40 CHAPTER 3
Working with the Software
almost entirely transparent to you, but you
will see mention of it in the software so we
thought it should also be mentioned here.
SmartDesigns
SmartDesigns are our interactive design
tools to help make creating great looking
labels easier. When used with playlists, you
make a couple of choices, insert your CD
and you're done. That’s why we highly
recommend using SmartDesigns for all
your playlist labels, even if you just use
them as a starting point for creating
custom designs.
We have created a number of Smart-
Designs specifically to be used when
creating audio or data CDs. These
SmartDesigns have specified where things
like the CD title, artist’s name, and track
listings will be placed. When you insert a
CD into your drive, SureThing automati-
cally reads the playlist and places the data
into these designs. You can then click your
way through the SmartDesign choices to
find the look you’re after.
You choose the type of SmartDesign you’d
like to use in the New Label Wizard. You
will see three choices: Audio CD, Data CD
or General Purpose. The General Purpose
layouts are free form and do not place any
playlist information. The other two include
designs which match their purpose.
A Quick Walk-Through
We’ve now given you a good overview of
playlists and how they are used in Sure-
Thing. But nothing really shows how easy
it is like a quick exercise. So follow these
steps and create your first label using
playlists.
1 Select New from the File Menu or click
the New button in the Command Bar.
2 Choose SureThing CD Labels 2-Up,
click Next.
3 Choose a background if you’d like, or
simply click Next.
4 Make sure “Use SmartDesigns” is
checked and select Audio CD in the
SmartDesigns list. You can quickly click
through the available SmartDesign layouts.
When you’re ready, click Next.
5 On the final screen, select “Use Playlist
Manager.” We have a sample playlist
already set up just for this exercise. Click
Finish.
6 You will now be presented with the
Playlist Manager. In the list of playlist
selections, select Follow the Sun by Team
SureThing. Click OK.
You are now looking at a fully completed
label ready to print. It’s that easy! You can
now browse through backgrounds, change
the SmartDesign layout, or change the
fonts to get the look just right for you.
Have fun!
In real life, you may want to select “Read
from CD” on the Finish screen of the New
Label Wizard to grab a playlist from the
CD you just recorded. Sometimes you’ll
want to play with font sizes, move text
blocks slightly, or delete unwanted fields
from the design of the label. It’s all easy,
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