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visualStoryboard Reference Manual

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Table Of Contents Overview of visualstoryboard ....................................................................................................... 1

List of Topics .............................................................................................................................. 5

Using visualstoryboard ............................................................................................................. 5

Command reference................................................................................................................. 6

Glossary of terms ........................................................................................................................ 9

Using Visual Storyboard ............................................................................................................. 13

Page layout ........................................................................................................................... 13

Page setup ........................................................................................................................ 13

Previewing pages in presentation mode ................................................................................ 13

Headers and Footers ........................................................................................................... 13

Page ................................................................................................................................. 27

Copying pages ................................................................................................................... 27

Deleting pages ................................................................................................................... 29

Placeholders ...................................................................................................................... 30

Option Placeholders ............................................................................................................ 31

Store View Placeholders ...................................................................................................... 34

Saving and Applying Storyboard Templates .......................................................................... 36

Browsing Storyboard Templates ........................................................................................... 38

Applying background fills .................................................................................................... 38

Option templates ................................................................................................................... 43

How to make every inserted Option look the same ................................................................ 43

Browsing Option Templates ................................................................................................. 47

Applying Option Templates .................................................................................................. 47

XS, S, M L, XL Size Settings for Options ................................................................................ 49

Custom Size settings for Options .......................................................................................... 50

Option Labels and Lines ......................................................................................................... 51

How to insert and format a label .......................................................................................... 51

How to enter and change the text in a label .......................................................................... 53

Rotating text ...................................................................................................................... 54

Using text from other applications for better formatting ......................................................... 55

How to draw and format a line ............................................................................................ 57

How to draw and format a box ............................................................................................ 58


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General ................................................................................................................................. 59

How to create, open and save Storyboards ........................................................................... 59

How to insert a visualrange object ....................................................................................... 60

Search Toolbar ................................................................................................................... 61

How to reverse a mistake .................................................................................................... 61

Previewing pages in presentation mode ................................................................................ 61

How to print a Storyboard Document ................................................................................... 61

Saving to PDF .................................................................................................................... 62

How to send a Storyboard to another user ............................................................................ 64

eSamples ........................................................................................................................... 64

Objects .............................................................................................................................. 65

Creating a Catalogue .......................................................................................................... 72

Saving a Option File Set ...................................................................................................... 73

Command Reference ................................................................................................................. 75

File menu .............................................................................................................................. 75

New .................................................................................................................................. 75

Open ................................................................................................................................. 75

Close ................................................................................................................................. 75

Save .................................................................................................................................. 75

Save As ............................................................................................................................. 75

Save as Storyboard Template .............................................................................................. 75

Update Storyboard Template... ............................................................................................ 77

Create Catalogue (File menu) .............................................................................................. 79

Send Mail ........................................................................................................................... 81

Properties .......................................................................................................................... 81

Print .................................................................................................................................. 81

Print Preview ...................................................................................................................... 81

Print Setup ......................................................................................................................... 81

Save Picture ....................................................................................................................... 82

Saving to PDF .................................................................................................................... 82

Exit ................................................................................................................................... 84

Edit menu ............................................................................................................................. 84

Undo Move ........................................................................................................................ 84

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Redo ................................................................................................................................. 84

Cut .................................................................................................................................... 84

Copy ................................................................................................................................. 84

Paste ................................................................................................................................. 84

Paste Special ...................................................................................................................... 84

Paste Link .......................................................................................................................... 85

Delete ............................................................................................................................... 86

Links ................................................................................................................................. 86

Refresh All Links ................................................................................................................. 87

Update all Option Placeholder Templates .............................................................................. 87

Refresh date & time in Labels .............................................................................................. 87

View menu ............................................................................................................................ 87

Zoom ................................................................................................................................ 87

Zoom In ............................................................................................................................ 87

Zoom Out .......................................................................................................................... 87

Toolbar .............................................................................................................................. 87

Search Toolbar ................................................................................................................... 88

Status Bar .......................................................................................................................... 88

Filmroll Toolbar [View menu] ............................................................................................... 88

Pages list ........................................................................................................................... 88

Option templates ................................................................................................................ 90

Ruler [View menu] ............................................................................................................. 91

Guides ............................................................................................................................... 91

Shapes Toolbar [View menu] ............................................................................................... 92

Tools Toolbar [View menu] ................................................................................................. 92

Header & Footer [View menu] ............................................................................................. 92

Object menu ......................................................................................................................... 92

Refresh ............................................................................................................................. 92

Reset Size .......................................................................................................................... 92

Move to Front .................................................................................................................... 92

Move to Back ..................................................................................................................... 93

Lock [Object menu] ............................................................................................................ 93

Grouping [Object menu] ..................................................................................................... 93


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Display .............................................................................................................................. 93

Rotate ............................................................................................................................... 93

Format .............................................................................................................................. 93

Open ................................................................................................................................. 94

Open Store Shape .............................................................................................................. 94

Properties .......................................................................................................................... 94

Save Option Template......................................................................................................... 94

Insert menu .......................................................................................................................... 94

Page ................................................................................................................................. 94

Insert Multiple Pages .......................................................................................................... 94

Placeholders ...................................................................................................................... 95

Label ................................................................................................................................. 96

e-Sample ........................................................................................................................... 96

Image ............................................................................................................................... 96

New Object ........................................................................................................................ 96

Insert Template Anchor Point .............................................................................................. 96

Layout menu ......................................................................................................................... 97

Grid snap ........................................................................................................................... 97

Guide Snap ........................................................................................................................ 97

Tools menu ........................................................................................................................... 97

Move ................................................................................................................................. 97

Label ................................................................................................................................. 97

Line ................................................................................................................................... 98

Preferences menu .................................................................................................................. 99

Preferences ........................................................................................................................ 99

Window menu ..................................................................................................................... 101

New Window .................................................................................................................... 101

Cascade ........................................................................................................................... 101

Tile ................................................................................................................................. 102

Help menu .......................................................................................................................... 102

Contents and Index (Help menu) ....................................................................................... 102

About visualstoryboard ..................................................................................................... 102

Index ..................................................................................................................................... 103

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Overview of visualstoryboard

visualstoryboard is a visual thinking and page layout tool. Collate and present ideas visually as a mood board, range review. range catalogue or a store planogram. It is an extremely versatile visual communications tool that makes it fast and easy to collate merchandise, store views, pictures and a wide range of other objects, such as video clips and spreadsheets in to one document.

Please Note: Object is a general term used in Microsoft Windows to describe all types of items such as pictures, text, spreadsheets etc.

Objects, including visualretailing Options are placed on the visualstoryboard by simple drag & drop


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visualrange Options may be configured to include a collection of labels showing the data such as description, colour and price.

visualrange Option objects are stored in the visualretailing database, and are automatically updated on the visualstoryboard when changes are made in visualrange. For example; any re-colouring of

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the image, or change in its price, this will be reflected in ALL visualstoryboards that contain the Option. This is a very powerful benefit of using a "single truth" database, as opposed to a collection of disparate images. It also means that saving visualstoryboards to disk takes only a few seconds, and takes up very little disk space as the images do not have to be saved.

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List of Topics

Overview of Visual Storyboard Glossary of terms

Using visualstoryboard Page layout

Page Setup Previewing pages in presentation mode Headers & Footers

Viewing headers and footers Changing the size of the header or footer Moving between header and footer Different first page header & footer Different headers and footers on odd and even pages How to insert and format a label How to enter and change the text in a label Page numbers Starting at a different page number Date & Time Adding graphics and other objects

Adding and Viewing Pages Page numbers Copying pages Deleting pages Placeholders Option Placeholder Store View Placeholders Storyboard Templates - Saving and Applying Browsing Storyboard Templates

Option templates How to make every inserted Option look the same Browsing Option Templates Applying Option Templates XS, S, M L, XL Size Settings for Options Custom Size settings for Options

Option labels and lines Inserting and formatting labels Adding and changing the text in a label Rotating text Using text from other applications for better formatting Drawing and formatting a line Drawing and formatting a box

General Create, open and save Storyboards Drag and Drop Options Search Toolbar Undo and Redo Previewing pages in presentation mode Printing Storyboard Documents Saving to PDF Sending a Storyboard to another user eSamples

Opening or inserting an e-Sample Adding an e-Sample into a different database

Objects


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Duplicating existing objects Copying an object from another document Selecting objects with the mouse Moving objects with the mouse Moving objects with the cursor keys Resizing objects with the mouse Rotating objects with the mouse Cropping objects How to see an object that is covered by another Using the object context menus Inserting an image Inserting a sound recording Inserting other OLE objects Manipulate objects How to insert a Storyboard into another application Deleting an object

Command reference File menu

New (File menu) Open (File menu) Close (File menu) Save (File menu) Save As (File menu) Save as Storyboard Template Update Storyboard Template... Send Mail (File menu) Properties (File menu) Print (File menu) Print Preview (File menu) Print Setup (File menu) Save Picture (File menu) Saving to PDF 1, 2, 3, 4 (File menu) Exit (File menu)

Edit menu Undo (Edit menu) Redo (Edit menu) Cut (Edit menu) Copy (Edit menu) Paste (Edit menu) Paste Special (Edit menu) Paste Link (Edit menu) Delete (Edit Menu) Links (Edit menu) Refresh All Links Object (Edit menu)

View menu Zoom (View menu) Zoom In (View menu) Zoom Out (View menu) Toolbar (View menu) Status Bar (View menu) Search Toolbar (View menu) Pages List Option Templates Header & Footer

Object menu Refresh (Object menu) Reset Size (Object menu)

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Move to Front (Object menu) Move to Back (Object menu) Display (Object menu) Rotate (Object menu) Format (Object menu) Open (Object menu) Open Store Shape (Object menu) Properties (Object menu) Save Option Template (Object menu)

Insert menu Inserting Pages Placeholders Label (Insert menu) e-Sample (Insert menu) Image (Insert menu) Voice Note (Insert menu) New Object (Insert menu)

Layout menu Grid snap (Layout menu)

Tools menu Move (Tools menu) Label (Tools menu) Line (Tools menu)

Preferences menu Preferences (Preferences menu) Starting at a different page number

Window menu New Window (Window menu) Cascade (Window menu) Tile (Window menu) 1, 2, 3, ... (Window menu)

Help menu Contents and Index (Help menu) About Visual Storyboard (Help menu)

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Glossary of terms

Anti-ailiasing - A software process that smoothes the edges of images

Aspect Ratio - The proportions of a rectangular object, ie the ratio of the width to the height. Changing this proportion may distort the contents of the rectangle, e.g. an image.

e-Sample - A file containing the store shape data, plus other Option details, taken from a visualretailing database so that it can be sent elsewhere. The file has the extension .tog and may sometimes also be referred to as a Tog file.

Image - General term for a picture (sketch, photograph, etc) captured onto a computer.

Mask - A shape drawn on top of an image, which hides unwanted detail, such as the background. The image itself is not affected by the mask.

Object - A general term used in Microsoft Windows for all types of things such as pictures, blocks of text, spreadsheets and so on.

Option - A garment, usually the colour variant of a Style. The Option is the most important object within the visualretailing suite, each Option has a record in the database.

Option Template - A template format that can be applied to an Option placed on the storyboard or on an Option Placeholder. Configuration settings that are applied with the template include; size, formatting, data labels and any associated objects such as bitmaps and lines etc.

PDF - Adobe Acrobat "Portable Document Format" file format. Generates high and low resolution versions of the Storyboard. Ideal for e-mailing and for sending to professional printers.

Placeholder - A rectangular object used for page layout. When Options, 2D planograms or 3D store views are dropped on to a Placeholder they inherit specific settings such as scaling and Option Template formatting.

Store Shape (or just "Shape") - The collection of objects that makes up the requirements for drawing a 3D Option model in visualstore or a masked picture in visualstoryboard. This includes at least an image, an outline, a mask, an insertion point, and three dimension values. visualshape is the application that allows you to create the Store Shape.

Storyboard Template - A layout of a single page that can be applied to any page within the current storyboard document. Storyboard Templates can include any Windows object such as a linked Word file, Placeholders, graphics, text etc.

visualstore - The visualretailing application for creating three dimensional virtual reality stores.

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Check for updated help and tutorial files www.visualretailing.com/support.htm

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Using Visual Storyboard

Page layout

Page setup

Before commencing work on visualstoryboard set the page size and orientation to suit the purpose of the document. These changes are saved in the document. The size of the and orientation (landscape or portrait), is defined by the printer setup, see Print Setup (File menu).

This may be changed at any time, however, if the paper size is reduced or the orientation changed after inserting objects, the objects may appear outside of the print page area.

Use the Preferences (Preferences menu) to set up the grid system, and set the size scaling for inserted Option objects. The grid system is very useful for aligning objects, and getting objects such as labels to be a consistent size. It is possible to change spacing, and whether the grid should be shown as dots, lines or not shown at all.

Use the command Grid Snap (Layout menu) to turn the grid snapping on and off. When grid snap is on, all vertices (corners or ends of objects) will be forced onto the nearest grid point whenever an object is moved, drawn or re-sized.

Previewing pages in presentation mode

The Storyboard can be previewed as a presentation by pressing the F5 key. Moving up and down the pages is achieved by pressing either the "Page Up" and "Page Down" keys

or the Up and Down cursor keys on the keyboard.

Headers and Footers

Viewing headers and footers


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Headers and Footers are accessed by selecting "Header & Footer" from the "View" menu

or by clicking on the tool bar button.

The "Header" area becomes active as soon as the menu option is selected.

See also: Changing the size of the header or footer

Moving between header and footer

Different first page header & footer Different headers and footers on odd and even pages

Page numbers Starting at a different page number

Date & Time Adding graphics and other objects

Changing the size of the header or footer

Headers and Footers have "Handles" at each corner and line midpoint. To alter the size

grab and drag a handle.

Moving between header and footer

There are two ways to move between a Header and Footer. The first is to use the right

hand menu.


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The second method is to scroll to the Header/Footer and click inside the area

below/above the dotted line.

These functions are only active when the Headers & Footers have been activated from

the "View" menu command or by clicking on the toolbar icon.

Different first page header & footer

The "Headers & Footers" in visualstoryboard can be configured to be unique on the first

page.


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To configure the Storyboard, use the right hand mouse button.

Creating a unique First page:

To create a first page that is different from the rest of the Storyboard please follow these

steps.

Go to the "Insert" menu and add more pages to the Storyboard.


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Make the "Headers & Footers" visible by selecting them from the "View" menu or by

clicking on the tool bar icon.

Add some content to the first page and then configure the Headers & Footers using the

right hand mouse menu.

Select "Close and apply Header & Footer" from the right hand mouse menu to confirm the changes.

Navigate to page 2 and select "Headers & Footers" from the "View" menu. Add content and close the Header. The content appears in all of the other pages.


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Different headers and footers on odd and even pages

The odd and even pages of visualstoryboard can be configured to show different content. To configure this feature, select "Different Odd and Even Pages" from the right

hand mouse menu.


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With this feature selected, layout the content in an odd and even page.

How to insert and format a label

Label objects may be inserted into a Storyboard document. The labels may be attached to other objects (so that they move together) or they may be free floating. Labels that are attached to visualrange objects may contain data items taken from the attributes of the Option, e.g. its Description, Price, Colour etc. There are three ways to insert a label into visualstoryboard;


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Use the command Label (Insert Menu).

As the Label is inserted the "Format toolbar" appears to provide for fast access to the most common commands.

Use the Add Label command from the context menu of any valid object. The resulting label will be attached to the selected object.


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Draw the label with the mouse using the Label tool, See Label (Tools menu).

After creating the label you may then enter some text in it, and format it as you wish. The "Format" and "Edit Label" functions are available from the right hand menu.

See;

How to enter and change the text in a label

Format (Object menu).


After inserting a label you can put some text in it, and you may change the text at any time. Either double click on the label object, or use the Edit Label command on the context menu. The Label dialog appears, into which you may type or edit the text for the label. You may enter multiple lines.


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If the label is attached to an Option object you will see an additional button called "Add Data". This allows you to pick items from the visualretailing database which relate to the Option. The item will be placed into the label text.

Note that in the Label dialog you will just see a marker for the data label. This will look something like <%=option.option_name%> and this will be replaced with the actual data from the database when you OK the dialog.

You may mix data label text and plain text in the same label object, for example you may want to produce a label that says "The name of this option is Leather Jacket" which combines a piece of plain text "The name of this option is" with the data label for the Option Name.

After entering the text you may then format it using the command Format (Object menu). This is also on the object context menu. You may also format the label container from here, e.g. border and background colour, line thickness, and so on.


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Also see Using text from other applications for better formatting

Page numbers

PLEASE NOTE: Following the release of Version 4.40 "Page Numbers" are no longer added from the Insert menu.

The introduction of "Headers & Footers" in version 4.40 has altered the way Page Numbers are added to Storyboards. Page Numbers are now added via the "Label" object. Labels can be placed anywhere on a Storyboard and, therefore, it is possible to add a random page number by simply adding a Label and specifying "Page number" as the data. However, adding the same Label to a Header or Footer will mean that the page number appears on every page.

To add a Page Number to the Footer follow these steps:

Open the Footer by selecting "Headers & Footers" from the "View" menu or by clicking on the tool bar button. By default the focus moves to the Header, either scroll to the Footer or choose "Go to Footer" from the right hand mouse menu.


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Add a "Label" by clicking on the tool bar button.

Draw the Label in the Footer area as shown above and then select "Edit Label" from the right hand mouse menu. To add the "Page Number" click on the "Add data..." button and select the required format from the list. This will insert the page number as either a number or a word. If you wish to prefix the number, type "Page" before the opening < of the data string. The Page number appears as shown below:


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The default Page Number is a simple number in a small font size. This can be re-formatted using the same tools as used with Storyboard Labels. How to insert and format a label

Starting at a different page number

Date & Time

The "Date and Time" can be added to a Storyboard document as data in a Label. To add the Date and Time to the Storyboard first add a Label. If the Date is to be placed in the

Header or Footer, the Label must be placed in the Header or Footer. See Viewing headers and footers


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Please note: The date and time do NOT update automatically within the same working

session. To update, please select the Date Label and choose "Refresh Date & Time. If the Date Label is in a Header or Footer, all pages are updated.

The Date and Time do update when a file is opened.

Adding graphics and other objects

Adding graphics or other objects to the Header & Footer is simply a case of drag & drop.


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Page

visualstoryboard is a multiple page document.

By selecting and clicking on "Insert Page" an extra page will be added to your storyboard.

Copying pages

Entire pages can be copied and pasted using the "Pages list" viewer. To copy, simply

select a page, right click and choose "Copy".


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To paste the page, right click on the page you want to paste after.


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Deleting pages

Right click on the page in the "Pages list" and select "Delete" from the menu.

A warning is issued to make sure you really did want to delete the page.


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Placeholders

Placeholders provide the ability to plan a page layout and reserve space before knowing exactly which content to use. A Placeholder is a rectangular object designed to accommodate; Options, 3D Store views and 2D store planograms.

When an Option, Store view or Planogram object is dropped on to the Placeholder, the object is aligned with the Anchor point on the Placeholder.

The Object is scaled to either fit inside the rectangle or to use the Anchor point and scale to a pre-set scale factor. (See Option Placeholder or Store View Placeholders)

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Option Placeholder

Store View Placeholders

Option Placeholders

The Option Placeholder is specifically designed for Option objects and can be associated with an Option Template. This provides an incredible degree of flexibility and power when creating page templates.

Default settings

By default the Option Placeholder is set to constrain the Option within the Placeholder

The results are highly predictable use of the page space with all garments being scaled to fit the Placeholders as shown below.


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Relative Scaling

By setting the Placeholder to Relative scaling, the images will be scaled relative to the garments "Real" size. e.g. A garment that is 1 metre high (3' 3") when set to 10% relative scale will be drawn at 10cm (3.9") high on the visualstoryboard.

The results are relatively scaled garments that have been attached to the Placeholder Anchor point. This provides both predictable use of the page space and garments that can be viewed at the same scale as shown below.


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Associating Option Templates

Option Templates provide the ability to format and style an Option. more... By associating an Option Template with a Placeholder, visualstoryboard provides predictable page layout and presentation style.

The Option Template must be created before it can be associated with an Option Placeholder. The association is made via the right-hand mouse menu as shown below.

When the association is made, the Placeholder Properties are automatically replaced by the scaling settings that form part of the option Template style details.


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The results are Options positioned on the Placeholder Anchor point and styled as per the definition of the Option Template.


3D Store view and Planogram placeholders are designed to make it easier to create page layout templates for the store merchandising guidelines. Both Placeholders work in the same way but have different colours for easy visualisation.

Using a Constrained scale Placeholder

The constrained scaling method is an ideal tool when page space is at a premium. It fits the 3D view in to the placeholder and preserves the page layout. However, this style is not recommended for planograms as it may make the descriptive text impossible to read.


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Using a Relatively scaled Placeholder

The relative scale factor is ideal when absolute clarity is required, such as with 2D planograms that involve a lot of text. The Placeholder in this mode sets the scale relative to the size set when the view was created in visualstore. It also sets the position of the Anchor point which maintains the page layout.

It is recommended that 2D planogram Placeholders use 100% relative scaling.


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Detaching a 3D view

The objects can be detached from the placeholder using the right-hand mouse menu. When detached, the object appears on top of the Placeholder and preserves the scale settings inherited from the Placeholder. To restore the object to its normal state, select "Refresh" from the right-hand mouse menu.

Objects may also be deleted using the "Del" key. Deleting the object preserves the Placeholder.

Saving and Applying Storyboard Templates

Storyboard Templates are individual page layouts that can contain virtually anything; images, spreadsheets, videos, words, Placeholders, Store views, etc. They are created within visualstoryboard and stored in visuallibrary.

Creating and Saving a Storyboard Template

Build a storyboard to look like the template required. Insert Placeholders, graphics, labels or any other objects that may be required. Format objects such as Placeholders by defining parameters such as associated Option Templates etc.


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When complete, select Save as Storyboard template from the File menu.

Enter details to describe the Template into the visuallibrary record.

Applying Storyboard Templates to a document

Templates are applied on to the pages of the storyboard by dragging from visuallibrary. The right-hand mouse menu provides access to visuallibrary.


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Browsing Storyboard Templates

Storyboard templates are stored within the visualretailing database and are accessed via visuallibrary.

Applying background fills

Solid colours or bitmaps can be applied to visualstoryboard pages as background fills by right hand clicking on the page and selecting the appropriate menu option.


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Solid Fill:

Picture Fill

To assign a bitmap to a page background, select the file by clicking on the "File..." button. Please note: you may need to alter the file type selection to see the file you want.


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By default the image is positioned in the top left hand corner of the page and is displayed at 100% of its original size. There are a number of options available to adjust the layout and appearance of the image.

Stretching and positioning the image:


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Tiling the image

Option templates

How to make every inserted Option look the same

visualretailing Options can be styled with labels, lines, boxes and images using the Option Template feature. This provides that ability to apply common styles to Options with a single click.

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Option Templates are created by building an example of the style which is then saved into the visualretailing database. The following steps outline the process:

Set the grid snap settings if required Insert the Option on to the storyboard Set the scale factor Add the data labels Format the labels Add other objects, such as bitmaps Set the "scale with Option or fixed size" properties Save the Option Template

Drag the Option on to the storyboard and set the scale factor

Add data to the Option using the storyboard labels that access the visualretailing database


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Format the label background, lines and text

Add other items to define the style such as images, lines and additional labels.

Objects can be set to scale with the Option or can be a fixed size.


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The results of object scaling

Objects are scaled and moved relative to the Anchor Point and it is possible to have both scaled and fixed objects in the same Option Template. It is recommended that objects that are not set to scale, should be positioned relatively close to the Option Anchor Point.

To save the Option Template, select all of the objects by dragging a Window around them. Choose Save Option Template from the right-hand mouse menu, or from the Object menu.


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Browsing Option Templates

Option templates are stored in the visualretailing database and are accessible via visuallibrary. In common with visualretailing objects, the library of Option templates can be organised by Type, Category and Department.

Applying Option Templates

There are three methods of applying Option Templates to Options; from the right-hand mouse menu, from the drop-down list and by dropping Options on to Option Placeholders that have been associated with an Option Template.

Right-hand mouse menu


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Drop-down list

Option Placeholder

Associate an Option Template with an Option Placeholder


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Drag & Drop the Option to apply the template settings

XS, S, M L, XL Size Settings for Options

Scaling Options within visualstoryboard is made quick and easy with a series of default scales that are accessed from the right-hand mouse button. The scale factors are relative to the real world sizes of the Option that have been entered into the visualretailing database.

By default Options that are placed on a storyboard are inserted at a default scale. This default and the other scale factors are entered in visualadministrator.

To apply a different scale factor, right-hand click on the Option and select the desired scale factor.


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Custom Size settings for Options

In addition to the "Default" Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large sizes that are based upon a percentage of actual garment size, it is also possible to set specific sizes for

Options.

To set a custom size, select it from the right hand menu

There are two ways of setting a custom size; Relative scaling and Container size.


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Option Labels and Lines

How to insert and format a label

Label objects may be inserted into a Storyboard document. The labels may be attached to other objects (so that they move together) or they may be free floating. Labels that are attached to visualrange objects may contain data items taken from the attributes of the Option, e.g. its Description, Price, Colour etc. There are three ways to insert a label into visualstoryboard;

Use the command Label (Insert Menu).



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Use the Add Label command from the context menu of any valid object. The resulting label will be attached to the selected object.

Draw the label with the mouse using the Label tool, See Label (Tools menu).

After creating the label you may then enter some text in it, and format it as you wish. The "Format" and "Edit Label" functions are available from the right hand menu.


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See;


Format (Object menu).


After inserting a label you can put some text in it, and you may change the text at any time. Either double click on the label object, or use the Edit Label command on the context menu. The Label dialog appears, into which you may type or edit the text for the label. You may enter multiple lines.

If the label is attached to an Option object you will see an additional button called "Add Data". This allows you to pick items from the visualretailing database which relate to the Option. The item will be placed into the label text.

Note that in the Label dialog you will just see a marker for the data label. This will look something like <%=option.option_name%> and this will be replaced with the actual data from the database when you OK the dialog.

You may mix data label text and plain text in the same label object, for example you may want to produce a label that says "The name of this option is Leather Jacket" which combines a piece of plain text "The name of this option is" with the data label for the Option Name.


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After entering the text you may then format it using the command Format (Object menu). This is also on the object context menu. You may also format the label container from here, e.g. border and background colour, line thickness, and so on.

Also see Using text from other applications for better formatting

Rotating text

Text and virtually every other type of object can be rotated in visualstoryboard. To

rotate, select the object and grab and drag the handle at the top of the object.


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Alternatively is a greater degree of accuracy is required select the "Rotate" command from the right hand menu.

And specify the angle

Using text from other applications for better formatting

The "Label" tool in visualstoryboard was designed for displaying data that is stored in the visualretailing database and, therefore, it does not have formatting that is as

sophisticated as Microsoft Word, for example. This is not a drawback for

visualstoryboard users as it is simple to add text from Microsoft Word or any other fully compliant Windows application.

To do this select "New Object" from the "Insert" menu.


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Choose the application you want to use.

The application loads inside visualstoryboard if it is proper Windows OLE application.

(Some applications such as Adobe Illustrator do not work properly. In those instances, create the file you want and then drag and drop the file on to the storyboard.)


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How to draw and format a line

Draw lines with the mouse using the Line tool, See Line (Tools menu) After drawing a line, you can manipulate it by either moving the entire line in the usual way, or by moving the grips at either end. You need to select the line before the grips will appear.


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When the mouse pointer is over the line end grips you will see a cross hair cursor, different to the normal Move cursor. If you move an end grip onto another object, that end of the line will become attached to that object. This does not happen when you move the entire line. To detach the end simply move it off the object. After creating the line you may then format it as you wish using the command Format (Object menu).

How to draw and format a box

You can use labels without any text as simple rectangular box shapes. These can be coloured, and have various thickness borders etc.


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To produce a shadowed box, place one label box on top of another as shown below:

Place on label on top of another. Use the "Move to back / Move to front" functions to arrange the labels correctly.

Format the uppermost label with a white fill and thin line border. Format the rear label with a grey fill and no line.

When complete select both labels and choose "Group" from the right hand menu.

See How to insert and format a label.

General

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visualstoryboard behaves like a typical Microsoft Office application, in that each Storyboard is saved as a separate file (or "document") on disk. When visualstoryboard is started, a new document is created called Storyboard1 (based on the Blank Document Template). To create a new Storyboard document use the command New (File menu).

You may open as many Storyboard documents as you wish, each will appear in a different tab inside the main application window. To open an existing Storyboard use the command Open (File menu) or if it has been in use recently you may be able to select it from the bottom of the File menu, where your last four files are listed.

You may also open multiple views onto the same Storyboard with command New Window (Window menu).

Use the command Save (File menu) to save your Storyboard.

It is a good idea to save your document at regular intervals, to protect your work from unexpected failures in your hardware.

To close the currently active Storyboard use the command Close (File menu).

How to insert a visualrange object

visualrange objects (Referred to as "Options" or "shapes") are the images and other data stored in the visualrange database to allow a 3D Store model and masked 2D image to be created for each Option. They are captured and processed using the visualshape application.

To get an Option object into visualstoryboard you can simply drag and drop the image object from visualrange (from either the embedded or the floating filmroll, or the tree browser) straight across to the Storyboard document.

Note that the picture stays inside the database. If you save a Storyboard document the file may contain only a link to the picture in the database, and any changes made in the database will be reflected next time you open the Storyboard. You may change this by resetting the embedding preferences using the command Preferences (Preferences menu).


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To change how the shape is displayed use the command Display (Object menu), or the context menu, which allows you to choose the image quality, and whether to use the background mask or not.

Search Toolbar

Finding Option records has been made fast and easy directly from within visualstoryboard. The Search toolbar is turned on and off from the View menu.

Search criteria can be keyed into any or all of the available fields. The search fields available from the Toolbar include:

Option name

Option number

Style number

Criteria can include the * wild card. Where the * equals any character or number. more...

How to reverse a mistake

If you make a mistake in visualstoryboard you can correct it using the command Undo (Edit menu) which reverses the previous operation.

This stores a long list of previous operations so you can keep undoing again and again. You can also "undo an undo" by using the command Redo (Edit menu) which reverses the previous Undo.

Previewing pages in presentation mode

The Storyboard can be previewed as a presentation by pressing the F5 key. Moving up

and down the pages is achieved by pressing either the "Page Up" and "Page Down" keys or the Up and Down cursor keys on the keyboard.

How to print a Storyboard Document

You should have selected the printer that you intend to print to, and defined the page size and orientation, before inserting the first object on the page, as the size and shape of the Storyboard page is defined by the printer settings for the current document.

If you did not do so, then use the command Print Setup (File menu) to do it now. If the page shape changes after accepting any print setup changes, then you may have to make some changes to the layout of the objects on your page.


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Note that the print setup details are stored in the current document, so you should only have to do this once for each document.

Use the command Print Preview (File menu) to view the Storyboard as it will appear on the paper.

Use the command Print on the File menu, or the Print button on the Print Preview window, to initiate the actual printing to paper. See Print (File menu)

Saving to PDF

To save the Storyboard in PDF format, select "Save to PDF" from the "File" menu.

The PDF file can be saved in two quality modes. The "Low quality" is best for small files that will be viewed on a PC monitor. For files that are to be printed on high resolution

printers, the "High quality" mode should be used. However, please note that this quality mode produces much larger files.


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Once the "OK" button is clicked, a file save dialogue box appears.

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How to send a Storyboard to another user

You may send a visualstoryboard document (cws file) to another user either by saving the file and passing to them (on disk or by e-mail) or by using the command Send Mail (File menu).

If the other user is not connected to the same visualretailing database as you are (or not connected to any database), then you must ensure that the Option shapes shown on your Storyboard are embedded within the saved or sent file. Use the Embedding tab from the command Preferences (Preferences menu).

eSamples

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An "e-Sample" is similar to an Option shape object from your visualrange database, but is contained as a file on disk that may have come from an outside source, e.g. a supplier's internet site.

To insert an e-Sample use the command e-Sample (Insert menu).

Alternatively simply double click on the e-Sample and it will load visualstoryboard.

How to put an e-Sample file into a different database

Users of visualretailing may transfer images and data between each other by sending e-Samples which may be separate files, or may be embedded into visualstoryboard documents. They may also be downloaded from Internet sites.

If you have received your Storyboard document or e-Sample file from a source outside your own database then you will be given the ability to save the image and data into your database when you use the Open command from the Object menu.

Objects

How to duplicate existing objects

Copy and Paste allows you to copy (or move) objects from one application to another, or from one document window to another, or to create another copy of the same object in the current document.

First select the source object, then use the Copy command on the Edit menu (or the context menu) to put a copy of the object onto the clipboard (a temporary storage area available to all Microsoft Windows users).

Then change to the destination application or document window, and use the Paste command on the Edit menu to insert the copy of the object. The new object will appear overlapping the existing one, and you can then move it to the desired position.

Instead of the Copy command, you can use the Cut command (also on the Edit menu, and context menu), but this removes the object being copied. It is, in effect, a move rather than a copy.

How to copy an object from another document

You cannot drag and drop objects from one document window to another. You must instead use the copy and paste technique, see How to duplicate existing objects.

How to select objects with the mouse

Move the mouse pointer until it is over the object you want to select then click the left mouse button. A focus rectangle will appear around the object you selected, removing the focus rectangle from any previously selected object (if any). You may select multiple objects (a multiple selection) in two different ways;

Use the Ctrl key as you click on objects, and each object you click on will then be selected. Using the Ctrl key to click on an object that is already in the selection will remove it from the selection. Note that the last object that you click on will appear with a green border, whereas the others in the multiple selection will appear with a blue border. The green one is defined as having the focus in the selection. Sometimes the object having the focus in a selection has special properties. If you need to switch the focus to another object in the selection, click on it TWICE with the Ctrl key depressed.

Use the rubber band selection by pressing and holding down the mouse in an area of the page where there is no object to select and then dragging the mouse across the required objects. You will see a box appear as you drag the mouse. Any objects that have a corner or an end inside the box when you release the mouse will become selected. NOTE: If you do not have much empty space between objects then this technique becomes difficult to use.

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Objects (or multiple selections of objects) can be moved simply by dragging and dropping. Press and hold the left mouse button whilst the mouse pointer is over the object. Drag the object by moving the mouse to wherever you want to move it to. Release the mouse button when the object is in the correct place. Note that any objects attached to the object that you move will also move e.g. attached labels, or line ends.

To move a multiple selection of objects, simply drag any one of the objects in the selection.

The move operation can be cancelled by pressing the Esc key before releasing the mouse button.

If you cannot see the entire page, then you may still drag an object into the unseen area as the window will scroll as you move beyond it.

If the grid snapping feature is turned on, see Grid Snap (Layout menu), then the top left corner of the object will be forced onto a grid point.

Moving objects with the cursor keys

Objects such as Option images, spreadsheets and bitmaps can be moved around on the

Storyboard using the keyboard cursor keys.

To move an Object, select it with the mouse and then use the Right, Left, Up and Down

cursor keys to move it.

How to resize objects with the mouse

Select an Object (this must be a single object, you cannot re-size a multiple selection of objects using the mouse).

Each Object has eight grab handles or "grips" (little squares) around the focus rectangle.


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The grips in the middle of the top and bottom edge change the height of the image, and the grips in the middle of the left and right edge change the width of the object. Note that use of these middle grips will change the aspect ratio of the object (i.e. distort it by changing its proportions).

The grips in the corners can resize both the width and height of the object, and will maintain the aspect ratio (unless you hold down the Ctrl key at the same time). This is the best way to resize a picture without distorting it.

Point with the mouse to the grips that you want to move then press and hold the left mouse button. Drag the grip by moving the mouse to wherever you want to move it to. Release the mouse button when the object is the correct size.

Note: the size operation can be cancelled by pressing the Esc key before releasing the mouse button.

If the grid snapping feature is turned on, see Grid Snap (Layout menu), then the grips will be forced onto a grid point.

How to rotate objects with the mouse

Virtually all objects may be rotated on a Storyboard. To rotate an object, grab and drag the handle that appears at the top of the object.


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Note: the rotate operation can be cancelled by pressing the Esc key before releasing the mouse button.

You can also rotate using the command Rotate (Object menu) which allows you to directly enter an angle in degrees.

Note that you cannot rotate a multiple selection of objects using the mouse, you must use the Rotate command.

Cropping objects

Objects, other than Options, are cropped on the Storyboard by selecting the "Crop" tool

When the "Crop" tool is selected the cursor changes shape when it hovers over the "handles" at each corner and midpoint of an object.


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To crop the image simply drag the "Handle" to the desired location. As can be seen from the illustration below, objects may be cropped after they have been rotated.

How to see an object that is covered by another

Objects in the Storyboard may overlap each other, or one may completely cover another. To control this useful feature you can use the commands Move to Front and Move to Back on the Object menu, or the context menu.


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How to use the object context menus

Every object that you insert into a Storyboard document has a context menu. This contains most of the commands that are relevant to that object. To access the "Context" menu right click on the Object.

It is quicker and easier to use the context menu than hunt for commands on the main menu, and you may even prefer it to using the toolbar. To use a context menu simply click on the object with the right mouse button, then click on the required command (with either button). To cancel the menu without any action click anywhere outside the context menu.

How to insert an image

Use the command Image (Insert menu) to insert a copy of image files other than Option shapes and e-samples.

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How to insert a sound recording

If your machine has a sound system and a microphone then you can record and insert voice notes or other sound bites into the Storyboard using the command Voice Note (Insert menu).

How to insert other OLE objects

Other OLE objects that are installed on your computer can be inserted and manipulated using the command New Object (Insert menu).

How to manipulate objects

Objects on the visualstoryboard page can be manipulated in many ways, mostly through use of the mouse. The mouse can be used with the left button to;

select objects

move objects

rotate objects

resize objects

draw lines

draw labels

It can also be used with the right button to display a context menu, (i.e. commands relating to the object under the mouse pointer).

To rotate an object without use of the mouse, select the object, then use the Rotate command on the object's context menu.


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To reset the size of an object to the original full size, use the Reset Size command on the object's context menu.

To move an object to the front or back use the Move to Front and Move to Back commands on the object's context menu (or the toolbar).

By double-clicking on an object you will often get access to the Properties of the object.

How to insert a Storyboard into another application

You may save the entire Storyboard page as an image file that can be inserted into other applications, or sent to people who do not use visualstoryboard

Use the command Save Picture (File menu) to do this.

How to remove an object

An object may be removed (deleted) in 3 different ways;

Select the object by clicking with the mouse, then use the command Delete (Edit menu).

Select the object by clicking with the mouse, then press the Delete key on the keyboard.

Click on the object with the right mouse button, and use the Delete command on the context sensitive menu.

Note that this will remove the object from your Storyboard document, but will not affect the original source object, in other words, by deleting an Option object you are not deleting it from the visualretailing database, only removing it from the current document.

Creating a Catalogue

Storyboard can be automatically filled with a range of Options that have been defined in

a Selection Set or a File Set to create a Catalogue.

Select "Create Catalogue" from the "File" menu.

To create a Catalogue you need to specify the Selection/File Set and you must have pre-

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want to see both Option images and data, the Option Placeholders must have an Option

Template associated.

Saving a Option File Set

"File Sets" provide the ability to save and recall a list of Options that have been added to either a Store or Storyboard file. To create a "File list" click on the toolbar icon.


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The dialogue box that appears requires a name for the "File list"

Choose which users groups need to have access to the "File list" by selecting the group

names in the "Publish to..." area. If the "File list" is only to be used by you, deselect all of the tick boxes.

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Command Reference

File menu

New

Toolbar Creates a new empty visualstoryboard document.

The New dialog will appear, from where you must choose a Document Template for your new Storyboard document then click OK. Use Blank Document in the General folder if you do not want to use any of the other templates.

See also How to use Document Templates

Open

Toolbar Open an existing visualstoryboard document from a disk file.

Close

Close the current visualstoryboard document. If the document has changed you will be asked if you want to save it.

Save

Toolbar Saves the current visualstoryboard document to disk overwriting the previous copy on disk. If the document has not been saved before you will be taken to the Save As dialog.

Save As

Saves the current visualstoryboard document on disk to a location and name that you specify. This uses the standard Microsoft Windows Save As dialog. You should ensure that you are familiar with this before operating visualretailing. Enter a File name that is suitably descriptive, for example: Winter Coats Storyboard Choose a suitable folder from the Save in selector. You may create new folders from here if you wish.

Save as Storyboard Template

To save a specific page as a "Storyboard Template" choose "Save as Storyboard

Template..." from the "File" menu.

visualstoryboard asks you to identify which page to save as the Template. Key in the

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A dialogue box provides the ability to see the Template and enter descriptive attributes.

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Update Storyboard Template...


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To update an existing "Storyboard Template" first of all create a page that contains the

new layout. When this page is available to be saved, select "Update Storyboard Template" from the "File" menu.

visualstoryboard asks you to identify the Template that is to be overwritten with a new Template layout.

The second step is to identify which page in the current Storyboard contains the new

layout.

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Once this page is selected, the Template is updated.

Create Catalogue (File menu)

Storyboard can be automatically filled with a range of Options that have been defined in

a Selection Set or a File Set to create a Catalogue.

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To create a Catalogue you need to specify the Selection/File Set and you must have pre-prepared Storyboard Templates that have Option Placeholders already in position. If you

want to see both Option images and data, the Option Placeholders must have an Option Template associated.

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This can now be sorted by any level of the hierarchy.

Send Mail

Send the visualstoryboard document through electronic mail to another mail user. See also How to send a Storyboard to another user

Properties

Display or enter information about the current visualstoryboard document, and allow the document to be password protected.

Print

Toolbar Print the current visualstoryboard document to a printer. From the Print dialog you may select a printer, and change the Properties for the printer (e.g. paper size and orientation). You may also select the number of copies to print.

Print Preview

Preview on the screen what would be printed on paper if the Print command is used. Whilst the normal working view in visualstoryboard does represent fairly closely how the document will print, there may be some differences. For example, the working window shows the printable area of your printer, and may exclude some areas around the edge of the paper, that your particular printer may not be able to print onto.

To close the preview use the Close button at the top. To initiate the actual printing to paper use the Print button at the top. See Print (File menu)

Print Setup

Set up the printer for the current document. As well as which printer to use, you can also use this to select paper Size and Orientation, and change any of the Properties for the selected printer driver. The printer setup is saved within the current document.

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back inside the page, re-size them etc. For that reason you should set up your printer first, before starting to create your Storyboard.

Save Picture

Allows the entire Storyboard page to be saved as an image file on disk. First set the size of the required file (in pixels). If you choose to Keep Aspect Ratio then you will only be able to change one of the dimensions. The other will change automatically.

Note: The Aspect Ratio is the proportions of the rectangular image. You would normally ensure this box is ticked, otherwise your image will be distorted.

The proportions refer to the page size. If you are currently set up for A4 portrait format printing, then the resulting bitmap will be in those proportions. After accepting the size, the usual file Save As dialog will appear. Select a folder, and enter a file name as usual. Then select a Save as type from the given list. You may use any image format supported by visualretailing.

Saving to PDF

To save the Storyboard in PDF format, select "Save to PDF" from the "File" menu.

The PDF file can be saved in two quality modes. The "Low quality" is best for small files

that will be viewed on a PC monitor. For files that are to be printed on high resolution printers, the "High quality" mode should be used. However, please note that this quality

mode produces much larger files.

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Once the "OK" button is clicked, a file save dialogue box appears.

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Exit

Shutdown the visualstoryboard application. You will be prompted to save any unsaved documents.

Edit menu

Undo Move

Toolbar Reverses the previous operation.

Redo

Toolbar Reverses the previous Undo operation.

Cut

Toolbar Cut (delete) the selection from the document and place on the clipboard.

Copy

Toolbar Copy the selection to the clipboard.

Paste

Toolbar Paste the contents of the clipboard into the current visualstoryboard document.

Paste Special

This command uses a dialog to allow you to choose one of several data formats available on the clipboard, then inserts the chosen clipboard data into the document.

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Paste Link (Edit menu)

Paste Link

Linked objects provide storyboard with content that automatically updates. visualstore's 3D Store Views and Planograms and visualrange's merchandise Options are embedded in visualstoryboard using Microsoft's Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technology. "Paste Link" is the common command used to establish a link between the OLE applications

To establish a link into visualstoryboard use Paste Link as shown in the following example where a spreadsheet and visualstoryboard are linked together.

Open Excel, select the data and Copy to the Windows Clipboard.

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Delete

Remove the current Object(s) from the document.

Links

Edit the Links to OLE Objects that have been placed in the storyboard. The feature is used to re-establish a link when a file has been moved, or if the same template is being used with various source files. For example; when 3 different store grades are feeding one store merchandising directive.

Select the alternative file

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The OLE Object view is updated from the new linked file as shown below.

Refresh All Links

Linked files need to be refreshed from time to time. This can be achieved from the Links or Refresh

All Links functions on the Edit menu, or, alternatively it can be done with a single click on the toolbar button.

Update all Option Placeholder Templates

This will enable you to update all of your Placeholder Templates.

Refresh date & time in Labels

Choosing this enables you to update all labels.

View menu

Zoom

This brings up a sub-menu with a list of zoom factors which can be used to set the workspace magnification factor.

Zoom In

Toolbar Set the zoom magnification to the next highest factor.

Zoom Out

Toolbar Set the zoom magnification to the next lowest factor.

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Turns the toolbar on and off.

Search Toolbar

Searching for Options has been made more convenient and faster with the Search Toolbar. The toolbar is turned on / off from the View menu. more..

Status Bar

Turns the status bar on and off.

Filmroll Toolbar [View menu]

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Pages list

The "Pages List" shows thumbnails of the pages in a convenient dockable panel which is

turned on and off from the "Views" menu.

The panel can be detached so that it floats around the page.

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The "Page List" can be used for various other operations such as copying, moving and

deleting pages.


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Option templates

The selection of "Option Templates" can be selected from the right hand mouse menu on an Option or, it can be selected from the pull down list available from the toolbar.

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Turn the toolbar on and off from the "View" menu.

Ruler [View menu]

New rulers and guides can be selected from the drop down menu to view.

Guides


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Guides give you the opportunity to set perameters for placing options in your

storyboard.

Shapes Toolbar [View menu]

This gives you the opportunity to view the Shapes you can draw.

Tools Toolbar [View menu]

This gives you the opportunity to view Tools available.

Header & Footer [View menu]

Headers and Footers are accessed by selecting them from the "View" menu.

To de-select, double click on the storyboard.

You can add fill-in colour by right-clicking on the header/footer and selecting "format

background".

You will then be given the options available.

Object menu

Refresh

Reloads a visualrange Option object from the database, but does not re-set its size.

Reset Size

Reset the size of the object to its size as originally inserted.

Move to Front

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Toolbar Move the selected object to the "front" of the display, making the whole of the selected object visible (except for parts that are outside the window) and possibly obscuring other objects.

Move to Back

Toolbar Move the selected object to the "back" of the display, possibly obscuring some or all of the object by other objects that were originally behind it.

Lock [Object menu]

This locks the object in position.

This means it now cannot be moved unless you de-select this from the drop down list.

Grouping [Object menu]

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Display

Use this menu to select the required method for displaying the current visualrange object.

Rotate

Shows a dialog so you can specify the rotation angle in degrees of the selected object. An object can also be rotated by using the mouse, with the Shift key. See How to rotate objects with the mouse.

Not all objects can be rotated, but Option objects, and inserted image objects can be.

Format

Changes the visual appearance of the selected object. All similar new objects inserted after changing the format of one will inherit the new format. The possible changes vary with the type of object selected, and may include the following;

Colours and Lines

Changes the appearance of the lines and backgrounds associated with the selected object. This could be a rectangular border, or a single line.

The Fill Style refers to the solid colour background of a rectangular object. You may select a Colour, or by ticking the Transparent checkbox you may make the object transparent, so that only the border is drawn, and other objects can be see through it. Fill Style is not applicable to Line objects.

The Line Style refers to the appearance of borders or lines. You may change the Colour, The Style, or the Width.

The Arrow Style refers to arrowheads that may be placed at either the beginning or end of a Line object. You may change the Style and Size of each end. Arrow Style is not applicable to Label objects.

The Preview at the bottom of the dialog shows how the line(s) will look.

Text Appearance

Changes the appearance of all the text associated with the selected object. You may change the Font details using the Other button. This brings up the Microsoft Windows Font dialog, from where you can select the Font, the Style, the Size, the Colour and so on. You can also select the Vertical and Horizontal alignment to position the text within the object, and decide whether the text should Wrap onto multiple lines.

Shadows

You can add shadows to any object.

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This gives you the opportunity to select shadow styles.

Open

Toolbar Opens the selected object in its registered viewer application.

For an Option object opens visualrange Viewer showing full details of the object, and allowing you to change those details (if you have suitable permissions).

Open Store Shape

Opens the visualshape application, which allows you to modify the Store Shape. The Store Shape includes the image of the Option, plus the mask which removes the background.

Properties

Shows the properties of the object, and may allow you to change some of them.

Save Option Template

Saves the current Option and associated objects in to the visualretailing database. more...

Insert menu

Page

visualstoryboard is a multiple page document.

By selecting and clicking on "Insert Page" an extra page will be added to your storyboard.

Insert Multiple Pages

To insert multiple pages, simply choose this option and choose the number of pages you want to insert.

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Placeholders

Placeholders provide the ability to plan a page layout and reserve space before knowing exactly which content to use. A Placeholder is a rectangular object designed to accommodate; Options, 3D Store views and 2D store planograms.


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When an Option, Store view or Planogram object is dropped on to the Placeholder, the object is aligned with the Anchor point on the Placeholder.

The Object is scaled to either fit inside the rectangle or to use the Anchor point and scale to a pre-set scale factor. (See Option Placeholder or Store View Placeholders)

To insert a Placeholder

Option Placeholder


Label

Inserts a label. If a single object in the Storyboard is selected then the label becomes attached to that object, and will move with it.

When a label is attached to a visualrange object, the labels may contain data from the visualretailing database.

If nothing is selected (or multiple objects are selected) then a free floating label is inserted at the top left of the document. This is not attached to another object, and cannot contain Option data from the database.

See also How to insert a label.

e-Sample

Toolbar Allows an "e-Sample" object to be inserted. This is similar to an Option object from your visualrange database, but is contained as a file on disk that may have come from an outside source, eg downloaded from a supplier's internet site.

Image

Toolbar Allows you to select an image file from disk to insert into visualstoryboard.

New Object

Insert a new OLE object. You will be presented with a dialog so that you can select which type of OLE object to insert, and whether or not to create from a file.

Insert Template Anchor Point

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When inserting an option, this gives you the opportunity to anchor that option to a certain point, using the positioning star.

Layout menu

Grid snap

Toolbar Turns the Grid Snap feature on or off.

With grid snap turned on the positioning of all vertices (e.g. the end of a line, the corner of a rectangle) is forced to the nearest grid point. This is very useful for lining up objects, and setting them to the same size.

Note that when moving or re-sizing an Option object, the top left corner will be forced onto a grid point, but the bottom right will not be, because to do so could distort the image, by changing the aspect ratio.

To vary the spacing of the grid, and to decide how to display it, use the Grid Snap tab on the Preferences dialog. See Preferences (Preferences menu).

With grid snap turned off, you may position the vertices anywhere.

Guide Snap

As with grid snap, this gives control to ensure that all guides can have objects snapped to the guide lines.

Tools menu

Move

Toolbar This is the normal, or default tool, available when visualstoryboard is first started.

When this tool mode is selected, you are able to use the mouse to select, move, resize, and rotate objects.

Label

Toolbar Starts the Label tool, which allows you to draw a label with the mouse.

Hold down the mouse to define the first corner, then drag and release to define the opposite corner.

The Label tool automatically reverts to the Move tool after drawing a line. If the first corner is inside another object then the resulting label will be attached to that object.

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Once you have selected your Label, right click and you will be able to enter your text.

You can then format your text by highlighting and formatting with the options available.

Line

Toolbar Starts the Line tool, which allows you to draw a line with the mouse.

Hold down the mouse to define the beginning, then drag and release to define the end. The Line tool automatically reverts to the Move tool after drawing a line.

If either end is inside another object then the line end will be attached to that object, and will move with it. It will be obvious when attachment is going to occur, because the object boundary will change to blue, and a "drawing pin" cursor will appear.

To detach a line end from an object, simply move it outside of the object's boundary rectangle.

If the grid snapping feature is turned on, see Grid Snap (Layout menu), then the line ends will be forced onto a grid point.

We now have many variations to choose when drawing a line:

Command Reference

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Preferences menu

Preferences

This dialog box allows various parameters to be set defining how visualstoryboard should work on your workstation. It is divided into several tabs.


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Embedding tab

The settings on this tab only need to be changed once to suit your computer and printer. They are saved in one place on your computer (the registry), not in individual Storyboard documents.

Defines when to embed the Option objects within the document, as opposed to just keeping a link pointer in the document.

Insertion tab

The settings on this tab may be changed to suit each and every Storyboard document. They are saved in each and every document, including the template documents.

Allows you to decide which Option image to use when you first insert an Option into Visual Storyboard.

You may also set the scaling here. This defines at what percentage of the size of the real garment should the Storyboard representation be when first inserted. If set to 10% for example, then a garment with a real height of 650 mm will appear in Visual Storyboard with a height of 65 mm, when printed onto paper.

Grid Snap tab

The settings on this tab may be changed to suit each and every Storyboard document. They are saved in each and every document, including the template documents.

Defines the grid used for aligning objects on the page.

Use the Show as settings to draw the grid as Dots or Lines, or make it invisible (Off).

Use the Grid Spacing to set the spacing of the grid. The horizontal and vertical spacing may be different.

Command Reference

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When the Grid Snap is switched on using the command Grid Snap (Layout menu) the objects on the page can only be moved and sized to exact multiples of the grid spacing.

Printing:

Should you experience issues when printing to a Postscript printer, such as black backgrounds to Option images, tick the "Use Print Buffer" box.

Page numbering:

If a Storyboard file is part of a sequence of documents, and the first page needs to be

something different to "1", a new starting page can be set in the "Preferences" dialogue box.

The page number is now displayed when using this in multiple page.

Window menu

New Window

Open another window containing the same document as the current window. This is useful if you wish to view two different areas of the same large document.

The second view window will appear with its own tab, and will have a numeric suffix on the end to identify the two views, for example, MyDoc:1 and MyDoc:2

Cascade

Use this command to arrange multiple opened document windows in an overlapped fashion.


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To return to the maximised view either click on a tab control (just under the toolbar), or click the maximise button on the top right of the document window.

Tile

Use this command to arrange multiple opened document windows in a non-overlapped fashion. To return to the maximised view either click on a tab control (just under the toolbar), or click the maximise button on the top right of the document window.

Help menu

Contents and Index (Help menu)

Start visualstoryboard help.

About visualstoryboard

Toolbar Display information about the visualstoryboard application including copyright and the full version number.

103

Index

1

1 5

10

set ..................................................... 110

2

2D .................................................... 30, 106

2D planogram Placeholders ........................ 34

2D planograms ......................................... 34

3

3D .................................................... 1, 9, 34

Detaching ............................................. 34

fits ....................................................... 34

3D Store ................................. 9, 30, 34, 106

A

A file .......................................................... 9

A visualretailing .......................................... 9

About Visual Storyboard .............................. 5

Access ................................... 13, 36, 81, 102

visuallibrary ........................................... 36

Activate headers and footers ...................... 13

Add Data ................................. 21, 23, 48, 58

Add Label ............................................ 19, 56

Use ................................................. 19, 56

Adding ..................................................... 26

graphics ................................................ 26

Adobe .................................................. 9, 61

Adobe Acrobat ............................................ 9

Adobe Illustrator ....................................... 61

Anchor ................................... 30, 34, 48, 106

Anchor Point ........................... 30, 34, 48, 106

Another ...................................................... 5

Anti-ailiasing ............................................... 9

Applying .................................... 5, 36, 39, 52

background fills ..................................... 39

Option Templates ................................... 52

Storyboard Templates ............................ 36

Applying Storyboard Templates .................. 36

Arrow Style ............................................. 104

Arrow Style refers ................................... 104

Aspect Ratio ................................... 9, 72, 91

Associate ...................... 9, 31, 52, 78, 87, 104

Option Template .............................. 31, 52

Attributes ...................................... 19, 56, 83

Option ............................................. 19, 56

B

Back ........................................ 5, 75, 77, 103

Move ................................... 5, 75, 77, 103

Background fills ......................................... 39

Applying ................................................ 39

Better formatting ....................................... 61

other applications ................................... 61

Between ................................................... 14

Moving .................................................. 14

Bitmap ...................................... 9, 39, 48, 91

Blank Document Template ......................... 65

Both Placeholders ...................................... 34

Box ............. 5, 25, 48, 64, 68, 81, 83, 91, 110

format ................................................... 64

Box provides ............................................. 83

Browsing ............................................ 38, 52

Option Templates ................................... 52

Storyboard Templates ............................ 38


104

Build ........................................................ 36

storyboard ............................................ 36

C

Cascade ................................................. 112

Cascade (Window menu) ......................... 112

Catalogue ............................................ 78, 87

create ................................................... 87

Creating ................................................ 78

Category .................................................. 52

Change . 5, 9, 14, 15, 21, 58, 71, 74, 104, 109, 110

Colour ................................................ 104

Font ................................................... 104

Style ................................................... 104

text ................................................. 21, 58

Change spacing ........................................ 13

Choose

Document ............................................. 83

Close .............................................. 5, 15, 83

Option Anchor Point ............................... 48

Colour .......................... 1, 19, 21, 56, 58, 104

change ............................................... 104

select ................................................. 104

Coloured ..................................... 39, 64, 104

Colours .......................... 1, 9, 21, 34, 58, 104

Constrained ......................................... 31, 34

Constrained scaling ................................... 34

Contain .................... 1, 9, 19, 56, 70, 85, 107

Option .................................................... 1

Container size ........................................... 55

Contents ................................................ 113

Copy ......................................... 5, 27, 95, 98

Windows Clipboard ................................ 95

Copy an Object from another document .. 5, 71

Copying ............................... 5, 27, 71, 94, 98

object from another document .................. 5

Copying pages .......................................... 27

Covered ................................................ 5, 75

Create Catalogue ................................. 78, 87

Create, open and save Storyboards ............. 65

How ...................................................... 65

Creating ............................................. 78, 87

Catalogue ........................................ 78, 87

Option Template .................................... 48

Crop ......................................................... 74

Ctrl key .............................................. 71, 72

Cursor keys ............................................... 72

Custom size .......................................... 5, 55

Custom Size settings .................................. 55

Options ................................................. 55

Cut .................................................... 71, 94

Cut and Paste ........................................... 71

Cws file .................................................... 70

D

Data that .................................................. 61

Date & Time .................................. 5, 13, 102

Default .................................... 23, 31, 54, 55

Option Placeholder ................................. 31

Del ........................................................... 34

Delete ........................................... 29, 78, 96

pages .................................................... 29

Delete key ................................................ 78

Department .............................................. 52

Describe ............................................... 1, 36

Template ............................................... 36

Description ..................................... 1, 19, 56

Index

105

Detaching ................................................. 34

3D ........................................................ 34

Dialog ......................................... 21, 58, 108

Different database ................................ 5, 71

Different headers ...................................... 18

Different Odd ........................................... 18

Display ................................................... 104

Display (Object menu) ............................. 104

Dockable .................................................. 98

Document ................................................ 83

Does not have formatting that is ................ 61

Dots ........................................... 13, 14, 110

Down ....................................................... 72

Draw ................ 5, 9, 23, 63, 64, 77, 108, 109

Drop Options .............................................. 5

Duplicate .............................................. 5, 71

Duplicating existing objects .................... 5, 71

E

Edit................................ 5, 23, 67, 94, 96, 97

Links .................................................... 96

Edit Copy ................................................. 94

Edit Cut .................................................... 94

Edit Delete ............................................... 96

Edit Insert New Object ............................ 108

Edit Label ........................... 19, 21, 23, 56, 58

Edit Links ................................................. 96

Edit menu ...................... 5, 67, 71, 94, 95, 97

Edit Paste ................................................. 94

Edit Paste Link .......................................... 95

Edit Paste Special ...................................... 94

Embedding .................................. 70, 95, 110

Option ................................................ 110

End...................................... 13, 63, 104, 109

Line .................................................... 104

E-Sample .......................................... 70, 108

insert .................................................... 70

E-Sample file............................................. 71

E-Sample file into ...................................... 71

put ....................................................... 71

E-samples ............................ 5, 9, 71, 76, 108

sending ................................................. 71

ESamples.................................................... 5

Esc key ..................................................... 72

Even pages ............................................... 18

Exit ............................................................ 5

Extra Large sizes ....................................... 55

F

F5 key ................................................ 13, 67

File Close .................................................. 83

File Exit .................................................... 94

File Info .................................................... 90

File list ..................................................... 81

File menu 5, 36, 65, 67, 68, 78, 83, 85, 87, 91

File New ................................................... 83

File Open .................................................. 83

File Print ................................................... 90

File Print Preview ....................................... 91

File Print Setup ......................................... 91

File Save ........................................ 68, 83, 91

File Save As ........................................ 83, 91

File Send Mail ........................................... 90

File Set ............................................... 78, 87

File Zoom In ............................................. 97

Fill Style ................................................. 104

Fill Style refers ........................................ 104

Filmroll ..................................................... 66


106

Finding ..................................................... 66

Option .................................................. 66

Fits ..................................................... 31, 34

3D ........................................................ 34

Placeholders .......................................... 31

Floating .................................................... 66

filmroll .................................................. 66

Font .................................................. 23, 104

change ............................................... 104

select ................................................. 104

Footer .......... 5, 13, 14, 15, 18, 23, 25, 26, 102

Footers ........................ 5, 13, 14, 15, 23, 102

Footers on odd ......................................... 18

Format 5, 9, 19, 21, 23, 31, 36, 56, 58, 61, 63, 64, 68, 91, 94, 104

box....................................................... 64

label ................................................ 19, 56

line ....................................................... 63

Formatted using ....................................... 23

From the .................................................. 98

Front ...................................... 5, 75, 77, 103

Move ................................... 5, 75, 77, 103

G

Glossary ................................................. 5, 9

terms.................................................. 5, 9

Glossary of terms .................................... 5, 9

Go

Footer .................................................. 23

Graphics ................................................... 26

Adding .................................................. 26

Grid snap ............ 5, 13, 71, 72, 108, 109, 110

Grid snap (Layout menu) ......................... 108

Grid Spacing ........................................... 110

Use ..................................................... 110

H

Handle ............................................... 14, 74

Header ........ 5, 13, 14, 15, 18, 23, 25, 26, 102

Help About Visual Storyboard ................... 113

Help Help Topics ..................................... 113

High ................................................... 68, 91

Horizontal ............................................... 104

How ......................................................... 65

create, open and save Storyboards .......... 65

insert other OLE objects ......................... 77

use Document Templates ....................... 83

How to attach labels to every option ........... 48

How to configure label text .................. 21, 58

How to create open and save Storyboards ... 65

How to draw boxes.................................... 64

How to draw lines ..................................... 63

How to insert a sound recording ................. 77

How to insert a TOG file ............................. 70

How to insert a Visual Shape object ............ 66

How to insert an image .............................. 76

How to insert other OLE objects ................. 77

How to print a Storyboard Document .......... 67

How to Put a Picture object back into a different database .................................. 71

How to put one object on top of another ..... 75

How to remove an Object .......................... 78

How to reverse a mistake ........................... 67

How to Send a Storyboard to another user . 70, 90

How to set up page size and orientation ...... 13

How to use the mouse with Visual Storyboard ............................................................ 77

How to use the object context menus ......... 76

Index

107

I

Ie 9

Image ............................................... 76, 108

Image - General ......................................... 9

Image (Insert menu) ............................... 108

Including .................................................... 1

visualretailing Options .............................. 1

Index ......................................................... 5

Insert 5, 15, 19, 23, 36, 56, 61, 66, 70, 76, 77, 78, 94, 108, 110

e-Sample .............................................. 70

Option ................................................ 110

Placeholder .................................... 30, 106

Storyboard into another application ......... 78

Insert Menu ......................................... 19, 56

Insert other OLE objects ........................ 5, 77

Insert Placeholders ................................... 36

Inserting Pages ........................................... 5

Internet ............................................ 71, 108

K

Keep Aspect Ratio ..................................... 91

L

Label .... 1, 5, 9, 13, 19, 21, 23, 25, 36, 48, 56, 58, 61, 64, 71, 77, 104, 107, 108

format ............................................. 19, 56

Option Name .................................... 21, 58

Label (Tools menu) ................................. 108

Label dialog ......................................... 21, 58

Label tool ............................... 19, 56, 61, 108

Large ....................................................... 55

Left.......................................................... 72

Line .... 5, 9, 13, 14, 21, 48, 58, 63, 64, 71, 77, 104, 108, 109, 110

end .................................................... 104

format ................................................... 63

Line (Tools menu) ................................... 109

Line Style ............................................... 104

Line Style refers ...................................... 104

Line tool ........................................... 63, 109

Linked Word file .......................................... 9

Links .............................. 5, 9, 95, 96, 97, 110

Edit ....................................................... 96

Low .................................................... 68, 91

M

M L .......................................................... 54

Manipulate objects .................................... 77

Maximised .............................................. 112

Medium .................................................... 55

Microsoft .......................................... 1, 9, 61

Microsoft Windows .................................. 1, 9

Microsoft Windows Font dialog ................. 104

Microsoft Word, ......................................... 61

Microsoft's Object Linking........................... 95

Modify

Store Shape ......................................... 105

Mouse ........................................... 71, 72, 73

Move (Tools menu) ................................. 108

Move objects ............................................ 71

Move tool ........................................ 108, 109

reverts ......................................... 108, 109

Moving .................. 5, 14, 63, 75, 77, 103, 108

Back .................................... 5, 75, 77, 103

between ................................................ 14

Front.......................................... 5, 75, 103

N

New ......................................................... 83

New dialog ............................................... 83


108

New layout ............................................... 85

New Object ................................. 61, 77, 108

New Window ....................................... 5, 112

O

Object ..... 31, 36, 59, 71, 72, 75, 95, 103, 105, 110

objects attached .................................... 71

see ....................................................... 75

Object context menus ...................... 5, 76, 77

Object from another document .................... 5

Copying .................................................. 5

Object having ........................................... 71

Object menu ............................. 5, 48, 71, 75

Object Move to Back ............................... 103

Object Move to Front .............................. 103

Object Properties .................................... 105

Object Reset Size .................................... 103

Object Rotate ......................................... 104

Object scaling ........................................... 48

Object used ................................................ 9

Objects . 1, 5, 9, 23, 26, 48, 59, 61, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 96, 103, 104, 107, 108, 109

Objects attached ....................................... 71

object ................................................... 71

Objects using ...................................... 72, 73

OLE ....................................... 61, 95, 96, 108

type ................................................... 108

OLE Objects ...................................... 96, 108

Open (Object menu) ............................... 105

Open Excel ............................................... 95

Open Store Shape (Object menu) ............. 105

Opens .................................. 5, 23, 25, 83, 95

visualshape application ......................... 105

Option .. 1, 5, 9, 13, 19, 30, 31, 36, 39, 52, 54, 55, 56, 66, 72, 74, 78, 81, 87, 95, 98, 100, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110

attributes ........................................ 19, 56

contain .................................................... 1

Custom Size settings .............................. 55

embed ................................................ 110

Finding .................................................. 66

insert .................................................. 110

Scaling .................................................. 54

Searching .............................................. 98

XL Size Settings ................................. 5, 54

Option Anchor Point .................................. 48

Option File Set .......................................... 81

Option look ................................................. 5

Option Name ................................. 21, 58, 66

label ............................................... 21, 58

Option Placeholders .... 5, 9, 30, 31, 52, 78, 87, 106

default .................................................. 31

Option shape object .................................. 70

Option Template .. 5, 9, 31, 36, 48, 52, 66, 78, 87, 100

Applying ................................................ 52

Associate ......................................... 31, 52

Browsing ............................................... 52

Creating ................................................ 48

Save ..................................................... 48

Option Templates provide .......................... 31

Option, 2D .............................................. 1, 9

Option, e-Sample ...................................... 73

Organised ................................................. 52

Orientation .............................. 13, 67, 90, 91

Other applications ..................................... 61

better formatting ................................... 61

Index

109

Other button .......................................... 104

Other objects ............................................ 26

Other OLE ................................................ 77

P

Page ............................................. 23, 29, 85

Deleting ................................................ 29

Page Down .......................................... 13, 67

Page numbers ....... 5, 13, 23, 25, 83, 102, 110

Page setup ........................................... 5, 13

Page Up .............................................. 13, 67

Pages List .................................. 5, 27, 29, 98

Paste .................................................. 71, 94

Paste Link ....................................... 5, 94, 95

Paste Special ........................................ 5, 94

PDF ............................................ 5, 9, 68, 91

PDF file ............................................... 68, 91

Picture Fill ................................................ 39

Placeholder Anchor ................................... 31

Placeholder Properties ............................... 31

Placeholder using ...................................... 34

Placeholders ............. 5, 9, 30, 31, 34, 36, 106

fit 31

preserves .............................................. 34

setting .................................................. 31

Placeholders provide .......................... 30, 106

Planogram ...................... 1, 9, 30, 34, 95, 106

Planograms ............................ 30, 34, 95, 106

recommended ....................................... 34

Please Note ............................... 1, 25, 68, 91

Portable Document Format .......................... 9

Postscript ............................................... 110

Preferences ................ 5, 13, 25, 70, 108, 110

Preferences (File menu) ........................... 110

Preferences dialog ................................... 108

Presentation mode .............................. 13, 67

Preserves ................................................. 34

Placeholder ............................................ 34

Pressing ............................................. 13, 67

F5 key ............................................. 13, 67

Preview ............................. 5, 13, 67, 91, 104

Previewing pages ................................ 13, 67

Price .................................................. 19, 56

Print ....................... 5, 13, 67, 68, 90, 91, 110

Print Buffer ............................................. 110

Print button ........................................ 67, 91

Print Preview window ............................. 67

Print dialog ............................................... 90

Print Preview .................................. 5, 67, 91

Print Preview window ................................ 67

Print button ........................................... 67

Print Setup ................................ 5, 13, 67, 91

Properties ..................... 5, 48, 77, 90, 91, 105

Publish ..................................................... 81

Put ........................................................... 71

e-Sample file into ................................... 71

R

Real ............................................ 31, 54, 110

Re-colouring ............................................... 1

Recommended .......................................... 34

planograms ........................................... 34

Redo .................................................... 5, 67

Refresh ............................. 5, 25, 34, 97, 103

Refresh (Object menu) ............................ 103

Refresh All Links .................................... 5, 97

Refresh Date ............................................. 25

Relative ............................. 31, 34, 48, 54, 55


110

Relative Scaling ............................. 31, 34, 55

Relatively ...................................... 31, 34, 48

Reset Size ..................................... 5, 77, 103

Resize ............................................... 72, 108

Resize objects ...................................... 72, 77

Re-sizing ................................................ 108

Option ................................................ 108

Resizing objects .......................................... 5

Reverses .................................................. 94

Reverts ........................................... 108, 109

Move tool ..................................... 108, 109

Right ....................................................... 72

Right-hand mouse menu ........................... 52

Rotate ................... 5, 59, 73, 74, 77, 104, 108

Rotate objects .................. 5, 73, 77, 104, 108

Rotate using ............................................. 73

S

S 54

Same

Option look ........................................... 48

Sample ......................................... 5, 71, 108

Sample file ............................................... 71

Sample file into ......................................... 71

Sample Quality Output ......................... 68, 91

Save ........................ 5, 68, 70, 81, 83, 85, 91

Option Template .................................... 48

Save As ................................................ 5, 83

Save As dialog .......................................... 83

Save Option Template .................... 5, 48, 105

Save Option Template (Object menu) ....... 105

Save Picture .................................... 5, 78, 91

Save Picture (File menu) ............................ 91

Saving ................................................. 1, 36

Storyboard Template .............................. 36

visualstoryboards ..................................... 1

Scaling ..................................................... 54

Options ................................................. 54

Search Toolbar ................................ 5, 66, 98

Searching ................................................. 98

Options ................................................. 98

See ........ 5, 13, 19, 25, 56, 75, 78, 83, 87, 102

object ................................................... 75

Select 5, 13, 15, 18, 23, 25, 27, 29, 55, 59, 61, 68, 71, 72, 74, 77, 78, 81, 85, 87, 91, 100, 102, 103, 104, 107, 108

Colour ................................................. 104

Font .................................................... 104

Vertical ............................................... 104

Select Paste Link ....................................... 95

Selection ............................................ 78, 87

Selection Set ....................................... 78, 87

Send ..................................... 5, 9, 70, 71, 90

e-Samples ............................................. 71

visualstoryboard ..................................... 90

Send Mail ....................................... 5, 70, 90

Set ........................................................... 97

zoom .................................................... 97

Sets ................................................... 81, 97

Shadowed label ......................................... 64

Shape ....................................... 9, 64, 67, 74

Storyboard ............................................ 67

Shift key ................................................... 73

Show................................... 18, 98, 104, 110

Use ..................................................... 110

Size ..... 5, 9, 13, 14, 23, 31, 48, 54, 55, 72, 77, 90, 91, 103, 104

Small ........................................................ 55

Index

111

Solid Fill ................................................... 39

Sound ...................................................... 77

Starts ..................................................... 108

Status Bar ............................................ 5, 98

Store ....................... 5, 9, 30, 36, 61, 81, 106

Store merchandising ................................. 34

Store Shape .................................... 5, 9, 105

Store Shape includes ............................... 105

Store View Placeholders............ 5, 30, 34, 106

Storyboard . 1, 5, 9, 13, 15, 19, 23, 25, 36, 48, 56, 67, 68, 70, 72, 74, 75, 78, 83, 85, 87, 91, 110

Build ..................................................... 36

shape ................................................... 67

Time ..................................................... 25

view ..................................................... 67

Storyboard Documents ................................ 5

Storyboard file .......................................... 81

Storyboard into another application ............ 78

Storyboard Templates 5, 9, 36, 38, 78, 83, 85, 87

Applying ............................................... 36

Browsing ............................................... 38

Saving .................................................. 36

Style ............................ 9, 31, 34, 48, 66, 104

change ............................................... 104

Such as copying ........................................ 98

T

Template .....9, 31, 34, 36, 52, 83, 85, 96, 100, 110

describe ................................................ 36

Terms .................................................... 5, 9

Glossary .............................................. 5, 9

Text ..... 1, 5, 9, 19, 21, 34, 56, 58, 59, 61, 104

change ............................................ 21, 58

Text Appearance ..................................... 104

Text formatting ......................................... 61

That smoothes ............................................ 9

The Style .......................................... 48, 104

The visualretailing application ....................... 9

Ticking ................................................... 104

Transparent checkbox .......................... 104

Tile (Window menu) ................................ 113

Time ........................................................ 25

Storyboard ............................................ 25

To update ................................................. 85

Tog file ....................................................... 9

TOG File (Insert menu) ............................ 108

Tool in visualstoryboard ............................. 61

Topics ........................................................ 5

Transparent checkbox .............................. 104

ticking ................................................. 104

Turns .................................... 72, 97, 98, 100

Grid Snap ............................................ 108

Type ........... 1, 9, 21, 23, 52, 58, 59, 104, 108

U

Undo .................................................. 67, 94

Update ..................................................... 85

Use ........... 14, 15, 19, 56, 61, 70, 71, 72, 110

Add Label ........................................ 19, 56

Ctrl key ................................................. 71

Embedding ............................................ 70

Grid Snap ............................................ 108

Grid Spacing ........................................ 110

Show .................................................. 110

Use Blank Document ................................. 83

Use Document Templates .......................... 83

Used for ................................................... 98


112

Using text ................................................ 61

Using the mouse to move an item .............. 71

Using the mouse to resize an item .............. 72

Using the mouse to rotate an item ............. 73

Using the mouse to select an item .............. 71

V

Vertical ........................................... 104, 110

select ................................................. 104

Vertical spacing ...................................... 110

View 1, 5, 9, 13, 14, 15, 23, 25, 67, 68, 91, 98, 100, 102

Storyboard ............................................ 67

View Status Bar ........................................ 98

View Toolbar ............................................ 97

View Zoom ............................................... 97

View Zoom Out ......................................... 97

Viewing Pages ............................... 5, 27, 105

Visual Storyboard ........................................ 5

Visualisation ............................................. 34

Visuallibrary ................................... 36, 38, 52

access .................................................. 36

Visualrange .......................... 1, 19, 56, 66, 95

Visualrange object .................................... 66

Visualrange Options .................................... 1

Visualrange Viewer .................................. 105

Visualrange's merchandise Options ............. 95

Visualretailing .................................... 1, 9, 61

Visualretailing Options ................................. 1

including ................................................. 1

Visualshape ........................................ 9, 105

Visualshape application ...................... 66, 105

Visualstore ...................................... 9, 34, 95

Visualstore's 3D Store Views ....................... 95

Visualstoryboard .1, 15, 18, 19, 56, 59, 61, 70, 83, 85, 90

send ............................................... 70, 90

Visualstoryboards ................................ 1, 5, 9

saving ..................................................... 1

Voice Note ............................................ 5, 77

W

Width ............................................ 9, 72, 104

Window New Window .............................. 112

Windows application .................................. 61

Windows Clipboard .................................... 95

Copy ..................................................... 95

Windows object ........................................... 9

Windows OLE application ........................... 61

Wrap ...................................................... 104

X

XL Size Settings .................................... 5, 54

Options ................................................... 5

XS ........................................................ 5, 54

Z

Zoom ................................................... 5, 97

Set ....................................................... 97

Zoom In ............................................... 5, 97

Zoom Out ............................................. 5, 97