You may wish to also read the topic Creating Images for some useful tips on creating images for your Cobwebb Designs.

Create the image...

•Open the Microsoft Word or Excel document which contains the graphic or overlay you wish to export.

•Select Print from the File menu in MS Word.

•Select Cobwebb PPD Printer from the printers drop down menu.

•Select the Properties button.

•From the Layout tab, set the page layout to the correct orientation i.e Portrait or landscape.

•From the Paper/Quality tab ensure the Black & White radio button is selected to keep the image file size down if the overlay is black and white.

•Click OK to confirm these settings.

•Click OK on the Print dialog.

•In Print to file dialog select the Save as type drop down menu and change the type to All Files

•Select a path and enter the File name you wish to save the image as and ensure you add the .PNG file extension as part of the file name.

Note:  Please remember when creating your image file name, that it needs to be eight characters or less in order for it to be successfully uploaded to the Server.  We recommend you maintain the same, or related names for your Image Overlays and your PPD files.

•Click OK

Updating existing images...

If you are updating an existing image ensure the exported image has the same name and file extension as the old image. Drag and drop the new image into the same folder as the older image to overwrite it.

Open the Cobwebb Design which requires the image to check the design is correctly linked to the image with no error messages or warnings.

Note: If you already have the Cobwebb Design open when updating the image you will need to select the image elements properties and select the Reload button to update the design.

You will then need to upload your design to the Server - see Uploading Cobwebb Designs for details.