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Email Postcard

Click Create a new postcard to start a new email postcard project.

Click Open a previously saved postcard project to work on a project created earlier.

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Create an email postcard


Choose a style and a template

1	Choose a style for your postcard.

2	Click a template.

3	Click Next to continue.

Click Back to return to the previous screen.


Postcard front

Add video/image files

You can add video and image files to the front of your email postcard using one of these methods:

•	Double-click a video/image cutout.  From the Open dialog box, choose a video or image file, then click Open.

•	Drag and drop a video/image file from the gallery to a video/image cutout.

•	Click a video/image cutout.  Then click a video or image file in the gallery and click Insert.

Add audio files

You can add audio to your email postcard using one of these methods:

•	From the Insert menu, click Audio Item. From the Open dialog box, choose the audio file to add then click Open.

•	Click a .wav file in the gallery, then click Insert.

•	Click the Play Audio button to listen to your attached audio file. Click Remove Audio to remove the audio file.

Add text

You can add text to your email postcard.

To add text, double-click a text box to select it, then begin typing.  To edit existing text, click the cutout menu arrow that appears when the text box is selected.

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

Click Next to continue

Note

To change or remove a file on the front of your email postcard, click the cutout menu arrow that appears when a cutout is selected and choose Change or Delete cut-out from the menu.

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Add video and image files to an email postcard

Add audio to an email postcard

 	Modify text on an email postcard

Add cutouts

Overlapping cutouts


 Postcard back

Subject and Message text boxes

You can add text to the back of your email postcard under the Subject and Message headings.  Double-click a text box to select it, then begin typing.  You can edit text by clicking on the cutout menu arrow that appears when the text box is selected.  From here, you can edit and align the text and change the font style and color.

From text box

Type your email address.

To text box

Type the email address of the person you want to send the email postcard to (the recipient).

Recent Addresses

Click to view the last four email addresses you sent email postcards to.  You can choose one of these addresses again.

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

Click Next to continue.

Notes

You can send one email postcard to multiple addresses.  After typing each address press Enter.

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Add text to an email postcard

Send an email postcard


How do you want to send this email postcard?

Send postcard automatically

Automatically send the email to the address specified in the To section on the back of the postcard.  You must be connected to the Internet for this.

Save the postcard file to disk

Choose this option if you receive message about the email server being down and automatic sending is not possible.  You can then send your email postcard as an attachment to an email.  See your email program Help for more information on attaching files.

Make this kind of file

•	One that displays in a special viewer.

Choose this option if your recipient’s computer has Windows* 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT.  This option is the default file type and creates an executable file attached to your email postcard allowing your recipient to view the card and extract the media files you sent.

•	A JPEG image.

Choose this option if your recipient’s computer does not have Windows 95 or 98 or if you would like to generate a smaller file.  The email postcard can then be attached to an email and opened by the recipient using a graphics program that supports JPEG format.  If you use this option, you cannot send video or audio files with your email postcard.

Preview

Click this button to see how your email postcard will appear to the recipient.

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

Click Next to continue.

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Send an email postcard

Extracting media files


Windows 95/98 special viewer

A file sent attached to your email postcard allowing the recipient to see the postcard.  The email postcard is received as an executable file that the recipient can either double-click or save to disk to open.  From the viewer, the recipient can extract and save the video/image files you sent and listen to the audio.  Use this only if your recipient has a Windows* 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT operating system.


Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)

A file type that compresses an image and removes unnecessary data for displaying the image.  Use this only if your recipient does not have Windows* 95 or 98, or if you are concerned about file size.  You cannot attach audio or video to an email postcard saved as a JPEG.


Add video and image files to an email postcard

Add video or image files in one of these ways:

•	Double click a video/image cutout .  In the Open dialog box, select a file to add then click Open.

•	Click a video/image cutout to select it.  Click a video/image file in the gallery to select it, then click Insert.

•	Drag and drop an image from the gallery to a video/image cutout.

Note

You can size the video window using the cutout menu.

•	To play the video you’ve just added click [image].

Related Topics

Create an email postcard

Add audio to an email postcard

Add text to an email postcard

Extracting media files

Overlapping cutouts


Send an email postcard

To send an email postcard using automatic sending:

1	On the postcard back screen, type the email address of your recipient in the To text box.

2	Click Next.

3	On the Send screen, choose Send the postcard automatically.

4	Choose to create either a special viewer or a JPEG file.

5	If you need to manually connect to your Internet Service Provider, do that now.

6	Click Next.

Note

To send one email postcard to multiple addresses, press Enter after typing each address.

To send a postcard as an attachment to an email:

1	In the Send screen, choose Save the file to disk.

2	Choose to create either a postcard that displays in a special viewer or as a JPEG file.

3	Click Next.

4	In the Save As dialog box, navigate to where you want the file to be saved, enter a file name and click Save.  Remember this location; you will need to go here to attach the postcard file your email.

5	Open your email program and create a new message.

6	Attach the file you created to the message.  If you are unsure how to attach a file in your email program check that program’s Help.

7	Send the message.

Related Topics

Create an email postcard

Extracting media files


Create an email postcard

The email postcard screens guide you through the required steps to create an email postcard.

1	Choose Create a new postcard or Open an existing postcard.

2	Choose a category and template for your email postcard.

3	Add video and image files and text to the front of your email postcard.  You can also add audio to your email postcard.  Click Next.

4	Add text and the email address of your recipient to the postcard back. Click Next.

Choose the file type and method for sending your postcard.

Related Topic

Extracting media files


 Add audio to an email postcard

You can add audio to your email postcard using one of these methods:

•	From the Insert menu, click Audio Item.  From the Open dialog box, choose the audio file to add then click Open.

•	Click a .wav file in the gallery, then click Insert.

•	Click the Play Audio button to listen to your attached audio file.

•	Click Remove Audio to remove the file from the postcard.

Note

Intel® Email Postcard only works with audio files that have a .wav extension.

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Create an email postcard


Drag and drop

Drag-and-drop is a way to copy and move files, images, and windows on a computer.

To use drag-and-drop in email postcards:

1	Click a video or image file in the gallery.

2	While continuing to hold the mouse button, drag the image to a video/image cutout by moving the mouse, then release the mouse button to drop it.


Save a email postcard
Save an email postcard

Save an email postcard as a project

You can save your email postcard as a project any time after you choose a template.

To save your postcard project:

1	Choose Create a new postcard or open a previously saved postcard.

2	Choose a category and template for your email postcard.

3	From the File menu, choose Save As.

4	In the Save As dialog box, type a file name.

5	Click Save.

Note

Your email postcard cannot be sent in this form.

To save an email postcard to send

If you do not want to send the email postcard automatically, you can save your finished postcard, and send it by attaching it to an email.

To save your finished postcard:

1	On the Send screen, choose a file type to create.  Create a Windows* 95/98 special viewer only if your recipient has Windows* 95 or 98.  Otherwise, create a JPEG still image file.

2	Choose Save postcard file to disk and click Next.

3	In the Save As dialog box, navigate to where you want the file to be saved, enter a file name, and click Save.  Remember this location; you will need to go here attach the postcard file your email to send it.

Related Topic

Send an email postcard


automatic sending

A method for sending files without manually attaching them to email.


Add text to an email postcard

To add text to the front or back of your email postcard:

1	On either the Front or Back of the postcard, double-click a text cutout.

2	Type your text.

3	Click outside the text cutout.

Related Topics

Modify text on an email postcard

Add cutouts

Overlapping cutouts


Print an email postcard

To print an email postcard:

1	Choose Create a new postcard or Open a previously saved postcard.

2	If you’re creating a new postcard, choose a category and a template for your postcard.

3	From the File menu, choose Print.

4	Click OK.

Notes

•	To preview your email postcard before you print it, from the File menu, choose Print Preview.

•	Only still images in the postcard will print.


Templates

Intel ® Email Postcard offers many templates you can use to design your postcard.  Use the video/image and text cutouts on the front and back of your postcard to add video/image files and text to your postcard.  You can also move, resize, overlap, and add video/image and text cutouts to your postcard.

Note

You cannot save changes to existing templates.

Related Topic

Choose a template


 Edit an email postcard

You can edit your previously saved email postcard using one of these methods:

1	Click Open a previously saved postcard project.

2	On the Project Galleries tab, click the thumbnail that represents your project; or on the File System tab, click the file name.

3	Click Open.

OR

•	After sending your postcard, click Edit this postcard again.


Choose a template

To choose a template for your email postcard:

1	Choose a category for your template from the categories listed across the top of the Template screen.

2	Click a template.

3	Click Next.

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 Create an email postcard


Move a cutout

To move a video/image or text cutout:

1	Click the video/image or text cutout you want to move.

2	Move the cutout using drag and drop.

Note

You can save a postcard with overlapped cutouts .

Related Topic

Templates

Add cutouts

Overlapping cutouts


Resize a cutout

To resize a image or text cutout:

1	Click the cutout you want to resize.

2	Use one of the anchors to stretch or shrink the cutout to its new size.

To resize a video cutout:

1	Choose Video size from the cutout menu.

2	Select the size (Small or Large)

Notes

You can save a postcard with overlapped cutouts.

Related Topic

 	Templates

 	Add cutouts

 	Overlapping cutouts


Modify text on an email postcard

To modify or change the text on an email postcard:

1	On either the Front or Back of the postcard screen, double-click the text to modify.

2	Highlight the line or area of text you want to modify.

3	Click the cutout menu in the top right corner of the text cutout to choose whether to edit, align, change the font or its color, or overlap the text cutout with other text cutouts.

4	Click outside the text cutout when done.

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 	Add text to an email postcard


Add cutouts

To add video/image and text cutouts to the postcard front:

1	From the Insert menu, click Video Item, Still Image Item, Audio Item, or Text Item.

2	The new cutout appears in the upper left corner of the postcard.

3	Position the new cutout on the postcard, or resize existing cutouts before moving the new. You can also overlap cutouts.


Extracting media files

If you send your email postcard with a special viewer, the recipient can extract and save the media files you’ve added to the postcard.

To extract and save a media file from the special viewer to disk, the recipient needs to:

1	Click Extract on the special viewer.

2	Click the item to extract.

3	Click Extract Selected Item.

4	In the Save As dialog box, type a file name.

5	Click Save.

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 	Send an email postcard


 Your email postcard has been successfully sent!

•	Click Edit this postcard again to make changes to the current postcard.

•	Click Create a new postcard to start a new email postcard project.

•	Click Return to the Home screen to go back to the Intel® Create & Share™ Software Home screen.


  Cutout

Text, video, and images appear in cutouts on email postcards. When you click a text or image cutout, sizing handles appear on the border of the cutout and the cutout menu button appears in the top-right corner of the cutout. A video cutout image can be resized using the Video size entry on the cutout menu.


Overlapping cutouts

When working with cutouts you may want to overlap videos, images, and text cutouts on your email postcard.  Overlapping places one cutout over the top of another.

To choose which cutout is on top:

1	Highlight the cutout you are interested in.

2	On the cutout menu, choose whether you want the cutout to be on top or behind other cutouts.

Note:

Changing which cutout is on top or behind works only for cutouts of the same type (text over text or images over images for instance).

When overlapping different kinds of cutouts (video over text or over images for instance), the video cutout will always be on top.  Next comes the text cutout and then the image cutout.  So if you have a text cutout overlapped with a video cutout, the text will be behind the video.  If you have a text cutout overlapped with an image cutout, the image will be behind the text.

When a large text cutout completely covers an image, the image cannot be moved, resized, or changed until the text cutout is moved out of the way.

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Create an email postcard

Add cutouts

Add video and image files to an email postcard