Tiger Software Suite Manual 4.0

Table of Contents
I. Preface
	-	Preface
II. Tiger Formatter
	-	Introduction
	-	Operation with MS Word and Excel
	-	Special Features in MS Excel
III. Tiger Designer
	-	Introduction
	-	Creating a File for Tiger Designer
	-	Using Tiger Designer
	-	Printing from Tiger Designer
IV. Tiger Translator Lite
	-	Introduction
	-	Using Tiger Translator Lite
V. Support
	-	Support

Chapter III: Tiger Designer


A.	Introduction

	Tiger Designer is the component of Tiger Software Suite that allows fine editing of Tiger files. Use the Tiger Designer program to fine-tune documents without embossing them on ViewPlus embosser. The Designer uses files with a .prn extension to show how a document will emboss, displaying dots visually in grayscale on the computer screen. Use Tiger Designer with the ViewPlus Pro Ink Attachment, Emprint or Emprint SpotDot to preview the ink and Braille combined view. Start with a new document or print a document to file to begin editing. After desired editing, print directly to a ViewPlus embosser, powered by Tiger from Tiger Designer. Designer has functions similar to MS Paint. Users can freehand draw, add shapes, move items, erase items and add text vertically or horizontally. The Tiger Designer can be found under StartAll ProgramsViewPlusTiger Designer. This designer is a useful tool for proofreading and editing documents before printing on paper. A hot key can also be set to access it.

B.	Creating a File for Tiger Designer

	Tiger Designer is used to can be used to view and edit *.prn files which are generated by printing to file with a ViewPlus embosser. Here are the steps for creating a file for the viewer: After creating a Word document, go to the Print window. Make sure a ViewPlus embosser is the selected printer. Check the "Print to file" box. Click OK. Select a file name and location where the document can easily be found. The file extension should be .prn. Click OK. Open Tiger Designer. For frequent users of Designer, it might be helpful to create a shortcut to this application. Once Tiger Designer is open, go to file and open the file just saved. This is a preview of the printed page.

C.	Using Tiger Designer

	Figure 8: Menu bar in Tiger Designer. Tiger Designer has a standard Windows menu bar. The menus and commands are as follows: File menu New: If the user is creating a new page using Tiger Designer, the page size must be entered. From the pull down menu, the user must select whether an embossed page or an ink page is being created. Open Reload Save Save As Print Print file Print Options Exit Edit menu Undo Redo Paste: This command may also be used to insert pictures (bitmaps or jpegs) from other applications. Once pasted into Designer, an editing tool pops up allowing the user to adjust the brightness, contrast and edges. Copy Cut Insert Page After Insert Page Before Delete Page Navigation menu Next Page Previous Page Last Page First Page Go To Page Shift Magnification menu Zoom In Zoom Out Colors menu Colors can be selected from the Toolbar or from this function (0-7 plus Text). Seven would be the heaviest punch. None can also be selected. If the user selects white or none in combination with the editing tools, it is similar to using an erase tool. Tool menu Icons can be used for easy access to most of the tools. Pen: This tool makes the drawing of single line dots possible. It can work like freehand in MS Paint. It also can be used to add additional dots or replace dots with a white space if dots need to be removed. Brush: This tool draws lines which can be several dots wide. Brush properties: Once the brush is selected, this tool allows the user to select the width, height, vertical and horizontal offset of the brush. Line: This tool allows the user to draw lines. The line is displayed in red until the drawing is completed. Draw Rectangle: This tool allows the user to draw any size rectangle. As long as the mouse is held down and the rectangle is displayed as red, the size of the rectangle can be changed. Fill Rectangle: Use this tool to draw a rectangle, and it will be filled with the selected color dots. It can also be used to fill a previously drawn rectangle. Oval: This tool is similar to the rectangle tool. Fill Oval: This tool is similar to the fill rectangle tool. Fill Area: Use this tool to fill any shape drawn with any tool. This is especially useful for filling a freeform shape drawn with the pen. It can also be used to fill other predrawn shapes. Just select this tool and click on the shape to be filled. Select Rectangle: Use this tool to draw around any shape to copy, cut or move. Once the new location for the copy has been reached, release the mouse. This tool can also be used to cut an object. Draw around an object, then use the Cut option in the Edit menu. The Paste command can also be used once an object has been cut. The pasted object can then be dragged to any location on the screen. Braille Label: The user can insert horizontal or vertical braille labels. The user can select which braille font to use. Line Width: This changes the width of drawn lines or the width of the outline of unfilled shapes. Antialiasing: This is a toggle which allows antialiasing to be turned off and on. Interpoint View: Use of this view provides a check to determine if the current page should be printed using the interpoint feature. The areas of the graphic which would interfere with the embossed second side will be displayed in red. The user can either change the graphic or choose not to print the page using interpoint. Combined View: This view shows a combined view of the ink and the embossed pages. Transform menu Rotate: This will rotate the drawings 90 degrees clockwise. Shift: The user can set the number of spaces and the direction of move for the entire page.

D.	Printing from Tiger Designer

	Files with a .prn extension can be printed directly from the Tiger Designer. The print menu allows the user to select the printer to use, the number of copies desired and the pages to print.

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