HP Poster Designer Quick Start Guide

Poster Designer Pro QuickStart Guide

QuickStart Guide

Welcome to Serif Poster Designer Pro for HP, the software program that provides all the tools and features you’ll need to create and print your own custom posters.

Poster Designer Pro has been developed with ease of use in mind, and you’ll be surprised by how simple it is to produce superb results.

Whether you want to create a simple sales flyer or a stylish full-color poster to advertise your business or promote an event, Poster Designer Pro makes it all possible.

To get started quickly, follow the steps outlined in this QuickStart Guide. For more detailed information, see the online Help, How To tab, and tutorials (see page 16).

Poster Designer Pro QuickStart Guide

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Poster Designer Pro QuickStart Guide

Installing Poster Designer Pro

You can install Poster Designer Pro automatically using AutoPlay, or manually from Windows Explorer.

To install using AutoPlay:

1 Insert the Poster Designer Pro DVD into your DVD drive.

2 If AutoPlay is enabled on the drive, the Setup process starts

automatically.

3 Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

If AutoPlay is not enabled (or doesn't start the install automatically), use the manual installation procedure described below.

To install manually:

1 In Windows Explorer, navigate to the DVD drive in which your

Poster Designer Pro DVD is located and double-click the DVD drive.

2 Double-click the setup.exe file in the displayed folder.

3 Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

To modify or repair the installation:

Microsoft Windows XP:

1 From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel, and then

double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.

2 In the list of installed programs, select Poster Designer Pro.

3 To modify the installation:

· Click Change.

· In the Setup Wizard, click Next, click Modify, and then follow the

on-screen instructions.

To repair the installation:

· Click Repair.

· In the Setup Wizard,

click Next, click Repair, and then

follow the on-screen instructions.

Adding and removing content

· Adding content may prompt you to insert your original Poster Designer Pro DVD.

· Removing content does not require this.

Poster Designer Pro QuickStart Guide

Microsoft Windows Vista®:

1 From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel.

2 Double-click Programs and Features.

3 In the list of installed programs, select Poster Designer Pro.

4 To modify the installation:

· Click Change.

· In the Setup Wizard, click Next, click Modify, and then follow the

on-screen instructions.

To repair the installation:

· Click Repair.

· In the Setup Wizard, click Next, click Repair, and then follow the

on-screen instructions.

Poster Designer Pro QuickStart Guide

Creating your first poster

Poster Designer Pro provides a wide range of professionally-designed design templates and themed layouts, which you can use as starting points for your own custom posters.

In the following pages, we’ll show you how to create a poster from a design template and from a themed layout. You’ll learn how to add your own pictures and text, and print your finished poster.

We’ll use the sample images installed with Poster Designer Pro. In a standard installation, you’ll find this folder in the following location:

C:\Program Files\Serif\Poster Designer Pro\1.0\Images

You can use your own images if you prefer.

Starting with a design template

Each design template is offered in a poster (choose from portrait or landscape orientation) and a banner style, and comes complete with pictures and text.

Design template categories include Education, Retail, Business,

Sports, Travel, Celebrations, and more—you’re sure to find

something you like.

All you need to do is update the text and images to

suit your needs and your poster is ready to print!

We’ll begin by opening a design template from the

Startup Wizard.

The Startup Wizard is displayed

by default when you launch Poster Designer Pro, but you can access it at any time from the File menu.

To open a design template:

1 On the File menu, click New from

Startup Wizard.

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