\OVERVIEW
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                      │ Tab123 Professional │
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    TabPro pastes Lotus 123, Symphony and Excel Worksheet data into
    AutoCAD drawings as text entities. TabPro reads Lotus WKS, WRK
    WK1, WK3 files (Lotus version 1.0 to 3.X and Lotus 123 for
    Windows), and also Microsoft Excel XLS files through Excel
    version 4.0 (BIFF level 4).

    ■   TabPro imports the data values and formatting; column width,
        cell alignment, and numeric formatting.

    ■   TabPro reads the worksheet files in their native format, there
        is NO need to export to an ASCII file.

    ■   TabPro provides the user full control of scale and spacing
        parameters, layer settings, text style, as well as grid and
        border linetypes.

\ABOUT

                   Tab123 Professional

                   Mountain Software
                   1579 Nottingham Road
                   Charleston, WV  25314

                   Orders:         800-242-4775 / 713-524-6394
                   Tech Support:   304-744-7748 / 304-346-9585
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\FILENAME

    ■ Filename

    Enter the filename of a Lotus 123 or Excel file, or select the
    File Button to invoke the file dialog box. Tab123 supports Lotus
    WRK, WKS, WK1, and WK3 file formats as well as all versions of
    Excel XLS files.

\RANGE

    ■ Range

    Enter the range to import or select the Range button to pick a
    Names range from the worksheet file. The range must be in the form
    <sheet>:<column><row>..<sheet>:<column><row>. The <sheet> specifier
    is only necessary if you wish to extract data from a sheet other
    that sheet "A" in a Lotus 123 WK3 file.

    Examples:

    A1..E25             column A row 1 to column E row 25
    B:C11..B:G34        sheet B column A row 1 to column E row 25
    *                   all cells (a blank range also selects all)
    MY_RANGE            named range

\TEXT_LAYER

    ■ Text Layer

    Select the AutoCAD layer on which to place text entities or select
    the Layers button to invoke the AutoCAD "DDLMODES" dialog box where
    you can create a new layer or modify layer settings. If you make
    a diffrent layer current while in the DDLMODES dialog, that layer
    then becomes the text layer.

\STYLE

    ■   Style Creation Dialogue

    Select a text style to create either from the pick list or the icon
    menu. You may page through the styles by selecting the <Next> and
    <Previous> buttons. Once a style is selected the style parameters
    must be specified to completely define the text style. Any existing
    text style of the same name will be overwritten.

    >   Height:             Text height in drawing units
    >   Width Factor:       Width multiplier
    >   Obliquing Angle:    Text slant angle
    >   Backwards:          Mirror text in X plane
    >   Upside down         Mirror text in Y plane
    >   Vertical            Draw text vertical

\TEXT_STYLE

    ■ Text Style

    Select the AutoCAD text style (font) to use for text entities,
    or select the Styles button to create a new text style.

\TEXT_HEIGHT

    ■ Text Height

    Enter the text height in drawing units. The default value is taken
    from the current style if the style contains a text height, or from
    the AutoCAD system variable TEXTSIZE. The entire table is scaled
    based in this value.

\ROW_SCALE

    ■ Row Scale Factor

    The row scale factor defines the spacing between rows in terms
    of the text height. This factor is multiplied by the text height
    to determine the row spacing. A value of 1.0 is will allow
    adjacent text rows to just touch bottom to top. The default value
    if 2.00.

\COLUMN_OFFSET

    ■ Column Offset Factor

    The column offset factor defines the horizontal spacing (in
    characters) between the start or end of the text and the cell
    boundry. The default value is 1.00.

\GRID

    ■ Grid

    Select the grid button to select grid linetype and border line
    weight. You can also adjust the density of linetypes using
    AutoCAD's LTSCALE system variable.

    ■ Grid Layer

    Select the AutoCAD layer on which to place grid line entities, or
    select the Layers button to invoke the AutoCAD "DDLMODES" dialog
    box where you can create a new layer or modify layer settings.

\DDSTYLE

    ■ DDSTYLE Command

    TabPro adds the DDSTYLE command. This command provides a style
    creation dialog box interface to duplicate the STYLE command.
    See help index item "STYLE".
