Selecting Templates

PosterArtist provides a spectrum of poster templates to support many business fields and operations, and new templates will be distributed in the future. The templates are categorized by different subjects, including office environments, food service and school. It's easy to find templates of the design that suits your particular needs.

Templates can be searched by poster orientation or the number of photos included. To find desired templates quickly, specify the search criteria.

Templates come complete with sample photos, text, backgrounds clipart, etc. Using templates as the basis for original posters, you can substitute your own photos and clipart, change text and colors, etc. to create posters of your own design easily.

Add, change and delete text and text graphics or resize them and change the colors

You can also create completely original posters without using a template.
To create posters without using a template, use the auto design function. For details on the auto design function, see "Creating unique ,designs using the auto design function."

By registering these graphics in the PosterArtist library, you can develop new posters as desired using templates of your own design. For instructions on registering templates, see "Registering posters as templates in the library."

Selecting templates

1. Select the Select Template task.
The Select Template settings panel is displayed.

2. In Category, select a template category.
Thumbnails of templates in the selected category appear.

To view all templates at once, click View All Templates to display the View All Templates dialog box. For details, see "Displaying all templates."

Templates can be searched by poster orientation or the number of photos included. For details, see "Searching templates."

To change the template thumbnail size, click or .

3. Select a template from the thumbnails and double-click it.
(Otherwise, drag and drop the template to the poster.)
The template is arranged on the poster.

If is displayed on a template in the thumbnails, click the mark to download.

Use "Temporary Tray" when you are not sure which template to use. Place your favorite templates in "Temporary Tray" and use them as replacements when needed.
To place templates in temporary tray, select a template and then drag and drop it to the tray.

Displaying all templates

1. Select the Select Template task.
The Select Template settings panel is displayed.

2. Click View All Templates.
The View All Template dialog box is displayed.

3. In Category, select a template category.
Templates in the selected category appear.

To change the template thumbnail size, click , or .

By clicking Download, you can bulk download templates that have not yet been downloaded.

4. Select the template you want to use and click OK.
The View All Template dialog box is closed, and the template is arranged on the poster.

You can also view all provided templates as well as photos, clipart, frames, text graphics, and backgrounds in the "Template Guide."

To add templates to temporary tray, select one and click Add to Temporary Tray.

Searching templates

Templates can be searched by poster orientation or the number of photos included.

1. Select the Select Template task.
The Select Template settings panel is displayed.

3. To search by poster orientation, select Vertical or Horizontal in Orientation. To include all target templates, select Vertical and Horizontal.

4. To search by the number of photos included, select a number in No. of Photos. To include all target templates, select All.

Orientation and No. of Photos can be specified at the same time.

To change the template thumbnail size, click , or .

By clicking Download, you can bulk download templates that have not yet been downloaded.

5. Select the template you want to use and click OK.
The Find Template dialog box is closed, and the template is arranged on the poster.

To add templates to temporary tray, select one and click Add to Temporary Tray.

Using existing posters

To use a poster you have already created, follow these steps to open the poster file.

1. Select the Select Template task.
The Select Template settings panel is displayed.

In the Open Poster dialog box, PosterArtist files (with a ".cpf",".cpfx" or ".cpfx2" file extension) are shown.

4. Select a file, and then click Open.
The Open Poster dialog box is closed, and the template is arranged on the poster display area.

Downloading templates on the Internet

2. From the page, access the PosterArtist page and download a template file (.cpt file or .cptx file).

3. Import the downloaded file. For instructions on importing, see "Importing artwork".

Performing a design check

The design check function automatically checks the font, superimposed objects, etc. for the created poster. A warning is displayed if there is a problem or if there is a high chance that the printing result will be unsatisfactory. Follow the message in the warning to correct and improve the poster.

A warning may be displayed even for intentional designs.

1. On the toolbar, click

(Design Check).
The design is checked, and a warning symbol is displayed if there is a problem or if there is a high chance that the printing result will be unsatisfactory.

2. If a warning symbol is displayed, click it.
The reason of warning and a preventive method for the problem are displayed.