1. Greendale Carpets Ad. Generator: A Friendly Guide Version 0.2

2. Contents Basics Login Select template Advert: Creation Screen Advert: Preview/Print Other templates

3. Your computer must have the following software installed: – A modern web browser: Internet Explorer version 7/8 or Firefox version 3. Firefox is available for download here: http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/ http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/ – The latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader including the plug-in for whichever browser you choose to use. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for download here: http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/ http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/ – Your computer should be connected to the internet via broadband Basics

4. Login Click here to begin

5. Login Type your username Type your password If you forget your username or password (or both) use the contact details shown here on the site. They will help you. Click login or hit return

6. Selecting a Template Advert templates- Selecting any of these will take you to the advert template creation screen Selecting this one will take you to the display card picker screen Selecting this one will take you to the price card creation screen

7. Advert: Creation Screen Part 1 Select a headline from the list. You can alter the headline and type your own text once you have chosen. If you change your mind and want to pick a different headline – just delete all the text in the box and you can choose from the list again Check this box to reverse the colours of the headline text and background. E.g. green text on a white background instead of white text on a green background Select an image to appear on the advert from the list. You may only choose one

8. Advert: Creation Screen Part 2 If you decide to include a ‘flash’ on your advert – check this box If you check the box – additional options are available: you may now select a flash to show beneath the headline. There are several flashes of differing colours, with and without text Should you choose a blank ‘generic’ flash – use this box to add promotional text. NB: DO NOT chose a flash with text AND add your own text. Both text items will be shown and the results will not be pretty! NB: If you add more text than fits inside the flash, it won’t be shown. Write to length: there is no automatic text size scaling

9. Advert: Creation Screen Part 3 Add text to your advert here. You may make portions of the text bold or italic and even add bullet points using the tools shown below the text box Check this box to show the Greendale logo on this advert If you have supplied Greendale with a copy of your logo, you will see this box. Tick it and your logo will be placed on the Ad. NB: NEVER paste text into any box on this screen from Microsoft Word – it may cause layout errors on the advert Add your address and contact details – this may be already populated if you have supplied these details to Greendale Finally: click here to preview the advert

10. Advert: Preview After a brief pause, you will see the screen shown on the left. Depending on the web browser you are using you will get a message asking if you would like to open or download a ‘PDF’ or ‘Adobe Acrobat’ file. Select ‘open’ NB: it is important to be patient at this stage – please do not ‘refresh’ this page. NB: If you are using Internet Explorer- you may see this text at the top of the page: Click the text shown above and a menu will appear: select ‘Download’ to preview your advert.

11. Advert: Preview/Print Depending on your computer’s setup you will either see the preview PDF displayed in a new browser window or in Adobe Acrobat Reader This document is intended purely to serve as a preview and is not suitable for commercial printing. NB: If some of the text you have entered is not showing on the preview – it is likely that you have entered more text than can be accommodated within the template; if you need to experiment – you can return to the advert creation screen in your browser by clicking ‘close this window’ in the ‘Step 1’ section on screen and amend the text. You may repeat this process of previewing and amending the advert for as long as you wish until you are happy with the appearance of the document. Once you are happy with the document – close the preview and return to your browser – follow the instructions in Step 2 to produce your finished – print ready advert PDF document

12. Other Templates: Lectern Cards Select a manufacturer from the list – this will show a list of images you may choose. There is no further content to select on this template – click “Create Preview PDF” and proceed as with previous templates.

13. Other Templates: A5 Price Cards Select a manufacturer from the list – once you have chosen – the main image list will be populated Select an image from the list – once you have chosen – the range name and main text associated with this image will be automatically inserted You may alter the text in these fields if you wish - but bear in mind that the text shown relates to the product shown in the image

14. Other Templates: A5 Price Cards Leave this box unchecked if you only wish to display one price Enter a price (without a £ sign – this is added automatically) Select whether to display your own logo, the Greendale logo or no logo Check this box if you wish to indicate a price reduction Enter a current price (without a £ sign – this is added automatically) this will be shown under the word ‘now’ Enter a ‘was’ price (without a £ sign – this is added automatically Click “Create Preview PDF” and proceed as with previous templates