Instructions for Adobe Output Designer
Adobe Output Designer belongs to Adobe's Central Pro Output Server software family, which helps users create professional-looking documents. Documents composed from any kind of application software can be transformed to complex and sophisticated documents using the tools on the Central Pro Output Server family. The Output Designer focuses on designing templates that can be used to generate electronic documents that closely resemble their paper versions.
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Compatible Platforms and System Requirements
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The first place to start with Adobe Output Designer is to ensure that the application is installed correctly. The Output Designer must be installed with compatible Microsoft Windows platforms and computer system requirements. It supports Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows XP and Windows Vista. The minimum system requirements include a hard disk with a free space of 50 MB, a 450 MHz Pentium processor and a printer.
Creating a Template
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Through Output Designer, templates can be created that incorporate different document attributes such as company logos, bar codes, watermarks and graphics. Users can refer to the Output Designer grids to guide them in placing these attributes on exact locations. Upon placement of data on the design template, accuracy and presentation can be verified using the document preview.
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Formatting and Printing the Template
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Programming is not required to format or layout Output Designer templates. Users are able to set and change these attributes using the software's toolbars and command windows. A template created by Output Designer will be saved separately from the application, and its background features are sent to the printer only once. Succeeding transmission of a document using the same template will only send the data, excluding the background graphics and text. This enables faster printer speed and optimized network traffic.
Working with the Cursor
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Occasional problems can occur with Output Designer, resulting in the cursor behaving differently. Usually this occurs when working with an object that includes fonts that are not supported by the selected presentment target. However, the software enables the fonts to be converted. When the conversion dialog boxes are presented, the cursor shifts to the "hour glass" version and does not return to the "pick" function. Moving the "hour glass" to the toolbar or the status bar will restore the "pick" cursor. Another instance when the cursor behaves differently is when an object group is moved using the "SHFT" and "CTRL" keys. The cursor does not update to a "move" function but the group can still be moved to preferred locations.
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