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Typeset Step-By-Step

This information explains the basics SOSET procedures and follows a stamp from design to production. Including step-by-step instructions for using SOSET Typeset. The SOSET Typeset software comes with databases with necessary basic information. There is no need to change this information.

After installation you first start SOSET NamoSys to automatically initialize SOSET. (You can close NamoSys by selecting the Exit command from the File menu ). After that you can start SOSET Typeset.

Making a Stamp:

  1. Enter a new stamp with the New command in the Record menu. Enter order-number 1 (00000001 will be displayed), enter searchkey 1 and 2 and a customer-number. Click on the Questionmark in the ProductID field and enter e.g. ID#2. Select color black in the color-area.
  2. Click the DesignWizard button in the New Stamp dialog box. Select Alignment = Centered; check the Border-box. In the Format-area you double-click on Large size, Normal size, Small size and Small size again to indicate that you want 4 lines.
  3. Note that the Typeset status has become Entered.
  4. Click OK and the design-screen appears with the preset stamp. Enter text in the first line, press the down-arrow to go to the next line and enter second line (when you work in the DesignWizard mode you cannot move to the next line using the enter-key). Repeat this for the 3rd and 4th line.
  5. Enter the new stamp in the stamp-database by pressing the Update-button, on the Toolbar (or click update in the Record menu).
  6. Enter another new stamp with the New command in the Record menu. Enter order-number 2 (00000002 will be displayed), enter searchkey 1 and 2 and a customer-number. Click on the questionmark in the ProductID field and enter H. Enter quantity: 3. In the Stamp Size area you check the Round-option and enter a size of 1.5"x1.5".
  7. Click the DesignWizard button in the New Stamp dialog box.
  8. Select Alignment = Centered; check the Border-box; in the Format-area you double-click on Large size oval, Fixed linespacing (value: 1.25").
  9. Click OK and the design-screen appears with the preset stamp. Enter now the text Round stamp. Update the stamp (click Update in the Record menu or press the Update-button, on the toolbar).
  10. Note that the typeset status has become Entered.
  11. Quit the SOSET Typeset software and start SOSET PageWizard. Make sure that there is a printer installed. For now we accept the settings and do not yet change anything.
  12. Select Get all entered stamps in the File menu. The layout is for proofreading only and shows all entered stamps in chronological order. Select Print in the File menu and click OK on question: Update status of printed stamps?
  13. Quit SOSET PageWizard and start SOSET Typeset again.
  14. Select Find in the Record menu and enter the order-number 1, as printed below the stamp you have designed before. Select from the appearing list the design you want to view.
  15. Note the Typeset status is now: Proofreading.
  16. Select Edit in the Record menu or press the Edit button, on the toolbar to get in the Edit-mode.
  17. Select Printset in the Properties menu and select Rubber stamps from the list.
  18. Select Status in the Properties menu and select the Corrected-status. This indicates that the stamp is corrected and ready for the next production-run.
  19. Repeat 16,17 and 18 for the other stamp-design with order-number 2.
  20. Quit SOSET Typeset and start SOSET PageWizard.
  21. Select Get corrected stamps in the File menu. In the Selection of corrected stamps-dialog you choose Select all for both Printset and Color-selection.
  22. SOSET PageWizard has made 1 (or perhaps more pages of layout) with corrected stamps. Stamps are automatically combined per category (printset) and color (pre-ink e.g.).
  23. With Page Up/Page Down-button,| you can switch between the pages. You can use Cut, Copy or Paste stamps between pages.
  24. Note that you also can drag stamps to any position you want.
  25. Now select Print in the File menu. Click OK on the Print-options and Print-dialog. Next you will have the choice between print Production run cards or print Production-list. Select Production-list. Now you will get your production-sheet and a list with the specifications of this run. With SOSET Typeset Silver you need the list or run cards to control further production, shipment and invoicing.
  26. SOSET Typeset Gold offers status- and list-options for shipment and invoicing.
  27. Click OK on question: Update status of printed stamps? The status of the printed stamps will be changed into: In production.
  28. Quit SOSET PageWizard and start SOSET Typeset and check the status of the printed stamps.
  29. Now we quit SOSET Typeset and start SOSET NamoSys program to modify some settings. Select Browse from the File menu and select e.g. the Printset table. This table drives the printing and sorting per stamp-category. You will now get a dialog with several options to change settings. You will find the field-information in the on-line help. See Structure of the database-tables for more information. You can specify that you want a Mold-size by changing T(=true), Print mold into T(=true) and entering Mold-width and Mold height.Use Mold into
  30. You can add as many Printsets to this table as you want. The PrintsetID-field relates to the same field in the Product-table.

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