User manual NERO NERO COVER DESIGNER

[. . . ] User Guide Ahead Software AG Information on copyright and trade marks The Nero Cover Designer user manual and all its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Ahead Software. This user manual contains material that is protected by internationally valid copyright. This manual may not - in whole or in part - be copied, transmitted or otherwise reproduced without the express written permission of Ahead Software AG. All trade names and trademarks are the property of the respective owners. [. . . ] The options available here depend on your type of printer. 4. 6 Paper Stocks Selection Cover Designer lets you to choose between pre-defined or user-defined paper stocks. In this manual, we will describe how to work with pre-defined paper stocks. Click on 'Predefined stocks' in the 'Paper Stocks' window that then appears. In the center of the window, you see the number of paper stocks separated into pre-defined and user-defined. The 'Add Stock', 'Import' and 'Export' buttons are inactive if you have selected pre-defined paper stocks. Nero Cover Designer Settings · 39 2. Click on the 'OK' button to specify the selected type of label for printing in Cover Designer. You must pre-define any user-designed paper stocks before you can use them. 4. 6. 1 Printer Calibration Because printers are mechanical devices that are subject to minimal variations while printing, we recommend the you calibrate the printer once after you have chosen the label type and selected the printer. Prior to calibration, select the desired label type and the printer. Nero Cover Designer Settings · 40 2. Select the 'Preferences' command on the 'File' menu and click on the 'Printing' tab. Unfold the paper again and compare where the horizontal and vertical fold lines meet the intersection of the axes. The intersection point indicates printer deviation in millimeters relative to the center of the page. If there is a difference between the fold lines and the current setting, enter the actual horizontal and vertical values on the 'Printing' tab and then print another calibration sheet. If this is the case, you have successfully competed printer calibration. Click on the 'OK' button to close the tab and end calibration. In the field 'Bleeding' you can set how much of the area surrounding the cover elements should be printed. Nero Cover Designer Settings · 41 5 Create Cover 5. 1 Introduction In this chapter, you will learn how you create a cover step by step using an example, from selection of a cover and CD type through design of the various cover elements, booklet (front), the booklet (Rear), inlay and label. Cover Designer lets you very easily create professional customized covers. 5. 2 Selecting the type of cover, CD, DVD or business card The first step is to select a cover and CD, DVD, Business card type, because different cover elements are available depending on the selection you make. The 'New Document' window appears in the foreground. Nero Cover Designer Create Cover · 42 Various cover types with different elements are available: Standard: DVD Cover: Multi Box: Maxi: Slim-Pack: Mini-CD: Cover for a CD with booklet (front), booklet (Rear), inlay and label Cover for a DVD with booklet, inlay and disk Cover for a least two CDs (double CD) with booklet (Front), booklet (Rear), inlay (Front), inlay (Rear) and labels Cover for a maxi CD with inlay and label Cover for a CD with booklet (front), booklet (rear) and disk Cover for a CD with inlay (front), inlay (rear) and disk Business-Card: Cover for a visiting card with a rounded shape Cover for a visiting card with a rectangular shape Business-Card (rectangle): The CD type is selectable as a tab. The choices are: Audio: Data: Audio+Data: the CD contains only music the CD contains only data the CD contains music and data The document templates that are available for the CD type appear in the center of the window. If the 'Create new template' check box is checked, a new reusable template is created instead of a new document (refer to the 'Document Templates' chapter). On the 'New Document' window, click on the 'Default' icon to select the cover type. The following window is displayed. Nero Cover Designer Create Cover · 43 The window consists of: The non-shaded portion which can be edited and is the size of a CD cover Four tabs for the different CD cover elements at the lower frame, for example booklet (Front), booklet (Rear), inlay and disk 1 (label for a CD) The toolbar at the left frame of the window containing tools for creating and manipulating the cover elements The menu bar with the associated functions The icon bar for quick access to functions using buttons The formatting bar for easy object formatting If it is not necessary to choose a CD type, e. g. if you always generate audio CD covers, the cover can be opened quickly by double clicking the icon. 5. 3 Booklet Design A booklet is the title insert of a CD. Booklet (Front) means the front side of this title and booklet (Rear) means the back side. Both can consist of images as well as text. 5. 3. 1 Booklet (Front) The following section describes how to create a booklet (Front) containing an image. [. . . ] Time format: Select the format for displaying time spans, using the drop down button Size format: Select a format for displaying sizes using the drop down button. Date format: Select a format for displaying dates using the drop down button. Free text: Write in an individual text for display in 'Free fields'. Prefix text: Write in an individual text, which will appear before the field content. [. . . ]