The Print Shop 8 (6-User Lab Pack)

The Print Shop 8 for Mac includes a new Mac OS X (Native) version with exclusive features! The Print Shop's renowned ease-of-use extends to the new Photo Workshop feature, which integrates powerful photo editing functionality into your classroom's desktop publishing.

The Print Shop for Mac now provides seamless integration of popular iApps--such as iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD and iCal--into Mac OS X Native projects. The Scrapbook located in the Mac OS X Native version provides a convenient place to store often-used project pieces. The Print Shop for Mac features a spell checker to help ensure professional-quality projects.

Unique to this School Version is an additional graphics library of over 3,500 premium graphics specially chosen for school use. The accompanying Teacher Resource Binder features 56 cross-curricular lesson plans with supporting reproducible worksheets for Grades 1-12, "Around the School" extra-curricular project ideas, a complete user's guide, and a curriculum matrix.

Now, more than ever, The Print Shop for Mac enables your students to develop strong desktop publishing, writing, and organization skills as they create real-world projects to enrich learning across the curriculum.

Features:

• Integration with iApps, including iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD, and iCal
• Save projects in PDF (Portable Document Format)
• >Scrapbook for storing often-used project pieces
• Help tags for each toolbar item
• Effects Palette that speeds access to popular text and graphics tools
• Shape and Line Creator
• Anti-aliasing eliminates "jaggies" from text and graphics
• Controllable opacity for objects on design desk
• Drag-and-drop text within text boxes
• Semi-transparent "dragging" of text boxes and graphic elements aids in object placement
• Choose your desk pattern from a dozen surfaces such as oak, leather, papyrus, cement, stucco, or denim

Other Features:

• Easy-to-use, versatile interface with 14 project types
• 15,300+ premium graphics, including 3,500+ additional images chose for school use*
• 4,500 professionally-designed templates
• Powerful, integrated Photo Workshop editing tools
• Drag-and-drop objects between projects and other applications
• Spell checker
• Export projects as HTML
• Backward-compatible to The Print Shop Deluxe 1.0 (Mac)**
• Fully installable program
• Assign and track projects with personalized instructions to students or classes (ATS Network Version only)
• Teacher Resource Binder featuring 56 ready-to-use cross-curricular lesson plans for Grades 1-12, reproducible worksheets, "Around the School" extra-curricular project ideas, a comprehensive User's Guide, and curriculum matrix
• 3,500 graphics in addition to the image library in The Print Shop Mac Edition from Broderbund.
• Does not support The Print Shop Deluxe Companion

Learning Opportunities * Provides real-world experience in desktop publishing * Builds organizing, writing, and editing skills * Develops ability to illustrate and communicate ideas * Promotes proficiency in photo and image editing * Increases understanding and appreciation of a range of artistic styles