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Software License Agreement What's New in the Cloud Installing the Software Installation Procedures Installing Softkey Transferring a Software License Using Softkey Installing the Software Accessing the SAi Cloud Activating the Software First-time Cloud Users Returning Cloud Users Validating Your Email Address Downloading and Installing Software Preventing the Software from Loading Automatically During Startup Uninstalling the Software Uninstalling the Software for Windows 8 Uninstalling the Software for Windows 7 Uninstalling the Software for Windows Vista ICC Printer Profiles Accessing ICC Profiles on the Cloud Downloading ICC Profiles Installing Downloaded ICC Profiles Removing ICC Profiles Using License Manager Cloud Checking for License Updates Importing a License File Removing a License from Your Computer Indirect Internet Connection Removing a License File without Internet Connection Downloading a License File without Internet Connection License Already Removed? Using Preference Manager Saving a Set of Preferences Loading a Set of Preferences Restoring the Software to its Original State Clearing Preferences Exiting Preference Manager Setting Up Output Devices Preparing the Software to Receive Jobs from Clients Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Setting Up File and Printer Sharing for Windows Vista Setting Up File and Printer Sharing for Windows XP Enabling Printer Sharing without Setting Up a Network Setting Up File and Printer Sharing for Windows Server 2003 Installing the AppleTalk Protocol Installing the AppleTalk Protocol on Windows Server 2003 Windows Client Setup Macintosh OS X Client Setup Macintosh OS X.3 Client Setup AppleTalk Printing Windows Printing Macintosh OS X.4 Client Setup Sharing PPDs over a Network Sharing PPDs Over A Network for Windows Vista Sharing PPDs Over A Network for Windows XP and 2003 Server Getting Started with FlexiPRINT SERVER-PRO Basic Elements of Your Software Classic Menus Menus Toolbar Device Area Setup Area Queues Queue Column Headings Customizing Queue Column Headings Resizing Queues Resizing Columns SAi Cloud Window Files Icon Downloading an Archived File Removing a File from the Cloud Archive FlexiQuote Icon Starting FlexiQuote Creating a Job Quote Browsing Existing Job Quotes Searching Existing Job Quotes Setting Up FlexiQuote Media Profiles Icon Downloading ICC Profiles Installing Downloaded ICC Profiles Removing ICC Profiles Reports Icon Wrap Templates Icon Design Templates Icon Logo Collection Icon Clipart Collection Icon Support Icon Useful Web Links by Product Documentation User Forum Training Materials Upcoming Events Messages Icon Send for Approval Icon Using the Approval Tool Screen Job Approval Email Approval Tool Marking Areas for Correction Correcting and Resending a Design File The Guild Icon Settings Icon Facebook Icon YouTube Icon SAi Store Icon SAi Cloud Mobile Application Launching the SAi Mobile App Viewing the Job List Observing Trends Reviewing Account Information Status Bar Job Preview Pane Information Pane Refreshing the Window Entering Numerical Values Use Spinner Controls Using Built-In Mathematical Operations Automatic Unit Conversion Calculation of Ratios Calculation of Percentages Simple Mathematical Operators Automatic Application of Entered Values and Expressions Setting Application Preferences Changing Background Colors Using Job Monitor Starting Job Monitor Choosing a Connection Monitoring Local Software Monitor A Computer on the Same LAN Monitoring a Computer at a Remote Address Changing the Computer Being Monitored Monitoring Jobs Exiting Job Monitor Getting Help Exiting the Software Getting Started With FlexiPRINT SERVER-PRO Basic Elements of Your Software Classic Menus Menus Toolbar Device Area Setup Area Queue Column Headings Customizing Queue Column Headings Resizing Columns Refreshing the Window Entering Numerical Values Use Spinner Controls Using Built-In Mathematical Operations Automatic Unit Conversion Calculation of Ratios Calculation of Percentages Simple Mathematical Operators Automatic Application of Entered Values and Expressions Setting Application Preferences Getting Help Exiting the Software Working with Output Device Setups Adding/Changing Setups Setting Up Desktop Printers as Output Devices Selecting Setups Activating Setups Deleting Setups Editing Setup Properties Job Workflow Tab Automatic Nesting Tab Changing Port Settings Configuring SCSI Port Settings Setting Default Job Properties Using Output Size Compensation Working with Output Validation Working with Print Jobs Adding New Jobs Adding Jobs from a File Adding Jobs Using the Hotfolder Dragging a File into the Software Dragging a File into PhotoPRINT or FlexiPRINT Dragging a File into PhotoPRINT SE Sending Jobs from Applications on the Same Computer Sending Jobs from an Application on a Client Computer Acquiring a TWAIN Image Selecting Jobs Deleting Jobs Editing Jobs with an External Application Setting Job Properties Processing Jobs Moving Jobs to a Different Output Device RIPing Jobs Printing Jobs Aborting the Processing of a Job Outputting Test Jobs Outputting a Test Print Job Outputting a Test Cut Job Using the Job Log Viewing the Job Log Clearing the Job Log Printing from Print Wizard Working with Variations Job Estimation Using Job Estimation Using the Estimation Editor Ink Estimation Setting Job Properties Opening the Job Properties Dialog Working with Job Properties Presets Read-Only Presets Creating Presets Updating Presets Applying Presets Renaming Presets Deleting Presets Importing and Exporting Presets Exporting Presets Importing Presets Basic Job Properties Setting Basic Job Properties Setting the Preview Pane View Setting Default Job Properties XXX Advanced Job Properties Setting Advanced Job Properties Layout Tab Workflow Tab Color Management Tab Setting Dither Options for Angled Screens Setting Advanced Color Correction Properties Setting Input ICC Profiles Setting Rendering Intent Printer Options Tab Cut Tab Setting Cutter Driver Options Tile Tab Labels and Marks Tab Color Adjustment Tab Separations Tab Editing Color Channel Details Step and Repeat Tab Object Color Control Tab Setting the Preview Pane View Setting Default Job Properties XXX Nesting Jobs Setting Job Properties for Nested Jobs Using Dual Roll Printing with Nested Jobs Nesting Jobs Manually Un-Nesting Jobs Nesting Contour Jobs Using Automatic Nesting Nesting Pages, Copies, Tiles and Separations Rearranging Nested Jobs Moving Nested Images Rotating Nested Images Mirroring Nested Images Breaking Apart Multi-Sectioned Jobs into Nested Jobs Tiling and Cropping Jobs Dividing a Job into Tiles Dividing a Job into Uniform Rows and Columns of Tiles Dividing a Job into Uniform Tiles of a Specified Size Selecting a Tile Editing Tiles Preventing a Tile from Being Output Enabling a Non-Printing Tile Printing a Tile Map Cropping a Job Removing All Tiling and Cropping Working with Color Using the Color Profiler Using Custom Spot Color Mapping Enabling Custom Spot Color Mapping Mapping Colors Using Custom Spot Color Mapping Adding/Modifying a Custom Spot Color Mapping Importing the Custom Colors from a Print Job Printing Custom Colors Deleting a Custom Spot Color Mapping Using Global Color Mapping Enabling Color Mapping Mapping Colors Using Global Color Mapping Adding/Modifying a Global Color Mapping Deleting a Global Color Mapping Using Object Color Control Mapping Colors Using Object Color Control Inspecting Colors Selecting Colors Enabling or Disabling Color Mapping Settings Editing Colors Adding New Colors Resetting Color Values Saving Object Color Control Settings to a Preset Applying Object Color Control Settings from a Preset Contour Cutting and Virtual Hybrid Output Setting Up a Job for Contour Cutting Hybrid Device Output Virtual Hybrid Output Virtual Hybrid Output on a Cutter with Automatic Alignment Virtual Hybrid Output on a Manually Aligned Cutter Printing from Client Applications General Application Concerns Font Inclusion PostScript Language Levels Paper Size Screening General Workflow Guidelines Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator on Macintosh Color Printing from Macintosh OS X Contour Cutting from Macintosh OS X Adobe Illustrator CS on Windows Color Printing Adobe Illustrator 10 on Windows Color Printing Contour Cutting CorelDRAW Color Printing Spot Color Printing and Contour Cutting Macromedia FreeHand Macromedia FreeHand Macintosh Spot Color Printing and Contour Cutting Macromedia FreeHand Windows Spot Color Printing and Contour Cutting Adobe PageMaker Adobe PageMaker on Macintosh Color Printing Spot Color Printing and Contour Cutting Adobe PageMaker on Windows Color Printing Spot Color Printing and Contour Cutting Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Macintosh 7 Color Printing Adobe Photoshop Windows 7 Color Printing Adobe Photoshop Macintosh 6 and Earlier Color Printing Adobe Photoshop Windows 6 and Earlier Color Printing QuarkXPress QuarkXPress 4.1 Macintosh Color Printing Spot Color Printing and Contour Cutting QuarkXPress 4.1 Windows Spot Color Printing and Contour Cutting QuarkXPress 4.04 Windows Spot Color Printing and Contour Cutting QuarkXPress 3.32 Macintosh Color Printing Spot Color Printing and Contour Cutting PhotoPRINT DX/ PhotoPRINT EDITOR / FlexiPRINT Color Printing Sending a Job from the Print Dialog Sending a Job from the RIP and Print Dialog Spot Color Printing Contour Cutting Appendix - Supported File Formats Appendix - Keyboard Shortcuts Appendix - Spot Color List Appendix - Features List Color Profiler Introduction to Color Profiler Number of Profiles to Create Linearization and ICC Profile File Locations Creating an ICC Output Profile Preparing to Create an ICC Profile Creating Output Device Setups Adding New Media Types External Factors Influencing Print Quality Accessing Color Profiler Creating an ICC Output Profile Profile Setup Ink Limit Checking for Over-saturation Ink Split Linearization Importing Linearization Measurements Multi-Ink Limit Gray Balance Characterization Generating ICC Profiles Using Third Party Color Profiling ICC Generation Modifying or Resuming Creation of an ICC Profile Normal Template Re-linearizing Using an Existing ICC Profile Converting Legacy Presets Glossary of Terms Color Space Context menu Dongle DPI Dual Roll Printing Gamma Ink Limit Lookup Table Rendering intent Resolution Setups Virtual Hybrid Output Resolution FlexiPRINT SERVER-PRO Editor-PRO Software License Agreement Installing the Software Recommended System Requirements Installation Procedures Installing Softkey Transferring a Software License Using Softkey Installing the Software Accessing the SAi Cloud Activating the Software First-time Cloud Users Returning Cloud Users Validating Your Email Address Downloading and Installing Software Preventing the Software from Loading Automatically During Startup Uninstalling the Software Uninstalling the Software for Windows 8 Uninstalling the Software for Windows 7 Uninstalling the Software for Windows Vista ICC Printer Profiles Accessing ICC Profiles on the Cloud Downloading ICC Profiles Installing Downloaded ICC Profiles Removing ICC Profiles Using License Manager Cloud Checking for License Updates Importing a License File Removing a License from Your Computer Indirect Internet Connection Removing a License File without Internet Connection Downloading a License File without Internet Connection License Already Removed? Using Preference Manager Saving a Set of Preferences Loading a Set of Preferences Restoring the Software to its Original State Clearing Preferences Exiting Preference Manager Getting Started Toolbars Showing or Hiding a Toolbar Undocking a Toolbar Docking a Floating Toolbar Using the Tools in a Tear-Off Palette Menus Tool Tips Design Area SAi Cloud Window Files Icon Downloading an Archived File Removing a File from the Cloud Archive FlexiQuote Icon Starting FlexiQuote Creating a Job Quote Browsing Existing Job Quotes Searching Existing Job Quotes Setting Up FlexiQuote Media Profiles Icon Downloading ICC Profiles Installing Downloaded ICC Profiles Removing ICC Profiles Reports Icon Wrap Templates Icon Design Templates Icon Logo Collection Icon Clipart Collection Icon Support Icon Useful Web Links by Product Documentation User Forum Training Materials Upcoming Events Messages Icon Send for Approval Icon Using the Approval Tool Screen Job Approval Email Approval Tool Marking Areas for Correction Correcting and Resending a Design File The Guild Icon Settings Icon Facebook Icon YouTube Icon SAi Store Icon SAi Cloud Mobile Application Launching the SAi Mobile App Viewing the Job List Observing Trends Reviewing Account Information Swatch Table Ruler and Grid Displaying the Ruler and Grid Settings Guides Creating a Horizontal or Vertical Guide Line Converting Objects to Guides Creating a Diagonal Guide Locking Guides Selecting All Guides Status Bar Changing the View Using a Wheel Mouse Using Scroll Bars Zooming and Panning Using Zoom, Pan or Fill tool without Selecting it Before Each Use Using Navigator View Changing the View Showing Objects' Fill Changing the Way Outlines are Displayed Previewing Bitmaps Showing Preview Linked and Embedded Files Embedding Linked PostScript Files Redrawing the Design Area Previewing Objects in CMYK Filtering Objects by Color Filtering Objects Using the Color Filter Filtering Objects Using the Color Swatch Table Tracking your Steps Undoing and Redoing the Last Step Undoing and Redoing Multiple Steps Undoing Multiple Steps Redoing Multiple Steps Adjusting the Number of Steps Stored in Undo List Repeating the Last Step Using Workspaces Workspace Editor Assigning Shortcut Keys Entering Numerical Values Using Spinner Controls Using Built-In Mathematical Operations Automatic Unit Conversion Calculation of Ratios Calculation of Percentages Simple Mathematical Operators Automatic Application of Entered Values and Expressions Setting Preferences Preferences - General Tab Preferences - File Path Tab Preferences - Font Tab Preferences - Tools Tab Windows and Macintosh User Interface Features Shortcut Keys Menus Other Controls Getting Help Exiting the Software Working with Files Creating New Documents Opening Files Importing Files Link PDF Archiving to the Cloud Saving Documents Exporting to Files Sending a Job to EnRoute (Windows Only) Emailing a Job Closing Documents Using OLE Objects (Windows Only) Inserting OLE Objects Inserting Existing Files as OLE Objects Editing OLE Objects Converting OLE Objects to another Format Converting OLE Objects to Basic Segments and Bitmaps Changing Linking Properties of OLE Objects Working with Job Info Viewing or Editing Job Info Job Statistics Viewing Job Statistics Finding Files Searching for a File Applying Templates Setting the Default Template Templates Toolbar Creating New Templates Editing Existing Templates Changing Placeholders Attributes in DesignCentral Using DesignCentral DesignCentral Tabs DesignCentral - Document Tab Showing the Document Tab DesignCentral - Margins Tab DesignCentral - Scale Tab Changing the Size of Objects Changing the Position of Objects DesignCentral - Rotate Tab Rotating Objects Shearing Objects Mirroring Objects DesignCentral - Object Tab DesignCentral - Effects Tab DesignCentral - Setup Tab Using DesignEditor Displaying DesignEditor DesignEditor - Layers Tab Showing Layer Names Showing Layer Properties Changing Layer Properties Changing Layer Order Merging Layers Changing Layer Color Designing with the Bad Wrap™ in DesignEditor DesignEditor - Objects Tab Selecting Objects Using the Objects Tab Changing the Order of Objects Renaming Objects Applying Effects Selecting Objects Selecting Objects Using the Select Tool Selecting Objects Using the Bounding Box Changing the Default Selection Mode Selecting Objects within an Effect Selecting Objects Using Tab Selecting Objects Using DesignEditor Selecting All Objects Deselecting All Objects Inverting a Selection Arranging Objects Resizing Objects Resizing Using DesignCentral Resizing by Dragging Control Points Resizing to the Same Size Moving Objects Moving Objects by Dragging Moving Objects Using DesignCentral Rotating, Shearing, and Mirroring Objects Rotating, Shearing, and Mirroring Using DesignCentral Rotating and Shearing by Dragging Control Points Creating Mirrored Objects Deskewing Objects Duplicating Objects Duplicating Objects by Dragging Duplicating Objects Using Copy and Paste Duplicating Objects Using a Specific Offset Distance Duplicating Objects Using Paste Special Duplicating Objects Using Paste Over Duplicating Objects Using the Duplicate Command Duplicating Objects Using DesignEditor Working with Auto Serialization Changing Auto Serialization Attributes Using DesignCentral Grouping Objects Grouping Objects Ungrouping Objects Ungrouping All Grouped Objects Compounding Objects Compounding Objects Compounding Objects by Color Releasing Compounded Objects Masking Objects Creating a Mask Unmasking Objects Locking Objects Locking Objects Unlocking Objects Changing Object Order Aligning Objects Aligning Objects to another Object Aligning Objects to the Design Area Spacing Objects Nesting Objects Snapping Objects Deleting Objects Removing Objects without Moving Them to the Trash Layer Restoring Objects from the Trash Layer Removing Objects from the Trash Layer Working with Color Available Color Models Working with Swatch Tables Opening a Swatch Table Closing a Swatch Table Creating New Swatch Tables Saving a Swatch Table to a File Docked or Floating Swatch Tables Changing the View of a Swatch Table Hiding and Displaying Swatch Tables Applying Colors from a Swatch Table Adding a New Color to a Swatch Table Copying a Color to another Swatch Table Deleting Colors from a Swatch Table Merging Similar Colors Changing Color Order in a Swatch Table Creating Swatches from the Colors in the Current Design Applying Colors Using the Color Mixer Adding Colors from the Color Mixer to a Swatch table Creating Duotone Colors with the Color Mixer Sampling Colors Using the Eyedropper Using the Eyedropper Selecting a Solid Fill from a Gradient or Pattern Setting Stroke Colors with the Eyedropper Adding a Fill Selected with the Eyedropper to a Swatch Table Defining Colors Using the Color Specs Dialog Box Viewing the Color Specs Dialog Box Color Specs - Color Tab Creating New Colors Using Color Specs Measuring a New Color Deleting Colors Using Color Specs Editing Colors Using Color Specs Changing the Order of Colors Using Color Specs Color Specs - Library Tab Adding a Color to a Swatch Table Removing a Color from a Swatch Table Color Specs - Find Tab Matching a Color from the Color Libraries Setting the Default Fill / Stroke Color Setting the Background / Foreground Color Creating Test Swatches Creating Swatch Tables Advanced Settings for CMYK Swatch Tables Advanced Settings for Current Palette Swatch Tables Using Fill/Stroke Editor Displaying Fill/Stroke Editor Fill/Stroke Editor - Fill Tab Types of Fills Applying No Fill Applying a Solid Fill Applying a Pattern Fill Using Pattern Fill Advanced Settings Adding a Pattern Fill to a Swatch Table Applying a Gradient Fill Advanced Options for Gradient Fill Adding a Gradient to a Swatch Table Editing Gradients Using the Edit Bar Editing Gradients Using the Edit Line Fill/Stroke Editor - Stroke Tab Editing Stroke Properties of Objects Applying Overprinting Setting Objects to be Output Using Overprinting Turning Off Overprinting for Objects Working with Shapes Creating Shapes Holding Shift or Ctrl While Creating Rectangles and Ovals Editing Shapes Using DesignCentral Rectangle Ovals Editing Shapes Using Control Points Rectangle Oval Working with Text Creating New Text Creating Horizontal/Vertical Text Creating Horizontal / Vertical Block Text Creating Arc Text Changing Text Attributes Using DesignCentral Editing Attributes in DesignCentral DesignCentral - Character tab DesignCentral - Paragraph tab Options for Full Alignment DesignCentral - Arc tab Changing Text Attributes Using Control Points Entering New Text Selecting Text Selecting the Whole Text Selecting One or More Characters Selecting One Character Selecting One Line Changing Text Attributes Changing the Font Changing Font in Existing Text Changing Font Using DesignCentral Changing Text Alignment Changing Default Text Settings Changing Case Changing Kerning Using Automatic Kerning Using Manual Kerning Changing Kerning for All Text Changing Kerning between Two Characters Defining Kerning Breaking and Joining Text Breaking Text Joining Text Changing Text Orientation Working with Braille Text Converting Text to Braille Working with Barcodes Converting Text to Barcode Converting Barcode to Text Barcode Tabs in DesignCentral DesignCentral - Barcode tab DesignCentral - Barcode Title tab Text Preferences Working with Fonts Installing Fonts Installing TrueType and Type 1 Fonts Installing FSfonts Installing URW and Casfonts Casmate Engraving Fonts Modifying the Fonts in Use Working with Paths Creating Paths Drawing Straight Segments Using the Bezier Path Tool Drawing Curved Segments Using the Bezier Path Tool Drawing Arcs Using the Bezier Path Tool Drawing Segments Using the Freehand Drawing Tool Converting Objects into Paths Converting Stroke to Outlines Working with Bitmaps Using DesignCentral Bitmap Tab Profile Tab Embedded ICC Profiles Creating Bitmaps Importing Bitmaps Exporting Bitmaps Scanning Bitmaps Creating New Bitmaps Converting Objects into Bitmaps Changing Bitmap Properties Changing Bitmap Resolution Resampling a Bitmap Changing Bitmap Color Mode Making a Bitmap Transparent Removing Transparency Using the Bitmap Toolbar Defining Marquees Selecting the Entire Bitmap Using the Marquee Tool Using the Lasso Tool Using the Magic Wand Tool Clearing Marquees Inverting Marquees Converting Objects to Marquees Converting Marquees to Objects Editing Bitmaps Using the Move Tool Using the Eraser Tool Erasing a Bitmap Using the Paintbrush Tool Using the Pencil Tool Using the Fill Tool Using the Crop Tool Using the Stamp Tool Changing the Brush Using Filters Reduce Noise Filter Blur Filter Sharpen Filter Level Filter Color Balance Filter Brightness/Contrast Filter Adobe Filters Setting up the Folder Where the Plug-ins are Installed Using the Filters Working with Effects Common Features Separating Effects Clearing Effects Using the Blending Effect Using the Lens Effect Applying Transparent Effect Applying Invert Effect Applying Brighten Effect Applying Wireframe Effect Applying Magnify Effect Using Contour Cut Creating a Contour Cut or Cuts around Objects Adjusting Contour Cut Using DesignCentral Adjusting Contour Cut Using Control Points Tracing Bitmaps with the Contour Cut Effect Transforming Objects into a Cutting Line Converting a Vector Object into a Cutting Line Converting a Cutting Line to a Vector Object Using Engraving Fills Applying Profile Fill Applying Hatch Fill Applying Island Fill Applying Hole Fill Advanced Settings for Engraving Fills Tool Library Editing a Tool Working with Measurements and Labels Measuring Distances Configuring the System for Color Printing Setting the Display Settings Setting the Input Profiles Selecting Rendering Intents Printing to a Desktop Printer Connecting to Production Manager or FlexiPRINT SERVER-PRO Connecting to PhotoPRINT Server / FlexiPRINT Server Connecting to PhotoPRINT Server / FlexiPRINT Server on the Same Computer Connecting to PhotoPRINT Server / FlexiPRINT Server on another Computer on your Local Area Network Connecting to PhotoPRINT Server / FlexiPRINT Server at an Internet Address Sharing a Hardware Key over a Local Area Network Printing your Design RIP and Print Settings RIP and Print Dialog Box - General Tab Material Settings Sending Mode Position Settings Positioning the Job by Clicking and Dragging Size Settings Copies Settings Automatic Tile Flip Positioning Tools Viewing Tools RIP and Print Dialog Box - Panel Tab Panel Tools Resizing the Panel Resizing the Panel with the Mouse Resizing the Panel Numerically Tiling the Job Using the Preview Area Adding New Tiles to the Panel Resizing Existing Tiles Tiling the Job Using the Tile Group Box Changing Tile Size with the Mouse Changing Tile Size Numerically Tiling the Job Evenly Specifying Overlap between Tiles Preventing Tiles from Being Output RIP and Print Dialog Box - Advanced Tab Setting the Print Quality RIP and Print Dialog Box - Adjustment Tab Setting Driver Options Printing with Spot Colors RIP and Print Dialog Box - Contour Tab Setting Contour Cut Options Cutting the Contour on a Hybrid Device Cutting the Contour as a Separate Job Cutting the Contour on a Cutter with Automatic Alignment Cutting the Contour on a Manually Aligned Cutter Appendix - ASCII CODE Appendix - Supported File Formats AutoCAD DXF Import Gerber File Format Supported Features Appendix - Features List Appendix - CASmate Tracing Features Using Bezier Tracing Using Bezier Tracing Using Enhanced Curves Tracing Using Enhanced Corners Tracing Using Centerline Vectorization Using Color Vectorization Posterizing Merging Colors Vectorizing Appendix - Keyboard Shortcuts Index