DISCUS 2 User Guide

Macintosh Installation:
Discus is ready to run without any installation process; just double click the Discus icon, and begin making labels.

To copy Discus to your hard disk, drag the Discus program, and the Discus.opc art database file to the desired destination folder. These are the only two files necessary to operate Discus.

Once the Discus program is copied to your hard disk, you may wish to increase the memory setting of the program by clicking on the Discus program, selecting File / Get Info / Memory, and increase the preferred memory setting.

Windows Installation:
Discus is ready to run without any installation process; just double click the Discus executable (Discus.exe), and begin making labels.

To copy Discus to your hard disk, drag the Discus.exe program, and the
Discus.opc art database file to the desired destination folder. These are the only two files necessary to operate Discus.

Discus will need Apple’s Quicktime to operate. Quicktime is on the installation CDROM, and also available from Apple’s web site at www.apple.com

Design a label in 60 seconds

• Step 1) Select the type of label project you wish.
• Step 2) Select a background canvas design.
• Step 3) If you wish, paint on the canvas by clicking on the Paint tab, and using one of the many paint tools to alter the background. Try
  using the paint bucket tool for a fast fill.
• Step 4) Click on the Text tab, click New, and type in some text. Add more text boxes if you like. The text size and spacing is adjusted with the sliders to the left. The text color and font are chosen at the bottom of the screen.
• Step 5) Click on the Photo tab, click New, and locate a photograph or other graphic on your hard disk that you wish to import. You can adjust the scaling factor of the photograph with the slider to the left. The photo can be dragged with the mouse, or nudged with the keyboard arrow keys.
• Step 6) Click on the Print tab, select the paper you will be using, and click the Print button. Use the four arrows at the bottom to nudge the printout in 0.5mm steps.

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