Xerox DesignPro Tools for AFP Quick Start Guide
DesignPro Tools for AFP
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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 7
DesignPro Tools Overview ...................................................................7
Associated DesignPro Tools Applications ............................................8
About This User Guide..........................................................................9
Who Should Use This Guide?..................................................................... 9
Related Guides.............................................................................. .... ......... 10
Conventions.........................................................................................10
Typographic Conventions.......................................................................... 10
Symbolic Conventions............................................................................... 11
Getting the Answers You Need...........................................................12
Customer Support..................................................................................... 12
Elixir Web Site .......................................................................................... 13
Elixir Training ........................................................................................... 13
Product Help.............................................................................................. 13
Release Notes ............................................................................................ 14
Chapter 2: Installation 15
System Requirements.............................................................. .................. 15
Software Requirements ................................................................ ....................15
Hardware Requirements...................................................................................16
Print Servers and Compilers .......................................... ..................................16
Installing DesignPro Tools........................................................................ 17
Select Components.................................................................................... 23
Complete DesignPro Tools Installation, Continued.................................. 24
Registering DesignPro Tools................................. ..... .... ........................... 30
Preparing and Downloading Initial Product License from the Internet ...........33
Downloading Existing Product License from the Internet...............................35
Viewing the Product License Information........................................................35
Deactivating the Product License File...................................................... ........36
Continuing the Installation ........................................................................37
Upgrading DesignPro Tools...................................................................... 39
Modifying DesignPro Tools....................................... ............................... 47
Repairing DesignPro Tools ....................................................................... 54
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Uninstalling DesignPro Tools ................................................................... 61
Installing DesignPro Tools in Silent Mode............................................... 68
Upgrading DesignPro Tools in Silent Mode............................................. 73
Modifying DesignPro Tools in Silent Mode............................................. 75
Repairing DesignPro Tools in Silent Mode............................................... 78
Uninstalling DesignPro Tools in Silent Mode .......................................... 81
Chapter 3: Configuration 85
Understanding Virtual Folders.................................................................. 86
Adding Virtual Folders.............................................................................. 88
Removing Virtual Folders......................................................................... 90
Chapter 4: Quick Start 91
Understanding the Application.................................................................. 92
Opening the DesignPro Form Editor......................................................... 94
Setting Page Properties ....................................................................................95
Adding an Image..............................................................................................96
Adding Text....................................................................................................100
Saving as an Elixir Form................................................................................103
Importing Text................................................................................................104
Editing Text....................................................................................................108
Adding Images...............................................................................................110
Drawing a Box............................................................................................... 112
Drawing a Line............................................................................................... 115
Saving as an AFP Overlay.............................................................................116
Creating an Application........................................................................... 120
Opening a New PageDef..................... .................................................. ......... 120
Setting PageDef Properties ............................................................................123
Inserting a Template Overlay.........................................................................124
Creating a Font List ....................................... ................................................127
Setting PageFormat Properties ...................................................................... 132
Loading the Dataset .......................................................................................133
Data Placement ..............................................................................................135
Setting Record Positioning ............................................................................139
Saving the PageDef........................................................................................ 140
Adding a FormDef.........................................................................................143
Setting FormDef Properties ...........................................................................145
Setting CopyGroup Properties.......................................................................146
Setting SubGroup Properties .........................................................................147
Inserting Overlays..........................................................................................148
Saving the FormDef.......................................................................................149
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Proofing Your Work .......................................................................................150
Using Elixir PrintDriver Pro to Create Overlays.....................................153
Creating an Overlay from an MS Word Document........................................153
Making Modifications to a Printed Form .......................................................159
Adding a New Image.......................... ................................................... .........161
Print Preview ..................................................................................................163
Saving the Overlay .........................................................................................163
Index 165
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Chapter 1:
Introduction
Welcome to the DesignPro Tools for AFP Getting Started Guide. This guide is designed
to get you up and running with DesignPro Tools for AFP. This guide provid es the
following:
Default installation, including installation of the system software and system
configuration.
DesignPro Tools Quick Start exercises, which will lead you through a few exercises
for hands-on experience with DesignPro Form Editor, Elixir PrintDriver, and
DesignPro Visual PPFA.
In the Quick Start exercises, you will create and edit overlays. Then you will use
overlay, font, and image resources in PageDefs and FormDefs. You will also place
variable data on single and multiple page documents and proof your work –
onscreen!
This chapter defines who should use this guide, describes the guides within the DesignPro
Tools documentation set, and provides Elixir Customer Supp ort and training information.
DesignPro Tools Overview
DesignPro Tools for AFP provides a Windows-based, visual design environment for the
rapid and cost-effective creation of resources and variable projects for the AFP print
environment. DesignPro Tools supports integrated OGL and PPFA editors that make it
easy to create and edit the overlays, fonts, images, and data layout needed for AFP
printing. Once designed, resources can be saved in the AFP Source or Object format.
Developed according to the published IBM Advanced Function Presentation (AFP)
standards, DesignPro Tools supports Record Format, as well as Traditional PageDefs and
enables the management and conversion of resources to different formats.
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Associated DesignPro Tools Applications
DesignPro Tools for AFP employs integrated applications and util iti es to provide
advanced functionality for creating resources such as documents, overlays, fonts and
images for AFP jobs. Each application helps you create or modify one or more of these
necessary resources in a simple environment.
Following are the DesignPro Tools for AFP applications:
DesignPro Form Editor: a page layout tool for creating and editing overlays using
native AFP, Windows, or Elixir resources. Overlays can be saved to source or object
code.
DesignPro Visual PPFA: an application development tool that generates PPFA
PageDefs and FormDefs without time-intensive coding. Visual PPFA also supports
the placement of variable data on single and multiple page documents. PageDefs and
FormDefs can be saved to source or object code.
DesignPro Manager: a Windows Explorer-based file management tool for
resources used in editing and creating overlays, graphics and fonts. It is also a central
launching area for the DesignPro Editors and other utilities.
DesignPro Graphics Editor: a bitmap editor that prepares scanned images for
printing. Images can be tiled into fonts to speed the printing process. Uses native
AFP, Windows or Elixir resources for bitmap editing.
DesignPro Font Editor: a raster font editor used to create and edit all AFP font
components (character sets, code pages and coded fonts). Easy to use editing tools
give you precise control over font design, including resizing, pixel editing, filtering,
and special effects. Outline fonts can also be opened, edited, and saved as Elixir or
AFP fonts.
Elixir PrintDriver Pro: a utility for “printing” Windows documents into overlays.
Windows documents can be opened in their original format and printed using the
Elixir PrintDriver into overlays. All supported formats can be created using the
PrintDriver.
Elixir Scout: a system service that watches directories for a file or an event to
perform any number of actions like launching an executable (EXE or COM), running
a batch file (BAT or CMD), or selecting a process (DLL).
Elixir Viewer: displays printstream and resource files.
AFPDS T ree: displays the hierarchical structure of AFPDS files and the binary data
contained in the structured field records.
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About This User Guide
This guide introduces you to DesignPro Tools. It provides assistance with system
installation and configuration and provides a few exercises to help you feel confident in
the use of DesignPro Tools. This guide is divided into four chapters:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Provides a general introduction to DesignPro Tools and the DesignPro Tools Getting
Started Guide.
Chapter 2: Installation
Includes system requirements, registering, and installing your software.
Chapter 3: Configuration
Introduces the concept of virtual folders and leads you through an exercise in setting up
virtual folders in the DesignPro Manager.
Chapter 4: Quick Start
Leads you through the DesignPro Form Editor, Elixir PrintDriver Pro, and Visual PPFA
using a set of sample applications.
Who Should Use This Guide?
This guide is for anyone who needs to create and edit AFP and PPFA resources for an AFP
printing environment. This includes IBM mainframe users and print bureaus hosting an
IBM printing environment.
This guide assumes you are already familiar with Microsoft Windows operations, printer
and font management operations and PC peripherals. You should also have access to
reference manuals for PC software and hardware, including any printers you are using for
the design and print processes.
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Related Guides
If you require further information about a specific topic or wish to obtain product
background information, reference the following resources, all of which are part of the
DesignPro Tools for AFP documentation package.
DesignPro Tools Manager for AFP User Guide
DesignPro Tools Form Editor for AFP User Guide
DesignPro Tools Visual PPFA User Guide
DesignPro Tools Font Editor for AFP User Guide
DesignPro Tools Graphics Editor for AFP User Guide
DesignPro Tools for AFP Migration Guide
Conventions
Elixir products adhere to Microsoft Windows conventions for using menus, menu
commands, dialogs, command buttons, icons and mouse. See your Windows manual for
more information.
This guide uses the following typographic and symbolic conventions to identify special
information.
Typographic Conventions
The typographic conventions used in this guide are given below:
Convention Information Type/Example
Bold type Text for you to enter.
Field names, windows, toolbars, buttons and workspace areas within a
task step.
Example: select an item from the List of Used Fonts.
Example: click the Options tab.
Example: use rules set by the Start on option.
Example: select the Text tool.
Example: click OK to save settings.
Italic type References to other documents and books.
Example: refer to the DesignPro Tools Form Editor for AFP User
Guide.
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Symbolic Conventions
Look for the following symbols as you read through this guide to identify special
information.
The Note symbol calls your attention to additional information.
The Tip symbol highlights a helpful tip.
The Shortcut symbol calls your attention to an easier way of accomplishing a
task.
The Warning symbol warns you of problems you might encounter.
The Migrating Users symbol provides notes and tips for anyone migrating from
a previous version of DesignPro Tools.
The Question symbol refers you to the online help for more information.
To open online help:
From the Help menu, select Help Topics, or
Click in an open dialog
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Getting the Answers You Need
Elixir Technologies provides you with multiple ways to learn and use DesignPro Tools:
Customer Support (page 12)
Elixir Web Site (page 13)
Elixir Training (page 13)
Product Help (page 13)
Release Notes (page 14)
Customer Support
If you purchased this product directly from Elixir Technologies, you can contact the
Customer Support Center for your region at the number listed below.
If you have purchased this product from some other source, please contact the
authorized support representative from that source. Elixir provides customer
support for products purchased directly from Elixir.
North and South America:
+1 805 641 5900 ext. 3, Monday - Friday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time;
if closed, press 2 to reach Elixir’s extended Support coverage.
ELX_support@elixir.com
Asia Pacific:
Asia_support@elixir.com
Europe:
+44 (0) 207 993-4811, Monday - Friday, 6:00 am to 4:00 pm Central European Time
+1 805 641 5900 ext. 3, Monday - Friday, 4:00 pm to 2:00 am Central European
Time
Europe_support@elixir.com
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An Elixir Product Specialist will take your call and ask for the following information:
Your name, organization, telephone number and address.
Elixir product name and version number.
A complete description of the problem, including any error messages printed or
displayed on your monitor.
Elixir Web Site
You can obtain product support from the Elixir web page at www.elixir.com.
Select Support to:
Ask a question of Elixir Support.
Download the latest product releases and patches.
View the latest product Release Notes.
Sign up for Elixir Training.
Renew your product license.
Elixir Training
Elixir Technologies offers training for its full-range of W indows-based products. For more
information, contact Elixir Learning at +1 805 641 5900, ext. 4.
Product Help
Elixir software uses the Microsoft Windows Help program to provide online help for all
product functions.
This online tool includes step-by-step procedures that you can follow as you work.
Context-Sensitive Help can be activated from within the software for certain
dialogs by clicking in the top right corner of a dialog.
Online Help can be opened from any component from the Help menu by selecting
Help Topics.
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Release Notes
Release Notes display at the start of product installation so you can review them before
beginning the installation process. Once installation completes, you can access Release
Notes from the product CD at drive:\Relnotes. There are two formats of the Release Notes
file: Relnotes.pdf and Relnotes.txt. The TXT file can be viewed using either Notepad or
WordPad. The PDF file can be viewed using Adobe Reader.
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Chapter 2:
Installation
In this chapter...
System Requirements
Installing DesignPro Tools
Installing DesignPro Tools in Silent Mode
This chapter guides you through the installation and registration processes of DesignPro
T ools for AFP. It describes the system requirements necessary to install and run DesignPro
Tools on your computer.
This chapter also describes procedures for upgrading to, repairing, and uni nstalling
DesignPro Tools version 3.00.
System Requirements
The minimum system requirements for running DesignPro Tools are:
Software Requirements
To run DesignPro Tools, you need one of the following operating systems installed on
your computer:
Windows XP with Service Pack 1.0a or higher.
Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 3.0 or higher.
Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6.0a or higher.
The application also requires Internet Explorer 5.5 or above.
Internet Explorer 5.5 is required whether or not you have an Internet
connection.
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Hardware Requirements
You need the following minimum hardware specifications to run DesignPro Tools on your
computer:
Processor: 350 MHZ Pentium required, Pentium III or higher recommended.
RAM: 128 MB required, 256 MB recommended.
Hard disk space: 10 GB (with 650 MB free space for Windows 2000 or Windows
NT, and 1.5 GB free space for Windows XP).
VGA or SVGA monitor that supports 1024 x 768 screen resolution or higher.
Print Servers and Compilers
AFP resources created in DesignPro Tools for AFP utilize features made available in
recent upgrades to the AFP architecture. In order to support these updated resource
features, the following minimum versions of IBM products must be installed (where
applicable):
Product Vers io n Comments
InfoPrint Manager for
Windows
InfoPrint Manager for
AIX
Print Services Facility
(PSF) for OS/390
Print Services Facility for
OS/400
Print Services Facility for
VM
Print Services Facility for
VSE
2.1.0.20
4.1.0.40
3.2.0
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Product Ver si on Comments
Overlay Generation
Language (OGL)
Page Printer Formatting
Aid (PPFA)
V1R1 PTFs for the following
APARs must be applied:
PN71601, PN72016
V1R1 PTFs for the following
APARs must be applied:
PQ37413, PQ44225,
PQ45264, PQ49491,
PN74144, PQ03978,
PQ07878, PQ20307,
PQ29466, PQ29466,
PQ40831, PQ43723,
PQ52083, PQ57237
Installing DesignPro Tools
This section provides instructions for installing Design Pro Tools for AFP.
Only user accounts with administrative rights can perform install -related tasks.
It is highly recommended that you close all programs before you install or
uninstall any software.
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To install DesignPro Tools for AFP:
1 Insert the DesignPro Tools CD into your CD-ROM drive.
If your computer is set up to automatically run a CD, the Welcome to DesignPro
Tools screen displays.
The Welcome to DesignPro Tools screen.
If your computer is not set up to automatically run a CD, you will need to run the
installation manually.
2 From the Start menu, select Run.
3 Type drive:\Setup.exe (replace drive with the letter of your CD-ROM drive) and
click OK.
The Welcome to DesignPro Tools screen displays.
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4 Select DesignPro Tools for AFP.
This selection installs the AFP version of DesignPro Tools. If you want to install
both the AFP and Xerox versions, select DesignPro Tools Professional.
The DesignPro Tools setup prepares the InstallShield Wizard.
The Setup initializes.
The DesignPro Tools for AFP Wizard displays.
The DesignPro Tools for AFP Wizard.
5 Select Run Password Registration Process.
If selected, the password registration process runs automatically after the installation.
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6 Click Next.
The License Agreement dialog displays.
Read the License Agreement carefully before proceeding.
7 Read the License Agreement carefully.
8 If you agree, click Yes.
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The Setup Type dialog appears.
Choose the type of setup you prefer in the Setup Type dialog.
9 As appropriate, select one of the following:
Typical
Installs all services and components; displays the Customer Information dialog.
Custom
Allows customized selection of components and services; displays Customer
Information dialog and then Select Components dialog.
10 Click Next.
For specific options on selecting Custom components, see “Select Components” on page
23.
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The Customer Information dialog displays.
Enter your information and continue.
11 In the User Name entry box, enter your name.
12 In the Company Name entry box, enter your company’s name.
These entries are pre-filled using the default information from your PC. You can
change this information if needed.
13 Click Next.
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Select Components
The Select Components dialog displays if Custom was selected from the Setup dialog in
step 9. This dialog lists all available services and components.
Selecting DesignPro Tool components to install.
14 Select required services and components, then click Next.
You can also install Elixir PrintDriver Pro and Elixir Scout components
seperately. To do so, insert the DesignPro Tools CD into your CD-ROM drive.
From the Start menu, select Run. Enter one of the following:
Drive:\Scout\Setup.exe to install Elixir PrintDriver Pro (replace drive
with the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
or
Drive:\PrintDrv\Setup.exe to install Elixir Scout Manager (replace drive
with the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
Click OK to install the specified component..
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Complete DesignPro Tools Installation, Continued
The Choose Destination Location dialog displays.
Setting the DesignPro Tools for AFP installation location.
15 Browse to select the folder for DesignPro T ools executables and DLLs if you want to
change the default directory.
The default path for DesignPro Tools application files is different than the Elixir
Application Suite directory path. This allows you to run both applications at the
same time. For more information, refer to the DesignPro Tools Migration for AFP
Guide.
16 Browse to select the folder for Elixir documents and resources if you want to change
the default directory.
If you are currently using Elixir Application Suite, you can choose from one of
the two folder configurations:
You can use your existing directory structure; existing resource folders will
be kept intact. Or,
You can create a new directory structure by browsing to a new directory
location other than drive:\Elixir.
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17 Click Next.
The Select Program Folder dialog displays with Elixir Applications\Desi gnPro Tools
set as the default folder for placing application shortcuts.
Selecting the Program Folder for DesignPro Tools.
In this dialog, you can either create a new Program folder for DesignPro Tools
shortcuts or select from the existing folders listed.
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18 Click Next.
The Log on As dialog displays.
Using system log on information.
By default, the Log on as System Account option is selected and all the other fields are
made unavailable. Proceeding with these settings will use your PC’s log on information.
The Log on As dialog does not display when installing Elixir PrintDriver Pro only.
However, in Windows NT the Log on As dialog displays when installing Elixir
PrintDriver Pro.
You will need to change the default log on settings if you want to log on using a
different login ID (other than the one you are currently logged on with). Logging
on with a local machine/domain account will restrict DesignPro Tools use to
authorized users only.
T o customize the log on options, uncheck the Log on as System Account option and enter
your information in the available fields.
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19 Uncheck Log on as System Account.
Adding log on information.
20 Specify your domain from the Domain drop-down list.
21 Enter your User ID in the User entry box.
If you would like a list of users within a chosen domain, select Enumerate domain
users. Then select a User ID from the drop-down list. This should be the User ID
that you would want to use when logging onto the PC to work with DesignPro Tools.
If DesignPro Tools is installed using one login ID, and then you login under
another ID, you will need to create a new profile using the Profile Editor. A new
default profile is not automatically created for new users.
22 Enter your password in the Password entry box.
This should be the same password used to login.
23 Enter your password again in the Confirm Password entry box.
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24 Click Next.
The Start Copying Files dialog displays with the current setting details.
Review the Current Settings details before starting the installation.
The wizard confirms your settings before it starts copying DesignPro Tools files. If you
need to make any changes to these settings, click Back.
25 If you agree with the settings, click Next.
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The Setup Status dialog displays with the installation’s progress.
DesignPro Tools for AFP installs.
Once the installation completes, you will be prompted to unlock DesignPro Tools for
use.
Starting the software registration process as part of the installation.
26 Click Yes.
This dialog displays only if Run password registration process is selected at
the start of the installation process.
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If you want to run registration as a separate process, click No. When you are
ready to register, open the Start menu and choose All Programs,Elixir
Applications, DesignPro Tools, Product Registration.
Registering DesignPro Tools
Elixir Technologies Corporation provides licenses to use purchased copies of DesignPro
Tools. The easiest method for unlocking your software is using the Internet. Connect to
the Internet at this point to start the registration process.
You can continue with the registration process even if you are not connected to
the Internet. Other options for registering are given in the last dialog of
registration.
If you are not registering as part of the installation process, product registration
is available in the DesignPro Tools program folder. When you are ready to
register, open the Start menu and choose All Programs, Elixir
Applications, DesignPro Tools, Product Registration.
The Elixir Product Registration dialog displays.
The Elixir Product Registration process begins.
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