SummitsoftCorporation LogoDesignStudioManual

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

INSTALLINGLOGODESIGNSTUDIO .................................................................................................. 3 REGISTRATION ................................................................................................................................ 3 GETTINGTECHNICALSUPPORT ........................................................................................................ 3 QUICKWALKTHROUGH ................................................................................................................... 4 GETTINGFAMILIARWITHLOGODESIGNSTUDIO ............................................................................ 11 THEUSERINTERFACE.................................................................................................................. 12 CREATINGYOURFIRSTLOGO ......................................................................................................... 14 USINGAPREDESIGNEDLOGOTEMPLATE .................................................................................... 14 USINGABLANKCANVAS ............................................................................................................. 16 GRAPHICS ..................................................................................................................................... 18 ADDINGOBJECTSTOTHECANVAS ............................................................................................... 19 MODIFYINGOBJECTSONTHECANVAS ......................................................................................... 21 1)ChangingSize,Position&Appearance................................................................................... 21 2)AddingColorandImagestoObjects...................................................................................... 23 3)AddingEffectstoObjects ..................................................................................................... 27 ADDINGPICTURESTOTHECANVAS ............................................................................................. 30 TEXT ............................................................................................................................................. 30 ADDINGTEXTTOTHECANVAS .................................................................................................... 30 MODIFYINGTEXTONTHECANVAS .............................................................................................. 32 1)AdjustingtheText ............................................................................................................... 33 2)AddingColorandImagestoText .......................................................................................... 35 3)AddingEffectstoText .......................................................................................................... 35 SHAPES ........................................................................................................................................ 35 ADDINGSHAPESTOTHECANVAS ................................................................................................ 35 MODIFYINGSHAPESONTHECANVAS .......................................................................................... 36 1)AdjustingaShape ................................................................................................................ 36 2)AddingColortoShapes ........................................................................................................ 38 3)AddingEffectstoShapes ...................................................................................................... 39 ADDINGSLOGANSANDTAGLINES .................................................................................................. 40 USINGLAYERS .............................................................................................................................. 41 CHANGINGHOWALAYERISDISPLAYED ....................................................................................... 43 PREVENTINGORALLOWINGCHANGESTOLAYERS ........................................................................ 43 ADDING,REMOVINGORREARRANGINGLAYERS ........................................................................... 44 SELECTINGLAYERSTOBEGROUPED ............................................................................................ 44 SAVINGVS.EXPORTINGYOURLOGO ............................................................................................. 45 SAVINGYOURLOGO ................................................................................................................... 45 EXPORTINGYOURLOGO ............................................................................................................. 47 1)ForPrintUse .................................................................................................................... 49 2)ForOnlineUse .................................................................................................................. 49 3)ExportaGreyscaleLogo ....................................................................................................... 49 UPDATINGLOGODESIGNSTUDIO .................................................................................................. 50 LOGODESIGNSTUDIOEXPANSIONPACKS ...................................................................................... 51

INSTALLINGLOGODESIGNSTUDIO

InserttheLogoDesignStudioCDROMintoyourCDROMdrive.Oncetheauto runappearsonyourscreen,clickonInstalltolaunchtheinstallationprogram.If youhaveAutoRundisabled,ClickonStart|Run,andtypeinD:\Autorun.exe (WhereDistheletterofyourCDROMDrive.)

REGISTRATION

Registeringyoursoftwareisimportant.Registrationprovidesyouwithtimely accesstothelatestproductupdates,technicalsupport,valuableinformation aboutnewproductreleases,accesstofreedownloadsandlogotemplates, articles,tipsandhints,andspecialoffersonexpansionpacksandother Summitsoftproducts. Youcanregisteronlineat: www.SummitsoftCorp.com

GETTINGTECHNICALSUPPORT

PurchasingyourSummitsoftprogramgivesyoufreeaccesstoSummitsoftsonline technicalsupport.ManyquestionsmaybeansweredbycheckingourFrequently AskedQuestions(FAQs)webpage.Ifyoucannotfindyouransweramongthe FAQs,youcanemailusfortechnicalassistancewithyourproblem. ContactSummitsoftsupport: http://www.summitsoftcorp.com/support/helpdeskcenter.html

QUICKWALKTHROUGH

LogoDesignStudioispackedwithcreativefeaturestohelpyoudesignalogo,or toevenuseinanygraphicdesignproject.Youcanreadmoreindepthdetails laterinthisguide,butfornowletsfocusonmakingyourfirstlogoinjustafew minutes.

STEP1:CHOOSEALOGOTEMPLATE
DoubleclickontheLogoDesignStudiodesktopicontolaunchthesoftware.A welcomewindowwillopenallowingyoutochooseapredesignedlogotemplate fromalistofcategories:

Chooseacategory(1)andthenselectatemplateintheTemplatesViewsection (2).Openyourselectedtemplatebydoubleclickingthetemplateorclickingthe Openbuttonatthebottom(3).

STEP2:CHANGETHETEXT
YourselectedlogotemplatewillnowopeninLogoDesignStudio.Youcanedit anythingonthecanvasusingtheoptionsinthemenubar,aswellastheleftand rightslideoutpanesnexttothelogocanvas. Newgraphicobjectsandprewrittentaglinescanbeaddedtoyourlogocanvasby selectingtherespectiveObjectsandTaglinespanesontheleft. Tochangethetextinthelogotemplate,firstselectthetextonthecanvasand thenopentheAdvancedToolspaneontheright.Enteryournewtexttoreplace thetextonthecanvas. YouwillseeinthefollowingexamplethattheGlobalBittexthasbeenreplaced intheSelectedTextfieldwithSecureStar.

 OnceyouhavefinishedenteringyourowntextheresimplyclicktheReplace buttontochangethetextonthelogocanvas.Thenewtextmaynotfitwellon thelogocanvasbutyoucaneasilyadjustitbyeitherdraggingthecorneranchor dotsaroundthetextonthecanvasorbyadjustingthefontsliderintheAdvanced Toolspane:

STEP3:CHANGETHEOBJECTCOLOR
Nowthatyourtextiswhatyouneedforyourownbusiness,letschangethecolor ofthegraphicobjectonthelogocanvas.Dothisbyfirstselectingthebluesphere objectandthenchoosingtheColoroptioninthemenubar:

Sinceyouselectedagraphicobject,theColormenubarwilldefaulttothe Hue/Saturation/Lightnessoption.Thisallowsyoutoaccuratelyadjustcolorwith predesignedgraphicobjectsbyusingthesesliders. UsetheHueslidertochangebetweencolorsinthecolorspectrum;usethe Saturationslidertomaketheobjectgrayormorevibrant;andusetheLightness slidertomaketheobjectdarker(allthewaytoblack)orlighter(allthewayto white). Forourexample,letsjustslidetheHueleftto308whichgivesourobjecta greencolor:

 ClicktheApplybuttontofinalizethecolorchange.

STEP4:SAVEANDEXPORTYOURLOGO
Ifyouarenowreadytouseyourlogoforyourbusinesscards,websiteandother onlineandprintprojects,thenitstimetosaveandexportyourdesign. Aquicknoteaboutsavingandexportingyourlogo Youshouldalwayssaveyourlogoonceitiscompleted;thisallowsyoutoopen thelogoatanytimeinordertoeditit.Savingkeepsalllayerseditablesoyoucan easilychangeyourtextorotherelementsonthecanvas. Whenyouarereadytouseyourlogoonabusinesscard,website,newsletter,or anyotheronlineorprintprojectyoucanexportyourlogodesign.Exporting flattensalltheelementsonthecanvasinordertoprocessyourdesignasan image.YoucanexporttoJPEG,BMP,PNG,TIF,EMF,PDF,ICOandGIF.Choosethe ExportoptiontoopentheExportwizardandfollowthestepstosaveyourlogoin animageformatthatisrightforyourproject.Formostprojectsyouwillfindthe PNGortheJPEGimageformatworksperfectly. Tosaveorexport,youcaneithergototheFileoptions(theroundlogobutton):

 Or,youcanchooseanyofthequickaccesstooloptionsatthetopofthewindow:

Andthereyouhaveit!Yourfirstquickdesigniscompleteinamatterofminutes, andyourdesignlookslikeitwasdonebyaprofessional. Thisquickwalkthroughonlyscratchesthesurface.Readontolearnhowtofully usealloftheincrediblefeaturesofLogoDesignStudio.

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GETTINGFAMILIARWITHLOGODESIGNSTUDIO

WorkingwiththeextensivefeaturesofLogoDesignStudioiseasyonceyou familiarizeyourselfwiththeuserinterfaceandthetoolbars. WhenyoulaunchLogoDesignStudio,awelcomewindowwillopengivingyouthe optionstocreateanewlogofromablankcanvas,openapredesignedlogo template,oropenarecentlogoprojectfilethatyoumayhavepreviouslysaved.

Tocreateanewlogousingablanklogocanvas,simplyselectthelargeBlankLogo Canvasbuttonatthetop.ThiswillopenanewblanklogocanvasintheLogo DesignStudiomainprogramwindow.

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Tomodifyapredesignedlogotemplatetoyourownlook,simplyselecta templatecategoryfromtheleftandthendoubleclickonthedesiredlogo templateintheTemplatesViewsection.Youcanalsoselectalogotemplateand thenclicktheOpenbuttonatthebottomofthewindowtoopentheselected template. IfyouhavealreadyworkedwithLogoDesignStudioandsavedaprojectfile,you canclickonthelargeMyLogoProjectsbuttonatthetoptoviewyouravailable projectfiles.Toopenone,simplydoubleclickonthefiletoopenitintheLogo DesignStudiomainprogramwindow. TheResourcessectionoffershelpfullinksforyourbusiness.

THEUSERINTERFACE

TheLogoDesignStudiointerfacewasdesignedtohelpyoucreatealogoinasfew stepsaspossible.

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 Clickingonablankpartofthelogocanvas(notonanobject,text,shapeorimage) willautomaticallydisplaymenuoptionsthatallowyoutoInsertShapes,Graphics (PicturesorObjects),Text,TaglineoraNewConceptCanvas. AddingaNewConceptCanvasallowsyoutoworkondifferentvariationsofa singlelogoprojectfile.Youcanswitchyourcanvasviewbetweentwoormore conceptcanvasesbyclickingontheLogoConcept&Infotabtotheleftofthe logocanvas.Whentheslideoutpanelopens,simplyselectwhichcanvasyou wanttoviewbyclickingontheonesavailableintheConcepttab.Createanew canvasbyrightclickingyourmouseintheLogoConceptpanel:

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 YoucanalsoseeinformationrelatingtoeachcanvasbyclickingtheInfotab.

CREATINGYOURFIRSTLOGO

YouhavetwooptionswhenyoufirstbeginworkingwithLogoDesignStudio: modifyingapredesignedlogotemplate,orcreatingalogousingablankcanvas.

USINGAPREDESIGNEDLOGOTEMPLATE

Onceyouselectandopenalogotemplatefromacategoryinthewelcome window,theselectedlogotemplatewillopenintheLogoDesignStudiomain programwindow.

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Oncethelogotemplateappearsinthecanvaswindow,youcanthenclickonany element(text,shape,graphicobject)tomodifyordeleteit.Differentoptionswill becomeavailableontheAdvancedToolsslideoutpaneltotherightonceyou clickonanelementinthecanvas,dependingonwhetheritistext,shapeora graphicobject.Readtheappropriatesectionsofthismanualtolearnmoreabout Graphics,Text,Shapes,andTaglines,aswellassavingandusingyourlogo. Aquicknoteaboutsavingandexportingyourlogo Youshouldalwayssaveyourlogoonceitiscompleted;thisallowsyoutoopen thelogoatanytimeinordertoeditit.Savingkeepsalllayerseditablesoyoucan easilychangeyourtextorotherelementsonthecanvas. Whenyouarereadytouseyourlogoonabusinesscard,website,newsletter,or anyotheronlineorprintprojectyoucanexportyourlogodesign.Exporting flattensalltheelementsonthecanvasinordertoprocessyourdesignasan image.YoucanexporttoJPEG,BMP,PNG,TIF,EMF,PDF,ICOandGIF. Tosaveorexport,youcaneithergototheFileoptions(theroundlogobutton):

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 Or,youcanchooseanyofthequickaccesstooloptionsatthetopofthewindow:

USINGABLANKCANVAS

WhenLogoDesignStudiofirstopensyourblankcanvas(asselectedfromthe welcomewindow,orbychoosingNewfromtheFileoptions),thecanvaswindow opensadefaultcanvasthatis5inchesinheightby5inchesinwidth.

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Toresizethecanvas,gotoCanvasintheMenubarandselectResizeCanvas.You canresizethecanvasdimensionsbasedonpixels,centimeters,millimetersor inches;adjusttheresolutionupto1200dpi(300dpiisrecommendedforprint use,72dpiforwebuse);changethebackground,makethebackground transparent(youcanthenexportalogowithatransparentbackgroundby choosingthePNGexportformat)andaddagridformoreaccuratetextandobject placement. YoucanalsocreatealogofromablankcanvasbyselectingNewfromtheFile menuoptions(theroundLogobuttonatthetopleftofthemainprogram window).Ifyouhavealogoprojectcurrentlydisplayed,youwillbepromptedto saveanychangesyoumadetoitbeforeyournewprojectisopened. TheNewProjectdialogwindowwillnowappear:

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 EnterthenameforyournewlogoprojectintheProjectNamefield.Thisname willbethenameoftheprojectfolderLogoDesignStudiocreatesforyou.This locationwillbeinasubfolderofyourMyDocumentsfoldercalledMyLogo DesignStudioProjects.TheDefaultLocationcheckboxischeckedbydefault; uncheckitifyouwanttosavethelogoinadifferentlocationandeithereditthe pathnameintheLocationfieldorclickBrowsetonavigatetoanewlocation.You canresizethecanvasdimensionsbasedonpixels,centimeters,millimetersor inches;adjusttheresolution(300dpiisrecommendedforprintuse,72dpifor webuse);andchangethebackground.ClickOktocreatethecanvas. NOTE:LogoDesignStudiocreatesafileforyourlogoprojectinyourprojectfolder withtheextension.lds.Thisfilecanonlybeopenedwithintheprogramandallows youtomodifyyourlogofileatanytime.Donotmoveafilewiththe.ldsextension outoftheprojectfolder;otherwiseitwillnolongershowupinyourrecentproject filesortheMyLogoProjectssectionofthewelcomewindow. OnceyougetyourcanvassetupyoucanthenaddGraphics,Text,Shapes,and Taglines.Readtheappropriatesectionsofthismanualtolearnthedetailsof addingandmodifyingtheseelements,aswellassavingandusingyourlogo.At anytime,youcanchoosetoopenalogotemplatebyselectingtheNewLogo buttonfromtheHomemenutabandchoosingatemplatefromoneofthe categoriesinthewelcomewindow.Differentoptionswillbecomeavailableonthe toolbarandintheAdvancedToolsslideoutpaneltotherightonceyouaddan elementtothecanvas,dependingonwhetheritistext,shapeoragraphicobject.

GRAPHICS

LogoDesignStudioincludesover5000professionallydesignedgraphicobjects andartworkthatyoucanuseinyourlogo.Allobjectsareroyaltyfreeandcanbe changedanywaytofitthelookyouwant.

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ADDINGOBJECTSTOTHECANVAS

TheObjectscanbefoundinaslideoutpanelontheleftofthelogocanvas; simplymoveyourmousepointeroverthistabtogetittoslideout.

Oncethepanelisoutyoucankeepitopenpermanentlybyclickingthepushpin iconatthetoprightofthepanel.IftheObjectstabdoesnotappeartotheleftof thelogocanvas,youcanadditbyclickingtheObjectsbuttonfoundintheInsert menutab. ThiswilldisplaytheObjectsdialogintheupperportionoftheleftslideoutpanel. Chooseoneoftheobjectcategoriestodisplaytheobjectsassociatedwithitinthe lowerhalfofthedialog.

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 Clickononeoftheobjectstoselectit;aborderwillappeararoundtheselected object.Moveyourmousecursorovertotheworkcanvas;itwillchangetoa crosshair(+)withasmallpicturebelowandtotherightofit.Clickonthecanvas toaddtheobject. Youcanmanipulatetheobjectbyusingthesizingandrotationalhandledotsthat appeararoundtheobjectorbyusingtheobjectmanipulationtoolsinthe AdvancedToolsslideoutpanelontherightofthecanvasthatappearswhenan objectonthecanvasisselected. Anotherwaytoadjustthesizeofaselectedobjectistoadjustthewidthand heightfromtheAdvancedToolspanel.

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Youcanalsochangethecolorofanyselectedobject(s)byusingoneofthecolor optionsfromtheColormenutab,andyoucanaddspecialeffectstothewaythe objectappearsusingthechoicesintheEffectsmenutab.

MODIFYINGOBJECTSONTHECANVAS
1)ChangingSize,Position&Appearance
Onceyouselectanobjectonthecanvas,youcanmodifyitbyusingtheAdvanced Toolsslideoutpanelontherightsideofthecanvasworkspaceand/ortheoptions foundintheHomemenutabatthetop. AdvancedTools

Whenanobjectisselected,theAdvancedToolspanelfeaturesRotation, HorizontalandVerticalFlip,andOpacityoptions. Youcanrotatetheselectedgraphic elementbyrotatingtheRotatecontrol clockwiseorcounterclockwise. Rotationanglesareorientedlikeacompass,withzerodegreesasup/north,90 degreesasright/east,180degreesasdown/south,and270degreesasleft/west. Tofliptheobjecthorizontally,clicktheHorizontalFlipbutton(attheleft).Toflip theobjectvertically,clicktheVerticalFlipbutton(attheright).Flipsareagood waytocreateamirroredorreflectiveeffect. Tocontrolhowmuchofthelayerbeneath(orthebackground)showsthrough, slidetheOpacitysliderleftorrighttomaketheobjectmoretransparentor opaque. Homemenutab

YoucanusetheCopy,Cut,Paste,Undo,RedoandDeletebuttonsintheHome menutabforanyselectedobject.

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CopywillcreateanexactcopyoftheselectedobjectthatyoucanthenPastein anotherlocationonthelogocanvas.Cutremovestheselectedobjectfromthe canvasbutyoucanthenpasteitinanotherlocationoronanothercanvas altogether.Ifyouareunhappywithachangeyouhavemade,youcanUndoitat anytime.Likewise,ifyouhaveundoneachangeyoucanthenRedothechangeto keepyourmodifications.TheDeletebuttonpermanentlyremovesyourselection fromthelogocanvas. ClicktheClonebuttontoautomaticallymakeacopyoftheselectedobject;the copywillappearinanewlayerontopthatoftheoriginalobjectandbedisplayed slightlylowerandtotherightoftheoriginal.Thecopywillbecometheselected objectforfurtherduplicationsandmanipulation.Todeletetheselectedobject, clicktheDeletebutton,orpressthedeletebuttononyourkeyboard. OtherTools

Youcanalsoresizeyourselectionbyusingtheothertooloptionsfoundinthe program.ThemaintoolsyouwillneedcanalwaysbefoundintheAdvancedTools panelandtheHometab.Tocontrolhowlargeorsmalltheobjectis,slidethe WidthandHeightslidersleftorright,respectively,tocontractorexpandthe objectinthosedimensions.Toproportionatelyenlargeorshrinktheobject,check thePreserveAspectRatiocheckbox. Youcanalignaselectedobjectorobjectsusing theAlignmentslideoutpanelontherightofthe canvas.IftheAlignmenttabisnotavailableon therightside,youcanopenitbygoingtothe Homemenutab,clickingtheAlignbuttonand selectingAdvancedAlignment. Thetopninechoiceswillaligntwoormore selectedobjectswitheachother. Youcanmanipulatethepositionofanyselected objectbyusingtheAdvancedAlignmentboxesat thebottomoftheAlignmentsection.UsetheLeft

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andTopboxestodeterminehowfarfromtheleftandtopedgesofthecanvasthe objectisplaced. UsetheWidthandHeightboxestoadjusthowwideandhowtalltheobject appears.Eitherenterthevaluedirectlyinthefieldorusetheupanddownarrows totherightofthefieldtochangethefield'svalue. NOTE:Youcanalsoalignyourobjectsbyfirstclickingontheobjectyouwantto move,andthenmovingitaroundthecanvasusingthearrowbuttonsonyour keyboard.

2)AddingColorandImagestoObjects
Tochangethecolorofanobject,clicktheColormenutabandthenchoosea coloroptionbypressingthelargeColorbutton.

Selectthetypeofcolorfillyouwant(theSolidoptionwillcreateablendedlook foranyoftheprecoloredgraphicobjectsincludedwithLogoDesignStudio).
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Hue,Saturation,&Lightness

ThisistheonlycontrolthatletsyouaccuratelychangethecolorofLogoDesign StudiosincludedObjects,andisthedefaultColoroptionwithanyselected object.

SlidetheHueslidertochangethecoloroftheselectedobject.Colorsare arrangedasacolorwheelstartingfromred,andgoingupthespectrumthrough orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo,andvioletbeforeturningmagentaand becomingredagain.Whenthesliderismovedallthewaytotheleftorright,the objectwillreverttoitsoriginalcolor. SlidetheSaturationslidertochangethecolorsaturation.Movetheslidertothe lefttomakethecolorappearmore"washedout";movetheslidertotherightto makethecolorappearmorevibrant. SlidetheLightnessslidertochangethelightnessordarknessofthecolor.Move theslidertothelefttomakethecolorappeardarker;movetheslidertotheright tomakethecolorappearlighter. ClickApplywhenyouaresatisfiedwithyourchanges,orCanceltorestorethe objecttoitsoriginalappearance.
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Brightness/Contrast

Youcanadjusthowsharplyanobjectappearsonthecanvasbyusingthe Brightness/Contrastcontrols. SlidetheBrightnessslidertotherighttomaketheimageappearbrighterorleft tomakeitappeardarker.SlidetheContrastslidertotherighttomaketheimage standoutmoreandlefttomaketheimagelessdistinct.Youcanoftengetthe sharpestresultsbyslidingtheBrightnesssliderallthewaytotheleftandthe Contrastsliderallthewaytotheright. ClickApplywhenyouaresatisfiedwithyourchanges,orCanceltorestorethe objecttoitsoriginalappearance. Gradient

YoucanchooseoneortwocolorstouseinthegradientwiththeColor1and Color2dropdowns.Clickingeitherdropdowndisplaysacolorselectiondialog; clickthesquarecorrespondingtothecolorshadowyouwanttoapply,orclick Customtoaccessapalettewithadditionalshadesofcolor.Youcanseehowthe colorsappeartogetherintheGradientsamplefieldabovethedropdowns. Youcancontrolthesaturationforeithercolorbyusingthesliderbeneaththe colordropdown.Slidethesliderlefttodecreasethesaturationlevelorrightto increaseit. SelectthedirectionforthecolorstochangefromtheGradientDirection dropdownandthepatternofcolorchangewiththeFillmethoddropdown.A sampleofthegradientpatternwillappearinthePreviewsquaresbelowthe dropdowns.Thepatternwillalsoappearintheselectedobjectonthelogo canvas. ClickApplywhenyouaresatisfiedwithyourchanges,orCanceltorestorethe objecttoitsoriginalappearance.

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FillWithPicture

Youcanfillyourselectedobjectwith animage.Todothis,enterthe pathnameofthegraphiclocationor clicktheBrowseImage...button. Adialogwillappearfromwhichyoucannavigatetothelocationofthegraphic imageusingoneofthebuttonsontheleftsideofthedialogortheLookin: dropdownfieldatthetopofthedialog. YoucanselectaspecificgraphictypeusingtheFilesoftypedropdown;whenthe fileyouwantappearsinthemainwindow,clickitandthenclicktheOpenbutton toselectthegraphic. Youcantilethegraphicimagewithintheobject bycheckingtheTiledcheckbox.Whenthebox isunchecked,theimageappearsonlyonce. UsetheHDispandVDispsliderstochangetheplacementofthefillimagewithin theobject. ClickApplywhenyouaresatisfiedwithyourchanges,orCanceltorestorethe objecttoitsoriginalappearance. Solid

TheSolidoptionontheColordialogblendsthecoloryouselectwiththepre coloredobjectsincludedinLogoDesignStudio.Toaccuratelychangethecolorof precoloredgraphicobjects,youmustinsteadusetheHue,Saturation,and LightnessControls. SelectyournewobjectcolorfromtheSelectcolordropdownbyclickingthedown arrowattherightofthedropdown.Clickthesquarecorrespondingtothecolor youwanttoapply,orclickCustomtoaccessapalettewithadditionalshadesof color.

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YoucanaccessmoresophisticatedcolorpalettesbyclickingAdvancedColor Palettes(seetheHelpfileformoredetailsonthisadvancedfeature). ColorPicker

TheColorPickeroptionworksbestwhenyouhaveanobjectwithasolidcolor, notanobjectwithaglassyormulticoloredeffect.Thisoptionallowsyouto accuratelymatchanyothercoloryouchoose.JustclicktheColorPickerbutton fromtheCanvastabanddragthecrosshairstothecoloryouwanttopick(the previewboxtotheleftofthebuttonshowsyouwhatcoloryourobjectwill changeto). Onceyoufindthecoloryouwantonyourcomputerscreen,pressyourleftmouse buttontoapplythatcolortotheobject.

3)AddingEffectstoObjects
YoucanaddShadow,Frame,Blur,SepiaandEmbosseffectstoyourselected objectbyclickingontheEffectsmenutab,andthenchoosingtheeffectyouwant fromthechoicesyouaregivenbypressingthelargeEffectsbutton. Shadow

Placesashadowbehindyourselectedobject.

UsetheOpacityslidertoadjustthetransparencyoftheselectedobject.A selectedobject'sopacitymaybeadjustedfromadefaultof100percent(fully opaque)downto0percent(fullytransparent)onthelogocanvas.Whenan objectispartiallytransparent,objectsandtextbelowitshowthrough.Usethe Shadowopacityslidertochangetheopacityofonlytheshadow. UsetheBlurRadiusslidertochangehowblurredtheshadowappears.Movethe sliderlefttomaketheshadowsharp,andrighttomaketheshadowblurry.

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SelectthecolorforyourshadowfromtheColordropdownbyclickingthedown arrowattherightofthedropdown.Clickthesquarecorrespondingtothecolor shadowyouwanttoapply,orclickCustomtoaccessapalettewithadditional shadesofcolor. UsetheVerticalPositionandHorizontalPositionsliderstochangethe displacementoftheshadowfromthemainimage. ClickApplywhenyouaresatisfiedwithyourchanges,orCanceltorestorethe objecttoitsoriginalappearance. Frame

Createsaborderaroundyourselectedobject.

SelectthecolorforyourframefromtheColordropdownbyclickingthedown arrowattherightofthedropdown.Clickthesquarecorrespondingtothecolor frameyouwanttoapply,orclickCustomtoaccessapalettewithadditional shadesofcolor. UsetheWidthslidertodeterminethewidthoftheframe.Movethesliderleftto narrowtheframe'swidthandrighttothickenit. UsetheSpacingslidertodeterminehowfarfromtheobjecttheframeis.Move thesliderlefttobringtheframetighteraroundtheobjectandrighttoplaceit furtheraway.UsetheRadiusslidertocontrolhowroundedthecornersofthe frameappear.Movethesliderlefttolessentheroundingandrighttoincrease therounding. ClickApplywhenyouaresatisfiedwithyourchanges,orCanceltorestorethe objecttoitsoriginalappearance.

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Blur

Softensyourselectedobjectwithadefaultblureffect. NOTE:TheBlureffectwillcompletelycoveranyofLogoDesignStudiosincluded fullcolorobjectswiththedefaultblureffect.

UsetheOpacityslidertoadjustthetransparencyoftheselectedobject.Select thecolorforyourblurfromtheBlurColordropdownbyclickingthedownarrow attherightofthedropdown.Clickthesquarecorrespondingtothecolorshadow youwanttoapply,orclickCustomtoaccessapalettewithadditionalshadesof color. UsetheBlurRadiusslidertochangehowblurredtheobjectappears.Movethe sliderlefttomaketheobjectappearsharpandrighttomaketheobjectappear blurrier. ClickApplywhenyouaresatisfiedwithyourchanges,orCanceltorestorethe objecttoitsoriginalappearance. Emboss

Addsaraisedeffecttoyourselectedobject. MovetheHeightslidertotherighttogiveyourobjectagreaterembossedeffect. Youcanadjustthecoloroftheembossededgesbyusinganyofthecoloroptions foundintheColormenutab. Sepia

Addsasepiaeffecttoyourselectedobject.Asepiaeffectresemblestheeffectof aginginoldphotographs.
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 MovetheDepthslidertotherighttogiveyourobjectalighterbrownlook;move theslidertotheleftforadeeperbrown.

ADDINGPICTURESTOTHECANVAS

Youcanimportanygraphic,imageorpicturelocatedonyourcomputerdirectly intoLogoDesignStudiousingthePicturebuttonfoundintheGraphicssectionof theInsertmenutab. OnceyouclickthePicturebuttonabrowserwindowwillopentoLogoDesign StudiosdefaultImportedImagesfolder.Thefirsttimeyouopenthis,thefolder shouldbeemptysinceyouhavenotyetimportedanypictures;butthisfolderwill keepacopyofanyimportedpictureforfutureusesoyoudonthavetobrowse forthepicturemorethanonce. Simplylocatethepictureyouwanttoimportusingthebrowsedialogwindowand thenclicktheOpenbuttononceyouhavefoundandselectedthepicture. Moveyourmousecursorovertotheworkcanvas;itwillchangetoacrosshair(+) withasmallpicturebelowandtotherightofit.Clickonthecanvastocomplete theimportprocessandaddthepicturetoyourcanvas.Youcanthenmodifythe pictureusingthemethodsdescribedintheObjectssection.

TEXT

ADDINGTEXTTOTHECANVAS

TextcanbeaddedtothelogocanvasbyusingtheTextoptionsfoundintheInsert menutab.Thetextonanyofthelogotemplatescanbeoneofsixtypes:

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SimpleText Hasnospecialappearanceeffectsofitsown,butitssize,position,andcolorcan stillbechangedthroughmodifyingthetext. MemoText LikeSimpleText,thisstylehasnospecialeffectsexceptforitsstackable appearancethatcanbeachievedbydecreasingthewidthofthetextbox.Itssize, position,andcolorcanstillbechangedthroughmodifyingthetext. OutlineText Outlinesthecenteroftheaddedtextwithadefaultredcolorthatcanbechanged intheFormatmenutab.Youcanalsoadjustthecharacterspacing. ProjectiveText Canbeexpandedinanyoneoralldirectionstoproducetelescopingorthree dimensional(perspective)effects.Youcanalsoaddanoutlineeffectandadjust thecharacterspacing. CircularText Curvesaroundanexternalpoint.Selectedcurvedtextcanbecurvedeitherabove orbelowthatexternalpointusingtheCircleAnglesliderfoundintheFormat menutab.Youcanalsoaddanoutlineeffectandadjustthecharacterspacing. WavyText Undulateslikeoceanwaves.Thehorizontalandverticalamplitude,wavelength, andshiftcanbeadjustedusingslidersfoundintheFormatmenutab.Youcan alsoaddanoutlineeffectandadjustthecharacterspacing. Toaddtext,simplytypeinyourdesiredtextintheTypeyourtextbox,selecta texttypeandthenclicktheAddNewTextbutton. Moveyourcursortothecanvas;itwillchangetoacrosshair(+)patternwiththe letters"ab"belowandtotheright. Click(orholddown)yourleftmousebuttontoaddthetexttothecanvas.

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Youcanmodifythetextbyusingeitherthewhitesizinghandledotsaroundthe textorbyusingthetextmanipulationtoolsfoundintheAdvancedToolsslideout panelontherightofthecanvasthatappearswhentextonthecanvasisselected. Anotherwaytoadjustthesizeofaselectedtextistomovethesliderfoundinthe TextsectionoftheHomemenutabortheFontSizesliderfoundintheFormat menutab.

Youcanalsochangethecolorofanyselectedtextbyusingoneofthecolor optionsfromtheColormenutab(asdetailedintheObjectssectionofthis manual),andyoucanaddspecialeffectstothewaythetextappearsusingthe choicesintheEffectsmenutab(alsodetailedintheObjectssectionofthis manual). NOTE:Youcanalsoedittextbydoubleclickingit.ThiswillopenaTextEditdialog thatyoucanusetoreplacetheselectedtextwithsomethingdifferent.ClicktheX buttontoapplyanychanges.

MODIFYINGTEXTONTHECANVAS

Tomodifythetextonthecanvas,clickthetextyouwanttochange.Itwillbe surroundedbyagroupofdotsthataresizinghandles;whenyoumoveyour cursoroveroneofthem,itwillchangetoatwoheadedarrow,indicatingthe directionsyoucanmovethecursortoenlargeorshrinkthetext.Toenlargeyour text,holddownthemousebuttonanddragthecursorawayfromthetext's center;toshrinkyourtext,dragthecursortowardthetext'scenter.

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Projectivetextworksdifferentlyfromtheothertextoptions.
Dragginganyofthewhitedotsatthecornersaltersthe shapeofthetextinthedirectionthedotisdragged.To enlargethetext,placethecursorontheblackline betweenthewhitedots,holddowntheleftmousebutton andmovethecursorawayfromthetextcenter.Toshrink thetext,movethecursortowardthetext'scenter. Whenyoumoveyourcursoroverthegreendot,itwillchangetoapairofcurved arrows.Byholdingdownyourleftmousebuttonandmovingyourmousetothe right,youcanrotatethetextclockwise;bymovingyourmousetotheleft,you canrotateitcounterclockwise. Whenyoumoveyourcursoroverthetextitself,itwillchangetoahandwiththe indexfingerextended.Byholdingdownyourleftmousebutton,youcandragthe textanywhereonthecanvaswhenyoumoveyourmouseinacorresponding direction.

1)AdjustingtheText
Onceyouselecttextonyourcanvas,theHomemenutabwillopengivingyour optionstoadjustyourtextintheFontsection. AtthebottomoftheFontsectionisasetofbuttonstoletyoudisplaythetextin boldface,italics,underlined,orstruckthrough;setleftjustification,center justification,orrightjustification. Abovethosecontrolsareasetofdropdownsthatletyouchoosewhethertousea fontsetofSystemFontsthatareinstalledinausersoperatingsystem,theFont name,andtheFontsize.(Youmayalsomakethetextlargerorsmallerbymoving theslidertotherightoftheFontsizedropdowntotherightortheleft.) Tochangetheactualtext,lookattheAdvancedToolsslideoutpaneltotheright ofyourcanvas.TypethenewtextintheSelectedtextfieldandclicktheReplace button.ClicktheDeletebuttontodeletetheselectedtextfield,orpressdelete onyourkeyboard.

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Tocontrolhowmuchofthelayerbeneath(orthebackground)showsthroughthe text,slidetheOpacitysliderleftorrighttomakethetextmoretransparentor opaque.ChecktheAutosizecheckboxtoautomaticallyresizethetext;thisboxis checkedbydefaultforalltexttypesexceptProjectiveText. YoucancontroltheangleofthetextbyrotatingtheRotatecontrolclockwiseor counterclockwise.Textanglesareorientedlikeacompass,withzerodegreesas up/north,90degreesasright/east,180degreesasdown/south,and270degrees asleft/west.

Someformsoftexthavetheirownspecialcontrols:
ForCircularText(textthatcurvesaroundanexternalpoint),youcanalsocontrol thecircleanglebymovingtheCircleangleslider(foundinAdvancedTools)leftto curvethetextcounterclockwiseorrighttocurveitclockwisearoundthe imaginarycircle. ForWavyText(textthatundulateslikeoceanwaves),youcancontrolthevertical andhorizontalWavelength,Amplitude,andShiftbymovingtheslidersupand down(vertical)orleftorright(horizontal)toincreaseordecreasethesevalues. TheseslidersarealsofoundintheAdvancedToolspanel. Youcanmanipulatethepositionofanyformof textbyusingtheAlignmentoptionsavailablein theAlignmentslideoutpaneltotherightofthe canvas.Thetopninechoiceswillaligntwoor moreselectedtextboxeswitheachother. Youcanmanipulatethepositionofanyselected textbyusingtheAdvancedAlignmentboxesat thebottomoftheAlignmentsection. NOTE:Youcanalsoaligntextbyfirstclickingon thetextyouwanttomove,andthenmovingiton thecanvasusingthearrowbuttonsonyour keyboard.

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2)AddingColorandImagestoText
Tochangethecoloroftext,clicktheColormenutabandthenchooseanoption bypressingthelargeColorbutton.TheSolidcoloroptionisthedefaultfor changingthecolorofselectedtext,andtheeasiestwaytodoso. ReadtheAddingColorandImagestoObjectssectionofthismanualformore detailsontheavailablecoloroptions.

3)AddingEffectstoText
YoucanaddShadow,Frame,Blur,SepiaandEmbosseffectstoyourselectedtext byclickingontheEffectsmenutab,andthenchoosingtheeffectyouwantfrom thechoicesyouaregivenbypressingthelargeEffectsbutton. ReadtheAddingEffectstoObjectssectionofthismanualformoredetailson theavailableeffectoptions.

SHAPES

ADDINGSHAPESTOTHECANVAS

TheShapessectionoftheInsertmenutaballowsyoutoaddgeometricand customdrawnshapestoyourlogocanvas.

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Theavailableshapesinclude:Rectangle,RoundedRectangle,Line,Ellipse, Triangle,Pentagon,Star,Trapezoid,RhombusandCustom(drawingtool). Chooseoneoftheoptionstohighlightitandthenmoveyourcursortothecanvas area.Thecursorwillchangetoacrosshair(+)withanimageunderit.Movethe cursortothelocationwhereyouwishtoplacethegraphicandclickyourleft mousebuttontoplacetheinitialdefaultshapeonthelogocanvas. Youcanmanipulatetheshapebyusingthesizingandrotationalhandledotsthat appeararoundtheobjectorbyusingtheobjectmanipulationtoolsinthe AdvancedToolsslideoutpanelontherightofthecanvasthatappearswhe na shapeonthecanvasisselected. Anotherwaytoadjustthesizeofaselectedshapeistoadjustthewidthand heightfromtheAdvancedToolspanel.Youcanalsochangethecolorofany selectedobject(s)byusingoneofthecoloroptionsfromtheColormenutab(as detailedintheObjectssectionofthismanual),andyoucanaddspecialeffectsto thewaythetextappearsusingthechoicesintheEffectsmenutab(alsodetailed intheObjectssectionofthismanual).

MODIFYINGSHAPESONTHECANVAS
1)AdjustingaShape
Tomodifyashapeonthecanvas,clicktheshapeyouwanttochange.Itwillbe surroundedbyagroupofdotsthataresizinghandles;whenyoumoveyour cursoroveroneofthem,itwillchangetoatwoheadedarrow,indicatingthe directionsyoucanmovethecursortoenlargeorshrinktheshape.Toenlarge yourshape,holddownthemousebuttonanddragthecursorawayfromthe shape'scenter;toshrinkyourshape,dragthecursorto wardtheshapescenter.

Twooftheavailableshapeshavetheirownmanipulationcontrols:
RoundedRectangle:Youcanchangehowroundedthecornersonarounded rectangleappearbyusingtheCornerWidthandCornerHeightsliders:

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 Slidethesliderstotherighttoincreasetherounding;slidethemtotheleftto lessenit.Slidingeithersliderfarenoughtotheleftwillturnaroundedrectangle intoaregularrectangle,whileslidingeithersliderfarenoughtotherightwillturn itintoanellipse. Line:YoucanchangethethicknessofalinebyslidingtheLineWidthslidertothe lefttomakethelinethinnerortotherighttomakeitthicker.Youcanalsochange alineintoasingleheadedortwoheadedarrowbyusingtheArrow1andArrow2 dropdowns. Selectthetypeofarrowheadfromthedropdownand usetheslidersbeneathittoadjustitssize.TheWidth sliderdetermineshowfaraparttheendsofthe arrowheadarefromeachother,whiletheLengthslider determineshowfarthearrowheadendsarefromthe point.SettingbothLengthsliderstohalfthelengthof thelinewillmakeitlooklikeanoblongdiamond. YoucanrotatetheselectedshapebyrotatingtheRotatecontrolclockwiseor counterclockwise.Rotationanglesareorientedlikeacompass,withzerodegrees asup/north,90degreesasright/east,180degreesasdown/south,and270 degreesasleft/west.

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Youcanmanipulatethepositionofanyshapeby usingtheAlignmentoptionsavailableinthe Alignmentslideoutpaneltotherightofthe canvas.Thetopninechoiceswillaligntwoormore selectedshapeswitheachother. Youcanmanipulatethepositionofanyselected shapebyusingtheAdvancedAlignmentboxesat thebottomoftheAlignmentsection. NOTE:Youcanalsoalignashapebyfirstclicking ontheshape(s)youwanttomove,andthen movingitaroundthecanvasusingthearrow buttonsonyourkeyboard.

2)AddingColortoShapes
Whenyouaddashapetoyourcanvas,thedefaultcoloroftheshapeisalways bluewithablackoutline. Shapesgiveyouanotheroptiontochangethecolorifyouonlywantasolid option.Afterselectingashapeorshapesonthelogocanvas,youcanadjustthe PolygonOutlineorPolygonFillcolorusingtheoptionsavailableintheAdvanced Toolsslideoutpaneltotherigh tofthecanvas. PolygonOutline:Thefirstsetchangesthecolorandthicknessoftheoutline (border)surroundingtheshape.Tochangetheoutlinecolor,clickthedownarrow attherightoftheColordropdownandselectitfromthedialogthatappears.To changethethicknessoftheoutline,slidetheWidthslidertotherighttomakethe outlinethickerorlefttomakeitthinner.

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Togetridoftheoutlineentirely,uncheckthePolygonOutlinecheckbox. PolygonFill:Thesecondsetchangesthecolorandopacityoftheshapeitself.To changetheshape'scolor,clickthedownarrowattherightoftheColordropdown andselectitfromthedialogthatappears.Tochangetheopacityoftheshape's color,slidetheOpacityslidertothelefttomaketheshape'scolormore transparentorrighttomakeitmoreopaque.

Togetridoftheshape'scolorentirely,uncheckthePolygonFillcheckbox. Forotheroptionsinchangingthecolorofaselectedshape,clicktheColormenu tabandthenchooseanoptionbypressingthelargeColorbutton.TheSolidcolor optionisthedefaultforchangingthecolorofselectedshapes,andtheeasiest waytodoso.TheSolidoptionalsoincludesthePolygonOutlineandPolygonFill tools.UsingaGradientcangiveyourshapeaniceblendbetweencolors. ReadtheAddingColorandImagestoObjectssectionofthismanualformore detailsontheremainingavailablecoloroptions.

3)AddingEffectstoShapes
YoucanaddShadow,Frame,Blur,SepiaandEmbosseffectstoyourselected shape(s)byclickingontheEffectsmenutab,andthenchoosingtheeffectyou wantfromthechoicesyouaregivenbypressingthelargeEffectsbutton. ReadtheAddingEffectstoObjectssectionofthismanualformoredetailson theavailableeffectoptions.

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ADDINGSLOGANSANDTAGLINES

LogoDesignStudioincludescreativeslogansandtaglinesthatallowyoutoadd marketingcatchphrasestoyourlogoastextthatyoucanmodifytomeetyour needs. SlogansandtaglinescanbefoundintheTaglinesslideoutpanelontheleftside ofthelogocanvas;simplymoveyourmousepointeroverthistabtogetittoslide out.

Oncethepanelisoutyoucankeepitopenpermanentlybyclickingthepushpin iconatthetoprightofthepanel.IftheTaglinestabdoesnotappeartotheleftof thelogocanvas,youcanadditbyclickingtheTaglinesbuttonfoundintheInsert menutab.

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 Thiswilldisplaytheavailabletaglinesinascrollablelist.Clickononeofthe taglinestoselectit;thiswillhighlightthetagline.Moveyourmousecursoroverto theworkcanvas;itwillchangetoacrosshair(+)withtheletters"ab"belowand totheright.Clickonthecanvastoaddthetagline. Thesloganwillappearonthecanvasassimpletext(textwithoutanyspecial appearanceeffectsofitsown)andcanlaterbeeditedthesameasothersimple textasdetailedinthismanual. NOTE:Theseslogansandtaglinesaregeneralexamplesthatyoucanmodifyto suityourneeds.Toavoidpossiblecopyrightandtrademarkinfringement,youwill needtoresearchyourcompletedsloganand/ortaglinewiththeproperlegalor governmentsource.

USINGLAYERS

LogoDesignStudioplaceseachelementonthecanvasintoitsownlayerwith respecttotheotherelementsonthecanvas.Youcandraglayersaroundthe canvasorplacethemaboveorbeneathotherlayers.Whenonelayerisdragged overanotherlayer'sposition,bydefaultitisplacedontopthatlayer. Youcanchangethepropertiesofanyoralllayersonthecanvasthroughthe Layersdockingpaneltotherightofthelogocanvas.

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 IftheLayerstabdoesnotappeartotherightofthecanvas,youcanopenitby clickingonthegreendownwardfacingarrowintheLayerssectionoftheHome menutab. Allofthelayersonthecanvasarelistedinthetableinthecenterofthedialog, withtheselectedlayerhighlightedinblue.Youcanselectoneoftheotherlayers byclickingitsnameinthetable;thenewlayer'snamewillthenappear highlighted,andthecorrespondingelementonthecanvaswillbesurroundedby agroupofdots. Changingthedefaultnameofalayercanmakeiteasiertofindexactlytheright layertoworkwithifyouhavealargenumberoflayersonyourcanvas.Tochange thenameofalistedlayer,simplydoubleclickonalayernameinthepanelto opentheEditLayerdialog:

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 EnteranewnameforthelayerandthenclicktheEditbuttontoapplythename change.

CHANGINGHOWALAYERISDISPLAYED

YoucanchangetheopacityofaselectedlayerbymovingtheOpacitysliderleftor righttomakethelayermoretransparentoropaque.Asyoumovetheslider,the percentageintheOpacitycolumnwillchangetoreflecthowopaquethelayeris. Tohidethedisplayofalayer,clicktheeyeinfrontofthatlayer'sname. Theeyewillappearclosed,andthecorrespondingelementwilldisappearfrom thecanvasdisplay.Torestoretheelementtothedisplay,clicktheiconagain;the "X"willdisappear,andtheelementwillreappearonthecanvas. Tohidethedisplayofalllayers,clicktheeyeatthetopoftheLayersdialog.Allthe eyeswillshowared"X,"andallthelayerswilldisappearfromthecanvasdisplay. Youcanrestorethedisplayofindividuallayersbyclickingtheeyeinfrontofeach ofthenameofthelayeryouwishtorestoretothedisplay.Toredisplayallthe layers,clicktheeyeatthetopofthedialogagain,andalloftheelementswill reappear. NOTE:Thisonlyhidesthedisplayoftheelements;itdoesnotdeleteanyofthem fromyourproject.

PREVENTINGORALLOWINGCHANGESTOLAYERS

Topreventchangestoalayer,clicktheopenpadlockiconinfrontofthatlayer's name.Theiconwillchangetoalockedpadlockandthelayerwillbeprotected fromresize,manipulation,ordeletion.Toagainallowthelayertobechanged,

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clickthepadlock,anditwillreverttoanunlockedpadlock.Clickthe correspondinglayeronthecanvas,andyouwillagainbeabletomanipulateit. Topreventchangestoallcanvaselements,clickthepadlockiconatthetopofthe Layersdialog.Alltheunlockedpadlockswillchangetolockedpadlocks,andyou willbeunabletochangeanyofthelayers.Youcanunlockanindividuallayerby clickingthepadlockinfrontofit;ifthelayerwasnotpreviouslyselected,clickit onthecanvastoselectitagaintomanipulate.Tounlockalllayers,clickthe padlockatthetopofthedialogagain,andallthelayerswillbeunlocked.

ADDING,REMOVINGORREARRANGINGLAYERS
Toaddanotherlayerofthesameelementtypetothecanvas,clickthe( signatthebottomoftheLayersdialog. )plus Todeletetheselectedlayer,clicktheminussign( )todeleteit. Tochangethepositionoftheselectedlayerwithrespecttotheotherlayers, clicktheUp( )orDown( )arrowsatthebottomoftheLayersdialogto movetheselectedlayerupordowninthelist.Ifthelayersarepositionedover oneanotheronthecanvas,theUparrowwillplacethelayerontopofthelayers listedbeneathit,andtheDownarrowwillplacethelayerbelowthoselisted aboveit.

SELECTINGLAYERSTOBEGROUPED

Togrouptwoormoreofthelayersintoasingleunit,checktheboxinfrontof eachlayeryouwanttoincludeinthegroup. TheGroupbuttonontheHomemenutabwillbecomeactive;clickittogroupthe layerstogether.Thegroupedlayerswillbeencasedbyasinglesetofwhitesizing dots. Togroupallthelayerstogether,checktheboxintheupperleftcornerofthe dialog.Allthecheckboxesbelowwillbecomechecked;nowclicktheGroup buttonontheHomemenutab.

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Toungroupthelayersagain,clicktheUngroupbuttonontheHomemenutab. Eachlayerwillonceagainhaveitsownsizingdots.

SAVINGVS.EXPORTINGYOURLOGO

SAVINGYOURLOGO

Tosaveyourlogoatanytime,chooseSavefromtheFileoptions(theroundLogo buttonatthetopleftofthemainprogramwindow)orclicktheshortcutSave buttondirectlytotherightoftheroundLogobutton.Thissavestheprojectfile foranychangesyoumightwanttomakeinthefuture,butcannotbeusedfor anyprintoronlineuse. TheSavedialogwillbedisplayed.

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YoucanchoosewhichprojectfoldertosavethelogofileinfromtheProject Namedropdownlist.Thelistoffolderswillincludethenamesoftheproject foldersintheMyLogoDesignStudioProjectsfoldercreatedinyourMy Documentsfolder. Ifyouaresavingthelogoforthefirsttime,enteranameintheLogoFileName field;ifnot,yourlogonamewillappearinthisfieldautomatically.TheDefault Locationcheckboxischeckedbydefault;unchecktheboxifyouwanttosavethe logoinadifferentlocationthanthatspecifiedintheLocationfield. UsethePreviewPagedropdowntospecifywhichpageintheprojectisdisplayed onthecanvasthenexttimeyouopenthelogoproject. ClickOktosavethelogo,orCanceltoabortthesave. Ifyouwanttosaveyourlogounderadifferentnameorinadifferentlocation, chooseSaveAsfromtheFileoptions.

TheSavedialogwillappearandperformasdescribedearlier.ClicktheBrowse buttontonavigatetoanewlocationtosavethefile. ThedefaultlocationforsavinglogoprojectsistheMyLogoDesignStudio ProjectsfolderplacedinyourMyDocumentsfolderwhenyousaveyourfirst

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logo.Logosaresavedinanativeformatwiththeextension*.lds.Thisformatcan bereadonlybyLogoDesignStudio,andallowsyoutofullymodifyyourlogo. Thisfileneedstobekeptintheprojectfolderthatwascreatedwhenyousaved yourlogo;ifyoumoveitoutofthisfolder,youwillbeabletoopenthelogowith LogoDesignStudio,butwillnotbeabletolocateitinyourrecentprojectfilesor theMyLogoProjectssectionofthewelcomewindow.

EXPORTINGYOURLOGO

LogoscreatedinLogoDesignStudiocanbeexportedinavarietyofformatsfor useonlineorinprintprojects.Toexportyourlogo,selectoneoftheExport options(ForPrintUse,ForOnlineUse,ExportaGreyscaleLogo)fromtheFile menu(theroundLogobuttonatthetopleftofthemainprogramwindow):

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Or,thequickaccesstooloptionsatthetopofthewindow:

ThiswillopentheExportwizardwhichwillguideyouthroughtheexportprocess:

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Whatwillyouuseyourlogofor(choosingaGroupformat)? 1)ForPrintUse
LogoDesignStudioallowsexportoflogosforuseonletterheads,businesscards, envelopesandotherstationeryintheBMP,PNG,TIFFandPDFformats,butother formatsmayalsobeused.Theidealexportresolutionforprintedlogosis300 dpi,butLogoDesignStudiocansupportexportingyourdesignashighas1200 dpi.

2)ForOnlineUse
LogoDesignStudioallowsexportoflogosforuseonwebsitesandotherInternet applicationsintheJPEGandPNGformats,butotherformatsmayalsobeused. Theexportresolutionrecommendedforlogosusedonthewebis72dpi.

3)ExportaGreyscaleLogo
LogoDesignStudioallowsexportoflogosinanoptimalgreyscaleformatthatis perfectforuseonfaxdocumentsorotherlowerquality,noncolorprojects.The exportresolutionrecommendedforthes eprojectsisalso300dpi. Onceyouselectagroupformatthatsuits yourneeds,clicktheNextbuttonto chooseyourfileformat.Youcanfindmoreinformationoneachfileformatinthe Helpfile.Ifyouareusingatransparentbackground(canvas),theonlyfileformats thatsupporttransparencyarePNGandGIF.PNGisrecommendedforthebest qualityresults. Toexportforhighresolutionprinting,clicktheroundLogobuttonatthetopof themainprogramwindowandchooseExport>ForPrintUse,andthenchoose JPEG,TIF,orPNG.Whenyougettotheresizeoptionswindow,makesuretheDpi issetto300.ClickNext,andthenchooseBrowsetochooseDesktopasyour destinationdefaultlocation.ThenhitStartConvert.Youcannowseeyour exportedlogoonyourdesktop.

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Someusershavemadethemistakeoftryingtoopenandusethethumbnailthat isgeneratedwhentheysavetheirlogo(File>Save;or,File>SaveAs...).Whenyou saveyourlogo,theprogramsavesitintwoformats: 1)afilewitha.ldsending(thisisyourlogoprojectthatyoucanchangeormodify atalatertime),and, 2)afilewitha.pngending(thisisathumbnailpictureofyourlogothatis generatedsoyoucanviewyourlogoprojectsinapreviewbrowserwindow). Thesesavedfilesarenotmeanttobeusedinanythingbuttheprogram.

UPDATINGLOGODESIGNSTUDIO

Summitsoftperiodicallymakesonlineprogramupdatesavailable.Tochecktosee ifyourversionofLogoDesignStudioiscurrent,opentheprogramandselect CheckforProductUpdatefromtheHelpoptionsfoundbyclickingthegreen circlequestionmarkintheshortcutmenu:

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TheprogramwillconnecttotheSummitsoftupdateserver.Ifanupdateis available,followtheonlineinstructionstoupdateyourcopyofLogoDesign Studio.

LOGODESIGNSTUDIOEXPANSIONPACKS

SummitsoftoffersavarietyofexpansionpacksforLogoDesignStudiothatadd newtemplatesandobjects.Therearealsoanumberofnewfontproducts,tips forlogodesign,andotheronlineresourcesfoundontheSummitsoftwebsites:

www.SummitsoftCorp.com www.SummitsoftLogoDesign.com

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