                    DB's Art Manager for Windows
                    (C) 1996 Abacus Software Inc.
                         5370 52nd Street SE
                       Grand Rapids, MI 49512

Thank you for purchasing "DB's Art Manager for Windows" from the 
Abacus SoftCollection. We look forward to providing more software for 
your computer in the future.

There are several types of PCX graphic files. You may find that a 
particular PCX graphic file cannot be loaded into your Art Manager 
archive. If this occurs, you will need to convert it to another graphic 
format, such as BMP (bitmap). An easy way to do this is to use the 
PAINTBRUSH program located in the ACCESSORIES group of 
Microsoft Windows. 

To convert the PCX graphic to a BMP (Bitmap) graphic, do the 
following: Open the ACCESSORIES GROUP by double-clicking 
the appropriate icon. Then double-click the Paintbrush icon to 
activate the PAINTBRUSH program. 

Next, locate and load the graphic that Art Manager couldn't load.
 Once you've loaded the graphic into PAINTBRUSH, you can 
save it. To save the graphic as a Bitmap file, select SAVE from 
the File Menu. You can then select the graphic file format (any 
of the bitmap formats will work) by selecting "Save File as 
Type:" and then selecting a format. After you've selected 
the file type, click the OK button. You should save the 
graphic file to the directory from which it was originally 
loaded. (For a more information on loading and saving 
graphics, refer to the Paintbrush section of your Windows manual.) 

When you've saved your graphic from PAINTBRUSH, you 
can return to Art Manager and load it into your Art Manager 
Archive. 


Abacus Technical Support


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