User guide

Elite Series User Guide
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and other properties of the selected graphic.
Adjust these settings until you have the im-
age positioned and processed the way that
you want it.
4 You can create a composite image by import-
ing two or more graphics and then position
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ing them to occupy different areas on the
disc surface. The eye symbol on the image
browser selections determines whether or
not an image is displayed. You can also
shuffle the relative order of images shown
in the browser to determine their position
in the layering, as indicated by the numbers
in the image pane (images to the right are
uppermost in the layering with number 1 as
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signed to the image at the top).
5 When you have composed the image to your
satisfaction, you can add text to it by clicking
the Text tab (as described in the next section)
or output it by clicking the Print tab.
6 Save the image for later use by choosing
Save from the File menu and storing the la
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bel in an appropriate location. If you choose
to store the label in the Print Files folder in
the FlexWare Files folder, the label will ap-
pear in the options under Old Projects when
you next open Discus.
To add text to an image
1 With a background image or Paint back-
ground displayed on the image area within
Discus, click the Text tab. The Text window
appears with options for creating straight
and curved text entries in a variety of fonts,
colors and effects.
2 Click the New button to begin text entry. A
dialog box appears, which will accept your
typed text.
3 Enter the text for the label in the text box. If
you want to enter symbols or foreign charac
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ters, click the Symbols button and make your
choices from the symbols that appear. Once
you have finished the text entry, click OK.
Discus displays your entry in the center of
the disc image area.
4 Click and drag the text to the approximate
area where you want it to appear. If the text
is hard to read against the image back
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ground, change the color for greater contrast
by using the color options at the bottom of
the window.
5 Make any additional changes to the size,
color, effects, font selection, or paths fol
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lowed by the text. The intuitive controls
provided by Discus let you immediately view
the results of your changes.
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