User's Manual

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2 Informationen on Cover Designer
2.1 Introduction
The Cover Designer was specially created to allow the design and production of CD,
DVD and Business card covers via a userfriendly interface. It is included in some of
Ahead software’s products and can be initiated by clicking on the respective icon.
One of the advantages of integrating the Cover Designer into some of Ahead’s
products is the ability to automatically create playlists and/or filename lists, thus
saving you the annoyance of having to manually type them in. In addition, playlists
from external sources (such as FreeDB) can queried/used.
When a document is created, the CD type and the number of disks included is
defined. All corresponding cover elements appear at the lower frame of the screen.
You can activate them by clicking on the appropriate tab. If all cover elements have
been processed, the cover is finished and can be printed.
A variety of functions is available to the user:
 Create new graphics
 Import graphics using a scanner
 Add existing graphics
 Define graphics as background images
 Edit graphics
 Deform graphics using special effects
 Add text
 Format text
 Add fields
2.2 Program Structure
The structure of Cover Designer conforms to standard Windows conventions: a
menu bar, various icon bars and a status bar. The workspace of Cover Designer
displays the cover element selected, which you can format using text and/or image
elements. The most important aid to use when designing cover elements is the
toolbar at the lower frame of the screen.