7.5

The PlanetPress Design Program
This chapter provides basic information about the PlanetPress Design user interface and how to use it.
Start PlanetPress Design
To start the PlanetPress Design program:
l In the Windows Start menu, choose Programs | PlanetPress Suite 7 | PlanetPress Design.
The PlanetPress Design window appears and a blank document is created.
You can also double-click on any existing PlanetPress Design document (*.pp7)in order to open it in PlanetPress Design.
You can have multiple instances of PlanetPress Design open. Note however that each instance uses more memory and proc-
essing power, so only open the documents you need to work on and closed the unused ones.
The PlanetPress Suite Button
The PlanetPress Design Button replaces the File menu from previous versions, and provides access to the File menu options.
The available menu options in the PlanetPress Suite Button are:
l New:Closes the PlanetPress Design Document that is currently opened and creates a new PlanetPress Design Doc-
ument, with a single page and no objects.
l Open: Displays the dialog to open an existing PlanetPress Design Document. Supported documents are PlanetPress 4
to PlanetPress Design 7. See "Open a Document" (page 34).
l Save: Saves the current PlanetPress Design Document under the same name. If the file is new and has not been
saved, the Save As dialog is displayed instead. See "Save a Document" (page 35)
l Save As: Saves the current PlanetPress Design Document under a new name. It does not overwrite any existing doc-
ument, unless an existing file is selected and overwritten manually by the user.
l Import:
l PlanetPress 3 Documents:PlanetPress 3 documents cannot be opened directly and need to be converted
to the newer PlanetPress Design 7 format. Use this menu option to do this automatically.
l FSL... : Import a Xerox Form Description Language (FSL) file.
l Preview :Opens the Preview dialog. See "Preview a Document On Screen" (page 659).
l Print :Opens the Print dialog. See "Print a Document Preview" (page 663).
l Print using a Windows Driver :Opens the standard Windows Print Dialog, which prints in non-optimized format
but lets you print on any printer, whether postscript or not. See "Printing Using a Windows Driver" (page 665).
l Create SoftProof :Opens the Soft Proof dialog, which lets you create a PDFfile of a maximum of 10 pages which
bears no watermark whatever your activation status. See "Generate a Soft Proof" (page 665).
l Batch Send To : Opens the Batch Send To wizard, which lets you send multiple PlanetPress Design Documents to any
number of printers, PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools or iWatch servers. See "Perform a Batch Conversion and/or
Installation" (page 671).
l Send To (see Install a Document) :
l Printer : Sends your document to a PostScript printer.
l PlanetPress Suite Workflow :Sends your document to PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools.
l Host :Sends your document to and iWatch or Codehost BrightQ server.
The PlanetPress Design Program
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