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What is Business Stationery Pro?
Business Stationery Pro is software that helps you design stationery for your business and personal use. This user friendly software allows you to create unique and attractive stationery from hundreds of customizable templates. You can design stationery of your choice by adding background, text, dynamic shapes and data as per requirement. |
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Does Business Stationery Pro support import of text files?
You can design stationery to include all kinds of variable fields (text, graphics) with contents from text files (comma separated, fixed length fields, etc.) or almost any common database by using different tools available in Business Stationery Pro. |
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What databases does Business Stationery Pro support?
Business Stationery Pro supports three popular database sources that are Microsoft Excel (*.xls), CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv) or Text file (*.txt, *.*). |
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Can I add my own image to my stationery?
Yes, you can add your own image to your stationery. Business Stationery Pro has an icon named Browse Image in left menu. By clicking on Browse Image you will see a window named Image Panel. Here you can select any image from your computer and put it in your stationery. Further, you have the option of cropping the image by using the crop tool; otherwise you can use the image as it is. |
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Can I change the background of the template?
Yes, you can change the background of the template. If you have chosen Start from Blank then you can change background color with the options given in background panel. In case you are starting from Template, then you can go to background panel and change the fill type option. |
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How do I print the stationery?
To print your stationery, click the Print icon in the toolbar. When you click on Print icon a new window, Print Preview will open. This window has various options that are as follows:
1. Selected page size: You will find some page sizes mentioned in the drop down menu. By clicking on the down arrow you can select the size of the page that will be used in printer for printing your stationery. If you do not find your page size in the options then you can choose Custom Size and give values for the size of your page. Here, you are required to fill the width and height of the page in inches. The width and height options are already filled in the available page size options.
2. Print: It gives you the option to choose on which side you want the design to be printed. It has three options front, back and crop marks. You can choose the option that you require.
3. Margins: This option has further sub options, left (leaves margin space from left side), right (leaves margin space from right side), top (leaves margin space from top), bottom (leaves margin space from top), padding (leaves margins space in between the two prints) and cell group (leaves margin gap in between cells) that you are required to choose according to your requirement. The printer will be printing the stationery on the page leaving the margins of the fixed measurement in inches.
4. Tile: This option is helpful when you need to print the stationery in rows and columns with a particular number of copies, for example business cards or invitations. Tile has various sub options: Number of items: you can enter the number of items you need to print. This option works even if you do not enable the tile option. All the other sub options get activated only if you select the tile option. Rows: Here, you can enter the number of rows that need to be printed. If the number of rows is not visible on one sheet then the remaining rows will get printed in the next sheet. You need to place your item rows according to the page size. If the last row of the sheet is half visible then decrease the number of rows. Column: Here, you can enter the number of columns you need to print. The number of columns to be printed depends upon the size of your paper. If the last column of the sheet is half visible then decrease the number of columns. Start row: This option enables you to select the row number from where you want the print, for example, if you want to print from the second row then you must enter number 2 here. Start column: This option enables you to select the column number from where you want the print for example, if you want to print from the second column then you must enter number 2 here.
5. Database: This option is helpful if you want to take print of stationery from database (data already saved in computer). It has a few sub-options that help you print your stationery as per your requirement. These database sub-options are: Record From and To, these options help you in selecting the data to be printed from one particular number to another (like 1 to 20) for example, you want to print data from 1 to 20, then add 1 in Record From and enter 20 in To option. The data will get printed from 1 to 20 numbers. Copies of each record: This option lets you fill the number of printed copies required for each record.
6. Raster or Vector format: This option tells about the quality of printing that you will get. Print in raster format is a normal printing format. It is of fine quality but, on zooming the picture may be seen in dots. Vector format is a highly fine quality printing usually used for printing of images. This format does not support transparency effect.
After selecting all print options click Print, a print window will open. Here, you need to select the printer, select the page range and fill the required number of copies then click Print to print otherwise click cancel.
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Can I use my own database by connecting it to Business Stationery Pro?
You can connect with your database and use data from your computer. Click on the design element indicating Connect Database. A new window named Import will open. In this window you find data source type: This option lets you use data source from any of the three types- Microsoft Excel (*.xls), CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv) or Text file (*.txt, *.*). After selecting the data source type you will find the option named file name has Browse option. You can browse and select the name of the file you want to connect with Business Stationery Pro. You can select the type of delimiter you want to use; here the delimiter has the drop down menu of choices for you to choose for your stationery. Now, the option named First Row contains column names that lets you select whether you want Business Stationery Pro to include the first row or not. In case, the first row contains column names and you do not want it to be included then select this option otherwise do not select and the Business Stationery Pro will include the first row too. After selecting all the options click OK. Click reset if you want to reset or edit the options in Import, to cancel click Cancel. |
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How do I start designing stationery?
You can start by two ways-- Start from Templates or Start from Blank. You can select your preferred option and click on it from the welcome window that appears when you click open the software. |
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How do I select the size of my stationery?
On clicking Start with Blank, you will see a window named Canvas Size. Here, you will find the options to change the panel size. In this option you can change the height, width and units of the panel. You are required to choose any one type of units from the three options (Centimeters, Inches and Points). |
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Can I change color of the objects used in the stationery?
You can select any object placed in your worksheet and change its color according from the property panel that appears in the right hand side of the sheet. |
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Can I move the text of a stationery design?
Yes, the text placed in a stationery design can be moved and placed anywhere by selecting it with your cursor. You can even rotate the text to any degree by selecting Rotate in the Text Property Panel in the right side of the workspace. |
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How do I make my image appear transparent?
To make an image transparent, select that image in the workspace and a property panel will open up in the right hand side of the workplace. Here, you can move the transparency slider to make the image as transparent as you want to. The same effect can be applied to any text or background by selecting them. |
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