Furman Creative Toolkit/Design Conductor How-to Guide · Furman Creative Toolkit/Design Conductor How-to Guide To get started: ... Once you choose, you will click “Create Document

FurmanCreativeToolkit/DesignConductorHow-toGuide

Togetstarted:YouneedtorequestaccessbycontactingElizabethGeer,directorofCreativeServices,atelizabeth.geer@furman.edu.Youwillreceiveanemailinvitationtocreateausernameandpassword.NotethatthisneedstobeauniqueusernameandpasswordandNOTyourFurmannetworkcredentials.Tocreateadocument:Onceyouareinthesystemandarereadytocreateadocumentgoto“Create”(atabonthetopleft).

Oncein“CreateaDocument,”youaregoingto“ChooseDocumentType.”Wehavecreatedthefollowingtemplatesfromwhichtochoose:

• Brochures• Certificates• Flyers• InvitationsandCards• Miscellaneous(graphicemails,emailheaders/footersandsocialelements)• Postcards• Posters• Programs• EventNametags• Newsletters(tocome)• Moretemplateswillbeaddedregularly

Onceyouchooseyourdocumenttype,youwillnowhaveseveraldesignoptionstoutilizeor“ChooseTemplate”–somehavedifferentamountsofphotos,copyspace,etc.Therearealsodifferentsizesandfoldsfromwhichtochooseaswell.

Onceyouchoose,youwillclick“CreateDocumentNow.”Youwillbeabletoclickonthepreviewsectiontochangephotosandcopy.Thesystemwillleadyouthroughthispartandwillkeepgeneratingnewpreviewsasyouupdateelements.

Youwillbeabletoaddyourheadline,subhead,copyandmore.Lookforthepromptsinthetemplates.Youwillalsohavetheabilitytouploadyourownphotooryoucanclick“FurmanLibrary,”whichincludescampus,studentlifeandacademicimagesyoumayinclude.Notethattherearesizelimits,sophotosfromcellphonesorphotosthataretoosmall(low-res)mayberejected.DonotusephotosyoufindonlineorinGoogleImages–youdonothavetherightstousethem.ProTip–itisgoodto“refresh”thesystemifyoudon’tgetthehoveringhandthatletsyouclick.

Tosubmitforapprovals:Onceyouarehappywithyourdesign,youwillneedtosenditforapproval*.Gotothegreen“Approvals”tab.

Onceyourdocumentisapprovedorhassuggestedchanges,youwillreceiveanemail.Youcanthengobackintoyour“Approvals”tabattheverytoptoseethestatus.Youcanalsogoinyour“MyDocuments”tabatthetoptoreviewallofyourcreatedpiecesandthestatus.*Note:ElizabethGeerinCreativeServicesisthe“approver,”soifthereareanyquestionsyoucanreachoutdirectlytoheratelizabeth.geer@furman.edu.Shewillreviewyourdocumentbutnotputitthroughthepacesofafullproofing.Youareresponsiblefortheaccuracyofyourcontent.Youarewelcometorequestassistanceormakeanycommentsinthesubmissionform.Also,talktoyoursupervisorordepartmentheadaboutyourinternalapprovalprocessbeforeyoubegin.

Tosendyourdocumenttoprint:Onceeverythingiscompleteandyouarereadytoprint,clickonthegreen“OrderPrinting”tab.

Inthistabyouwillseeinstructionsforwhatisneededaswellasgeneralpricing.ADDalloftherequiredinformation(below)inthe“FileInstructions”box.

• Quantity:• Desiredduedate:• Costcenterandapplicableworktags:• Deliverycontactandlocation:

Oncealloftheaboveisentered–click“SendFileNow”

YoudocumentwillautomaticallybesenttoP2Xforprocessingandprinting.P2Xwillreceiveyourrequestandwillreachoutdirectlyiftherearequestionsortoprovidepricing.Ifyouarenotprinting:Onceyourdocumentisapproved,youcandownloadaPDF,JPEGorPNG.

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Questionsandfeedback:Ourhopeisthatthisisahelpfultoolthatwilladdtoyourabilitytocommunicatewithyouraudiences.Weareheretoansweranyquestionsandwouldappreciateanyfeedbackyoumayhavetohelpusimprovethesystem.PleasecontactElizabethGeer,[email protected]