2011-03-29
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DirectSmile Properties

The DirectSmile Properties lets you change all of the properties for any DirectSmile object in your document. The options available are different in the Windows and Mac OS versions of the software.

To open the DirectSmile properties in Windows

  1. Click on the object of which you want to display the properties.
  2. Click in the Window menu, then click Properties.
  3. The Properties window appears or, if it is already present, is brought to the front and selected.

Available Options

All objects share some properties. To see these shared properties (the "Object", "Frame" and "Printing" groups), see Properties Panel.

DirectSmile Group

Option

Description

Host

The IP, network computer name or domain name of a server where DirectSmile Generator is installed. Clicking on this opens the DirectSmile Editor window.

Image Set

The image set used to generate the image, from a list of available sets on the DirectSmile Generator server. Clicking on this opens the DirectSmile Editor window.
Text on Layer X These expressions determine the text that will appear in the DirectSmile image that is being generated. The number of available properties (X) is determined by the image set and will be one or more.

Some DirectSmile templates may not be designed to support all characters of a language. In this case, a warning may pop up, or the generated image may contain no personalization.