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Pandora toolbar identification

With the Pandora software open, complete the following steps:

  1. From the Help menu, verify that Show Tool Tips is currently selected. 



      Tool tips identify many items in the Pandora work area and dialog boxes and are useful when you are learning to use Pandora. Tool tips are turned on by default when you first install and start the software.
     
  2. Roll the mouse over each icon displayed in the toolbar and use the tool tip to identify it. Make note of the name of each tool. View the function of each tool below.


    From left to right, the tools are:

    New Creates a new job when selected.
    Open

    Launches the Open dialog box. Use the Open dialog box to open an existing job or job template.

    SaveMakes incremental saves to a job that already exists, or opens the Save As dialog box in order to provide a job with a name and a storage location.
    PrintOpens the Print dialog box. The Print dialog box enables you to specify any output device to print to, or to output the job in a selected output file format.
    Import ArtworkProvides a quick method of selecting artwork to use in a job.
    Import DieProvides a quick method of selecting a die to use in a job.
    Import FolderProvides a quick method of importing all the PDF artwork contained in a folder, and because you can have only one die per job, imports the first (alphanumeric) die in the folder.
    High Res PreviewProvides a quick method of viewing artwork in high resolution.
    Selection ToolSelects the arrow key for selecting objects in a layout. This is the default tool.
    Bleed ToolEnables you to manually edit bleeds. The Bleed tool can be used to add a point to a bleed path, or delete a point from a bleed path.
    Overlap ToolWhen you select the Overlap tool from the toolbar, Pandora detects and highlights any overlapping bleeds. Use the Overlap tool to resolve all overlaps.
    Ruler ToolEnables you to accurately measure two points by distance, angle and amount of change.
    Zoom ToolEnables you to zoom in on objects in the layout view.
    Hand ToolEnables you to quickly move around in the layout view without having to use the scroll bars.
    StepRepeat ToolWhen you have an overall idea of what's required in the production process, and if the layout is simple, you can click the StepRepeat tool, select the artwork, and drag it to establish the number up that is required.
    Flip Side ToolIf the defined work style for the Pandora job is two-sided, you can snap or manually align artwork to the die, select the Flip Side tool, select the die, and snap or manually align the artwork to be used on the opposite side to the die.
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