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Welcome to ShutterBug Version 2.0
Welcome to ShutterBug Version 2.0 from XtraLean Software. Created with ShutterBug,
this user manual is designed to provide help on how to use the tools inside of each
main window and how to navigate through the program's user interface. All content in
this manual relates to Version 2.0 which is a major update from Version 1.x. If you are
using an earlier version, there will be items in this guide that do not coincide with your
version. Version 2.0 is a free update for registered users and is a Universal Binary
version for both Intel-based Mac and PPC support. You can get the latest ShutterBug
For those who dislike manuals, and just need the quick and dirty instructions, we've
included a short Quickstart Guide at the beginning of this manual. For those who
prefer a printable or offline version of the manual, a pdf version can be downloaded
here.
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What is ShutterBug?
ShutterBug is a barrier-breaker. Don't let the price or small download size fool you. It
can do everything that pro-web authoring tools can do, without making you do all the
work. ShutterBug is built for creativity and speed, aimed at removing the obstacles of
publishing content to the web. Akin to desktop publishing for the web, ShutterBug is an
easy to use content building application that lets you create photo albums, photo
journals, or any other type of web site and quickly publish it to the web.
From beginners to professional illustrators, to educators and photographers, and even
pro web designers, ShutterBug's tools offer a new solution for anyone who needs to
create a website easily, quickly, and done up in style. The streamlined tabbed interface
and feature rich tool set, let you concentrate on your project, supporting a smooth, and
productive workflow.
It's not a photo library or storage tool like iPhoto, nor is it an automated web album
generator. Rather, ShutterBug focuses on helping you assemble each content block,
adding or creating a personalized design, and exporting to a .Mac account, FTP or
WebDAV server, or to a folder on your computer. ShutterBug provides the flexibility to
let you create as little, or as much, as you want without constraining you to a canned
template or a limited number of user options.
Create, Preview, Upload...You can drag and drop photos from iPhoto or another
folder, edit the photos using the built-in ImageWell editor, insert links and files, design
the look and feel or use a pre-made customizable theme, customize one, two, or all of
your pages, the choice is yours. Preview your site via XtraLean's proprietary built-in
browser. ShutterBug sites will render properly in all modern browsers on multiple
platforms, eliminating the need to test your site in multiple external browsers.
The Layout tools will allow you to unleash your creativity with very little learning curve
involved, or perhaps none at all. You can create navigation roll-overs and second level
menu items, thumbnail rollovers, edit the various page elements, add external links,
change colors, font styles, add overlapping images and tiled backgrounds to your
pages, create collages with floating pictures, freestyle slideshows with fade transitions,
embed links in thumbnails, and much, much more. And it's all done within a WYSIWYG
environment. No HTML knowledge is needed to build a ShutterBug website nor any
CSS knowledge to give your web pages a stylish look.
So much choice, the flexibility is off the scale...Sounds too good to be true? Give
ShutterBug a whirl and find out for yourself!
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What's New in Version 2.0?
ShutterBug Xtras (SBX):
The new SBX addition in the Layout window, gives you the ability to add Xtras. Xtra
boxes allow you to easily add the following items to your web pages:
• Flash and QuickTime movies; MP3s and other audio file formats
• Contact forms, page counters, HTML Snippets, external HTML pages
• Unlimited Xtra text and image boxes
• Layered images and image rollovers
Other New Features and Improvements Include:
• Improved User Interface: improvements to the Content and Preview windows,
additions to the Layout window, and significant changes to the Theme Library
and Export Windows.
• Content Window Additions:
- iPhoto integration
- Password protection for private viewing on the web
- Add external links to navigation menu
- Files interface lets you add & upload external files with your SB site; link text to files
- 2 more text type selections added for text content - Subheading & Alternate
- Easy button for inserting links
- Encryption for email addresses
- Import iPhoto comments (into caption text area)
• Preview Window Additions:
- Preview in External Browser
• Layout Window Additions:
- Xtras tab (listed above)
- Copy settings from one template to another
- Add Template feature for customizing pages and automatically converting custom
pages (for V1.x users) to a template
- Notification bar tells you when you are using a template that is used by other
pages
- Navigation sub-menus
- Add background graphics to menu items to create graphical navigation buttons
- Text contents has optional vertical & horizontal text wrapping margins around
other objects
- 2 more font settings added for text content - Subheading & Alternate
- Captions can be inset on thumbnails
- Background Images can be offset to position them anywhere inside the element
- Images with transparent backgrounds can be used inside an element
• Export Window Additions:
- FTP and SFTP support
- Add a RSS feed for your ShutterBug site
• Theme Library Additions:
- Add, Delete, Rename, Store own themes
- Add new folders to theme list
- Edit folder and theme names
- Add comments to themes
- Change the image for the thumbnail of each theme
- Changes are automatically saved and stored in the library as you make them
- Option to add a new theme/templates to the current theme
• Main Menu Additions:
- File Save with comment
- File Save As
- File Revert
- File Archive for Collaboration and Backup
• Preferences Pane Additions:
- Right to left text handling for Arabic and other languages that use right to left
(NOTE: this feature requires 10.4)
- Import iPhoto captions (titles) or comments, or both
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