Cumulus 8 - Canto

YOUR EXPERIENCE 9important stuff that you should know before building your own catalogs.While using the program, you’ll find the chapter “Menu Reference,”p. 233, a great resource.• "I’m already familiar with programs like Cumulus. This is nothing newto me."You may want to start out in the chapter “Menu Reference,” p. 233, to getan idea of the options available in Cumulus. But it’s also a good idea toskim through the chapter “Use Assets,” p. 63, to make sure there’s nothingthat you’ve missed.• “I’m a complete Pro. There’s nothing that this manual could tell methat I don’t already know. I’ve seen it all, done it all, know it all!”Canto accepts job applications online and is always looking for a fewmore geniuses like you. (www.canto.com)Cross-Platform IssuesCumulus is a cross-platform application, meaning that it runs on Windows®and Mac® OS X (Macintosh®) systems. Though the program’s featuresare identical in each version, portions of the user interface differ dueto operating system or keyboard conventions. These differences aredenoted or explained when necessary and assumed otherwise (e.g., thedifference between “maximizing” a window in Windows, and “zooming”a window in the Mac OS X is not explained).This icon denotes what pertains to Mac OS X only.This icon denotes what pertains to Windows only.User Interface Item ConventionsTo differentiate user interface items – buttons, menus, text fields, etc. –from surrounding text, those items are displayed in bold. For example:“Click the Open button.”To differentiate menu hierarchies, the > character is used. For example:“Select File > Open to open a file.”This example means to select the Open item from the File menu.Cumulus Step by StepInstructional steps are identified by the following structure:1. This would be the first instruction. The mouse icon makes it easyto identify.2. The final instruction has a border beneath it, indicating that thereare no further steps.Your ExperienceYou’re a busy professional. You probably don’t have time to read thisentire manual before you get started with the program. To ensure thatthe amount of material found within this document is kept to a minimum,assumptions about your experience have been made.