Creating Data With Dr. Engrave - Roland EGX-20 User Manual

Creating Data with Dr. Engrave

This section describes the basic steps for engraving a nameplate using Dr. Engrave.
The following explanation is for Windows 95/98/Me.
For an explanation for Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP, or for a more detailed explanation, see the help for Dr. Engrave
or refer to the Dr. Engrave User's Manual (PDF) on the Roland Software Package CD-ROM.
Starting Dr. Engrave
Specifying the Size of the Plate to Engrave
Make the size of the engraving area displayed by Dr. Engrave the same as the size of the actual plate to engrave.
This is analogous to choosing the form size in a word-processing program.
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In Dr. Engrave, from the [File] menu, select [Print Setup].
The [Print Setup] dialog box appears.
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The [Print Setup] dialog box appears again, then click [OK].
The engraving area that Dr. Engrave displays is shown at the size you specified.
20 3 Creating a Nameplate (Engraving Mode)
In Windows, click the [Start] button.
At the Start menu, point to [Pro-
grams], then [Roland Dr. Engrave].
At the menu that appears, click [Dr.
Engrave].
Dr. Engrave starts.
Make sure the printer name is set to
[Roland EGX-20] (if the printer name
is not [Roland EGX-20], then click the
drop-down arrow and select [Roland
EGX-20]), then click [Properties].
The [Roland EGX-20 on LPT1: Properties]
dialog box appears.
Measure the size of the plate to en-
grave with a ruler or the like, type in
the values in the [Width] and [Length]
entry boxes, then click [OK].