User's Manual

Nero Cover Designer Getting Started • 6
1 Getting Started
1.1 Introduction
These instructions will show you how to quickly create and design your own CD,
DVD or Business card cover. The program is very comprehensive and powerful, so
we will only present the most important features. We will omit some parts of the
program or will only touch on them briefly.
You will find detailed information about Cover Designer in the online help which you
can access at any time by pressing the F1 key.
You can also look up current information about Cover Designer on the Internet at
www.nero.com
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1.2 How This Manual is Organized
This manual contains practical examples for creating various cover elements as well
as program reference material.
The individual chapters present the following information:
Chapter 1 gives you an overview of the manual's structure and familiarizes you with
the symbols that are used.
Chapter 2 introduces Cover Designer and its cover elements and provides a brief
description of the program's structure. The toolbar and its use will be explained to
you.
Chapter 3 presents various aids that help you create and align objects, for example
guidelines.
Chapter 4 shows you where you can define the appearance of the various cover
elements by modifying the default and program settings. It also describes how you
select paper stocks and calibrate the printer kalibrieren and specify printing options.
Chapter 5 guides you step by step through the process of creating a CD cover. By
following the instructions, you can modify the design of each cover element and
compare your results with the illustrations. You will be surprised how easy it is to
achieve the results you want.
Chapter 6 shows you how to give a uniform appearance to your CD covers by
creating and loading document templates and modifying them again as needed.