Manual

With Strip Designer you can create your own personal comic strips.

1. Creating a strip

Start by selecting "Create new strip" from the main menu,

Select a strip that you wish to use as template. You can easily change strip template again later.

Once a strip has been selected you can tap on the "Add Photo" areas to insert photos from your photo-album.

2. Manipulating photos

Photos can be positioned by dragging them on the screen with a single finger, and they can also be scaled (pinch) and rotated with two fingers.

Filters

You can apply filters to your photos. Tap the "Filter" button to see the list. More than one filter may be chosen at the same time, and Lifestrips will attempt to apply the filters succesively in a meaningful order.

3. Inserting speech balloons

Tap the "Add" button on the bottom of the screen to add a speech bubble. Simply drag the speech bubble you wish to insert onto the screen.

You can alter the bubble later. You may also select font, alignment, size, and colors. The "more" button reveals more options.

To edit the text double tap the text. Once you are done changing bubble properties simply tap "Done".

To change the bubble at a later time, tap the bubble. Drag the bubble to move it. Drag one of the three green control points to change its size. Drag the orange control point to change its connection. Tap the delete sign to delete it. Double tap again to edit the written words.

4. Zoom and Pan

To zoom and pan simply tap the "Pan/Zoom" button and you will be able to pan by dragging and zoom. To zoom in one a specific photo, double tap on that photo.

To disable zoom and pan mode, tap on "Pan/Zoom" again

Tip: If you hold a third finger on the "Zoom and pan" while you are panning, the button will automatically "release" once you are done.

5. Saving

To save the strip simply tap "Save".

At this point a preview screen will appear and you can get a detailed look of the final strip. On this screen you can zoom and pan by dragging and pinching as in the main screen.

To change the strip tap "Back". When you are satisfied with the strip, you may tap "Save" to save the strip to your photo-album or for later editing, if you wish to reuse the strip contents or modify it at later stage. The "More ..." will allow you to send the strip in higher resolution or publish the strip on the web with either Facebook, Flickr or Twitter.

6. Loading a saved strip

If you wish to load a strip you have previously saved, simply bring up the main menu by tapping the main menu button,

and select "Saved strips" to see a list of saved strips.

7. Emailing and Sharing

To email the strip to a friend, select "Email" and fill in the email address and subject. The email will be put in your Outbox folder of the Mail app, and you have to enter the Mail app to send the strip.

Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter

Select "More Options" to upload the card to Facebook, Flickr, or Twitter.

• Facebook Use the login screen to login to Facebook, and remember to grant permissions to allow Lifecards to upload your photos.
• Flickr Flickr upload requires that you use the login screen to log in to your account.
• Twitter Lifecards uses Twitpic to publish photos on Twitter. Use your standard Twitter username and password.

8. Changing a template

To change the template you have selected, simply tap on the "Template" button.

At this point you can select the next and previous template from the list of strips, or you can tap "Strips" to bring up the list of strip templates.

Once you are satisfied with the selected template, tap "Done".

Tip: You can change the strip template of a strip without having reinsert photos and balloons.

9. Thank you

Thank you for purchasing Strip Designer. We hope you will like Strip Designer as much as we enjoyed making it. Please do not hesitate to leave us comments in our support forum at www.mexircus.com/iphoneforum or simply email us at strips@mexircus.com.