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Changing a Logo

You can convert an image (for example, the Financial Aid PeopleSoft Univ Logo FAPSULGO) to encapsulated PostScript (eps) format suitable for use by the Forms Engine. To upload your image in eps format, you must first convert your logo from jpeg format to eps format. You must also convert your jpeg to gif format to view it in Application Designer. You must use the same naming convention for all three formats. The only change to the file name is the format extension (for example, Univ_Logo.jpg/Univ_Logo.eps/Univ_Logo.gif).

Note: If you are converting an image other than FAPSULGO, use that name in place of FAPSULGO.

You may want to consult your technical support group before implementing this procedure.

To change FAPSULGO:

Phase 1 – Converting the Application Designer Image to EPS Format

Perform the following 26 steps before proceeding with Phase 2.

  1. Install Microsoft Photo Editor, GhostScript (http://www.ghostscript.com) and GsView, and JPEG2PS Utility (http://umn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/gnuwin32/jpeg2ps-1.9-bin.zip).

  2. In Application Designer, open image FAPSULGO.

    • To add a new image:

      When prompted to select the image, select the gif. (for example, FAPSULGO.gif). The system displays the message, Image format cannot be displayed in Windows. Do you want to import an alternate image?

      Click Yes and then select the .jpg (for example, FAPSULGO.jpg).

      Right click and select image properties.

      Enter a description. On the Use tab, omit the Image URL.

      Click OK and save.

    • To export an existing image:

      Click File, Export Image.

      Save it to a temporary location (for example, c:\temp\FAPSULGO.GIF) in GIF format.

    • Close Application Designer.

  3. Use Microsoft Photo Editor to convert the GIF to JPG format. Double-click the GIF file in Windows Explorer to invoke Photo Editor and open this file. Select File, Save As and select Jpeg format. Use the MORE button to reduce the size of the jpg file. Alternatively, you can override the scaling factor in step 13 to avoid losing image resolution.

  4. Reopen the jpg file in Photo Editor to confirm that you like the way it looks in jpg format and then close Photo Editor.

  5. If you are using the jpeg2ps utility, issue the command jpeg2ps FAPSULGO jpg > FAPSULGO eps.

  6. Edit FAPSULGO.eps in Notepad.

  7. Save the file as FAPSULGO.ps. Note. It is '.ps', not '.eps'.

  8. Remove the comments at the start of the file that start with '%'.

  9. Remove the language level test and the 'save' line.

  10. At this point, all of the lines prior to the /RawData ... line have been deleted. The first line of the file now starts with /RawData.

  11. Remove the 'showpage' line.

  12. Remove the 'restore' line.

  13. Change the 'scale' line to specify the width (65) and height (54) of the image (for example, 65 54 scale). The width and height can be seen in the image attributes three lines down. You can override the scaling factors here to resize your image without losing resolution.

  14. Change the 'translate' to locate the image on the page. A page of 8.5 by 11 inches would have the dimensions in Ens' of 612 by 792 (multiply inches by 72). For example, to place the image 1/2 inch from the top and 1/2 inch from the left, change the translate line to 36 702 translate. The 702 = 792 – 36 – 54 (image height).

  15. Insert this comment line after the 'scale' line: % /BBox [0 0 1 1] def.

  16. Although this file does not need a /BBox statement, the Form Editor looks for a /BBox statement when it is importing a page's image.

  17. Add a 'showpage' line at the end of the file.

  18. File FAPSULGO.ps.

  19. Display FAPSULGO.ps using Ghostview. Verify that this looks like what you want.

  20. Print FAPSULGO.ps by copying it to your printer from a command line: copy FAPSULGO.ps\\prtserver\printername.

  21. Confirm that the output looks good.

  22. Using Notepad, edit FAPSULGO.ps. Save it as FAPSULGO.eps (note it is '.eps', not '.ps').

  23. Remove the 'showpage' at the end of the file.

  24. Comment out the scale and translate lines near the top of the file by inserting a '%' at the front of each of those lines.

  25. Add a comment at the very top of the file starting with a '%' describing this image. for example, % PeopleSoft Logo Icon.

  26. File FAPSULGO.eps.

Phase 2 – Uploading and Editing Form Image Text

Perform steps 1 through 6 before proceeding with Phase 3.

  1. Upload FAPSULGO.eps into the form image text FAPSULGO:

    • Select select Design Student Administration, then select Forms Engine, then select Process, then select Upload EPS Image File.

    • URL: ftp.myserver.com

    • File Transfer ID: ftpid

    • Operator Password: ftppw

    • Unique System Filename: FAPSULGO.eps

    • Remote File Name: FAPSULGO.eps

    • Form Image Name: FAPSULGO

    • Submit

  2. Edit the eps image file settings. For example, select select Design Student Administration, then select Forms Engine, then select Setup, then select Form Image Text.

  3. Open FAPSULGO.

  4. For the description, enter the description of the image. For example: PeopleSoft Logo Icon.

  5. Do not enable the Cache Form On Printer check box.

  6. Save.

Phase 3 – Using Application Designer to Establish Field Properties and Create a New Image

Perform the following 17 steps.

  1. Open Application Designer.

  2. Open the page FA_AWD_NOTIF_LTR1 in Application Designer.

    • In the page field properties, change the existing image to the image that you just created.

    • In the Image/Format Size section, set the width and the height. See Step 13 in Phase 1 for values.

    • Click OK and save your changes.

  3. Right-click the image on the page.

  4. Select Page Field Properties.

  5. Select the image ID FAPSULGO.

  6. Select the 'Size' option on the image.

  7. Set the width to 65 and the height to 54. Refer to Step 13 in Phase 1.

  8. Click OK.

  9. The image on the page in Application Designer should now show the new logo.

  10. Save the page.

  11. Click OK to all the prompts for Warning: Page field with label ''not related to database field. You can hold down the Enter key and let it auto-repeat the enter.

  12. Close Application Designer.

  13. Access Form Editor. Select select Design Student Administration, then select Forms Engine, then select Setup, then select Form Editor.

  14. Open the form FA_AWD_NOTIF_LTR1.

  15. Click the Import Page button.

  16. Click the Preview link. This automatically saves the form with the newly imported page values.

  17. If the icon looks good here, you are ready to test.