![]() Print Shop 2 builds on the program’s impressive integration with Apple software: In addition to enabling automatic import of iTunes playlists and iDVD chapter headings into CD and DVD labels, and insertion of iPhoto images into projects, the program now allows you to drag and drop images into any project. New transparency-based effects let you soften the edges of images or overlay textures (such as shattered glass or a brick wall) on images. It also provides some useful new ways of manipulating that artwork (and any of your own images that you import into a Print Shop project). ![]() Print Shop 2 doubles the number of clip-art images and photos included with the program (and now ships on two CD-ROMS instead of one). Once you choose a project, the Assistant gives you a choice of three design modes: Quickstart Layout provides finished projects you can modify or print as-is Help Me Design prompts you to choose an appropriate format (including custom paper or label stock), background, and layout to create a custom design and Start from Scratch prompts you to choose paper stock only, then provides a blank workspace for you to use. Design modes help usersīy default, launching Print Shop 2 invokes the New Project Setup Assistant, which prompts you to choose one of 20 project types, including sign, banner, greeting card, or booklet. The new tools, along with templates for newsletters and booklets, don’t quite make Print Shop ideal for generating multi-page documents, but the application is a great choice for anyone who wants to create greeting cards, fliers, banners, signs, custom calendars, CD and DVD disc and case labels, or more than a dozen other types of typical print projects. ![]() New layout and imaging controls make The Print Shop for Mac 2.0 even better at what the program has always done well: Publishing projects for home, school, or small business.
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