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Troubleshoot your software problems with these informative blog articles. Posts include step-by-step how-to's for VersaWorks and other Roland production software as well as essential info on integrating Photoshop, Illustrator and other commonly used programs.  

Price Every Job Right with VersaWorks

Do you want an easy way to calculate the costs of printing? Simply export the job log in VersaWorks. This powerful feature contains the figures you need to manage your business. The printer’s entire print history is given, along with the size of each job and the volume of ink consumed per job. This helps accurately track your expenses, ensuring that you price jobs competitively and with the bottom line in mind. You can find the job log under “View Menu” in VersaWorks.

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How to generate single line fonts for use with Dr. Engrave

Before you go out and spend $79 – $500 for an “engraving” font package, read on. Dr. Engrave includes a unique feature that allows you to create them yourself. The utility is called SFEdit and is included as part of the Dr. Engrave software package. This utility allows you to take any Windows Truetype font and convert it into a single line font. That means that if you have 2,000 Truetype fonts on your PC, you can have 2,000 single line fonts for use with Dr. Engrave. In addition, the SFEdit program allows you to edit the font library to “clean it up” to your liking. If you’ve never used the SFEdit program to create your own fonts here are the steps to follow.

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VersaWorks Custom Settings

With the advent of the VersaUV family and its incorporation of white ink and gloss layers, it has become increasingly important to understand how these colors are treated within VersaWorks. The most common issue encountered is the process of setting up files that take advantage of these added features on the LEC.

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