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Introduction

CardStudio is a full-feature card design and printing software

application with complete capabilities for card layout and design.

CardStudio is provided in three editions: Classic, Standard, and

Professional. All three editions integrate the required features

for ID Card design and production.

Classic: Main application for card design and printing. Includes

easy-to-use card template designs.

Standard: Adds the ability of printing and workflow options using aCSV or Microsoft Excel Database connection (included with

CardStudio design templates).

Professional: Allows full internal database and external

management via ODBC drivers as well as Contact, Contactless,

UHF, and Biometric encoding. Also included are advanced print and

security features and functionality.

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Overview

CardStudio software drastically reduces the time necessary to

create professionally designed cards with high-quality graphics.

Easy-to-use template designs include a collection of standard card

design backgrounds, logos, and design elements for quickly

creating custom cards.

Simply edit text, data, and graphics of pre-designed cards or build

your own unique card design.

To install, activate, and register CardStudio, follow the steps

starting on the next page.

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Installation

Step 1. Open your computer’s CD drive, insert the CardStudio 

Installation CD, and close the CD drive. The CD should

start automatically.

If the CD does not start, go to Start > Run; and type in

D:\SETUP.EXE (where D: is the drive letter of your

CD drive).

Step 2. The CardStudio splash screen will appear. Click the

Install CardStudio button.

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Step 3. The InstallShield Wizard window will open. Select theappropriate language; and click the Next button.

Step 4. Observe the Preparing Setup window. Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard, which will guideyou through the setup process.

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Step 5. The Welcome window will open. To proceed with theinstallation, click the Next button.

Step 6. This will bring up the License Agreement window. Ifyou fully accept the License Agreement terms, click theYes button.

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Step 7. Observe the Choose Destination Location window.

• To accept  the default destination location where setup

will install the files, click the Next button.

• To select  a different location, click the Browse button;

and select the folder where setup will install the files.

Step 8. This will bring up the Clip Art files window. Select thefull or partial Clipart Collection, and click the Next button.

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Step 9. This will bring up the Start Copying Files window. Ifyou are satisfied with the settings, click the Next button.

Step 10. Observe the Setup Status window for program files.

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Step 11. Observe the Setup Status window for clipart files.

Step 12. When the InstallShield Wizard Complete windowappears, click the Finish button to exit the wizard.

Step 13. Upon exiting the wizard, see the CardStudio splashscreen. Click on exit.

Step 14. This completes CardStudio installation.

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Product Activation

To activate CardStudio, the computer that the software is installed

on must have an active Internet connection.

Step 1. After installing the CardStudio software, you will find a

 Zebra CardStudio icon on the desktop. Double-click on

this icon to start CardStudio.

Step 2. The first time you start CardStudio after installation, theCardStudio - Software License window will appear.

Step 3. Select the “Activate CardStudio” radio button, and clickthe OK  button.

Step 4. Observe the Activate Product window.

Step 5. Enter your 18-digit License Number, and then click theActivate button.

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Registration

Step 1. Upon activation (previous step), you will observe the

 Registration pop-up.

• Click the Yes button to register, and then follow the

on-screen instructions (see Page 11 for details).

• Click the No button to bypass registration at this time.

Step 2. Observe the Card Software pop-up.

• Click the Yes button to restart CardStudio.

• Click the No button to bypass restart at this time.

After restart, the installation process is complete. Your CardStudio 

software is ready to use.

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Online Registration Screen:

Fields with arrows (and in bold) are required.

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NOTES:

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