the text you want to change. Then you can type the new letters.
Or
Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse across the letters you want to change. Then, type the new text.

Tips:
Occasionally, text is part of a card's graphic art. If text in your card is art work, you won't be able to select it using the procedure above.

It is not necessary to click Change Text. You can click anywhere on the text to position the cursor.

To go to the next line, press the down arrow on the keyboard. Pressing Enter creates a new blank line.

In the Card Studio Preview screen, the text frame does not automatically change size when you add to the text in the frame. To enlarge the text frame, open the Art Studio and resize the frame.


Using the Move Tools with Text

You can use the Move tools to reposition text.

1	Select the text as an object.

2	Click the Layer tab to show the move tools if they are not displayed.

3	Click one of the four move arrows to reposition the text.

4	Click the left rotate tool to rotate text counterclockwise (to the left) or the right rotate tool to rotate it clockwise (to the right).

Note:
The object size arrows are the same as the text size arrows. The crop tool is not available for text.


Art Studio

Art Book

Drawing Shapes

File Options (Opening, Saving, and Deleting Files)

Messages

Working with Objects

Working with Text

Mail Merge

Choosing and Personalizing Back Page Art

Zooming In on Design Details in the Art Studio

Advanced Features

Discarding Your Work and Starting Over

Printing Cards

Printing Stationery

Printing Envelopes

Printing Labels

Printing Stickers

Printing Postcards

Printing Calendars

E-Mailing

Calendar Attributes


Using the Art Studio

You can use the Art Studio to create original cards, invitations, announcements, stickers, postcards, and more. The Art Studio provides all the drawing and editing tools you will need.

You can also customize a predesigned card from the card preview by taking it into the Art Studio. You can move pictures and text, as well as change the color and style of drawings and words. Hallmark Papers automatically display in the Art Studio, so you can take advantage of the Art Studio's advanced drawing and editing tools.

Click a topic below to learn more about it.

Art Book

Drawing Shapes

File Options (Opening, Saving, and Deleting Files)

Messages

Working with Objects

Working with Text

Choosing and Personalizing Back Page Art

Zooming In on Design Details in the Art Studio

Advanced Features

Discarding Your Work and Starting Over

Printing

E-Mailing

Calendar Attributes


Choosing a Document Type

Card Studio lets you create great cards for all occasions, as well as calendars, envelopes, labels, postcards, stationery, and stickers. All product types are available as blanks in Art Studio.

To create a product in the Art Studio:

1	From the main Activity screen, select Art Studio.
Or
Select Art Studio from the Tools menu.

2	Select a product in the Document Types screen.

3	Select parameters for the product. For example, if working with postcards, select vertical (the postcard is taller than it is wide) or horizontal (the postcard is wider than it is tall) format.

4	Click OK. The blank product is opened and placed in the Art Studio workspace.


Drawing Shapes

You can use the drawing tools in the Art Studio to create interesting shapes. After drawing a shape there are many ways to change the attributes of the object.

Click a topic below to learn more about it.

Drawing a Circle or Ellipse

Drawing a Heart

Drawing a Hexagon

Drawing a Square or Rectangle

Drawing a Star

Drawing a Triangle

Drawing a Straight Line

Drawing a Freehand Line (Doodling)


Drawing a Circle or Ellipse

You can draw ellipses and circles in the Art Studio.

Note:
There are several options for working with objects after you create them. Click the link to find out more!

To create an ellipse or circle:

1	Click the Draw tab to display the drawing tools.

2	Specify the color of the shape, if you want. If you select a color before drawing the shape, the color attributes are used on new objects. You can always apply new colors to a shape after it is created.

3	Click the circle.

4	Click where you want one side (do not release the mouse button), drag to the opposite side, and then release. (To create a circle, hold Ctrl while dragging.)

Tips:
To draw from the center out, hold Shift while dragging.

To quickly draw another ellipse or circle, double-click on a blank part of the card or other project. The drawing tool reappears.


Drawing a Heart

You can draw hearts in the Art Studio.

Note:
There are several options for working with objects after you create them. Click the link to find out more!

To create a heart:

1	Click the Draw tab to display the drawing tools.

2	Specify the color of the shape, if you want. If you select a color before drawing the shape, the color attributes are used on new objects. You can always apply new colors to a shape after it is created.

3	Click the heart.

4	Click where you want the top left corner (do not release the mouse button), drag to the bottom right corner, and then release. (To maintain a proportionally shaped heart, hold Ctrl while dragging.)

Tips:
To begin at the center point of the heart, hold Shift while dragging.

To quickly draw another heart, double-click on a blank part of the card or other project. The drawing tool reappears.


Drawing a Hexagon

You can draw hexagons in the Art Studio.

Note:
There are several options for working with objects after you create them. Click the link to find out more!

To create a hexagon:

1	Click the Draw tab to display the drawing tools.

2	Specify the color of the shape, if you want. If you select a color before drawing the shape, the color attributes are used on new objects. You can always apply new colors to a shape after it is created.

3	Click the hexagon.

4	Click where you want the center (do not release the mouse button), drag to where you want a corner, and then release. An equilateral hexagon is drawn.

Tips:
To draw from the center to the middle of an edge, hold Shift while dragging.

To quickly draw another hexagon, double-click on a blank part of the card or other project. The drawing tool reappears.


Drawing a Square or Rectangle

You can draw rectangles and squares in the Art Studio.

Note:
There are several options for working with objects after you create them. Click the link to find out more!

To create a rectangle or square:

1	Click the Draw tab to display the drawing tools.

2	Specify the color of the shape, if you want. If you select a color before drawing the shape, the color attributes are used on new objects. You can always apply new colors to a shape after it is created.

3	Click the square.

4	Click where you want one corner (do not release the mouse button), drag to the opposite corner, and then release the mouse button. (To create a square, hold Ctrl while dragging.)

Tip:
To quickly draw another square or rectangle, double-click on a blank part of the card or other project. The drawing tool reappears.


Drawing a Star

You can draw a star in the Art Studio.

Note:
There are several options for working with objects after you create them. Click the link to find out more!

To create a star:

1	Click the Draw tab to display the drawing tools.

2	Specify the color of the shape, if you want. If you select a color before drawing the shape, the color attributes are used on new objects. You can always apply new colors to a shape after it is created.

3	Click the star.

4	Click where you want the center (do not release the mouse button), drag to a point that approximates the size of the star and release. This point will be an outer point on the star, although you will not see this until the next step.

5	Move the pointer toward or away from the center until the shape is what you want, and then click to complete the star.

Tip:
To quickly draw another star, double-click on a blank part of the card or other project. The drawing tool reappears.


Drawing a Triangle

You can draw a triangle in the Art Studio.

Note:
There are several options for working with objects after you create them. Click the link to find out more!

To create a triangle:

1	Click the Draw tab to display the drawing tools.

2	Specify the color of the shape, if you want. If you select a color before drawing the shape, the color attributes are used on new objects. You can always apply new colors to a shape after it is created.

3	Click the triangle.

4	Click where you want the center (do not release the mouse button), drag to where you want a corner, and then release. An equilateral triangle is drawn.

Tips:
To draw from the center to the middle of an edge, hold Shift while dragging.

To quickly draw another triangle, double-click on a blank part of the card or other project. The drawing tool reappears.


Drawing Lines

You can use the drawing tools in the Art Studio to create two types of lines. After drawing a line there are many ways to change the attributes of the object.

Click a topic below to learn more about it.

Drawing a Straight Line

Drawing a Freehand Line (Doodling)

Changing Line Color and Thickness


Drawing a Straight Line

You can draw a straight line in the Art Studio.

To draw a straight line:

1	Click the Draw tab to display the drawing tools.

2	Click the straight line tool.

3	Click where you want the line to begin. Do not release the mouse button.

4	Drag the mouse until your line is completed, and then release.


Drawing a Freehand Line (Doodling)

You can draw a freehand line in the Art Studio. Freehand drawing is just doodling by moving your pointer randomly.

To draw a freehand line:

1	Click the Draw tab to open the drawing tools.

2	Click the freehand line tool.

3	Click where you want the line to begin. Do not release the mouse button.

4	Doodle until you are pleased with your line, and then release.


Changing Line Color and Thickness

You can color a straight or freehand line and change its width in the Art Studio.

To add color or thickness to a selected line:

1	Click the Draw tab to display the Draw tools.

2	Click the Color tool. The Object Color box appears. The box with the X in it indicates no color (transparent). A sample of the current settings is shown in the Preview box.

3	Click Outline Color, and then click a color from the color palette.

4	Use the Outline Size arrows to increase or decrease the width of the line.

5	Click Apply.
Your color selections are applied to the selected line.


Art Book Screen

In the Art Studio Insert box, click Art.

(To get to the Art Studio:

Select a pre-designed document and then click Art Studio.
Or
Select Art Studio from the main Activity Screen and select a document type.)

You can choose from the following types of art:

•	Clip art images from clip art collections

•	Photos

•	Images of your own, such as drawings or scanned photographs

Click a topic below to learn more about it.

Choosing Clip Art and Photos

Importing Photographs and Other Artwork


Choosing Clip Art and Photos

You can choose to add clip art and photos to your creation by searching through the Art Book. You can move, size, and rotate clip art drawings and photos.

To clip art or photos:

1	In the Art Studio Insert box, click Art.

2	Click the People, Places, or Things tab. The Art Book opens to the index for the section you select.

3	In the What Type Of Image Are You Looking For box, click the topic you want. If necessary, use the scroll arrows to see more topics. The designs for that topic appear.

Note:
The index topics for the People, Places, or Things tabs are different from one another, but the page design is the same.

4	Use the Left and Right scroll arrows to see additional designs.

5	When you find the design you want, click it. The design is selected.

6	Click Add To Project. The design is marked Pasted.

7	Click Close Book. The book closes, and the design is placed on the current card panel.

To learn about importing photos and other graphics from files, click Importing Photographs and Other Artwork.

Note:
Although you may paste a design after you have pasted a message, the message will always be on top of the design.


Importing Photographs and Other Artwork

You can use your own photographs and artwork on cards, and other creations in the Art Studio.

Card Studio automatically recognizes files saved in BMP, DIB, FPX, JPG, PCD (Kodak Photo CD), PCX, PNG, PSD, TGA, WMF, and noncompressed TIF file formats.

You can import files saved previously by using the Art Book. Or, you can import directly from a scanner or digital camera, from a file, or from the Clipboard by using Import Photo.

To import using the Art Book:

1	In the Art Studio Insert box, click Art.

2	Click the Import tab. The Art Book opens to the Import section.

3	Select the drive and folder containing your file. If you are using a photo CD, remember to place the CD-ROM in the drive, and select the drive (usually D or E).

4	Select the file.

5	If you want to display a preview of the file, select the Check To See Preview check box.

6	Click Add To Project. The preview is marked Pasted.

7	Click Close Book. The book closes, and your artwork is pasted on the current card panel.

Tip:
Each time you click Add To Project, the drawing is pasted onto the card (one on top of the other). Unless you are planning to use more than one design on a card panel, it is best to close the Art Book immediately after you click Add To Project.

To import using Insert Photo:

1	In the Art Studio Insert box, click Photo. The Insert Photo box opens.

2	Click the scanner or digital camera device from which you want to import a photo. The scanner or camera software takes over until the photo is imported.
Or
Click Import, find the file you want to import, then click Insert Photo.
Or
Click Add To Project to paste an image from the Clipboard. (If the Windows Clipboard is empty, this option is not available.)

Tip:
If your artwork is in a format that Card Studio does not recognize, you may still be able to use it. Display the artwork in the software in which you created it, copy it to the Clipboard, switch to the Art Studio in Card Studio, and then click Paste to paste the artwork from the Clipboard.


Working with Objects

Each text block and each piece of artwork that you place on your card or other creation is an independent object that you can manipulate.

Click a topic below to learn more about it.

Changing Object Color

Selecting an Object

Copying an Object

Erasing (Deleting) an Object

Moving an Object

Rotating an Object

Resizing or Reshaping an Object

Cropping an Object

Undoing an Object Change


Selecting an Object

You can select any object on the drawing board using the Select Object and Next Object buttons or by clicking on an object. When you select an object, handles appear on the corners and sides of the object. You can use the handles to size the object, if you want.

To select an object using the buttons:

1	Click Select Object. A box appears around the object.

2	If this is not the object you want, click Next Object until the correct object is selected.

To select an object using the mouse:

•	Place the pointer on the object you want to select and click the left mouse button.
Or
Click above, and to the left of the objects you want to select, then drag the mouse pointer to draw a bounding box around the objects. Release the mouse button. The objects are all selected. (Be sure to include all parts of the objects in the bounding box or an object may be left out.)

To select all objects:

•	From the Edit menu, click Select All.

Tip:
You can select more than one object at a time (so you can move them together or apply color to all of them at once). Hold down Shift as you select each object.


Moving an Object

You can move an object with the Move tools or with the mouse. The Move tools are usually displayed automatically when an object is selected (unless you have selected a drawing or text tool after selecting the object).

To move an object using the buttons:

1	Select the object you want to move. A box appears around the object.

2	If the object Move tools are not visible, click the Layer tab.

3	Click the Move arrows to move the object.

To move an object using the mouse:

1	Select the object you want to move. A box appears around the object.

2	Place the pointer on the object. A four-headed arrow appears.

3	Hold down the left mouse button and drag the object to the position you want.


Rotating an Object

You can rotate text, artwork, clip art drawings, and shapes.

To rotate an object using the buttons:

1	Select the object you want to rotate. A box appears around the object.

2	If the object Move tools are not visible, click the Layer tab.

3	Click the left Rotate tool to rotate the object counterclockwise (to the left) or the right Rotate tool to rotate it clockwise (to the right).

To rotate an object using the mouse:

1	Select the object you want to move. A box appears around the object.

2	Move the pointer to the square-shaped handle near the center of the object. Two curved arrows appear.

3	Hold down the left mouse button and rotate the object to the position you want.


Copying an Object

You can quickly make duplicates of objects.

To copy an object:

1	Select the object you want to copy. A box appears around the object.

2	Press and hold Ctrl, click the object with the mouse, and drag the object to a new location.

3	Release the mouse. A copy of the object is created at the new location.

To copy an object using copy and paste:

1	Select the object you want to copy. A box appears around the object.

2	Click Copy, or select Copy from the Edit menu. The object is copied to the Clipboard. (You cannot see what is on the Clipboard.) The Paste button appears to indicate that there is something on the Clipboard to paste.

3	Click Paste, or select Paste from the Edit menu. A copy of the object is pasted on the center of the drawing area.

4	Move the new object to the desired position.

5	Repeat steps 3 and 4 as many times as needed.

Tip:
You can press Ctrl+C to copy and Ctrl+V to paste.


Resizing or Reshaping an Object

You can size an object with the Move tools or with the mouse. Only the mouse can be used to reshape or skew an object.

To size using the Move tools:

1	Select the object you want to resize or reshape. A box appears around the object.

2	If the object Move tools are not visible, click the Layer tab.

3	To adjust the size of the selected object, click the big arrow to make it bigger or the small arrow to make it smaller.

To size or reshape using the mouse:

1	Select the object you want to move. A box appears around the object.

2	Size and reshape the object by dragging the handles.

Tips:
If you drag a corner handle on the object, the object remains proportional as the size changes. If you drag a center handle on the object’s side, only the width or height changes and the object will be distorted.

Card Studio allows you to distort objects by skewing them. You can skew an object by holding down Shift and then dragging one of the four side handles.


Object Color Screen

Objects are much more interesting with color. In the Art Studio, objects have two types of color: inside and outline. You can specify the color before you draw an object, or you can select an object, and then change its color.

To add color to a selected object:

1	Click the Draw tab to display the Draw tools.

2	Click the Color tool. The Object Color box appears. The box with the X in it indicates no color (transparent). A sample of the current settings is shown in the Sample box.

3	Click the inside color. If necessary, click the arrows to scroll the list.

4	Click the outline color. If necessary, click the arrows to scroll the list.

5	If you have chosen different inside and outline colors, you can adjust the width of the outline using the Outline Size arrows.

6	Click Apply.
If an object is selected, your color selections are applied to the selected object. If an object is not selected, your color selections are applied to the next object you insert.


Cropping an Object

You can crop a Card Studio clip art object or photograph with the Move tools in the Art Studio.

To crop an object:

1	Select the object you want to crop. A box appears around the object.

2	If the object cropping tools are not visible, click the Layer tab.

3	Click the arrow for the side you want to crop (cut off). An arrow appears opposite the arrow you clicked. Use this arrow to undo cropping.

Note:
The cropping tool uses very small increments. If you are trying to crop a border, for example, you may need to click the crop arrow several times.


Erasing (Deleting) an Object

You can delete an object with the Erase button or the Del key on the keyboard.

To delete an object:

1	Select the object you want to erase. A box appears around the object.

2	Click Erase, press Delete on the keyboard, or select Delete from the Edit menu.

Tip:
If you accidentally delete an object, you can restore it to your drawing by clicking Undo or selecting Undo from the Edit menu.


Zooming In on Design Details in the Art Studio

To see the detail of a design or text, use the Zoom tool in the Art Studio. Three levels of zoom are available.

Selecting a smaller arrow increases the magnification by the least amount. Selecting a larger arrow increases the magnification by a greater amount.

When you work at an increased magnification you will not be able to see your entire drawing at once. The scroll arrows allow you to move around.

To zoom in and out:

1	If the Zoom tools are not visible, click the Layer tab. The zoom options appear.

2	In the Zoom box, click the magnification option you want.

3	Use the scroll arrows to move around the drawing area.

4	Click Off when you want to return to the full view.


Greetings Screen

In the Art Studio Insert box, click Greeting to browse through the messages and verses included with Card Studio.

Choosing a Message


Choosing a Message

Messages contain card sentiments and verses. The messages have been divided into specific occasions, relationships, and tones. If you do not find what you want in one occasion or category, look in other listings. A birthday message for a friend can easily be changed to a Valentine message for a sweetheart.

To choose a message:

1	In the Art Studio Insert box, click Greeting.

2	Click the occasion you want.

3	Click the category that defines who or what this card is for.

4	Click the arrows to view all the messages.

5	When you find the message you want, click it. The message is selected.

6	Click Add to Project. The message is marked Pasted. The text is pasted onto the card, centered on the appropriate panels. When you add a design, you will probably need to reposition and/or resize any cover text.

7	Click Close. The Messages scroll closes and the text you selected is displayed.

Tip:
If you paste a message, then paste a design, the message will still appear on top.


Advanced Features

Card Studio has many of the features found in an advanced drawing package. These additional features allow you to gain more control over the objects in your creation.

All of these advanced features except Kerning are available by selecting any object and clicking the right mouse button while in the Art Studio.

Changing Object Order

Grouping and Connecting Objects

Centering Objects on the Page

Flipping Objects

Kerning


Changing Object Order

You can change the order in which objects and artwork are displayed. This can be useful when you have pasted or drawn several objects, and want to use one of them to cover part of another.

There are four ways to change the display order:

•	Move to Front - Moves the selected object to the top. The object on the top will be displayed on top of everything else.

•	Move to Back - Moves the selected object to the bottom. The object on the bottom will be displayed below everything else.

•	Move Forward One - Moves the selected object up one layer toward the top.

•	Move Back One - Moves the selected object down one layer toward the bottom.

To change the order of an object:

1	Select the object or artwork you want to move.

2	Click the right mouse button to display the advanced options menu and select the Order menu item.
Or
From the Object menu, click Order.

3	Select the option describing how you want to move the object(s).


Grouping and Connecting Objects

You can combine or group different objects. There are two ways to combine objects: grouping and connecting. Grouping makes it possible to manipulate several objects at once, for example, adding color to all of your squares or circles. Connecting makes it possible to join the endpoints of objects or to join two or more objects into one object.

There are four options for combining objects:

•	Group - Groups selected objects together. Grouping does not change the appearance or placement of the objects.

•	Ungroup - Breaks apart grouped objects.

•	Connect - This option is normally used with freehand drawing. By using Connect you can close the ends of the drawing so that it can be filled with color. Connect also merges two or more objects to create a single object.

•	Disconnect - Disconnects combined objects and returns them to their original state. (If you changed all of your objects to red while they were connected, when they are disconnected, the objects keep the new color.)

To change the arrangement of an object:

1	Select the object(s) you want to group, connect, ungroup, or disconnect.
(To select multiple objects, press Shift+click on each object.
Or
Draw a box that includes all objects.)

2	Click the right mouse button to display the advanced options menu, and select the Arrange menu item.
Or
From the Object menu, click Arrange.

3	Click the option you want.


Centering Objects

You can align one or more objects to the horizontal and vertical center of the page.

There are three options available for aligning objects to the page:

•	Horizontal Center—Aligns the selected object(s) to the horizontal center of the page.

•	Vertical Center—Aligns the selected object(s) to the vertical center of the page.

•	Both—Aligns the selected object(s) to the vertical and horizontal center of the page.

To center an object:

1	Select the object(s) you want to change.

2	Click the right mouse button to display the advanced options menu and select the Align To Page menu item.
Or
From the Object menu, click Align to Page.

3	Select the option describing how you want to align the object(s).


Flipping Objects

There are two options available for flipping objects:

•	Horizontal - Flips the selected object horizontally, reversing it from left to right.

•	Vertical - Flips the selected object vertically, reversing it from top to bottom.

To flip an object:

1	Select the object(s) you want to change.

2	Click the right mouse button to display the advanced options menu and select the Flip menu item.
Or
From the Object menu, click Flip.

3	Select the option describing how you want to flip the object(s).


Undo

You can undo your last change. If you accidentally delete an object or change the style, color, or any of the other attributes, you can undo your action. Just click Undo or select Undo from the Edit menu.


Discarding Your Work and Starting Over

There may be times when you find the design you are trying to create is not coming out exactly as you had hoped. It is easy to start over.

Click Start With Blank and everything you have created will be removed from the drawing board. You will be returned to the Document Types screen to select another document.

Of course, you’ll have a chance to change your mind before your work is actually removed.


Kerning

Changing the spacing between certain parts of characters is called kerning. Kerning adjusts the spacing between particular characters that look better when they are closer together. Some characters that are commonly kerned are:

To	Yo	PA

Ta	Wo	TA

Tr	Wa	we

P.	yo

You can use this method to manually adjust the spacing between any words or characters.

To kern text:

1	Select the text object you want to change.

2	Click Edit to display the Text tools.

3	Click Edit Text.

4	Move the pointer between the characters you want to kern and click.

5	Press and hold Ctrl + Alt and press the left arrow to move the characters closer together or the right arrow to move the characters farther apart.


Insert Photo Screen

It's easy to add a photograph to your Photo Greeting or Art Studio project. You can import a photo from a file on disk, import a file using your scanner or digital camera software, or paste a photo from the Windows clipboard. To learn more, click one of the following:

Insert a Photo from a File

Insert a Photo from a Scanner or Digital Camera

Insert Photo from Clipboard


Change Photo Screen

Once you've selected a photo, it's easy to change its size and position. Or, you can select another photograph.

To rotate the photo:

•	Click the left Rotate tool to rotate the object counterclockwise (to the left) or the right Rotate tool to rotate it clockwise (to the right).

To move the photo:

•	Click the Move arrows to move the photo up, down, left, or right within its frame.

To change the photo's size:

•	Click the larger arrow to increase the photo's size within its frame.
Or
Click the smaller arrow to decrease the photo's size within its frame.

To crop the photo:

•	Click the arrow for the side you want to crop (cut off).

Note:
The cropping tool uses very small increments. You may need to click the crop arrow several times.

To select another photo:

•	Click Insert New Photo.