Getting started with Photosymbols® 2

Photosymbols 2 is a collection of 2000 images for making easy read information. This guide will help get you started.

We've made it even easier to find the right image with a browser that can run from the disc or be installed onto your hard drive.

Use Photosymbols in reports, minutes, newsletters, web sites, presentations and much more. The images are royalty free so you can use them as much as you like.

System Requirements

Photosymbols 2 runs on Windows or Apple Mac computers with web browser software, just like a web site.  If you can use the internet on your computer you can use Photosymbols 2.

If you don't have web browser software you will need to download and install it.

Windows Users:
Internet Explorer www.microsoft.com
Firefox www.getfirefox.com

Mac Users:
Safari www.apple.com/safari
Firefox www.getfirefox.com

Running from Disc 1

1> Put Disc 1 into CD-Drive. If CD does not autorun, open Index.htm to run for the first time or STARTmenu.htm to go straight to the menu.

2> Main Menu: Click on a theme to view the thumbnails.

3> Thumbnail view: Click on thumbnails to see bigger images. Clicking left and right arrows shows more images.

4> The Menu button takes you back.

5> Right click and copy or download image*.

6> Paste or insert the image into your document.
* If you want to use the Ôclipping pathÕ and put images against coloured backgrounds in DTP software, you must
download images and place/insert them into your document.
2>
3>
Installing the browser and
images to your hard drive

1> You will need 500MB free before you can install.

2> Put Disc 1 into CD-Drive.

3> WINDOWS: Go to My Computer and select the D:Drive.
Hold <CTRL> Key and drag to desktop or a folder you choose.

APPLE MAC: Select CD Icon on the desktop. Hold <ALT>
Key and drag to desktop or a folder you choose.

4> Open folder you created and open Index.htm to run for the first time or STARTmenu.htm to go straight to the menu.

5> Follow instruction on page 4 (running from disc 1) to use the browser.
Disc 2 Pro Print

This disc will only play on computers with a DVD Drive.
The images on this disc are large, high resolution files for
professional print work. To run or install the Photosymbols Browser use Disc 1.

> Send this disc with any artwork you send to a professional printer. They will need these images to get best results.

> Images are High Resolution 300dpi CMYK JPEGS*.

> Images contain Clipping Paths so you can place them
against coloured backgrounds.

> Desk Top Publishing users with 5GB (5000MB) of free space on a hard drive may wish to copy the contents of this disc to your hard drive for regular DTP use**.

* WARNING : Using the images from this disc will make your document file size very big and is only recommended for professional users.
** WARNING : Installing the images from this disc takes up a lot of hard drive space and is only recommended for professional users.

Terms of use
Please make sure you read the License Agreement in the Documents folder of the disc so you know what you can and cannot do with photosymbols. You can also read the License Agreement on our web site www.photosymbols.com

Crediting Photosymbols¨
Please put the made with photosymbols graphic in any designs you make using photosymbols. The graphic is in the Documents folder on the disc in two versions, JPG and EPS.

If you need to include copyright information, it should read 'images © Copyright 2006 Photosymbols Ltd. All rights reserved.'

Thank you
Thanks to the following people for helping make Photosymbols 2:

Models from People Like Me
Bristol & South Gloucestershire People First
Swindon People First
Culture Speak Out at Grapevine, Coventry
All the guest models
Avon and Somerset Police
West Mercia Police
SpeakEasy N.O.W & friends, Worcestershire
Beeston Library and staff, Nottinghamshire
Lifeskills Centre, Bristol
Staff at Bristol Royal Infirmary
Lloyds TSB, Bristol
Tescos, Golden Hill, Bristol
Post Office, Gloucester Road, Bristol
JD Sports, The Mall, South Gloucestershire
Gatewest New Media
Frances Le Grys

©2006 Photosymbols Ltd. All rights reserved. Photosymbols is a trademark of
Photosymbols Ltd. Apple, Mac and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and
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