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Template Generator Window
1

Info dropdown

1. Info dropdown    
Clicking this button will show a dropdown menu of Help options. See Help menu dropdown for details.
 
2

Help - Controls

2. Help - Controls         
Clicking this button will add a "?" [    ] to the cursor, then, the next control clicked will display an information box about that control. To remove the information box, click anywhere.
 
3

Template Generator Tab

3. Template Generator Tab
 
Click the "Template Generator" tab, to open the template generator window.
 
4

Printer Profile drop down

4. Printer Profile drop down
Use this drop down to select a Printer Profile that will be used to calculate and generate the template. Settings can be viewed and edited in the Template Settings and Options page.
 
5

Perfect Bound - Soft Cover option

5. Perfect Bound - Soft Cover option    
Select this option to create a template for Perfect Bound (soft cover) books. (Cover Type group box)
 
6

Case Bound - Hard Cover option

6. Case Bound - Hard Cover option    
Select this option to create a template for Case Bound (hard cover) books. (Cover Type group box)
 
7

Dust Jacket option

7. Dust Jacket option    
Select this option to create a template for a Dust Jacket for case bound books. (Cover Type group box)
 
8

Calculate Template Dimensions option

8. Calculate Template Dimensions option    
Select this option to have the software automatically calculate the book cover template dimensions based on selected, Cover Type, Paper Type, Pages and Page Size. (Book Information group box)
 
9

Enter Dimensions Manually option

9. Enter Dimensions Manually option    
Select this option to calculate the book cover template dimensions based on values entered in the "Enter Dimensions Manually" group box.. (Book Information group box)
 
10

Paper Type Drop down

10. Paper Type Drop down    
Use to select paper type, if the desired paper type is not listed, select the "Custom" option and input the paper thickness in the Custom box found in the Settings and Options page. (Book Information group box)
 
11

Number of Pages Entry

11. Number of Pages Entry    
Enter the number of pages - Licensed Version Only. (Book Information group box)
 
12

Page Size Drop down

12. Page Size Drop down    
Use to select paper size. If desired paper size is not found, select the "Custom" option and enter the sizes manually in the Page Width and Page Length entry boxes. (Book Information group box)
 
13

Page Width Entry

13. Page Width Entry    
Enter page width when the Custom option is selected in the Page Size dropdown, otherwise the value is set by the selected page size. (Book Information group box)
 
14

Page Length Entry

14. Page Length Entry    
Enter page length when the Custom option is selected in the Page Size dropdown, otherwise the value is set by the selected page size. (Book Information group box)
 
15

Generate Template button

15. Generate Template button    
Click to generate and save a book cover template.
 
16

Calculate button

16. Calculate button    
Click to calculate template values without creating a template.
 
17

Template Width

17. Template Width    
Displays calculated template width - field is read only. (Template Dimensions group box)
 
18

Template Length

18. Template Length    
Displays calculated template length - field is read only. (Template Dimensions group box)
 
19

Cover Width

19. Cover Width    
Displays calculated  width of the book cover - field is read only. (Template Dimensions group box)
 
20

Cover Length

20. Cover Length    
Displays calculated  length of the book cover - field is read only. (Template Dimensions group box)
 
21

Spine Width

21. Spine Width    
Displays calculated  width of the spine of the book - field is read only. (Template Dimensions group box)
 
22

Template Width - Manual Entry

22. Template Width - Manual Entry    
Use to enter template width manually - available when the "Enter Dimensions Manually" option is selected. Licensed version only. (Enter Dimensions Manually group box)
 
23

Template Length - Manual Entry

23. Template Length - Manual Entry    
Use to enter template length manually - available when the "Enter Dimensions Manually" option is selected. Licensed version only. (Enter Dimensions Manually group box)
 
24

Spine Width - Manual Entry

24. Spine Width - Manual Entry    
Use to enter spine width manually - available when the "Enter Dimensions Manually" option is selected. Licensed version only. (Enter Dimensions Manually group box)
 
25

Hinge Width - Manual Entry

25. Hinge Width - Manual Entry    
Use to enter hinge width manually, used for hard cover books - available when the "Enter Dimensions Manually" option is selected. Licensed version only. (Enter Dimensions Manually group box)
 
26

Bleed width - Manual Entry

26. Bleed width - Manual Entry    
Use to enter the bleed width to be used for the template manually - available when the "Enter Dimensions Manually" option is selected. Licensed version only. (Enter Dimensions Manually group box)
 
27

Show Help button

27. Show Help button
Clicking this button will open the Template Generator Window topic in the Help file.