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rtd_manual_ch_06_libraries [2012/02/14 17:39] mark [USING CLIPART IN TEMPLATES]		rtd_manual_ch_06_libraries [2012/12/27 11:15] (current) mark [RTD CLIPART]
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	various places in the system. Setting up the libraries can be time consuming if the default values don't work for you and your system is complex, but you will be able to recall the libraries very easily when		various places in the system. Setting up the libraries can be time consuming if the default values don't work for you and your system is complex, but you will be able to recall the libraries very easily when
	setting up individual products.		setting up individual products.
		+	==== LIBRARIES VS. PRODUCT ASSIGNMENT ====
		+	The single most frequent question by new RTD clients is related to a misunderstanding of the concept of master libraries and assignment of the libraries at product level.
		+	- If you add new fonts, clip art categories or colors to the libraries, they do not appear in your products automatically.
		+	- You must assign the new fonts, clip art categories or colors to previously defined products.
		+	- You can not add a color to a product until it has been defined in the library.
	==== COLOR LIBRARY ====		==== COLOR LIBRARY ====
	The Color Library consists of a list of all the colors you will be using for your products - both design		The Color Library consists of a list of all the colors you will be using for your products - both design
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	of individual clip arts that you upload, you are limited to turning system clip art categories on and off.		of individual clip arts that you upload, you are limited to turning system clip art categories on and off.
	You cannot control individual system cliparts.		You cannot control individual system cliparts.
		+	==== RTD CLIPART ====
		+	The RealTimeDesigner has several thousand pieces of clip art meant to appeal to a wide variety of users.  The clip art is referred to as System Clip Art.  Each client of RealTimeDesigner also has the ability to upload their own clip art into the system clip art categories or create their own categories.  System clip art can be turned off by category, but companies do not have access to individual clip art files.
	==== DEFINING CLIPART CATEGORIES ====		==== DEFINING CLIPART CATEGORIES ====
	Before you can upload clip art, you must define categories to organize the clip art. Click on the		Before you can upload clip art, you must define categories to organize the clip art. Click on the
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	text with no commas or other punctuation. Click on the ADD NEW button to initiate the upload. Valid		text with no commas or other punctuation. Click on the ADD NEW button to initiate the upload. Valid
	files types for clip art include GIF, JPG, EPS, PS.....		files types for clip art include GIF, JPG, EPS, PS.....
-	==== CLIPART MASS ACTIONS ====	+	==== CLIP ART MASS ACTIONS ====
	At the top of the Clip art Upload screen is an area titled MASS ACTIONS. This section was developed		At the top of the Clip art Upload screen is an area titled MASS ACTIONS. This section was developed
	to assist you in editing groups of clip arts rather than doing so individually which can be time		to assist you in editing groups of clip arts rather than doing so individually which can be time
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	KEYWORDS. Be very careful using the mass actions as these operations can not be undone and a lot		KEYWORDS. Be very careful using the mass actions as these operations can not be undone and a lot
	of changes can be made to your site with just a few clicks.		of changes can be made to your site with just a few clicks.
		+	==== CLIP ART GROUPS ====
		+	The Clip Art Groups tool allows you to include several clip art categories within a group. Typically, our users have a clip art group named GENERAL and then other specialty groups. The general group contains all the normal clip art categories.  This makes assigning clip art categories at the product level much easier.  Rather than pick each clip art category for each product, you can simply assign a clip art group to a product with one click.  Another advantage is that later you can add or delete categories in that group and the changes will be reflected in all products using that clip art group name.  If you don't use groups, you will have to redo the CONFIGURE CLIPART CATEGORIES for each and every product that is affected by the category change.
	==== MANAGE CLIPART GROUPS ====		==== MANAGE CLIPART GROUPS ====
-	To add a new clip art group, click the ADD A NEW GROUP button on the LIBRARIES > MANAGE	+	To add a new clip art group, click the ADD A NEW GROUP button on the **LIBRARIES > MANAGE
-	CLIPART GROUPS screen.	+	CLIPART GROUPS** screen.
-	=== **[REWRITE THE FOLLOWING]**	+
-	===	+
-	NOTE: This tool allows you to set super categories between Groups.
-	Super categories are to be used to offer your users clip art categories
-	If you will set a product to use a Group which contains subgroups, the final result will be
-	to show users the group names as clip art categories.
-	Users will so see the clip arts associated with the selected group only, while "super category"
-	and subgroups will be listed all together in a drop-down, ordered by name.
-	To sum up the better way to setup groups if you want to have categories for users:
-	- define good separate groups
-	- set one of them as super for all the others (no matter which one)
-	- assign the "super" as group in product configuration for clip arts
-	Clip arts groups have precisely super-categories. As written in that page: [quote] NOTE: This tool
-	allows you to set super categories between Groups. Super categories are to be used to offer your users
-	clip art categories If you will set a product to use a Group which contains subgroups, the final result
-	will be to show users the group names as clip art categories. Users will so see the clip arts associated
-	with the selected group only, while "super category" and subgroups will be listed all together in a dropdown,
-	ordered by name. To sum up the better way to setup groups if you want to have categories for
-	users:
-	- define good separate groups
-	- set one of them as super for all the others (no matter which one)
-	- assign the "super" as group in product configuration for clip arts
	==== USING CLIPART IN TEMPLATES ====		==== USING CLIPART IN TEMPLATES ====
	You need to create any complex drawing elements OUTSIDE of RTD and insert them as clip art. RTD		You need to create any complex drawing elements OUTSIDE of RTD and insert them as clip art. RTD