Thursday, October 31, 2013

How Do You Use the Close Window Function?

> The operating system window close feature on both Windows and OSX does not function from either the upper left (OSX) or upper right (Win) in Version 2.0. Use the Window/Close drop down option or short cut to close a window.
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How Do You Open a Document File in Advanced and Professional Versions?

> The Documents section stores any type of file. Because the file types are so vast we do not have readers in the software itself to read the all file tyope. To read the file you must export the file to your computer and then open in the application in which it was created.
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> To export a Document file and open it do the following.
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> 1. Click on the file in the Art Detail/Documents tab to open.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Adding One New Record at a Time



When you first begin using My Art Collection 2.0 you will want to create new records for your collection. There are two ways of doing this.
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Step 1: Add a New Record
Creating a new record is easy to do. From either the List or Detail layouts click the "New Record" button to create a new record. Pasted Graphic
Step 2: Enter Item Details for the Overview Tab
Enter the items detail by either choosing from a dropdown list or typing the information into the fields provided.
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Step 3: Import a Picture
To add photos of an item:

1. Click the thumbnail image on the left or click the tab for the picture number to select which picture you'd like to import.

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2. Then click the "Import" button to import an image file or select the "Paste" button to paste an image that is on your computers clipboard.

3. Repeat this for up to 6 images. Add a description for each image in the space provided.
NOTE:
1. Must have QuickTime 6.0 or later. Download QuickTime Windows | Mac

Step 4: Enter Item Details for the Detail Tab
Enter the items detail by either choosing from a dropdown list or typing the information into the fields provided.