CONTENT
Foreword
20 tips for Visual Installer
20 tips for CD-Menu Creator
Command line parameters (Visual Installer
& CD-Menu Creator)
Where to find more tips
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FOREWORD
To [$Namn],
In this issue of our newsletter you will find lots of links
to useful tips for two of our tools: Visual Installer
and CD-Menu Creator.
Some of the tips require the 2020 version of the tool and
if you not have it installed, you can download a free trial
from this web page:
Download
a free trial
Or, if you have an older license, you can upgrade to the
2020 version by clicking on one of the links to the right
->
Best regards,
Anders Persson
SamLogic Software |
20 TIPS FOR VISUAL INSTALLER
 Visual
Installer is a versatile installation tool that is used
by both beginners and experienced developers. Below you
will find links to tips that suite both the beginner and
the advanced user:
BEGINNER
Getting
Started With Visual Installer
How
to add a shortcut to a program file
How
to test an installation before you create it
How
to create a self-extracting setup
MEDIUM
Setup
dialog boxes: How to choose, add text & change image
How
to create a desktop shortcut
How
to make sure that a shortcut is created for all Win. accounts
How
to code sign a setup package
How
to install a 64 bit program
How
to install a font with Visual Installer
How
to prevent an installation in wrong Windows version
How
to run a program with administrator rights
How
to enable write permission to a Program Files folder
How
to write to the Windows Registry
How
to create installations in different languages
ADVANCED
Visual
Installer's Scripting Language
How
to install a Windows service using script
How
to use the User Options dialog box with script
How
to run an MSI installation from script
How
to register a .NET assembly
2 BONUS TIPS (FOR VISUAL INSTALLER 2020 USERS)
How
to create an installation for a Visual C# application
How
to comment a file in the file list |
20 TIPS
FOR CD-MENU CREATOR
 CD-Menu
Creator is a feature-rich menu designer tool that can
build menus for CDs, DVDs, USB sticks and SD cards. Below
you will find links to useful tips that shows how to use
many of the functions in the tool:
BEGINNER
CD-Menu
Creator - Step-by-Step Guide
How
to open a PDF document from a menu
CD-Menu
Creator’s button commands explained
MEDIUM
How
to adjust the button's position in the menu window
How
to set unique text colors for buttons
How
to create button groups with titles
How
to open a folder from a menu
How
to open a web page from a menu
How
to open an Excel File from a menu
How
to add social media icons to a menu interface
How
you use CD-Menu Creator menu examples as templates
How
to use the Picture Gallery
How
to use Unicode characters in a menu
How
to create a menu interface with 3 columns with buttons
How
to make a menu window always stay on the top
How
to create a menu interface for a USB flash drive
ADVANCED
How
to create multiple menus on a CD, DVD and USB stick
How
to protect a document with a password
How
to use variables in a menu
Using
wildcard characters in a file path
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COMMAND
LINE PARAMETERS
Both Visual Installer and CD-Menu Creator
supports command line parameters. You can for example start
Visual Installer and CD-Menu Creator with a specific project
file loaded from start. Or you can run these tools in silent
mode and have a setup package or a menu created without
any user action. Click on the links below to read more:
Visual
Installer's command line parameters
CD-Menu
Creator's command line parameters
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WHERE
TO FIND MORE TIPS
 You
can find more tips for Visual Installer and CD-Menu
Creator (and our other products) on our blog:
Tips
on SamLogic Software Blog
and on the tips sections of our web site:
Tips
& tricks for SamLogic Visual Installer
Tips
& tricks for SamLogic CD-Menu Creator
Some tips are also available on our YouTube channel:
SamLogic
Software on YouTube
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MEDIA TOOLS - A SUITE WITH 5 OF OUR PROGRAMS
SamLogic Media Tools is a suite that contains 5 of
our programs, including CD-Menu Creator 2020 and Visual
Installer 2020.
Its a powerful product suite for developers, marketers
and informers. With the tools in this product suite you
can create and distribute all kind of contents via CDs,
DVDs, USB flash drives, the web and e-mail. The programs
are easy-to-use but also very feature-rich.
| 12 months technical support & updates are included
for all software. |
Read
more about SamLogic Media Tools
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SamLogic Media Tools |
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NOW:
Visual Installer 2020
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Price from 79 dollar:
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here
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CD-Menu Creator 2020
Order the latest version of our menu design tool.
Price from 59 dollar:
Order
here
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Media Tools 2020
You can also order the latest Media Tools suite,
where the tools above and 3 other tools are included. 1
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SEE ALSO
Visit also our
blog. |
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