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General Defaults

The Defaults section sets global settings to be used throughout the software.

  • Click Application Defaults in the Admin section of the Main Screen.

  • The Defaults screen will open.

Mat Defaults

The Mat Defaults section sets the defaults for the New Openings Screen and the Design Editor (described below).

Edit Opening Size First

Select the default position for the Opening Size Field position on the New Openings Screen.

  • Select Edit Opening Size First to display the Opening Size field first.

  • Unselect Edit Opening Size First to display the Outside Size field first.

Layer Direction

Select the default layer direction for designing and cutting.

  • Bottom Up

  • Top Down

Borders Order        

Select the default Border Fields order on the New Openings Screen.

 Border Definition

The Border is the area of precisely definable width between the outside edge of a mat and the edge of the opening; analogous to the margins on a document page.

  • Bottom Top Sides

  • Top Sides Bottom

Reveals Defaults

Set the default Reveal Values for each template layer.

 Reveal Definition

The Reveal is the amount of the bottom matboard to be displayed when one mat window is stacked on top of another. A typical reveal between the top and bottom mat is 1/4".

  • The top layer is labeled Top.

Screens

Set the default size of the FrameShop screens.

  • Select Auto Maximize* to maximize the screens to full size.

  • Select Remember Previous Size* to use the previous screen size.

*Note: Depending on your monitor size and settings, some features may be hidden if the display is not set to display full screen, especially on the Cut Preview Screen.

Standard Sizes

Set the default sizes for the openings and outside sizes available from the Sizes button drop-down control.

 Sizes Button Definition

The Sizes Button displays the Recent and Standard sizes. 

Size Category

  • Select the Sizes category to add/edit:

    • Opening

    • Outer

Standard Sizes Listing

  • The Standard Sizes lists the Sizes for the Category selected.

  • Insert, Remove or Update the entries on this list. 

Images

Get Scale on File Load

Select whether to prompt for the image scale when an image file is loaded in Visualization.

 Visualization Definition

The Visualization software will produce a visual representation of a finished mat design, including the artwork, matboard and finished frame.

  • Select Get Scale on File Load to prompt for image scale.

  • Unselect Get Scale on File Load to only load the image.

Limit Image Size

Select whether to limit the size of the image file loaded into Visualization.

 Visualization Definition

The Visualization software will produce a visual representation of a finished mat design, including the artwork, matboard and finished frame.

  • Select Limit Image Size and enter Max Dimension of file size to limit file size.

  • Unselect Limit Image Size to allow any image size to be loaded.

Large images slow the software down.

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