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Pages are loaded into Composer by printing to the Sharpdesk Composer driver from third-party 
applications (for example, MS Word, MS Excel, and so on). Or, you can drag and drop a file from 
Sharpdesk or Microsoft Explorer directly into either the Composer’s work area or the Composer 
icon on the Output Zone. Loading pages by drag and drop uses the default paper size and 
orientation. If the resulting pages do not appear as you want, you can change them as desired. 

You can load pages into Composer directly from Sharpdesk, Explorer, or from a third-party 
application. 

To place pages into Composer from third-party applications (for example, Word): 

1.  Select the Print command from the application in which you are working. A screen similar to 

the following one appears: 

 

Select Sharpdesk Composer as the target printer. To change the document’s paper size or 
orientation, click the Properties button.  

 

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2. Click OK to save your settings and close the Properties screen. 
3. Click OK or Print (depending on the application you’re running) to start the print operation. 

If Sharpdesk is not running, it automatically starts and the new pages are added to an 
Untitled.sdf document in the Composer work area. If Composer is running with a 
document in the work area, the new page(s) is added to the existing document.  

4.  Continue loading pages into the Composer until you have all the pages you want.  You can 

now use Composer to selectively delete or re-order pages into the finished document. 

With the Composer running, you can add pages as follows: 

1. Click the Add Document icon on the toolbar, or choose the Add Document command from 

the File menu. 
A standard Windows Open dialog displays. 

2.  Locate the document you want to add to the Composer, highlight it, and click Open. 

The document is automatically opened in its original application (for example, Word), and is  
then printed and added to the Composer. 

With the Composer running, you can add pages from Sharpdesk or Windows Explorer as follows: 

•  Drag and drop a page from the Sharpdesk work area or Windows Explorer to the 

Composer work area, or the Composer icon on the Output zone. The page is opened in 
its original application and then printed to the Composer. 

Working with the Composer is easy and intuitive. Once your source documents have been loaded 
into the work area, you can use the mouse or commands from the Menu bar and Toolbar to delete 
or re-order pages to create your new document. 

To arrange pages in the work area: 

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Pages can be dragged and dropped within the work area to re-order them as desired. To 
move a page in the work area, grab it and then release the mouse at the location where the 
page is to be inserted. 

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You can also move a page using the Cut and Paste commands. Click on the page you want 
to move and click Cut on the toolbar. Click on the page you want to follow the one cut and 
click Paste. These commands can also be displayed by clicking the right mouse button on a 
page. 

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To insert a blank page, choose the Insert Blank Page command from the Edit menu, or 
click the right mouse button on the page you want the blank page to follow and select the 
Insert Blank Page command. 

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Each page inserted into the work area displays its original source file name in the reference 
area. If you want to rename a page, click on it to select it, then click it again and type the 
new name. 

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To view the Composer full page, click the maximize icon in the upper right corner of the 
work area.  

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To view the Work Area only, uncheck the References option in the View menu. You can 
also enlarge the Work Area (or the Reference Area) by grabbing and dragging the separator 
bar between the Work Area and Reference Area. 

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To view a full-page image, double-click on the page, or choose the Print Preview 
command from the File menu. To return to the default view, click the close icon (X) in the 
upper right corner of the work area.  

To delete a page: 

1.  Click on the page(s) you want to delete (hold down the <Ctrl> key to select multiple pages.)  

The selected page(s) are highlighted. 

2. Click the Delete option on the toolbar, select the Delete command from the File menu, or 

press the Delete key on your keyboard. A confirmation message appears. 

3. Click OK to delete the page(s). 

You can define your Headers and Footers as follows: 

Choose the Page Setup command from the File menu. 

The Page Setup dialog displays.  

 

You can specify which pages the Header and Footer will be displayed on as follows: 

1.  Select the “Entire document” item from the drop-down list in the Apply to: section if you 

want the Header/Footer to be applied to every page of the printed document. 

2.  Select the “Selected pages” item from the drop-down list in the Apply to: section if you want 

the Header/Footer to be applied only to the pages you selected prior to selecting the 

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File.Page Setup menu option.  If specific pages were not selected prior to entering the 
Header/Footer dialog, only the “Entire document” selection will be available. 

3.  Select the “This page forward” item from the drop-down list in the Apply to: section if you 

want the Header/Footer to be applied the page you selected prior to selecting the File.Page 
Setup menu option.  The selected page and all following pages will contain the 
Header/Footer you have defined.  If specific pages were not selected prior to entering the 
Header/Footer dialog, only the “Entire document” selection will be available. 

Headers and Footers are opaque white bands that lie across the top and bottom of the printed 
page.  The header and footer bands will overwrite anything that lies beneath them.  You control 
the size of the Header/Footer bands and the placement of text within them as follows: 

1.  Use the Up/Down arrows to specify the Height of Header/Footer.  This setting defines the 

bottom of the Header (or the top of the Footer) ‘band’ across the printed page, measured from 
the top edge (Header) or bottom edge (Footer) of the paper.  The Header and Footer bands 
will be opaque white ribbons across the top and bottom of the printed page. 

2.  Use the Up/Down arrows to specify the Indent from top/bottom edge.  This setting defines 

where the first printed line of the Header (Footer) will be positioned from the top (bottom) 
edge of the paper.  This setting must be less than the Height of Header/Footer. 

3.  Use the Up/Down arrows to specify the Indent from left/right edge.  This setting defines 

where the first/last printed character will be positioned from the left/right edge of the paper. 

Each Header/Footer has three sections:  Left, Center, Right.  The Left Section is left-justified 
(beginning at the Indent from left edge setting), the Center Section is center-justified (based on 
the page width), and the Right Section is right-justified (ending at the Indent from right edge 
setting). 
You fill in the section boxes and format the text you want as follows: 

1.  Click on the section box you want to use and type in the text for the Header/Footer.  
2.  To insert a page number, click the section box where you want it to display (left, center, or 

right), and then click the Page Number button. Composer automatically numbers pages 
sequentially. 

3.  To format your Header/Footer, highlight the text and then click the Font button. Select the 

desired Font, Font style, and Size, and then click OK. 

You can attach a Composer document to an e-mail as follows:  

Choose the Send Mail command from the File menu, or click the Send Mail icon on the 
toolbar.  

Composer will save the current file as a PDF file and place it as an attachment to the mailing 
‘envelope’ supplied by your PC’s email program.  Complete the address portion and add any 
additional comments you want in the message and send like you do other email messages. 

To save a new document, choose the Save command from the File menu, or click the Save icon 
on the toolbar. If you have previously named and saved the document, it will automatically be 

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