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User Manual-3.0 Greeting Card Xpress User Manual CONTENTS 1. Hello 1.1 Introduction 1.2 System Requirements MAC System Windows System 2. Opening the Tool Box – Getting Started 2.1 Registration 2.1.1 Online Registration 2.1.2 Offline Registration 2.2 Know Your Software 2.2.1 General Features 2.2.2 Controls and Navigations 2.2.3 Shortcut Tools 2.2.4 Preferences Languages Units Themes Facebook Docking and Undocking of Panels 3. Getting Into the Job – Using the Software 3.
User Manual-3.0 4. Building the Framework – Page Composition 4.1 Basic Page and Photos 4.2 Advance Page and Photos 5. Fine Tuning – Photo Editing 5.1 Basic Filters 5.2 Other Tools on Basic Filter Page Correction Tool Original and Before and After Image Saving the Changes 6. Nuts and Bolts – Templates 6.1 Software Themes and Decors 6.2 Customize Your Themes 6.2.1 Get More and Import 6.2.2 Save and Build * 6.2.3 Share * 6.2.4 Delete* 7. Job’s Done! – Saving and Exporting 7.1 Saving 7.2 Exporting 7.2.
User Manual-3.0 Greeting Card Xpress User Manual 1.0 Hello Congratulations on buying Greeting Card Xpress! This Manual will guide you on how to use this software effectively. 1.1 Introduction Greeting Card Xpress gives you freedom to choose your Greeting From various options available in software. You can create Greeting Cards with your own personal touch. You don’t need to do any compromise with limited available option. Greeting Cards designed by Greeting Card Xpress will always stand out.
User Manual-3.0 2.0 Opening the Tool Box- Getting Started This section deals with online and offline registration process and other tools like shortcuts, preferences and help. 2.1 Registration Once you have installed the Greeting Card Xpress software on your computer, you need to proceed to Registration. This ensures that all features of the software are made available to you. Registration is very easy and the user-friendliness of the software makes the process quick and simple.
User Manual-3.0 Enter your details in the relevant fields. These are Name, Address, City, Country, State, Zip/Pin, Email and Phone or Mobile number. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory and cannot be left incomplete. In the last field- Serial Number (XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX), if you are registering the Professional version (PRO) of the software then the Serial number will be automatically generated in the serial number text box.
User Manual-3.0 Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory and cannot be left incomplete. In the last field- Serial Number (XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX), if you are registering the Professional version (PRO) of the software then the Serial number will be automatically generated in the serial number text box. You will also find the serial number inside the software box pack.
User Manual-3.0 o Telephone: Call +91 22 2968 68 68 and the support executive will provide you with the registration key corresponding to your DgKey. o Email: Email us at support@dgflick.com to receive your registration key via Email. o Web: Log on to www.dgflick.com to receive the key. Once you have your registration key, enter it in the corresponding text box. Click on to activate the software. Note: To get a feel of Greeting Card Xpress, You can download the software from our website www.dgflick.
User Manual-3.0 In-built Standard Greeting Card Sizes: Greeting Card Xpress comes loaded with several in-built Greeting Card types predefined according to the standard industry printing and binding specifications. Design Creation and Alteration: You can create new designs or alter existing ones for the Greeting Card of your choice. You may also create a completely new page design using your own Decor and save the design for future use.
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User Manual-3.0 Helps you go to the next page , , Rotate border 90, 180, 270 Flip horizontally Flip vertically Create a new category for Greeting Card Edit a category Delete a category Swap photo Panning 2.2.
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User Manual-3.0 Choose your preferred language from for the updated list of languages. Select the units you want to work in, from Select the theme in which you want your software to be displayed from click on ; click on to check , to get more Themes from Dgflick website. The history which was generated at the time of importing photos from Facebook will be deleted by clicking on the checkbox from Facebook option.
User Manual-3.0 3.0 Getting Into the Job – Using the Software In previous section we learnt about software functionality. Now in this section we will learn how to use this software to create Greeting Cards. We will see various available categories and sizes and various ways to create Greeting Cards. 3.
User Manual-3.0 Dualfold Card: Make personalized Dual fold Card which can be designed on both front as well as back page of Card & its fold from two sides of the Card. Sizes Available (Inch) are: 4x6, 6x4, 5x7, 7x5, 6x8, 8x6 & 9x12. 3.2 Creating and Modifying Categories and Sizes * Greeting Card Xpress has a wide variety of predefined categories and sizes.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.2.1.2: The ‘Create Category’ window Click , on the lower right-hand corner to save the category you created (Image 3.2.1.3). ! Leaving either the ‘Name’ or the ‘Ref. Image’ field blank will not allow you to save the category. The new category is created and can be viewed along with the predefined categories. Image 3.2.1.3: The new Category created ! At any point during the process, you could click on the back button to go back to the previous window.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.2.1.4: ‘Select Greeting’ window …. Creating new Size On the next window – ‘Create Greeting’ (Image 3.2.1.5) – fill in the fields corresponding to ‘Name’: The name you want for your new size. ‘Ref. Image’: The image you want for your size, clicking on the icon you choose the reference image from the path in which you saved it. to the right of this field lets Image 3.2.1.5: The ‘Create Greeting’ window Fill in the parameters under the ‘Card’ tab.
User Manual-3.0 Fill in the parameters under Front tab. These are: Width and Height. Margins (Left, Right, Top and Bottom). You could add your comments by clicking on the ‘Comment’ button. Click The new Greeting size is created and can be viewed along with the other Greeting Card sizes (Image 3.2.1.6). on the lower left-hand corner to save the size you created. Image 3.2.1.6: The new Greeting Size added Note: Some features are available only for the Greeting Card Xpress PRO users. 3.2.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.2.2.1: The ‘Select Category’ window with ‘Add’, ‘Edit’ and ‘Delete’ options On the next page – ‘Edit Category’ (Image 3.2.2.2) – you can add your edits to the, ‘Name’: Edit the name for category. ‘Ref. Image’: Edit the image for category, clicking on the icon to the right of this field lets you choose the reference image from the path in which you saved it. ‘Description’: Edit or add a description of the category you are editing. Image 3.2.2.
User Manual-3.0 Editing a Size To view the Greeting Card sizes under a category, double click on the category. Alternatively, you could select the category and then click on in the lower right-hand corner. On the ‘Select Greeting’ window, select the Greeting size you need to edit and then click on On the next page – ‘Edit Greeting’ (Image 3.2.2.3) – you can make changes to the, ‘Name’: Edit the name as per your choice. ‘Ref.
User Manual-3.0 You could edit the parameters under Front tab. These are: Width and Height. Margins (Left, Right, Top and Bottom). You could add/edit your comments by clicking on the ‘Comment’ button. Click The changes done get saved. on the lower right-hand corner to save the changes you made to the category. Note: Some features are available only for the Greeting Card Xpress PRO users. 3.2.
User Manual-3.0 A dialog box asking if you are sure you want to delete it appears on the screen. Clicking on ‘Yes’ deletes the category permanently; clicking on ‘No’ aborts the operation. Deleting a Size To view the Greeting Card sizes under a category, double click on the category. Alternatively, you could select the category and then click on in the lower right-hand corner. On the ‘Select Greeting’ window (Image 3.2.3.2), select the size you need to delete and then click on to delete it.
User Manual-3.0 option of designing your Greeting Cards either in a Fast or Easy way. You could also go in for a Smart way for a wider array of options while creating your Greeting Card. 3.3.1 Fast way of creating Greeting Cards Greeting Card Xpress is a fast and user-friendly process, with an interactive interface, that gives you the flexibility of selecting the categories, size and template and your Greeting Card is ready. It is supported by wizard, which makes your task simpler.
User Manual-3.0 Photo Quality Indicator: The quality of photos used in the Greeting Card must be good to ensure clarity in the final product. Greeting Card Xpress has an in-built ‘Quality Indicator’, which warns you whenever the photo quality goes below the required standards (refer table 3.3.1.8 in same section). Ruler: Horizontal and vertical rulers are available to help align photos on the page. The rulers can be seen on the top and left of the page and can be activated by clicking on them.
User Manual-3.0 section 3.1) by keeping your mouse pointer on . Double click on the category or select the category and click select the category. on the lower, right-hand corner to Select Greeting On the ‘Select Greeting’ window (Image 3.3.1.2), select the desired size. Image 3.3.1.2: The ‘Select Greeting’ window The size that you have selected is seen on the top, right-hand corner along with the Category. Clicking on the lower, right-hand corner lets you go to ‘Select Theme’ window.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.1.3: The ‘Select Theme’ window The theme selected can be seen at the lower right hand corner. Image 3.3.1.4: The ‘Select Theme’ window … Theme selected The parameters that you can filter for the Greeting of your choice are listed in an ‘option bar’ at the bottom of the page. These are: Orientation: The default orientation for the selected Greeting size will be show in the box. You can change orientation to Landscape or Portrait.
User Manual-3.0 Theme: The theme for the Greeting Card can be chosen by clicking on Style: Clicking on the style drop list gives you the styles available for the Greeting Card. Choose the style by clicking on Color: Choose the color you want to style your Greeting Card in by clicking on Select the template you want by clicking on it. The selected one has a green tick symbol on the top left-hand corner (Image 3.3.1.4).
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.1.5: ‘Design Greeting’ window Photo Tab Click on the You could browse photos and even access the last 15 paths you have used. You can add photos from your hard disk, CD-DVD Drive, USB, Bluetooth or can take directly from tab on the left panel to insert the photos of your choice. Facebook through button from Photo Tab. After clicking on button on ‘Photo’ tab on ‘Design Greeting’ window, you will be redirected to ‘Change Path’ Window (Image 3.3.1.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.1.7: Photo inserted : The number on the photo indicates the count of the photo being used. Sort the photos by clicking on Navigate the page from side of the Greeting Card. . to insert the photos on the page and back Photo Quality Indicator: The quality of photos used in the Greeting Card must be good to ensure clarity in the final product.
User Manual-3.0 The photo quality is poor and will not yield good results on printing. Orange The photo is unsuitable for printing. Red Here your Greeting Card is ready in a fast way and now can be saved and exported. 3.3.2 Easy way of creating Greeting Card Once you create your Greeting Card design, Greeting Card xpress allows you to edit it in easy way. We can call it as ready page composition.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.2.1: ‘Design Greeting’ window … Change Design In similar way you can change design of other pages of Greeting Card Navigate the page from back side of the Greeting Card. to change the design of inner page and Change Layout Click on tab on the option bar to change the layouts of the applied theme. You can select from the list of the layouts provided. Navigate the page for which you want to apply the desired layout and double click on the layout to be applied.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.2.3: ‘Design Greeting’ window …. Layout changed of inner page Similarly you can change layout of other pages as per your desire Change Photo Click on the tab in the left panel to change photos. Double click on the photo to be inserted or drag and drop the photo as required. You can add photos from your hard disk, CD-DVD Drive, USB, Bluetooth or can take directly from Facebook through button from Photo Tab. Image 3.3.2.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.2.4: ‘Design Greeting’ window …. Photo Changed Sort the photos by clicking on Rotating Photos Rotating photos by keeping the creative design in mind adds to the overall presentation of the pages. Greeting Card Xpress gives you the option of either rotating the photo within the frame or rotating the whole picture along with the frame. To rotate the photo within the frame: keep your cursor on the rotate icon which is visible when you select a photo.
User Manual-3.0 (a) (b) Image 3.3.2.5: Rotating: (a) the photo in the frame; (b) the photo with the frame Zooming In/Out While working on your Greeting Card designing you can focus attention on a specific area of the page by zooming in or take a look at the ‘larger picture’ by zooming out. You can use a combination of these options to obtain the desired level of accuracy on the page.
User Manual-3.0 Panning Panning lets you view specific areas of the photo by moving the photo up or down and sideways in the document window. This gives access to the areas that would otherwise remain obscure given the size of the photo. How to: Place the cursor over , which then changes to or the ‘Hand Symbol’. Now use your mouse to take hold of the photo and move it around to get to the area you wish to work on. Swapping Photos Many a times you need to swap photos on a page as you go along to.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.2.8: Right clicking outside photos Right clicking on the photos: Using right click after selecting a photo (Image 3.3.2.9) lets you access the following options directly: Cut, copy, paste (in case an element has been copied) and delete. The ‘Effects’ option- Give effects like Colorize, Blur, Opacity, Feather, Shadow, Glow, Outline, Rotation, Presets and Blend. Copy Effect option - Copy Effect of the photo. Paste Effect option- paste copied Effect.
User Manual-3.0 There are 10 different options under this category. They are: Colorize, Blur, Opacity, Feather, Shadow, Glow, Outline, Rotation, Presets and Blend. Colorize: Click on the photo to be modified and then click on the colorize preset to apply the effect to the photo. (Image 3.3.2.10) To manually make changes or customize, click on and level using and change the color, opacity . (a) (b) Image 3.3.2.10: Applying the ‘Colorize’ effect.
User Manual-3.0 You could customize your ‘shadow’ by clicking on settings manually using and then applying the shadow . Glow: Apply the required presets under the ‘Glow’ option by clicking on the photo and then clicking on the preset. Apply your own settings by clicking on the changing your blur, color and opacity values. Outline: Select the photo and click on the preset of your choice to apply the outline. To customize the outline, click on filling in the values in these fields: .
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.2.11: Final Greeting Card Your Greeting Card is ready in an easy way and now can be sent for exporting or can be shared on your Facebook account. 3.3.3 Smart way of creating Greeting Card Greeting Card Xpress is versatile software that caters to those who require instant results and also to those wishing to have more control in the designing of their Greeting Card and use their creativity.
User Manual-3.0 Table 3.3.3.1: The Tool Bar Use Icon Can be used to lock or unlock the photos as per the requirement. The four options in this tool – Send to Back, Send Backward, Bring to Front, Bring Forward – help in moving objects forward and backward depending on the design. Click on the object and then choose the option required to move the photo accordingly. This option can be used to move the object around with respect to the page.
User Manual-3.0 Shows/hides the margins on the page. Shows/hides the gridlines on the page. For zooming the page in. For zooming the page out. Adjusts the page size such that the page fits the screen. Shows the actual size of the page. Select Category On the select category window (Image 3.3.3.
User Manual-3.0 select the category. Select Greeting On the ‘Select Greeting’ window (Image 3.3.3.3), select the desired Greeting Card size. Image 3.3.3.3: The ‘Select Greeting’ window The size that you have selected is seen on the top, right-hand corner along with the Category. After selecting the desired size, click window. on the lower, right-hand corner to go to ‘Select Theme’ ! At any point during the process, you could click on the also click on button to go back to the previous page.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.3.4: ‘Select Theme’ window The theme selected can be seen at the lower right hand corner. Image 3.3.3.5: ‘Select Theme’ window … Theme selected The parameters that you can filter for the Greeting of your choice are listed in an ‘option bar’ at the bottom of the page. Design Greeting You will see your Greeting Card in selected theme ready to design. ‘Help tools’ are listed at the top of the page (defined earlier) and the option bar is to your left.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.3.6: ‘Design Greeting’ Window …. Theme tab Add Background Click on the tab on the option bar to replace the background for your Greeting Card or to fill it with any solid color. Besides the in-built backgrounds, you could access and select backgrounds that you have saved elsewhere by clicking on the browse button . The last 15 paths used can be viewed. To use a background, double click on it or drag and drop it on the canvas from the option bar. Image 3.3.3.
User Manual-3.0 To fill the canvas with one single solid color, click on and place it on the color you wish to use as background for your Greeting Card. The whole page now gets a background of that color. Click on the tones available for each background. To change the tone, double click on the chosen tone. button on the left panel to select from a range of 18 ready Image 3.3.3.8: The background with its ready tone option Similarly add or change background of other pages if required.
User Manual-3.0 You can add photos from your hard disk, CD-DVD Drive, USB, Bluetooth or can take directly from Facebook through button from Photo Tab. Image 3.3.3.9: ‘Change Path’ window After clicking on tab you will be redirected to Change Path Window (Image 3.3.3.9) where you can manage your photos, edit them, give them desire effect, resize them or rename them. (for details refer Section 3.3.
User Manual-3.0 Similarly you can add photos on other pages also as you want. Image 3.3.3.11: Photo added to page Add Border Click on the You could select a border from the options, Greeting Card Xpress displays for you on the left panel or you could browse and select a border of your choice from the path in which you have saved it (the previous 15 paths are available here also). Double click on the border or drag and drop the border on the photo to apply to it.
User Manual-3.0 ! Additional icon on the ‘Design Greeting Card’ – Border tab: (i) To reset the changes. (iv) To rotate the border 270 degrees. (ii) To rotate the border 90 degrees. (v) To flip the border vertically. (iii) To rotate the border 180 degrees. (vi) To flip the border horizontally. Add Clipart Click on the Double click on the clip-art of your choice or drag and drop it onto the canvas to use it on the page.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.3.14: ‘Design Greeting’ window … Clipart added Click on to access the ready tones for the cliparts. There are 18 ready tones available for each clipart and you could use the color of your choice depending on your design by double clicking on the ready tone (Image 3.3.3.15). (a) (b) Image 3.3.3.15: (a) A clip-art.
User Manual-3.0 (a) (b) Image 3.3.3.16: Applying a ‘mask’ to the photo (a) Original (b) Mask applied In this way you can add mask to your photo if you want on other pages of Greeting Card as per your desire. Add Shape Click Double click on the shape or drag and drop onto the canvas.
User Manual-3.0 Use the color picker to pick any color from the screen for your shape (Image 3.3.3.17). Image 3.3.3.17: ‘Design Greeting’ window …. Shape tab Add Title Click on the The empty white field can be used to type in the title you wish to add to your Greeting Card. You can change the following parameters for the title: tab to add or amend a title to your Greeting Card. (i) Font (ii) Font size (iii) Style (iv) Font Color (v) Ready presets can be availed from .
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.3.18: Changing Title for your photo Similarly add or change title on other pages also. Quotes Clicking on the tab on the left option bar lets you to select the quotes provided for the particular event or you can also create your own category and save your own quotes in it. (Image 3.3.3.19) Image 3.3.3.19: ‘Design Greeting’ window … ‘quotes’ tab Select the desired category and double click on the quote you wish to apply.
User Manual-3.0 You can see your created category in the category list box With the help of need. To create your own quotes and save it in the category you created click on the your quotes in the white space provided.(Image 3.3.3.20) . button you can permanently delete the Quotes category which you no longer tab and write Image 3.3.3.20: Inserting Quote After you insert your quotes click on the category. (Image 3.3.3.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.3.21: ‘Design Greeting’ window …. Saving Quote Click on In this way you can create your Greeting Card in a smart way and can be further sent for exporting and printing or can be sent to Facebook account. (Image 3.3.3.22). , if you wish to delete a quote from the category.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.3.22: Your Greeting Card is Ready 3.3.4 Manage Your Photos Click on the You could browse photos and even access the last 15 paths you have used. You can add photos from your hard disk, CD-Drive, Pen Drive, Bluetooth or take photos from tab on the left panel to access the photos of your choice. Facebook through button from Photo Tab.
User Manual-3.0 Image 3.3.4.1: Change Path Window You have the option of selecting the photos from the USB Hard disk Facebook Bluetooth CD/DVD Select any of the media where your photos are been saved. Go forward or backward with View your folders in list or icon style. . This button on the top right corner of the window to zoom in/out your photos. The top option bar helps you to view the photos in 5 different ways o Thumbnail style o To get a full view of the photo.
User Manual-3.0 Click on Select the photos to be edited and click on Here you can rotate, color correct, resize and rename your photos. Select counter clock wise. * Select the photos to be edited and click on (Image 3.3.4.2) * *at the lower option bar to edit multiple photos at a time. .* or to rotate your photos clockwise or option to color correct your multiple photos. Image 3.3.4.
User Manual-3.0 Click on to save all the changes made. Clicking on Save will create a folder for original image and will save the changes made on the copy of the image, without affecting the original image. Image 3.3.4.3: Edit Photo window (Batch Edit) * Select Click on option to change the size of your photos. * the checkbox of the photos to be resized and select the desired percentage from tab if you want to resize your photos percentage wise.
User Manual-3.0 Greeting Card Xpress has an in-built ‘Quality Indicator’, which warns you whenever the photo quality goes below the required standards. Click on if you want to resize the photos size wise. Select the desired size from Select the custom option from size tab if you want to give your customized size to the photo. After resizing the photo click on photos.
User Manual-3.0 Click on to save the changes made. From button you can edit your photos as that of batch editor you can rotate, resize, rename and enhance your individual photos. For Enhance option (refer section 5.0 Photo Editing) : Rotate photo clockwise. : Rotate photo counter clockwise. : Edit photos. Sort the photos by clicking on Click on . to select multiple photos, all photos or individual photos. Shows the number of photos selected.
User Manual-3.0 After selecting the photos and setting its arrangement click on to go to ‘Design Greeting’ window, where you can view the selected photos ready with the selected parameters and can also make any changes if required with the help of various tabs available. Note: Topics marked with * are only for Pro version Users. 4.0 Building the Framework – Page Composition In previous section we learnt how to create Greeting Card in fast, easy and smart way.
User Manual-3.0 Find Photo/Décor After you are done with a Greeting Card, if you need to return to it re-edit later on, you can find the source photographs, borders, and mask by simply right clicking on the photo on the Greeting Card Greeting Card. Moreover, all the photos appearing on a Greeting Card can be identified by the blue tab on them, as described earlier. Image 4.1.
User Manual-3.0 Resize Photo Within border: In the ‘locked’ condition, a photo can be enlarged within its frame, by zooming it and adjusting it in the frame. It can even be panned within the frame. With border: Once the photo is ‘unlocked’ by clicking on the icon, the photo can be resized according to your size requirements by moving the nodes. Ensure that the photo stays within ‘printable’ limits while increasing the size of the photo. Refer the ‘Photo Quality Indicator’.
User Manual-3.0 Image 4.2.1: Gridlines activated on the page Click on the same icon again to deactivate the grids on the page. Rulers: On the ‘Create Design’ window, you can view the rulers at the top and on the left of the page. Double click on the ruler to activate it and then drag and drop the green line that appears on to the page at the desired location to align an element against. You could work with multiple rulers simultaneously.
User Manual-3.0 Image 4.2.2: Margins on the page Click on the logo again to deactivate either the margins as per your requirement. Object-Based Alignment This option allows you to align photos with respect to other photos or elements on the Greeting Card. There are multiple options for this sort of alignment. Select photos or other elements you wish to align using the Ctrl key. Then click on to select the alignment option you wish to apply to your photos from the drop list (Image 4.2.4).
User Manual-3.0 Arrange objects Greeting Card Xpress allows you the option of changing the position of an object on the Greeting Card, that is, send it backward or forward or to the back or front. Select the photo you wish to move backward or forward and click on to access the options under this function (Image 4.2.4). Alternatively, use the right click button and on the drop list click on ‘Arrange’ to access the sub-options. Image 4.2.
User Manual-3.0 Image 5.1.1: The ‘BCG’ option on the ‘Edit Photo’ window Move the sliders for the three parameters backward and forward to achieve the desired effect. Alternatively, you could enter the values for the parameters in the value boxes above the respective sliders. Image 5.1.2: The ‘BCG’ option Clicking on the ‘Auto Contrast’ button at the top will adjust the contrasts automatically. The changes can be reset by clicking on .
User Manual-3.0 Curve Color intensities can be adjusted by clicking on the ‘RGB’ button on the options bar of the ‘Edit Photo’ window (Image 5.1.4). Select the color to be adjusted (RGB i.e. red, green or blue) from the drop list under the ‘Channel’ button. Adjust the intensity by clicking on the curve and moving it as per your requirement. Image 5.1.
User Manual-3.0 Colorize To give a colorize-film effect on the photo, click on button on the option bar under ‘Basic Filters’ (Image 5.1.7). Click on to select a color from anywhere on the screen to be used as a film on the entire photo. Image 5.1.7: The ‘Colorize’ option You could also select a color by clicking on the color bar next to the dropper icon (Image 5.1.7). Select the color from the color palette and click on ‘OK’ to apply the color tone to the photo.
User Manual-3.0 To reset the changes, click on . Opacity Click on to adjust the opacity of the photo (Image 5.1.10). Image 5.1.10: The ‘Opacity’ option Adjust the opacity by moving the slider up and down or by inserting the value in the value box. Image 5.1.11: Applying ‘opacity’ to the photo To reset the changes, click on . Crop To crop the photo to the desired dimensions and orientation, click on the ‘Crop’ button on the ‘Edit Photo’ window (Image 5.1.12).
User Manual-3.0 (a) (b) Image 5.1.13: Cropping: (a) Landscape; (b) portrait You can enter the values for the width and height after selecting the unit you want to work with . Uncheck the of the photo. option if you would like to proceed with free-hand cropping Rotate Select the ‘Rotate’ option on the options bar and then rotate the photo to the desired angle using the slider. You also have the option of using grid lines on the photo to help align it better while rotating.
User Manual-3.0 Image 5.1.15: Using grid lines on the photo ! You could undo the changes by clicking on point in the process. or load the original image by clicking on at any 5.2 Other Icons on Basic Filter Pages Apart from the options that are available under Basic filters, there are few other ‘aids’ on the page that help you as you proceed. These are discussed below.
User Manual-3.0 Original and Before and After Images Original Image: In the course of working on your photos, you might decide to retain an original image or make a fresh set of changes. In such cases, you could load the original image once again by clicking on . Once the icon is clicked the software asks for confirmation by displaying a text box. This text box warns that all changes made on the photo so far will be lost. You could click on ‘Yes’ to proceed.
User Manual-3.0 You can design each page of your Greeting Card in a unique manner by applying different Layouts. The Layouts can be dragged and dropped on the Greeting Card and this gives you unlimited possibilities in Greeting Card design. Greeting Card Xpress also has a huge collection of decor options for Greeting Card designing. These include a variety of backgrounds, clipart’s, frames and masks that help you to present your Greeting Card in a more artistic and eye-catching manner.
User Manual-3.0 This section explains how designs can be saved, imported, built, deleted or shared in Greeting Card Xpress ! Save, Build, Delete and Share options are available in the PRO version and not in the Standard one. 6.2.1 Get More and Import Get More On the ‘Design Greeting’ window, click on the ‘Design’ tab to access the Design page. Click on ‘Get More’ and select Get More option to access more designs from the DgFlick website. Image 6.2.1.
User Manual-3.0 Image 6.2.1.3: The ‘Import’ design window Now select the designs from the location and apply them to your creation. 6.2.2 Save and Build* Greeting Card Xpress gives you the option of building designs of your own and also sharing them. This option is available only to the users of the Greeting Card Xpress PRO version. To start with the building process, you need to first save the design that you want to build.
User Manual-3.0 To proceed with the building of your designs, click on and select the Build option. Image 6.2.2.2: Building your design – 1 On the ‘Build’ window, select the designs and then click on . In the text box that appears next (Image 6.2.2.3), specify the name of the folder in which you wish to save it ( to place it. ), and the path where you want If the path is not specified, the built volume is saved in the following path by default: My Documents\My Galleria\Greeting Card Xpress.
User Manual-3.0 ! At any point during the process, you could click on the button to go back to the previous page. Note: Some features are available only for the Greeting Card Xpress PRO users. 6.2.3 Share * Design that has been created can be shared with other users by means of the ‘Share’ option available with Greeting Card Xpress. This option is available only to the users of the Greeting Card Xpress PRO version.
User Manual-3.0 On completion of the login process, a textbox asking if you agree to the terms and conditions of design sharing appears If yes, accept the terms and conditions and then click on to share the designs you have created and selected for sharing. ! If you do not agree to the terms and conditions, close the textbox and quit the sharing process. ! At any point during the process, you could click on the button to go back to the previous page.
User Manual-3.0 7.1 Saving After the project is done, the next step is saving the project by clicking on Image 7.1.1: saving Project The default path for saving the project is displayed in the textbox as ‘My Documents\My Greeting Cards’. You could either save the project in this path or provide the path of your choice to save the project. Click on ‘Ok’ to save a copy of the project or on ‘Cancel’ to abort the process. 7.
User Manual-3.0 Once the project has been exported you get the confirmation dialog box. You can see the output by clicking on ‘Open’ button or you can directly share it on your Facebook account by clicking on ’Facebook’ option. Output Image 7.2.1.1: Exported in JPEG Final output 7.2.2 Exporting in PDF Format To save the project in a PDF format, click on the lower right-hand corner. The default path for saving the PDF file appears in the textbox that is now visible on screen.
User Manual-3.0 Output Image 7.2.2.1: Final Output window of PDF Export If you wish to share the Greeting Card Design on your Facebook account then click on . 8.0 Open Project Greeting Card Xpress gives you the great advantage of opening and editing the saved projects as many times as you want. It also lets you use the saved project as a template where you just need to insert your photos. This saves your time as well as your energy. 8.
User Manual-3.0 8.2 Open Project as Template To open a project as a template that has been saved and exported, click on the Home icon of Greeting Card Xpress. You will be redirected to Home page where you can see ‘Open’ option at left bottom side. Click on ‘Open’ option. The projects you have saved are now displayed on the screen (Image 8.2.
User Manual-3.0 4. Can I get my Facebook photos directly in Greeting Card Xpress? Ans: Yes. Greeting Card Xpress allows you direct access to your Facebook account from where you can import your photos easily. You can also send your created Greetings to your Facebook account directly from Greeting Card Xpress. 5. Can I edit given ready template and create my own card? Ans: Yes. Greeting Card Xpress provides you full control over editing and designing of your Greeting Card.
