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Reference Manual Overview
The printed OMEGA 2.5 Reference Manual is not included with the OMEGA 2.5 or higher
release. You can order it separately, either by returning the Reference Manual coupon, or for
OMEGA CD-only kits that do not include a coupon, you can purchase the OMEGA Literature
kit.
For your convenience the OMEGA 2.5 Reference Manual is included as a PDF file, along with
other OMEGA documentation on the OMEGA CD. You can either read the desired chapters on-
line or print them as you need them.
All the information in the OMEGA Reference Manual is
also in the OMEGA 2.6 On-line Help system
.
See Help for the most up-to-date information.
The Reference Manual is divided into books and chapters, presenting information about the
hundreds of tools, commands and features incorporated in OMEGA. Each book is reviewed
below with a short summary of the contents of that particular book.
Book One: Welcome
The first book introduces you to the OMEGA suite of programs and provides information on
where and how to get help. The details of opening, closing, and saving files are outlined in Book
One.
Book Two: Understanding Composer Tools
This book describes the basic tools of Composer including how to set up the work surface,
maximizing your productivity. This book also includes information on working with Layers.
Book Three: Creating the Basic Design Text and Shapes
Book Three presents OMEGA solutions for basic job design. Information can be obtained on
tasks such as drawing a box, manipulating parts of your design, working with connected fonts
and special characters, arranging objects in your job and Dimensioning, which can be used to
provide detailed measurements for the installation of sign components.
Book Four: Adding Color to the Design
OMEGA provides many ways to add color. You can design with hundreds of vinyl colors, or
print using thermal or ink jet printers with spot and process foils.
Book Five: Making the Design Print and Cut Correctly
It is important to understand the steps needed to correctly design a printed job. This book
describes the five steps to follow to ensure that your printed job will be successful the first time.
It also includes tips and techniques to solve print registration problems and ensure that the
design cuts correctly.
Book Six: Color Management and Importing/Exporting Files
This book describes OMEGA Color Management. It is easy to use and allows you to see on-
screen what colors will look like when they are outputted to a plotter or printer. Included in this
book are instructions on how to import and export industry standard file types.
Book Seven: Adding Artwork and Other Files to the Design
The information in this book explains the variety of artwork types that OMEGA offers: images,
clip art, scanned art, and digitized art.
