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Re: GCU is GREAT but artist need editing tools bad
Reply #15 - Sep 13th, 2010, 3:17pm
 
Kathleen
 
Thanks for the advice unfortunately I have an Apple Mac and no ability to right click open a new window. Which now turns out to be a real pain as I have to go back and fix up keywords on about 800 cards. Guess it will be a slow process.
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Reply #16 - Sep 13th, 2010, 3:27pm
 
Hi Deborah,
You can accomplish this on a Mac by holding down 'control' key and then clicking on the 'inside text' title.
This will open up a box and the first option is 'open link new window' Smiley
 
Kathleen...thanks so much I did not know this trick! You have saved me a lot of time for future changes kiss
 
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Reply #17 - Sep 13th, 2010, 3:33pm
 
Hi Deborah,
I have an Apple Mac and can right click just fine.  Use Safari and Firefox browsers.  Does your mouse have a right click function?  If I go into system preferences > keyboard & mouse > mouse, my left click says primary button, right click says secondary button.
 
Hope that helps,
Kati
 
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When I put cursor on "Inside Text", it highlights those words.  Then when I right click, a little box comes up with the following list.
   
open link in new window
open link in new tab
bookmark this link
save link as...
send link...
copy link location
 
I click "open link in new window"
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Reply #18 - Sep 13th, 2010, 3:55pm
 
Pamela,
You're welcome.  This works on the main edit link too.  Was trying to find thread were Tom and others helped me with this last year, but can't seem to locate it.  Has really saved me much time.  I'm currently working on oodles of invitations that I used the incorrect format on and can't believe how much faster it is.
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Reply #19 - Sep 13th, 2010, 4:27pm
 
Again Thank You to everyone for your help and advice.
 
This will make things a lot easier. Had started editing the old way (first page, last page, page forward, select card, edit, start again) can now do the same thing in about a third of the time. Using the control key works fine.
 
I love the help that is available on the forum.
 
Thanks to All
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Reply #20 - Sep 13th, 2010, 5:30pm
 
Quote from Deborah_133004 on Sep 13th, 2010, 4:27pm:


I love the help that is available on the forum.


 
Every day I learn something new! It's a great group of artists here Smiley
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Reply #21 - Sep 21st, 2010, 3:50pm
 
We've done some tweaking on the Manage Cards page that will hopefully make life a little easier when editing cards.
 
1) Find / Browse by terms will hold your view until you choose to return to All Cards view vs returning to All Cards after each edit.
 
2) After Editing a card there is a new button "Save and Edit Inside Text" which will take you directly to the Inside Text page w/o having to go back to Manage Card then Edit Text.
 
Let us know if this speeds things up!  Roll Eyes
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Reply #22 - Sep 21st, 2010, 4:21pm
 
LOVE that you added these useful new tools Mindy!  
 
Hate to complain but they seem to have caused a glitch that's keeping us from progressing beyond the card details page, Sad
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Reply #23 - Sep 21st, 2010, 5:10pm
 
Mindy,
 
I have been editing inside text in my older invitations with the thought in mind that customer may not edit the inside of the cards themselves but purchase it as is and write in their own information.  (as discussed in an earlier forum post)
 
There are some editing technical points you need to think about when you next work on inside card editing program.
 
1. If the message alignment is set to centered, it is very difficult to get the date, time, place to line up so it looks balanced.  It would look aligned when I was editing, but after saving, it still is a bit off.  If I go back after saving, and add a space or two it looks better, but still not perfect.
Here is an example: http://artist.greetingcarduniverse.com/community/card_inside.asp?pid=525031& return=/community/my_cards.asp?
 
2. The editing program will not let me add spaces at the top of the page, above the text, to make the page balanced (see above example).  I would add a space to move the entire text block down while editing but when I save, the extra space is not saved.  The card looks a bit unprofessional with the text so high on this sample card.
 
3.  It would be much more attractive if we could edit the inside verse with different size fonts and/or types of fonts for different parts of the message or invitation.
 
These are just some points to put on the wish list along with being able to design the inside of the card.
 
Thanks,
Kati
 
PS - The "Save and Edit inside verse Text" works great.  Thanks so much for making my work easier.
 
PSS - For some reason the link I gave above in my message is not showing the edited version of the card.  Went back and checked all the cards I just edited and the new edit is not showing in mange cards or on the main GCU pages.  Will give it some time and check later.  Sure hope there is not a glitch in the system.
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Reply #24 - Sep 21st, 2010, 5:47pm
 

 
I would like to be able to center the verse, but align the date, time, place to the left.  
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Reply #25 - Sep 21st, 2010, 7:44pm
 
Quote from Tanya_131398 on Sep 21st, 2010, 4:21pm:
LOVE that you added these useful new tools Mindy!

Hate to complain but they seem to have caused a glitch that's keeping us from progressing beyond the card details page, Sad

 
I'm experiencing this problem too.  Sad
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Reply #26 - Sep 21st, 2010, 10:30pm
 
Hmmm, Mine does not say save and add...it says Add, but when I click it, it does nothing, goes nowhere.
I click Next, it takes me back to the previous card settings and title, so on..so, I`m at a stand still.  undecided
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Reply #27 - Sep 22nd, 2010, 8:01am
 
Quote from Mindy on Sep 21st, 2010, 3:50pm:
We've done some tweaking on the Manage Cards page that will hopefully make life a little easier when editing cards.

1) Find / Browse by terms will hold your view until you choose to return to All Cards view vs returning to All Cards after each edit.

2) After Editing a card there is a new button "Save and Edit Inside Text" which will take you directly to the Inside Text page w/o having to go back to Manage Card then Edit Text.

Let us know if this speeds things up!  Roll Eyes

 
Mindy...thank you all again for enhancing our creation process!!  I sincerely appreciate the efforts!
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Reply #28 - Sep 22nd, 2010, 8:22am
 
Just used both, this is a great help
 
Thanks GCU Smiley
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Re: GCU is GREAT but artist need editing tools bad
Reply #29 - Sep 23rd, 2010, 12:02pm
 
Quote from Eve_138255 on Sep 21st, 2010, 7:44pm:
Quote from Tanya_131398 on Sep 21st, 2010, 4:21pm:
LOVE that you added these useful new tools Mindy!

Hate to complain but they seem to have caused a glitch that's keeping us from progressing beyond the card details page, Sad


I'm experiencing this problem too.  Sad

 
We have been unable to reproduce this problem.  Are you still experiencing it?
 
If so...
On the Card Details View page do you see the two buttons?  Save Changes, Save and Edit Inside Text
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