| www.belightsoft.com/.../roxioedition.php | Start of Help > Creating and Opening Documents |
(some features require the standard version)
Disc Cover features Assistant - a special tool for choosing ready-made designs and filling them with necessary information. To open Assistant, use the File/New From Assistant... menu command (Cmd+Shift+N). If Open Assistant at start-up is enabled in the program preferences, Assistant will be launched at start-up.
Text and graphics from the selected template can be modified after the Assistant is closed and the program switches to the editing mode.
The list of available designs is shown at the left part of the Assistant window. Templates are organized by categories: Music, Photos, Files & Data, General and Blank. The drop-down list above lets you select a category or display templates from all the categories.
The selected design is displayed in the preview area. A template, as any Disc Cover document, can consist of several design elements (for instance, CD label, tray insert, booklet, etc). Icons of the design elements included with the template are shown above the preview zone. To see a particular design element, click on its icon. You can also use the scroll arrows.
Once you have found the design you need, you can:
The Open Recent drop-down list lets you quickly choose one of the recently edited documents. This will skip Assistant and open the selected document in the editing mode.
The New Blank button skips Assistant and opens a blank document in the editing mode.
You may have your own templates or documents displayed in Assistant for fast and easy access to them.
The My Templates category at the bottom of the category list at Step 1 of Assistant lets you view the custom templates you have created and saved (in the default folder).
The Custom Folder... category lets you specify a folder other than default for templates and documents to be displayed in Assistant. The Open File dialog will open letting you specify the path.
Note: If you select a custom template, the program will offer you to import a track list from iTunes at Step 2. To import from other sources, skip the second step (click Finish) and use the Source panel when in the editing mode.
The second step is intended to help you with adding textual and/or graphic data to your document.
At this step Assistant behaves depending on what template category has been selected at the first step:
Note: When Assistant is closed, you can import data using the Source panel.
A data disc is supposed to contain any computer files: databases, texts, spreadsheets, multimedia (music, video) and other. This may be mixture of different kinds of files. In this case, the program will import the names of files and folders to reflect the disc content. This may be useful, for example, if you're making a backup of your data and want to print the list of files on the disc or on the CD or DVD cover.
Select a folder, when the program asks for this, and the Assistant will show the folder name to the left and list of its subfolders and files to the right. Click on the triangle near the folder name at the left part of the window to expand it and view the enclosed folders and files. Select the files and folders which names you plan to use in your design. You may use the Shift and Cmd keys for multiple selection.
You may also use the Search field to find specific files.
When the selection is made, click the Finish button.
The program imports a list of tracks from iTunes.
In the window you will see your iTunes library and playlists at the left part. Click on Library to display all the tracks in the library at the right part of the window, or on a playlist to display the tracks in this playlist only.
It's also a good idea to use the Search field to find specific tracks only - for example, to limit the tracks to a particular artist or album.
To import all the tracks displayed in the list to the right, click the Finish button.
To import only some of the tracks, use the Shift and Cmd keys to select the needed tracks and click Finish.
The program will offer you to import pictures from your iPhoto library.
Photoalbums will be shown in the left part of the window. In the right part the thumbnails of the photos from the selected album and their titles are displayed.
To import all the photos from the selected album, click the Finish button.
To import only some of the photos, select them in the preview (you may use Shift and Cmd for multiple selection). Then click Finish.
Now you can continue modifying your document or print it.