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DESIGNER'S CLUB WEB FILES USER'S GUIDE
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All documentation assumes you have a basic understanding of how to use your computer
and the programs you have purchased for it, and how to create Web pages.
Each Designer's Club issue includes 32 images in GIF format for use on the
World Wide Web. Six of these files will be animated GIF images. These images are
found in a directory called "WEBFILES."
Each issue will include a mix of small images, perfect for buttons, and larger images
for spot art. Web-safe colors assure clean color on Mac or PC - dithering, no
color shifts. File sizes and palettes are minimized for fast downloading.
Each image has up to three versions: one that can be used on any background, one
optimized for a white background, and when appropriate for the style of the art, one
optimized for a black background. Full transparency means no unsightly background
box.
NAMING CONVENTIONS
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Designer's Club has changed its numbering system to due to the greater number of files
now on disk.
Each GIF image file will have a number "001" through to "032."
This will repeat itself for each monthly issue.
"A" following the number means it can be used on any background
(for example, 001A9901.GIF).
"B" following the number means it can be used on a black background
(for example, 001B9901.GIF).
"W" following the number means it can be used on a white background
(for example, 001W9901.GIF).
"A" preceding the number means it is animated. (For example, A01A9901.GIF
would be an animated file that could be used on any background;
A01B9901.GIF would be an animated file that could be used on a black background.)
The "9901" at the end of the file name is the year and month.
SEE THE ANIMATED IMAGES IN ACTION
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To see how the images have been animated, open the HTML file for that month (for
example: DC0199.HTM). This file is located in the \WEBFILES\MMYYHTML\ directory
(where MMYY represents the CD month and year). In Microsoft Internet Explorer, go
to the FILE menu and select OPEN. In Netscape Navigator go to the FILE menu and
select OPEN FILE IN BROWSER. If you are using a browser other than Explorer or
Navigator, follow your normal procedures for opening HTML documents. You will then
be presented with an animated index of all six images.
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DESIGNER'S CLUB WEB SITE TEMPLATES USER'S GUIDE
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All documentation assumes you have a basic understanding of how to
use your computer and the programs you have purchased for it. For
best results, we recommend you use an HTML editor and a monitor
displaying 24-bit color.
Each Designer's Club issue includes one Web site consisting of a
home page and linked pages. All you have to do is customize the
text to suit your specific needs.
Everything you need to use this month's Web Site Templates is
conveniently located in the folder on your CD entitled WEB_9902.
Copy the entire folder to your hard drive before you customize the
Web pages. Some pages will contain an animated GIF to liven up the
content. Highlight buttons are used to help identify the page
being viewed. Web Site Templates will work in browser versions 3.0
and up.
NUMBERING SYSTEM
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Images for each Web page are saved in the images folder inside the WEB_9902 folder.
The file name (first letter of the file name) represents the page it belongs to.
"BK" following the page letter is the background image for that page.
"HB" (Highlight Button) for all pages.
"PB" (Plain Button) for all pages.
Each HTML document is named with a letter followed by the year and the month.
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ART SELECTION
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** Printed Pictorial Index **
This provides thumbnail and file name for each image in the issue.
EXTENSIS PORTFOLIO BROWSER (Windows 95/NT)
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The Extensis Portfolio Browser included on this CD allows you to view thumbnails
and file names for the images included on this CD. The browser can also be used
to search for images on the CD by entering keywords and descriptions and allows
you to view a larger preview of an image or copy an original image to your hard
drive. No installation is required to use the Extensis Portfolio Browser. Simply open
the "Extensis Portfolio Browser" folder and double-click on "Portfolio
Browser.exe". Once the browser opens, a dialog box will appear. Click once on
the "Up One Level" Button (this button looks like a folder with an up arrow
inside of it) and choose the catalog you want to open.
Current month Browser catalog: This catalog contains all the images in the
current month's Designer's Club package.
Current web Browser catalog: This catalog contains all the web images in the
current month's Designer's Club package.
Current year Browser catalog: This catalog contains all the images from January
of the current year through the present.
Current year web Browser catalog: This catalog contains all the web images from
January of the current year through the present.
In the Extensis Portfolio Browser folder is a file called "Portfolio 3.0 Browser QSG.pdf"
this file contains instructions on how to use the Portfolio Browser. The Adobe╞ Acrobat
Reader must be installed on your computer first in order to view any Acrobat (PDF) files.
See the Acrobat Reader Installation Instructions below.
Adobe╞ Acrobat Reader Installation Instructions
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The Adobe╞ Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer first in order to
view any Acrobat (PDF) files.
The installation program for "Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01" can be found in the Adobe Acrobat
folder located in the "Extensis Portfolio Browser" folder. Windows 3.1 users should use the
16-bit installer (ar16e301.exe) and Windows 95 users should use the 32-bit installation program
(ar32e301.exe). Double-click the file to run the installer.
Acrobat╞ Reader copyright⌐ 1987-1996 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights
reserved. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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DYNAMIC GRAPHICS COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES
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The use of the artwork, from disc or index, in whole or in part without written
permission - for multiple resale in the form of stock proofs, engravings, film,
mats, printing, digitized images, etc. - is expressly denied. Any resemblance to
specific individuals, living or dead, is purely coincidental (except where
noted). No testimonials are implied or intended by such similarities.
Site licenses are available upon request from Dynamic Graphics, Inc.
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COMPANY INFORMATION
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Visit us on the World Wide Web at
http://www.dgusa.com
Dynamic Graphics, Inc.
6000 N. Forest Park Drive
Peoria, IL 61614-3592
Technical Support/CustomerOne
Phone: 800-255-8800
Fax: 309-688-5873
Business hours - Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm Central Time
International customers, contact your local Dynamic Graphics representative.
Clipper Creative Art Service╞, Designerφs Club╞, Print Media Service╞, Dynamic
Graphics ArtWorks╞ are registered trademarks of Dynamic Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved.
Revised 02/99