To use a Twain-compatible scanner:

1. Take the photograph or find the picture you want to use.
2. Open Imagine Pro.
3. Click the Scan icon on the toolbar or go to Open from Scanner/Camera on the File menu.
4. Select your scanner as the source.
5. Refer to your scanner user's manual to proceed with the scanning process.
6. Your scanning software is where you'll affect the size of your image (not in Imagine). Some experimentation may be required to get your image the proper size but two factors most impact the size of your scanned image:

• DPI (Dots Per Inch) - Houses should be scanned at 100           dpi for best results. Anything higher usually results in an image larger than your screen and will be memory intensive.
• Scaling/Sizing - Depending on the size of your monitor,       choose the size of your image. Try using 4½" inches high x 7½" wide (or 300 x 500 pixels) to start off.

7. When you've finished scanning, the image appears on the screen as a new project. At this point, you have the option to save the image before you begin work so that you have the scanned file to use again. You might want to use the image file on another project or you might want a back-up copy if you want to start over. For directions on saving the image file, click here.
8. You are now ready to work on the image.
9. After you have done a little designing on the scanned image in Imagine, you will want to save your work, especially if you didn't save in step 7.

1. Place your Photo CD in your CD-Rom drive Go to the File menu and select Import. When the import dialogue box appears, select the drive where your CD-ROM drive is located. The list of files on the CD will appear in the file name list to the left of the screen. If they do not appear you may have to open the folders in the folders window by double clicking the folders.

2. Select the picture(s) you want to export by single clicking on the picture(s). The picture should be outlined in red.

3. Go to the File menu and click Export or you can click the icon Export-Save Picture as Image file (this is the 3^rd icon from the right).

4. An export dialog box will appear, give your file a name using up to 8 characters.

5. Under Save File as Type, click the drop down arrow to the right and select the file format TIFF file (*.tif).

Note: You can save these files directly into the Imagine Pro 7.0 software you have purchased. You would need to save them directly to the Gallery directory.

1. To save to the Gallery directory, change the drive to C:\. In the folder window, double click on C:\. The files on your hard drive will show.

2. Scroll to the VA Imagine Pro 7 directory and double click on the VA Imagine Pro 7 directory. Then double click on the gallery directory.

3. The demo files for Imagine™ will appear in the file window. Then click OK. This image is now saved in the Imagine™ gallery directory!

4. Repeat these step for all of the images you wish to use in the Imagine program.

To Import the Images Saved in Imagine Pro 7.0

• Launch the Imagine Pro 7.0™ software.

• Go to the File menu and Select Import. Your files will appear in the file list window. Single click on the file you wish to open to preview the image. Click OK to bring the image into Imagine (If your files do not automatically show up, double click on the Gallery directory.

1. From the Start button, select Find. Then select find file or folders.
2. Make sure that you can see your desktop on a part of your screen after the Find screen come up.
3. In the Named field type "Monotype Sort". Make sure that the field "Look In" is looking at your hard drive (usually the C drive).
4. This file will come up as a true type font. When it is found click the file and drag it out to the desktop. This will make the file inactive and it should not conflict with the program.
5. Re-Install the program. You do not need to delete what you have already installed. Install into the same directory and all should be fine.

I have had one person who had an anti virus program running also. Make sure that all programs are closed before installing. If you do have an anti virus and did not disable it before installing, please do the following:

1. Delete the VA Imagine Pro 7 directory in the C:\ drive. Highlight the directory and press the delete key on your keyboard. Re Install the program.

1. Click on the "Start" icon

2. Double Click on the Control Panel

3. Select "Add remove Programs"

4. Scroll down until you see "Imagine Pro 7 program"

5. Select "Ok"

Solution: This situation is created by an older version of the file LEADDIB.DRV on your system. To fix this, you will need to find this file in your Windows\System sub-folder and rename it to LEADDIB.OLD. This will keep Windows from finding the older file when it starts up, and use the newer version in our directory.

When you start your software now, it will automatically use the newer copy that comes with our software.