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Greeting Card Construction Software
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I have an old DOS version of "Print Shop" that I used many times back in the "DOS days". Note: The only "problem" with it, it prints in B&W. This software is a greeting card construction program that allowed you to select a font for the words, a border, and a clip art (example: Christmas tree, flower, birthday cake, etc.). I have not been able to find an older version of "Print Shop" or another program like "Print Shop". The new version of "Print Shop" has issues according to the reviews I read. I called Brouderbund to find out if I can buy an older version, but I was told I should try Ebay. I am aware that "Word" can be used to construct greeting cards, but it wasn't designed for that purpose. It would be a hassle. Do you know of a good greeting card construction program? Thank You in Advance, John |
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Greeting Card Construction Software
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Hi, I have an old DOS version of "Print Shop" that I used many times back in the "DOS days". Note: The only "problem" with it, it prints in B&W. This software is a greeting card construction program that allowed you to select a font for the words, a border, and a clip art (example: Christmas tree, flower, birthday cake, etc.). I have not been able to find an older version of "Print Shop" or another program like "Print Shop". The new version of "Print Shop" has issues according to the reviews I read. I called Brouderbund to find out if I can buy an older version, but I was told I should try Ebay. I am aware that "Word" can be used to construct greeting cards, but it wasn't designed for that purpose. It would be a hassle. Do you know of a good greeting card construction program? Thank You in Advance, John Avery Dennison DesignPro 5 used in conjunction with Avery Greeting Card blanks. http://www.avery.com/avery/en_us/Tem...Pro-for-PC.htm -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Greeting Card Construction Software
jaugustine wrote:
I have an old DOS version of "Print Shop" that I used many times back in the "DOS days". Note: The only "problem" with it, it prints in B&W. This software is a greeting card construction program that allowed you to select a font for the words, a border, and a clip art (example: Christmas tree, flower, birthday cake, etc.). I have not been able to find an older version of "Print Shop" or another program like "Print Shop". The new version of "Print Shop" has issues according to the reviews I read. I called Brouderbund to find out if I can buy an older version, but I was told I should try Ebay. You sure "older" should've been "newer"? Why would you be looking for an even older version than what you have? Older means more years, not less (for a newer version), since the reference point is now for this discussion. I'll assume you meant you want a later or newer version than what you currently have. I am aware that "Word" can be used to construct greeting cards, but it wasn't designed for that purpose. It would be a hassle. You never mentioned even trying an installation of the old Print Shop DOS-mode program? How do you know that it won't run under Windows XP? We only know you have Windows XP, not whether it is the 32- or 64-bit version, so we'll have to guess you are using the 32-bit version. Old 16-bit DOS programs will run under Windows XP as long as they don't attempt their own memory mananagement, direct hardware access rather than a qualified 2000/XP driver, or other DOS-direct hardware manipulation. Once installed, you may have to elect to run the old DOS-mode program under a compatibility mode. Do you know of a good greeting card construction program? For free or paid? For freeware, you could ask over in the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup. JASC (Just Another Software Company) got acquired by Corel back in 2004. Since you didn't mention monetary requirements (freeware or payware), Corel Paintshop Pro x4 costs $40. However, I never really saw PaintShop as specifically designed for greeting card production. Why not look at other graphics drawing programs to adapt like you did with PaintShop, like Paint.NET or GIMP? Paint.NET is easier to use while GIMP is a freeware competitor to Adobe Photoshop (there's even a GIMPshop version that tries to emulate the menuing in Photoshop if you're familiar with Photoshop). If you're looking to produce greeting cards, why not look at greeting card software? http://www.softpedia.com/dyn-search....=greeting+card http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-0...form%3DWindows |
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