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Foreword
20 tips for Visual Installer
20 tips for CD-Menu Creator
Technical Articles
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FOREWORD
To [$Namn],
We have published many tips on our website and during this
summer and autumn we will email you a special series with more than
100 useful tips for our tools.
This is issue #2 in our serie. Issue #1 can be
read here.
In this issue of our newsletter we have included 40 tips
for Visual Installer and CD-Menu Creator.
Some of the tips require the latest 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 want to buy a license of the program, click 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 can
create setup packages for distribution via internet, USB
sticks, SD cards and CDs/DVDs. Below you will find links
to useful tips that shows how to use many of the
functions in the tool:
FILE LIST
Using
the ‘Add tree’ function in Visual Installer
How
to add a folder tree to Visual Installer’s file list
How
to comment a file in the file list
How
to set file copy options in Visual Installer
How
to write-protect a file after installation
Visual
Installer’s file list can be refreshed automatically
How
to view source paths in the file list in Visual Installer
How
to change source folder paths for a group of files
ICONS AND SHORTCUTS
How
to attach your own icon to a file
How
to add a shortcut to a program file
How
to create a desktop shortcut
How
to make sure that a shortcut is created for all Win. accounts
DIALOG BOXES
Setup
dialog boxes: How to choose, add text & change image
How
to insert a line feed in a setup dialog box
How
to add a link to a setup dialog box
How
to ask for a drive instead of a folder during an installation
REGISTRY
How
to write to the Windows Registry
How
to associate a file type to a program file
Run program
automatically when Windows starts
How
to remember installation date
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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:
BUTTONS
How
to adjust the button's position in the menu window
How
to set unique text colors for buttons
How
to hide a button in a menu
BUTTON COMMANDS
How
to open a PDF document from a menu
How
to open an Excel File from a menu
How
to open a web page from a menu
How
to open a folder from a menu
How
to create button groups with titles
TITLE
How
to create a background effect to a title
How
to set an absolute position for a title
How
to use variables in a title
MENUS
How
to create a menu with the template gallery
How
you use CD-Menu Creator menu examples as templates
How
to add social media icons to a menu interface
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 that only opens once
PICTURES, VIDEOS AND ICONS
How
to use the Picture Gallery
How
to use the Picture Gallery to show video clips
How
to create a personalized icon for your CD/DVD/USB flash drive
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USB MENU
CREATOR 2020 - AUTORUN MENUS FOR USB STICKS
 With
USB Menu Creator you can create AutoRun menu interfaces
for USB flash drives. The menus will open automatically
when the USB stick is plugged into the computer's USB port.
From a menu users can run programs, open documents, play
videos etc.
USB Menu Creator is a special bundle that contains
the following 3 products: CD-Menu Creator, USB AutoRun Creator
and Image Resizer.
Read
more about SamLogic USB Menu Creator
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TECHNICAL
ARTICLES
 You can find more information that are related to Visual
Installer and CD-Menu Creator (and our other
products) in some technical articles that we have published
on our site.
The articles cover topics such as AutoRun/AutoPlay, USB
sticks, 64-bit Windows, code signing / digital certificates,
manifest files, installations, SMTP etc.
Below is an index page from where you can access the most
of the articles:
SamLogic
Software - Articles / Documents
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Visual Installer 2020
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CD-Menu Creator 2020
Order the latest version of our menu design tool.
Price from 79 dollar:
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here
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USB Menu Creator 2020
Order the latest version of our USB menu design tool. Prices
from 139 dollar:
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here
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SEE ALSO
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