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Tell
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How
to use the Message Editor - You Must Read this Page first if you
are using the Editor the first time.
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Editor is only suitable for editing A6 folded Cards (portrait version),
i.e. A5 size before folding. The Landscape version and smaller card
version (A6) is under development at the moment. |
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Step
1 - Setting up the Printer and the Page with the right Browser.
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Message Editor will only work will Microsoft Internet Explorer.
If you are using other Browsers, they might not work at all. MS
Internet Explorer can be downloaded from Microsoft
Web Site Free of charge.
- Activate
the browser and click on the File Menu and select Page Setup
- Select paper size as A5
148 x 210mm, Landscape
orientation and delete the text content inside Header and Footer
boxes
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Note: You must do Step
1 first as most printers have portrait as default setting.
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2 - Setting up the Card |
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Insert
your printed card back into the paper slot with the long way up.
You should have the blank page facing you and the Magical Kingdom
logo on the top half of the reversed side of your card.
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Step 3 - Choosing the right Editor |
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Are you
are ready to edit your own Greeting Message?
Choose Beginners
Editor
If you are a total novice and if you are not very technical minded.
However, if you want to experiment with more advanced techniques
go to
Advanced Users Editor.
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4 - Viewing, Printing and Saving Your Work |
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Once, you
have finished editing you message, press the View My Message Button
to activate a new window. If you are happy with end result, Click
on the viewing window File Menu and select Print. If you want to
make further adjustment, close the viewing window and carry on editing
your message from the Editor.
Before
committing to your final print use printer preview to check the
position and make a test print with paper first.
You can
save you message file by clicking on the File menu and select Save
As. Type in a meaningful name and save the HTML file into a folder
that you can remember. You can reuse the file again when you make
another card for someone using the same greeting message. Just click
on the HTML file to activate the browser or simply drag it into
an active browser and adjust printer setting etc.
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| Frequently
Asked Questions - Things you might want to find out |
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1. How
do I put a sentence on a new line?
2. How do I Change colour or size of an individual
letter?
3. Why has half of my message disappeared in the viewing
window?
4. How do I set central alignment for Message?
5. How can I use a fancy Scripting Font?
6. How do I put my Message in the middle of the Page?
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Frequently
Asked Questions - Answers
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How do I put a sentence on a new line? |
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override the Text wrap setting to create a new line input <br>
in front of the next sentence to create a Line Break. If you type
<p> instead of <Br>,
it will create a paragraph break which is a bit wider then the Line
Break |
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How do I Change colour or size of an individual letter? |
Put
<font color=red> in front
of a letter will change it to red. Similarly, if you type <font
size=6> you will change the font size from default 2 to
6. You can combine both tags by typing <font
color=red size=6> to change both the colour and the size.
If you type </font> it
will cancel the new properties and go back to the default of size
2 and black colour.
You can use all the common colours in the English Language as long
as you use <font color= > as well. |
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Why has half of my message disappeared in the viewing window? |
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Font Size is too large. Reduce the Font Size. |
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How do I set central alignment for Message? |
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<center> in front your message will activate central alignment.
The default is left alignment. |
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How can I use a fancy Scripting Font? |
Yes,
you can, if you know what font you have on your computer.
If you click on My Computer icon on the Desktop, then click Control
Panel icon and finally Fonts icon, you will open up a list of fonts.
Click on any of them to have a preview. Once you know which font you
want to use, type <font face=name
of font> in the Editor Text Box. The name of font must be
exactly the same as the one in the font list or it will not work.
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How do I put my Message in the middle of the Page? |
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is very simple really. Put a <Br>
or two or <p> will
push the whole message down. |
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