Compatibility with other versions of The Print Shop

The Print Shop Deluxe 1.1.3

To import a Print Shop Deluxe projects:

1. Make sure Full Save option was used to save the old file.

If the Full Save option was not enabled when you saved your project, open it with The Print Shop Deluxe 1.1.3, and save it with this option enabled.

2. Open the old file in the new version.

Drag your project file onto the application icon of the new Mac OS X edition of The Print Shop to open it.

Now you can save the project in The Print Shop for Mac OS X and edit it without using Print Shop Deluxe.

Known compatiblity issues:

• Calendar cells will appear without graphics.

• Rotated objects may appear at wrong (inversed) angles.

The Print Shop Deluxe Companion 1.0

You cannot open your The Print Shop Deluxe Companion project files in the new Mac OS X edition. Instead, you will need to run both versions at the same time and copy your work from the old version to the new one.

1. Open your old project in the classic mode.

Open your project with Print Shop Deluxe Companion. The Classic mode of Mac OS X will be launched before Print Shop Deluxe Companion starts up.

2. Prepare a blank Mac OS X version project.

Create a blank new project of the same type as your old file in the new Mac OS X version of The Print Shop. That is, if you old project is a business card, open a blank business card project in the new Mac OS X edition.

3. Copy your old project elements to the new blank one.

Use copy/paste to copy project elements you want to use from your old project created in The Print Shop Deluxe Companion window to the new blank project you created in step 2.

TIP: Copied objects will appear in PICT format. To get the maximum quality, resize the images in the old version projects to a larger size and then reduce them again once they are transfered to the new Mac OS X project.

Print Shop 6 for Windows

1. Copy the project you want to work with from your PC to your Macintosh.

2. Double-click your project or drag it to The Print Shop for Mac OS X icon.

The Print Shop for Mac OS X will open your project.

Now you can save the project in The Print Shop for Mac OS X and edit it without using Print Shop 6 for Windows.

Known compatiblity issues:

• Calendar cells will appear without graphics.

• Projects based on label templates which are no longer supported will be opened as signs.

Print Shop 7 for Mac OS Classic

You cannot open your Print Shop 7 for Mac OS Classic project files in the new Mac OS X edition. Instead, you will need to run both versions at the same time and copy your work from the old version to the new one.

1. Open your old project in the classic mode.

Open your project with Print Shop 7 for Mac OS Classic. The Classic mode of Mac OS X will be launched before Print Shop 7 for Mac OS Classic starts up.

2. Prepare a blank Mac OS X version project.

Create a blank new project of the same type as your old file in the new Mac OS X version of The Print Shop. That is, if you old project is a business card, open a blank business card project in the new Mac OS X edition.

3. Copy your old project elements to the new blank one.

Use drag and drop to copy project elements you want to use from your old project created in Print Shop 7 for Mac OS Classic window to the new blank project you created in step 2. Text blocks will appear as text blocks. Other copied objects will appear in PICT format.

TIP: To get the maximum quality, resize the images in the old version projects to a larger size and then reduce them again once they are transfered to the new Mac OS X project.