User manual EPSON PHOTO PLUS

[. . . ] ® A FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio and television reception. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] Most document types have lots of attractive layouts to choose from. Choose Templates if you want to start with defined areas for text and graphics. For most documents, you can choose from several templates. Choose Blank if you want to start from scratch. Depending on the type of document, you can choose from several layout sizes. Different layouts are available for each category. 4 Choose your layout and click OK. The Print Artist main screen displays the starting layout. 6 A B (If you choose greeting card or calendar, you first see a preliminary dialog box. For more information about creating a card, see page 6-4. ) From here, you can click the various objects in your document to select them, and use all the tools, palettes, and menus to design your project. You can Choose your category from the list. move the objects around, add photos, and modify 3 Print Artist: Designing with Style 6-3 the text and graphics to create your own personalized document. If you need more information while working with Print Artist, you can use the Help menu or press the F1 key. The rest of this chapter shows you how to create a greeting card with your scanned photos. Feel free to experiment with Print Artist and explore the creative possibilities. 2 Click Greeting Card, and then click New. The Greeting Card Fold dialog box appears: Creating a Greeting Card It's easy to create a professional-looking card using one of the predesigned layouts. You can add your own picture to the front, and then decide whether to write your own message or use Print Artist's wording on the inside. When you finish this quick lesson, you'll have a personalized valentine. Follow these steps to choose a colorful layout and get ready to add one of your scanned images: 3 4 Click Tall Side-Open Card and click OK. Choose the Category and Layout you want to use. To make a personalized valentine, choose Occasion and Valentine, Cupids. The layout appears in the window, as shown on page 6-5. 1 Start Print Artist as described on page 6-2. 6-4 Print Artist: Designing with Style Choose Occasion from the list of categories. When you select a graphic, you see the frame outline with "handles. " As you select each one, press Del to delete it. Now You can choose from dozens of predesigned layouts for holidays, events, and so on. you have just the cupid background and text. 6 A B 5 Click OK. The front of the card appears on the main screen, as shown to the right. 6 Click each graphic element to select it (the heart, triangle, and two squares). Print Artist: Designing with Style 6-5 Adding a Photo Print Artist offers several ways to add photos. If you want to use an image that you've edited or enhanced, you can import it. [. . . ] Posterize To decrease the quantity of an image's color or gray values. This creates obvious differences between shades of color or gray in the image, rather than smooth blends. RGB A color model based on the following three color characteristics: red, green, and blue. A B Glossary 3 RGB True Color An image type that uses 24-bit color depth (16. 7 million colors) and the RGB color model to reproduce as accurately as possible the color of the original subject. Resize To change the size of a selected area or an entire image. [. . . ]