The Design Desk

The Design Desk, the main work area of The Print Shop, has an array of toolbars and menus.

The Text palette gives you access to all the text commands.

The Effects palette gives you access to color and other effects.

On the left side of the Design Desk is the Objects toolbar, which gives you access to graphics, headlines, other objects you can place.

To learn more about using the toolbars and menu commands, refer to one of the topics listed below, or type in the name or first few letters of the topic for which you want more information in the Ask a Question box and press Return.

The status bar is the gray bar located at the bottom of the Design Desk.

You can use the status bar to navigate between the various panels within your project and change zoom levels.

Depending on the project type, you may see two or three view icons in the status bar. These icons appear when you are working on greeting card, postcard, or pamphlet projects. Click a panel button to go to the desired location in your project.

 Front Panel icon - takes you to the front panel of your project

 Inside Panel icon - takes you to the inside panel of your project

 Back Panel icon - takes you to the back panel of your project.

The Zoom placard is located at the bottom left of the Design Desk.

Click the Zoom placard and choose the magnification level with which you want to view your project from the pop-up menu.

Refer to one of the following topics for more information:

Menus

Objects Toolbar

Text Palette

Effects Palette