| > | | | | program still needs 670MB of drive space. On the |
| | | | other hand, if one should decide to just keep the |
| Professional and business-looking cards have | | | | extra clip art CDs handy, swapping them every |
| become so tedious that I have been trying to get | | | | time you need an image may be a |
| other programs to help me create cards and | | | | time-consuming alternative. |
| albums without feeling that it's a lot of work for | | | | But as I've said earlier, never mind the number of |
| me. | | | | CDs. The huge collection of clip art and images will |
| Broderbund's "The Print Shop" has been doing that | | | | blow your mind. With more than 134,000 images |
| for its clients, particularly users who need a quick, | | | | and 11,000 layout templates, you'll have more |
| easy and affordable way to do basic publishing | | | | than enough for the next decade of publishing, I |
| activities. | | | | think. |
| Now comes another version of the popular Print | | | | With its easy-to-use interface, the program is |
| Shop program that lets you design or adapt over | | | | definitely simple and functional. Print Shop 12.0 has |
| 11,000 templates of everything--- from greeting | | | | menus with scores of commands and toolbars |
| cards and photo albums, to signs, banners, and | | | | easy enough to manipulate. One artist even |
| even calendars. | | | | boasts of its large open space in the center of all |
| The Print Shop Deluxe 12.0 is for kids, as well as | | | | those icons and toolbars-- the better to design |
| for those kids-at-heart, who love the idea of | | | | your work. |
| churning out fun projects. Aside from turning | | | | The program also boasts of 5,000 more |
| regular banners and greeting cards into great | | | | templates than the previous version. Just choose |
| works that ensures attraction, the newest edition | | | | a template from one of the many categories, do |
| of the 16-year-old printing and desktop publishing | | | | the easy instructions, then customize the text |
| program includes a photo editor and tools that can | | | | and art and your on your way to creating your |
| help users produce simple paper products from | | | | very own greeting card, or banner, or whatever |
| menus to other marketing products. It also has | | | | marketing material you need at the moment. |
| easy-to-use interface, and a great online support. | | | | The new Color Set Creator also helps users |
| Print Shop 12.0 is easy to use, never mind that | | | | change the Color Set on the background. With |
| the program has six CDs of clip art. One review | | | | just one click, users can try different colors for |
| even stated that you might need to find enough | | | | their project. |
| drive space for the whole "monster program". | | | | With a user-friendly manual, even a kid can handle |
| The review even said that even if one should | | | | its features. The program's help file is complete |
| stick with the minimum installation option, the | | | | and clear. |