Adobe Fetch is a media-management application from Adobe Corporation that helps you make effective use of collections of electronic media (images, sounds, movies, animation files, and so forth) on your own computer and across a network.
With the Browser version of Fetch and the Browser catalog on this CD-ROM, you can quickly and easily browse your clip art. Fetch Browser lets you scroll through a gallery of thumbnails for a quick visual view of what╒s available, or search for images by filename, keyword, file type, or volume. Once found, image files can be previewed, printed, or copied for use in other documents.
The Browser version of Fetch can only open previously created Browser catalogs, such as the one on this CD-ROM; you cannot use it to create or modify catalogs.
Using the Find window in the Fetch Browser, you can search by any combination of filename, keyword, file type, or volume. Choose ╥Find╙ (Command + F) from the Search menu to open the Find window or bring it to the front if it╒s already open.
You can search on a single attribute or combine attributes to narrow your search. For example, you might search for items that contain the keyword ╥Paris╙ of file type ╥TIFF╙ as two separate searches or as a single combined search. Or you can display the entire catalog at once (╥Find All╙).
The Fetch Browser displays found items in the Gallery window. You can resize the window or use the scroll bars to scroll to additional items in the window. You can also view the items as a text list that gives information on filename, file type, and other attributes of the items in the catalog (choose ╥Text List╙ from the View menu or double-click ╥Thumbnail View╙ in the upper right corner of the Gallery window).
In the Gallery window, you can also:
Ñ Click an item (its thumbnail or text) to select it.
Ñ Double-click an item to open a Preview window, where you can zoom in or out or copy all or part of the item to the Clipboard for use in another document.
Ñ Double-click the text below a thumbnail to get more information about the item.
In the Pasteboard window, you can temporarily store items retrieved from multiple searches. Select Pasteboard from the Window menu (Command + B). After you have selected an item in the Gallery window, select Copy To Pasteboard from the Item menu (Command + M).
Use the commands on the Edit and Item menus to work with items selected in the Gallery or Pasteboards windows.
The fastest way to learn about the Fetch Browser is to open the catalog and start exploring. If you╒ve ever used a library catalog of almost any kind, you already have a good idea of how to use the Fetch Browser. Start the Fetch Browser by double-clicking the catalog icon or by dragging the catalog icon over the Fetch Browser application icon (if you are running System 7). (The first time you start the Browser, you╒ll be prompted to enter your name and company name.)
For more information about using the catalog, help is available in two forms:
Ñ If you are running System 6, take a look at ╥Fetch Shortcuts,╙ using the command located on the Apple menu. You╒ll find these screens helpful in providing a quick reference to Fetch as you work.
Ñ If you are running System 7, ╥Fetch Shortcuts╙ is on the Apple Help menu. You╒ll also find extensive Balloon Help about nearly every menu, command, and dialog box option. We recommend that you take a few minutes to turn Balloon Help on and explore the Fetch Browser before you begin using the catalog.
You should also be aware of the following guidelines and methods to avoid any problems when using the Fetch Browser:
RUNNING FETCH BROWSER
Ñ The minimum amount of memory you should allocate to the Fetch Browser is 1900 KB. Running the Fetch Browser with this amount of memory or less, however, may cause problems with some large files that require more memory.
TRANSFERRING IMAGES INTO PAGEMAKER 5.0 DOCUMENTS
Ñ By using the Copy Reference command in the Fetch Browser, you can transfer images cataloged in Fetch into the PageMaker 5.0 Library Palette. See the PageMaker 5.0 documentation for information on how to use the Library Palette. PageMaker 5.0 lets you transfer both TIFF and EPS images from Fetch into its Library Palette.
PRINTING
Ñ When printing thumbnails on a QMS 100/30 printer, you need to use the LW 8.0 driver to get the correct printing area.
Ñ When printing thumbnails on a QMS 230 printer, you may find that the printing area is incorrect with LW 7.1.x and 8.0 drivers. The best result is with the 8.0 driver in the landscape setting.
Ñ To avoid an incorrect printing area when printing on Tektronix IIIPXi or SDX printers, use the Phaser paper settings (when provided) in the Page Setup dialog box.
Ñ If errors appear when printing thumbnails with the LW 7.1.x drivers, try using the 8.0 driver.
Ñ When you print thumbnails with the Graphic Smoothing option turned on, horizontal white lines may appear on the printed thumbnails.
Ñ If you are printing very large images with the Print Actual Images option turned on, then you may need to allocate more memory to the Fetch Browser.
